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  • Support - Informative music-related article. Madder 15:20, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
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Classical musicians and conductors

  • Ainhoa Arteta (Operatic soprano)
  • Alejandro Drago, Argentine violinist (MFA Moscow State Conservatory "Tchaikovsky", award winner in Argentina, Italy and Yugoslavia), conductor (DMA Orchestral Conducting - University of Southern Mississippi), teacher (Univ. of North Dakota) and arranger. Has been dedicated and/or premiered important works for violin (either solo or with orchestra) by Argentine and other Latin American composers, and has recorded almost all important works for solo violin by relevant Argentine composers, including the first ever work for solo violin edited in Argentina. He collaborated in the popularization of neo-folkloric Latin American works through performances in Europe, USA and the Middle East.
  • Alessandra Coletti
  • Alicia Simmons, bassist
  • Andre Sinico, flutist
  • Andrea Poggiali (Composer, Conductor and Italian pianist b. 1966)
  • Andreas Spering (Conductor)
  • Andrej Kurti (concert violinist)
  • Angelin Chang (concert pianist)
  • Aram Basmadjian (Organist)
  • Aylin Ates Turkish mezzo-soprano
  • Benjamin Loeb, (pianist, violinist, conductor) Started the EPSYOs (El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras) and currently conducts it. Is also developing a youth orchestra in Chicago. He is the brother of Lisa Loeb.
  • Bhaskar Joshi - American-born violist
  • Brett L. Wery (Conductor)
  • Catherine Fenselau
  • Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mezzo-soprano, contralto)
  • Charles Handelman (Controversial opera personality)
  • Chris Hoffman, (pianist, tenor) Accompanist of the Brazos Valley Chorale, Voice & Piano Teacher at Texas A&M University.
  • Christiane Jaccottet Swiss harpsichord player. Born 1937 in Lausanne. Died 1999 in Geneva. Studied at the Conservatory at La-Chaux-de-Fonds & Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Wien. In 1957 she won the ARD competition in Munich. Further studies with Gustav Leonhardt. More prizes followed. CJ made over 100 recordings, few of which were high profile but many of which are highly regarded by connoisseurs.
  • Christoph Spering (Conductor)
  • Christopher Martin (musician) Principle trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
  • Clair Omar Musser - b. 1901 Marimba player
  • Cristina Ortiz - concert pianist (Brazilian) b. 1950 from nl:Cristina Ortiz
  • David Brophy Principal Conductor, RTE Concert Orchestra
  • Douglas Bowden (conductor of the 77th Cavalry)
  • Ede Inhoff (trumpet artist) -
  • Eliezer Kepecs (Operatic tenor, Cantor, concert artist, painter)
  • Elizabeth Joy Roe (pianist) one-half of Anderson & Roe Piano Duo - performs four hands, one piano music
  • Elliot Magaziner (Violinist) -
  • Emily Qin, cellist and pianist, composer
  • Enrique Arturo Diemecke (Conductor) (also composer according to [1])
  • Eugene Albulescu (pianist) -
  • Ezatollah Moghbeli, Iranian Artist
  • Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter (French-Polish pianist) [2]
  • Gabriel Ng (Violinist) Very Young (12) In Yehudi Menuhin School, From Singapore, won international competions
  • Genrikh Matusovich Vagner
  • Gil Sullivan - Australian concert pianist
  • Gilles Gambus (Conductor)
  • Greg Anderson (pianist) (pianist, composer) arranged some of the songs for The 5 Browns' 3rd CD (Browns in Blue); one-half of Anderson & Roe Piano Duo - performs four hands, one piano music
  • Gregory Likutcleen, Famous composer and virtuoso from Eurasia.
  • Halina Lukomska Polish soprano, 1929- music biography Participated in Pierre Boulez's Sony recordings of Anton Webern's complete workse
  • Harry Wimmer (Cellist, conductor, writer)
  • Hasan Sharara ( Egyptian famous violinist)
  • János Rolla (Hungarian conductor) (1944 -) (hu:Rolla János)
  • John Blake (Keyboard player)
  • John Hsu — Cornell University professor emeritus, "…founder and conductor of the Apollo Ensemble (a period-instrument chamber orchestra), founder of The Haydn Baryton Trio, and a world-renown player of the viola da gamba and baryton. As instrumentalist and conductor, he has recorded award-winning CDs and toured throughout this country and Europe. He is also the editor of the first modern edition of the complete instrumental works by Marin Marais (1656-1728) … In May 2000, the government of France and its Ministry of Culture bestowed the high honor of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres on John Hsu in recognition of his life-long commitment to French Baroque music as a scholar, performer, and teacher."[3]
  • Jon-Erik Larsson (operatic tenor)
