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Bacon
Ernst Bacon
Baiocchi
Regina Harris Baiocchi
Baker
David N. Baker
Banfield
William (Bill) Banfield
Barab
Seymour Barab
Barber
Samuel Barber
Barnes
Jasmine Barnes
Bartlett
Homer Newton Bartlett
Bauer
Marion Bauer
Beach
Amy Marcy Beach
Beaser
Robert Beaser
Belknap
Daniel Belknap
Berg
Christopher Berg
Berger
Jean Berger
Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Billings
William Billings
Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein
Block
Caryn Block
Bolcom
William Bolcom
Bonds
Margaret Bonds
Bowles
Paul Bowles
Boykin
B. E. Boykin
Branscombe
Gena Branscombe
Brings
Allen Brings
Brockway
Howard Brockway
Brown
Charles Samuel Brown
Brown, Jr.
Uzee Brown, Jr.
Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
Bryant
Curtis Bryant
Burleigh
Henry T. Burleigh
Busby
Gerald Busby
Bynes
Mason Bynes
Cacioppo
Curt Cacioppo
Cadman
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Campbell-Tipton
Louis Campbell-Tipton
Capers
Valerie Capers
Carlson
Mark Carlson
Carpenter
John Alden Carpenter
Carr
Benjamin Carr
Carter
Elliott Carter
Carter
Roland Carter
Chadwick
George Whitefield Chadwick
Chang
Dorothy Chang
Chanler
Theodore Chanler
Cipullo
Tom Cipullo
Coates
Gloria Coates
Cohan
George M. Cohan
Cohen
Cecil Cohen
Cole
Beverly Benjamin Cole
Coleman
Valerie Coleman
Collins
Carrie Beatrice Holloway Collins
Conte
David Conte
Cook
Will Marion Cook
Copland
Aaron Copland
Corigliano
John Corigliano
Corley
Maria Thompson Corley
Crabtree
Leslie Crabtree
Crafts
Daniel Steven Crafts
Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Crumb
George Crumb
Da Costa
Noel Da Costa
Dalmas
Philip Dalmas
Damrosch
Walter Damrosch
Danielpour
Richard Danielpour
Daugherty
Michael Daugherty
Davis
Katherine Kennicott Davis
Davis
Joe Davis
Dawson
William Levi Dawson
de Kenessey
Stefania de Kenessey
DeBlasio
Chris DeBlasio
Defeo
Antonio Carlos Defeo
Dett
R. Nathaniel Dett
Dickinson
Harold Dickinson
Diemer
Emma Lou Diemer
Dougherty
Celius Dougherty
Dresser
Paul Dresser
Duke
John Woods Duke
Garrett
Marques L. A. Garrett
Giannini
Vittorio Giannini
Gideon
Miriam Gideon
Gilbert
Henry F. Gilbert
Gill
Jeremy Gill
Gold
Ernest Gold
Gomes
Antônio Carlos Gomes
Gordon
Ricky Ian Gordon
Gottschalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Gram
Hans Gram
Gray
Jerrell R. Gray
Green
Anthony R. Green
Grier
Lita Grier
Griffes
Charles Griffes
Hadley
Henry Hadley
Hageman
Richard Hageman
Hagen
Daron Aric Hagen
Hailstork
Adolphus C. Hailstork
Hairston
Jacqueline Hairston
Hall
Juliana Hall
Hancock
Eugene Hancock
Harbison
John Harbison
Hare
Maud Cuney Hare
Harmati
Sandor Harmati
Harris
Roy Harris
Heggie
Jake Heggie
Heinrich
Anthony Philip Heinrich
Heitzeg
Steve Heitzeg
Helps
Robert Helps
Henderson
Alva Henderson
Hennessy
Martin Hennessy
Herbert
Victor Herbert
Herbison
Jeraldine Saunders Herbison
Hersch
Michael Hersch
Hersch
Fred Hersch
Hewitt
James Hewitt
Hewitt
John Hill Hewitt
Hicks
Lori Hicks
Hogan
Moses Hogan
Hoiby
Lee Hoiby
Holden
Oliver Holden
Holland
Jonathan Bailey Holland
Hollifield
Sylvia Hollifield
Holyoke
Samuel Holyoke
Homer
Sidney Homer
Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson
Hundley
Richard Hundley
La Farge
Peter La Farge
Laitman
Lori Laitman
Lamb McCune
Sally Lamb McCune
Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Larsen
Libby Larsen
Law
Andrew Law
Lee III
James Lee III
Leisner
David Leisner
León
Tania León
Leonard
Patricia Leonard
Lewin
Frank Lewin
Liebermann
Lowell Liebermann
Lloyd, Jr.
Charles Lloyd, Jr.
Loeffler
Charles Martin Loeffler
Logan
Wendell Logan
Lomax II
Mark Lomax II
Luening
Otto Luening
MacDowell
Edward MacDowell
Mason
Victor Mason
Mazzoli
Missy Mazzoli
McCall
Maurice Henderson McCall
McKay
George Frederick McKay
McLin
Lena J. McLin
Mills
Marvin Mills
Moore
Ben Moore
Moore
Undine Smith Moore
Moore
Dorothy Rudd Moore
Moorman
Joyce Solomon Moorman
Morris
Robert L. Morris
Muhl
Erica Muhl
Musto
John Musto
Myers
Andre Myers
Ragland
Dave Ragland
Rasbach
Oscar Rasbach
Read
Gardner Read
Reinagle
Alexander Reinagle
Reutter
Hermann Reutter
Rich
Gladys Rich
Rickelton
Michael Rickelton
Ritter
Frédéric Louis Ritter
Robinson
Earl Robinson
Rogers
Clara Kathleen Rogers
Rogers
James H. Rogers
Root
George Frederick Root
Rorem
Ned Rorem
Roy
William Roy
Russell
Henry Russell
Salerni
Paul Salerni
Santos
Erik Santos
Sargon
Simon Sargon
Scher
Bob Scher
Schwabe
Jonathan Clarke Schwabe
Schwantner
Joseph Schwantner
Sessions
Roger Sessions
Shanti
Nadine Shanti
Shapey
Ralph Shapey
Sharaf
Frederic Sharaf
Sharp
Cecil Sharp
Shaw
Clifford Shaw
Siegmeister
Elie Siegmeister
Simon
Carlos Simon
Smit
Leo Smit
Smith
John Stafford Smith
Smith
Hale Smith
Smith
Irene Britton Smith
Sneed
Damien Sneed
Sorey
Tyshawn Sorey
Speaks
Oley Speaks
Spencer
Brandon J Spencer
Spross
Charles Gilbert Spross
Still
William Grant Still
Stone
John Stone
Strassburg
Robert Strassburg
Sullivan
Marion Dix Sullivan
Swanson
Howard Swanson
Walker
George Walker
Walker
Gwyneth Van Anden Walker
Warren
Elinor Remick Warren
Watkins
Harriette Davison Watkins
Webster
Joseph Philbrick Webster
Weesner
Anna Weesner
Weill
Kurt Weill
Weisgall
Hugo Weisgall
Wheeler
Scott Wheeler
Wheelock
Donald Wheelock
White
Clarence Cameron White
Williams
Julius Williams
Wilson
Olly Wilson
Wood
Abraham Wood
Wooten
Khyle Wooten
Work
Henry Clay Work
Work III
John Wesley Work III