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Composers are people who write music. A strong distinction is made between composers, lyricists and performers in such genres as classical and jazz music. In other genres, such as popular and folk music, the term " songwriter" means someone who authors both music and lyrics, and is more common than "composer." If a songwriter also performs, he or she is called a "singer/songwriter."This page includes a list of composers sorted by various genres.
For composers of classical music and opera see:
See also: List of uncategorized composers
1 Film
See also Film.
- Burt Bacharach, (born 1928)
- Elmer Bernstein, (1922-2004)
- John BarryJohn Barry (born 1933) is a highly successful composer, chiefly known for his film scores. He was born in York, England and named John Barry Prendergast . His family was in the cinema business, but it was during his National Service that he began performi, (born 1933)
- Carter BurwellCarter Burwell (born November 18, 1955, in New York) is a composer of film soundtracks. He has had a long working relationship with film makers the Coen brothers, in fact scoring every film they have made. He enjoys working with leftfield directors and ha, (born 1955)
- Daniel Elfman, (born 1953)
- George FentonGeorge Fenton (born October 19, 1950) is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television. He was born George Howe in London. Some of his film score credits include: Gandhi Dangerous Liaisons The Fisher King The Madn, (born 1950)
- Phillip Glass, (born 1937)
- Elliot Goldenthal , (born 1954)
- Jerry GoldsmithJerrald Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 July 21, 2004) was a famous film score composer from Los Angeles, California. Goldsmith was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards and won one, and also won five Emmy Awards. Goldsmith learned to play the piano at age, (1929-2004)
- Ron GoodwinRonald Alfred Goodwin ( February 17, 1925 January 8, 2003) was a British composer and conductor best known for his film scores. Among the better known films he worked on are Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968),, (1925-2003)
- Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann ( June 29, 1911 December 24, 1975) was a composer, best known for his film scores, particularly for Alfred Hitchcock-directed films. He also wrote the scores for Citizen Kane Cape Fear and Taxi Driver as well as for the original radio bro, (1911-1975)
- Joe Hisaishi
- Maurice Jarre, (born 1924)
- Michel Legrand, (born 1932)
- Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964)
- Henry Mancini, (1924-1994)
- Ennio Morricone, (born 1928)
- Michael Nyman, (born 1944)
- Howard Shore, (born 1946)
- Alan Silvestri, (born 1950)
- John Williams, (born 1932)
2 Ragtime
See also Ragtime.
- William Bolcom, (born 1938)
- Zez Confrey
- Ben Harney, (1872-1938)
- Scott Joplin, (1867-1917)
- Joseph Lamb, (1887-1960)
- Artie Matthews, (1888-1958)
- Billy Mayerl, (1902-1959),
- Ernesto Nazareth, (1863-1934)
- David Thomas Roberts
- James Scott, (1885-1938)
- Wilber Sweatman, (1882-1961)