  • Joseph Macerollo b. 10/1/1944 (Canadian Free Bass Accordionist and internationally acclaimed Concert Accordionist and Professor of Accordion. He has attained international acclaim as a leading concert artist on the accordion in performance with a variety of orchestral ensembles for over 30 years. [4] [5]
  • Julian Menendez (virtuoso clarinetist and composer)
  • Keith Kirchoff (concert pianist and composer)
  • Kim Ki-peong South Korean tenor/countertenor
  • La Pianiste Qui Rêvait D'humanité, pianist
  • Lando Bartolini (Operatic tenor)
  • Larisa Dyadkova (operatic mezzo-soprano, contralto)
  • Laura Nelson horn, Alphorn
  • Laura Wright (singer), soprano - Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2005, National Youth Choir
  • Leeza Ali - Very young (13) pianist who performed at Carnegie Hall (on a PBS special, at least)
  • Lewis Nielson - Oberlin professor, bassist
  • Lily Dumont (concert pianist)
  • Lisa M. Robbin (Young), composer, performer, choral conductor
  • M° Declan Daly (Violinist)
  • Marianna Christos (operatic contralto)
  • Marianna Udler, active russian pianist and professor graduated from
  • Marshall Bartholomew, Director of the Yale Glee Club during the 1930's and 40's, as well as arranger and composer of many famed and well-known choral settings of popular American songs.
  • Melvyn Tan - Singaporean-born pianist, also fortepiano specialist
  • Michael Schneider (conductor) (1953 -) de:Michael Schneider (Blockflötist) (also recorder player, and conductor of La Stagione Frankfurt)
  • Mikhail Ledyaykin Ukrainian classical pianist, has played all over russia, ukraine, new york.
  • Mila Georgieva
  • Miron Polyakin Renowned Ukrainian/Russian violinist, relative of Sholem Aleychim, died of a heart attach after playing a card game with Shostakovich, included in compilation albums of greatest violinists
  • Nikolai Alexeev
  • Nurhan Arman (Conductor) http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com
  • Ori Kam (Violist)
  • Pablo Luna Spanish Classical Composer, Violinst and Conductor 1879 -1942
  • Patricia Caicedo, Colombian-Spanish soprano and musicologist dedicated to research, perform and promote the Latin American and Spanish Art Song genre. She published the first ever written critical anthology of the Latin-American Art Song, has several recordings and is the director of the Barcelona Festival of Song. In 2008 she was included in Who's who in America as a recognition for her valuable contribution to the art music of Ibero America.
  • Paul Haas (Conductor)
  • Peter A. Jones (Double Bass)
  • Peter Lutkin, professor, first Dean of the Northwestern University School of Music
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Largeron (violinist)
  • Richard Kapp - conductor [6]
  • Robert Langevin (Flutist, teacher)
  • Rodney T. Jones (conductor) 'The Chester Ladies' Choir' and 'The City of Chester Male Voice Choir'. Formerly conductor of the 'Flint Male Voice Choir' (Cor Meibion Fflint) and the 'Christleton Village Singes'. Rodney led the 'Flint Male Voice Choir' for almost 20 years - winning the Welsh National Eisteddfod on two occasions and attaining a memorable third place at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod from an international field of more than 15 choirs. Conducted at the Lorient Interceltiqe Festival (Brittany) on three occasions and also at the Stade de France (three occasions)in-front of capacity audiences of over 85,000. Also conducted the Chester Philharmonic Orchestra in concert (Christmas 2007). Worked with (amongst others): - Bryn Terfel, Maria Friedman and Sir Willard White.
  • Rowena Arrieta (awesome pianist, you can Google her and get a biography)
  • Sarah Hatsuko Hicks (conductor)
  • Shirley Givens (Violinist, Teacher and Method Writer)
  • Terig Tucci de:Terig Tucci (1897-1973) Argentine Composer/Arranger/Violinist and Pianist.
  • Theodore Kuchar (conductor)
  • Thomas Schumacher (pianist), concert pianist and professor at Eastman School of Music
  • Torvald Torén Brilliant Swedish organist, former pupil of Maurice Duruflé. World famous, considered as one of the best for his interpretation of romantic and newer French organ music. He teached at the Swedish Royal School of Music and was a member of the Swedish Academy of Music. For his recordings of Duruflé, Vierne, Franck (all their work) he won the Swedish Grammy Award.
  • V.F. Safranek (American Bandleader)
  • Veronica Dudarova 1916- (Soviet/Azerbaijani, conductor on a number of Melodiya recordings) Biography
  • Vitaly Dmitriev (accordionist)
  • William Cedar Jackson (Prodigal Percussionist in Sydney b. 1991)
  • Xiang Gao (Violin)
  • Yascha Fischberg
  • Yon (Bassist)
  • Z. Randall Stroope, conductor and composer
  • Zach Casebolt (Violinist)
  • Zoriy Zinger, Russian Violinist
  • Zvi Zeitlin (Violin) Belarus-born, raised in Israel (1923-) see [7] and [8]

Cellists

  • Alan Harris, cellist
  • Alexander Ivashkin, cellist
  • Andrés Diaz, cellist
  • Angelica May, cellist
  • Auguste Tolbecque, cellist
  • Bion Tsang, cellist
  • Bonnie Hampton, cellist
  • Boris Pergamenschikow, cellist
  • Bryan Charles Wilson, cellist
  • Cara Alfano, cellist
  • Carl Fuchs, cellist
  • Carl Schröder, cellist
  • Carter Brey, cellist
  • Charles Baudiot, cellist
  • Christophe Coin, cellist
  • Christopher Bunting (cellist), cellist
  • Ciril Škerjanec, cellist
  • Darius Pylvainen, cellist
  • David Finckel, cellist
  • David Hardy, cellist (Principal cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra)
  • Derek Menchan, cellist
  • Desmond Hoebig, cellist (Principal cellist of Cleveland Orchestra)
  • Dmitri Freschtman, cellist
  • Dmitri Markevitch, cellist
  • Donald Chifamba, cellist
  • Eduardo Vasallo, cellist
  • Eino Toppinen, cellist
  • Emil Klein, cellist (1955-2004)
  • Emily Giles, cellist ; also known as June Emily Giles
  • Emily Qin, cellist and pianist, composer
  • Frans Helmerson, cellist
  • František Brikcius - cellist from prague
  • Frantisek Brikcius, cellist
  • Franz Bartolomey, cellist
  • Fred Sherry, cellist
  • Frederick Preston, cellist
  • Friedrich August Kummer, cellist
  • Gerhard Mantel, cellist
  • Guillaume Hesse, cellist
  • Hai-Ye Ni, cellist
  • Hannah Roberts, cellist
  • Hanus Wihan, cellist
  • Harry Wimmer, cellist
  • Irene Sharp, cellist
  • Ivan Monighetti, cellist
  • Janet Horvath, cellist (Assosiate principal cellist of the Minnesota Orchestra)
  • Jean-Baptiste Cupis, cellist
  • Jeffrey Krieger, cellist
  • Joan Jeanrenaud, cellist
  • Joe McQuerrey, cellist
  • John Catchings, cellist
  • John Sharp, cellist
  • Jonathan Koh, cellist
  • Jonathan Linford, cellist
  • Jonathan Liu, cellist
  • Josh Chang, cellist
  • Julius Goltermann, cellist
  • Kate Dillingham, cellist
  • Katie Lettall, cellist
  • Kazimierz Michalik, cellist
  • Kermit Moore, cellist
  • L. CEDEÑO, guitarist with Brazzaville, solo artist
  • Ladislav Zélenka, cellist
  • Laurence Lesser, cellist
  • Leo Stern, cellist
  • Leonid Gorokhov, cellist
  • Linday Mac, cellist
  • Lindsey Spiegelman, cellist
  • Luigi Silva, cellist (1903-1961)
  • Margaret Rowell, cellist
  • Mari Paskin, cellist
  • Marina Tarasova, cellist
  • Marissa Caranna, cellist
  • Martin Rummel, cellist
  • Matthew Brubeck, cellist
  • Matthew Rabey, cellist Canadian master cellist.
  • Matthew Sharp, cellist
  • Maurice Eisenberg, cellist (1900-1972) (American cellist and teacher)
  • Maurice Maréchal, cellist
  • May Mukle, cellist (1880-1963)
  • Metta Watts, cellist
  • Michael Croitoru-Weissman, cellist
  • Michael Kevin Jones, cellist
  • Michael Weintraub, cellist
  • Miklos Perenyi, cellist
  • Miloš Mlejnik, cellist
  • Mina Fisher, cellist
  • Murylo Batista, cellist
  • Nasim Saad, cellist
  • Natalia Khoma, cellist
  • Pei Jee Ng (Cello)
  • Pei Sian Ng (Cello)
  • Peter Devos, cellist (Belgian, cellist and teacher)
  • Peter Lewy, cellist
  • Phil Warren, cellist
  • Rani Jeong, cellist
  • Richard C. Beidel, cellist
  • Robert Cohen, cellist
  • Robert Dauber, cellist, composer persecuted by Nazi Germany
  • Robert Jesselson, cellist
  • Rocco Filippini, cellist
  • Rubén Dubrovsky (cellist and conductor)
  • Sandy Walsh-Wilson, cellist
  • Sarah Milne Das, cellist
  • Sasha von Dassow, cellist
  • Sebastian Lee, cellist
  • Serena Tideman, cellist
  • Siegfried Palm, cellist
  • Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cellist
  • Stephen De'ak, cellist (1897-1975) (Hungarian-born American cellist, composer and teacher)
  • Stephen Geber, cellist
  • Suren Bagratuni, cellist
  • Suzanne Shelton, cellist
  • Tanya Remenikova, cellist
  • Tibor de Machula, cellist (1912-1982)
  • Tómas Ulrich, cellist
  • Torleif Thedéen, cellist (born Stockholm, 1962) [1][9]
  • Tyler Jones, cellist
  • Tyme Mientka, cellist
  • Ulrich Heinen, cellist
  • Valter Despalj, cellist
  • Werner Thomas-Mifune, cellist
  • Zach Nikonovich-Kahn, cellist
  • Zachary Pierce, cellist (also conductor, teacher)
  • Zachary Sakaan, cellist
  • Claire Seale, oboist - www.claireseale.co.uk
  • Stephen West, oboist - ex-principal cor anglais of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • Martha Goldstein, pianist

Pianists

  • Martha Goldstein, pianist, linked in all the Études by Fryderyk Chopin and maybe in some more articles
  • Wenyu Shen, Chinese pianist
  • Gloria Saarinen, well-known New Zealand pianist in Canada
  • Sohpie Mautner, one of the most accomplished contemporary pianists
  • George Li, one of the most exciting emerging young talents

Chamber music ensembles

  • Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio
  • Grumiaux Trio
  • Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio
  • Oborin-Oistrakh-Knushevitsky Trio

Compositions

General

folk opera - list of ballad operas - reform opera - Rush! The Stage Musical - Sacred music--historical - The Endless (band), The Republic of Heaven (album)

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E-H

I-R

S-Z

Critics, historians, journalists, and publications

  • Acclaimed Music, a Website (http://www.acclaimedmusic.net) which assembles lists of the "best" music as compiled by music critics worldwide and imposes a statistical algorithm to attempt to maintain a comprehensive list of the world's most acclaimed music as judged by music writers.
  • Aliya-Jasmine Sovani - A host and journalist for MTV Canada. Possibly an Ismaili Muslim of South Asian of East African descent.
  • Bakari Kitwana author of Why White Kids Love Hip Hop
  • Chorübungen (text of score reading)
  • Concrete Loop - Urban Music blog with large cultural relevance & huge following [10]
  • The Daily Vault – Music review website found in 1997. More info, history and list of contributors at Daily Vault website
  • Dan Blackman - Famous Disc Jockey for B101-WBEB-FM in Philadelphia, PA. Common voice in PA/NJ/DE commercials also. [11]
  • Dave Stelfox, British music critic, journalist and DJ. Specialises in roughneck rap, bashment and deep house with a funky twist
  • Gabe Sandler - American activist, writer and electronic musician
  • Guitar for the Practicing Musician - a monthly magazine that included guitar transcriptions to popular songs.
  • Heathen Harvest - Biggest webzine for post-industrial and related underground music [12]
  • Ian McCann NME/Q/Face writer and reggae author and sleevenote writer
  • Joel Selvin- San Francisco Chronicle's Senior Pop Music Critic- Born-native to the music scene
  • Professor Maurice Hinson - Music historian & editor.
  • Mick Middles - UK rock journalist/author
  • Mika Bashir- Polish nationality,american musicologist,critic,philosopher and manager
  • Nalini Ghuman, musicologist barred entry to the US[13]
  • Neville Marten - British Writer and Editor Of Guitar Techniques and Guitarist (magazine). Author Of Guitar Heaven
  • Paul Stenning - UK rock and metal journalist/author
  • Randy Raley, famous jock from KSHE and other stations.
  • REH Publications - producers of numerous instructional videos. History? Website? Located at Seattle WA 98103
  • Rhinegold Publishing and each of their magazines including Classical Music, Classroom Music, The Piano, etc. The best-known and widest sold music education journals in the UK.
  • Robert Gordon - music critic from Memphis
  • Ryan Alban - An american jazz analyst, performer, music educator.
  • The Silent Ballet, post-rock music zine [14]
  • Vanessa Warwick - Journalist, MTV UK / MTV Europe ("Headbanger's Ball")

Festivals, concerts and awards

  • Asbury Music Awards (annual event, Asbury Park, NJ)
  • Brutonstock
  • Cafe Bohemia
  • Camp A Low Hum An Annual festival for lovers of truly indy music, organised by Blink, legendary organiser of the A Low Hum Tours
  • Canterbury Fayre
  • Castle Party - gothic festival in Poland [15]
  • Channel V Awards
  • Clean Air Clear Stars
  • Coloursfest: Braehead Arena, Glasgow
  • Crowd Control Strategies for events
  • Culture Shock Festival [16]
  • Deer Valley Music Festival
  • Dubai Desert Rock Fest 2007 Iron Maiden Headlining
  • Goodstock 2007 Rock & Roll Music Festival
  • hallapalooza
  • Harbor Peninsula Riot of 1988
  • Hobble On The Cobbles Music Festival
  • Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
  • Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival
  • Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival [17] -
  • Larmer Tree
  • LEAF Music and Cultural Festival , bi-annual folk music and arts festival in North Carolina
  • List of dance festivals in Europe
  • List of songs that have appeared in Eurovision Song Contest
  • London Music Festival 1973
  • Miami Winter Music Conference -
  • Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival-
  • Mississippi River Festival - A musical event at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during summers from 1969 to 1978. See this local news article
  • Mitzvahpalooza - Elzabeth Brooks' Bat Mitzvah
  • Monterey Folk Festival
  • Moonshadow Saloon - Atlanta Music Venue
  • Multitrak
  • Paragon Music Festival
  • Peninsula Riot
  • Power To The Peaceful Festival - Annual international festival in San Francisco hosted by Michael Franti. More info at their website
  • Progressive Nation '08 - Progressive Metal festival tour featuring Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and 3. Scheduled for North America in April/May 2008. [18]
  • Rainhill Gala
  • Revolution: The Beatles Tribute - a tribute to The Beatles, more information go their website
  • Rock Oddity
  • Rockfest, a yearly concert in Kansas City, MO hosted by Johnny Dare and KQRC
  • Rockin' Christmas Fund for Charity [19] -
  • Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour
  • Soulclipse - Total Solar Eclipse Festival - festival located in Turkey. [20]
  • Splasy Fen - Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
  • Summadayze - Summadayze, Annual Australian Electonica Music Festival
  • Techno Dance Party
  • Teknoville
  • Thank God It's Over
  • Thursday in the Square (Buffalo, NY) -
  • Tidy Weekender
  • TMA Awards [21]
  • Toronto Music Awards
  • Wellesley Composers Conference
  • Wheeling Jamboree
  • Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Celebration

Genres

  • African blues (genre)
  • Afro Cubop
  • Butt rock
  • Chaotic hardcore - nl:Chaotic hardcore [22]
  • Choogle
  • Christian Death Metal
  • Clbuttical - Korean
  • Communist hymns
  • Contemporary Andalusian - traditional Moorish-Andalusian music in contemporary composition, like Piazzola's nuevo tango. Possibly started in 1980s Spain.
  • Dark Emo - fusion genre of emo and black metal.Influences by Gallhammer and Xasthur.
  • Deathrash
  • Desi rock
  • Disney Songs
  • Dub techno
  • Depressive black metal
  • Electroporn
  • Extreme Power Metal - A genre which incorporates power metal with a form of extreme metal (most often death or thrash metal). Children of Bodom is an example of this.
  • Furry Purple Blues- A genre which utilises the left and right pan. It has clicky and vocal
  • The Genre - A sub-genre of mash-up (The style of multiple samples all from different artists and albums often with more than 5 artists per song an example of this is Girl Talk )
  • German pop
  • Hard techno
  • Heavenly voices - [23]
  • Hobbit Metal - Heavy Metal Sub-Genre based on writings of JRR Tolkien
  • Hyperblast -
  • Instrumental Pop - [24]
  • J-metal -
  • Jazz Hop -
  • K-metal
  • Kozmigroov -The Kozmigroov Konnection
  • Liquindi - pygmy drumming style of the Central African Republic
  • Mallcore - slang genre for bands who are combined with the elements of rap,punk,and emo with metal.Bands like Korn,SLipknot,Atreyu,and The Devil Wears Prada
  • Melodic Rock
  • Mystic jazz - style of free jazz and avant-garde jazz with spiritual overtones; John Coltrane's late recordings (A Love Supreme), Alice Coltrane, Idris Muhammad, Pharoah Sanders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Yusef Lateef, Abdullah Ibrahim, Roy Ayers, Miles Davis's late 60s and early 70s work, Ravi Coltrane
  • New Generation of Hard Techno (NGoHT) -
  • Oshare Kei - Visual Kei subgenre
  • Pasada - African kizomba style
  • pop-free
  • Post-pop -
  • Punk rock in Sweden -
  • Rai'NB - a fusion of hip hop and Arabic music, vocals are usually done in French and Arabic. Possibly started in France.
  • Sacred vocal music -
  • Scanjet music - a new way of making music using the sounds computer scanners produce, and also floppy disk drivers or hard drives headers.
  • Serranas - one of the various traditional song forms of Flamenco music
  • Sexno - a genre of electronica music
  • Slam Death Metal -
  • Texas psych
  • Tolkien metal
  • Township music - genre of music played in black townships in South Africa
  • Trad rock
  • Trip-pop
  • Wigger Slam
  • Zimbabwean chant

Hip hop

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Instruments

A-C

  • Abel Axe - an aluminum electric guitar
  • Akuset -
  • Alburn Watson (Violin Maker) -
  • Amadinda - a type of xylophone from Buganda
  • American Fotoplayer - a type of player piano/organ device that was used to add music and sound effects to silent films in early movie theaters
  • Akadinda - a type of xylophone from Buganda
  • Axstar Crusher - a type of electric guitar
  • African Drumming
  • Art & Luthrie Manufacturer - Handcrafted in Canada using 95% Canadian wood
  • Azumi Guitar Manufacturer
  • Beare Charles (Violin expert) -
  • Billatron -
  • Bher Bros. & Co. - piano company
  • Bolin Guitars - a guitar company
  • Bounkam (african horn instrument) -
  • Box zither
  • C & C Custom Drums -
  • Calzone Case -
  • Companion organ -
  • Conklin guitars - guitars
  • Chalzedon -
  • CP30 - Yamaha
  • Casio CTK-496 - Casio keyboard

D-H

  • Dean Markley - One of the biggest string manufacturers in the world
  • Dean Zelinsky - Founder of the Dean Guitars company
  • Devil Fish (instrument) -
  • DGX 520 - A Keyboard Made By Yamaha with Lightly weighted keys
  • Digital guitar -
  • Dynatone -
  • Embaire - A type of xylophone from Busoga
  • Emenee - A manufacturer of chord organs, arguably toys, but popular at one time.
  • Enanga - A type of harp from Buganda
  • Ensoniq DP/4 - A popular parallel effects processor
  • List of Fender players - Theres a list of Gibson Player and a list of strato/telecaster players but there are much more Fender Players out there.
  • Expression controller -
  • Focusrite Forte - mixing console, very specialized and intricate, only two were produced
  • Footswitch - A device used to control multiple functions of an amplifier
  • Gaskell Guitars - Australian guitar manufacturer that manufactures left handed guitars only in models that are extremely rare or impossible to find by other manufacturers
  • Granada Guitars - made les paul copy guitars in the 1970's
  • Greedtone - Makers of effects pedals and other audio gear.
  • Guitar theory -
  • Gurkel -
  • GEBR. Alexander, Mainz - A company which mainly produces horn; commonly called "Alexander" by horn players
  • Hompak - Mayan wind instrument similar to the didgeridoo [25]
  • Hanser Holding International - Owner of several major guitar makers, including BC Rich

I-N

  • Agile Guitars
  • Ibanez ATK
  • Ibanez RG2228
  • Interplay (musical term in jazz) -
  • John Gray (organ builder) -
  • JET Guitars - built by Jeffrey Earle Terwilliger
  • Kay Guitars (circle K) (model of interest KV335F-B) -
  • King Super 20 - One of the most popular models of vintage saxophones, among other instruments made by the H. N. White Company.
  • Korean bell (korean instrument eg. the korean bell of friendship) -
  • Korg CX3 - A Tonewheel organ made by korg.
  • Korg Triton Extreme - A workstation released by Korg in 2004.
  • Kouco (African string instrument) -
  • Kountougi (African string instrument) -
  • Kundi (harp)
  • Leadstar -
  • Lanzar - Car Audio & Video Company
  • Magnacorder -
  • Matamp - UK based custom guitar amp Company
  • Materials in instrument construction - A list of woods and other materials, and their acoustic properties
  • Mendelssohn Piano Company -
  • MILLTONE Drums Maker of Steel Tank Tongue Hand Drums and Inventor of Magnetic Fine Tuning for Hank drums using small magnets to adjust note pitch.
  • Minimoog bass sound -
  • Mouthbow -
  • Nzakara Harp -
  • Nord Lead 2x - The improved version of the Clavia Nord Lead 2 synthesizer.

O-Z

  • Octavina -
  • Orbitone Drums -
  • Phin - A Thai plucked string instrument
  • Piano techniques -
  • Pifferaro -
  • Piano Pals -
  • PSR 27 - Yamaha
  • PSS 680 - Yamaha
  • Raft zither -
  • Rajão - (See Ukulele#History)
  • Reference 54 - Selmer Alto Saxophone
  • Rhythm Bones -
  • S101
  • S90ES - Yamaha
  • Schecter Stiletto - Bass Guitar
  • Gary Schultz - Piano designer/builder
  • Scooter Smiff - Child Rapper
  • Shaman drum
  • Silio Ciani -
  • Silnyen and Rolmo -
  • Silvetta - Classic acoustic guitars made in Germany
  • Sparrow Guitars - Electric Guitar manufacturer in Vancouver, BC Canada
  • Squier Stagemaster
  • Stroviol, also known as Strohviol - A string instrument
  • Synth banjo
  • Thunder machine (instrument) - Percussion instrument imitating the sound of thunder.
  • Timbrh - A type of lamellophone from Cameroon
  • Timphony - A percussion instrument made of four separate drums that can be easily tuned by a pedal.
  • Treble string - Strings found on various instruments including guitars
  • Tremoloa - Hawaiian stringed instrument
  • Upbell trumpet -
  • Vancore Percussion -
  • Viocta -
  • Violinophone Japanese Violin -
  • Vuvuselas -
  • Wladek Stopka - Violin maker
  • World instruments -
  • Water Percussion -
  • Sky Guitar - 6 octave guitar invented by Uli John Roth

Jazz

Jazz Performers

A-L

M-Z

  • Al Macdowell - free jazz/funk bassist Allmusic
  • Percival Mackey - British dance bandleader of the '20s and '30s
  • Alex Malheiros - bassist, guitarist and singer (Azymuth)
  • Willem van Manen - Boy Edgar Prijs winner (de) (nl)
  • Jay Mason (saxophonist in Gordon Goodwin's band) -
  • Guido May - German Drummer. (de)
  • Dale "Mickey" McMickle - trumpeter with Glenn Miller's orchestra
  • Marianne Mendt (vocal) (de) (nl)
  • Lennie Metcalfe - band leader on the Cunard liner RMS Mauretania in the 50s.
  • Cameron Mizell - American guitarist Allmusic
  • Motion Poets
  • Jota Moraes (of Azymuth)
  • BYM Musoz - Group of a Jazz Band in Australia including Han Jae Young, Daniel Harper and Hamish McCleary BYM Musoz website
  • Evalisto Muyinda - also known as Evaristo Muyinda
  • Eric Nemeyer (vibes player) Artist's web site
  • Adam Nitti (bassist)
  • Nortlan Canadian jazz fusion band - Released an album of the same name, formerly known as Northland
  • Olufemi Oyebokun (African 1960s jazz musician)
  • Gianluca Petrella (trombone) [31] (de)
  • Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky - saxophonist (de)
  • Gail Pettis (singer)
  • Edward Owen "Poggy" Pogson - alto saxophonist, recorded with Benny Carter, late 30s.
  • Marvin Pontiac - (released The Legendary Marvin Pontiac in 1999)
  • Shelly Rusten - free jazz drummer
  • Takis Barberis - Indian Jazz Band
  • Perico Sambeat - Spanish jazz musician. (de)
  • Vladislav Sendecki - pianist (de)
  • Mia Silvas -UK Jazz singer,sister of Lucie Silvas
  • Colin Smith (musician) - UK jazz trumpeter
  • Walter Smith III tenor saxophonist, on Fresh Sound
  • Simon Spillett - British jazz tenor saxophonist and music critic.
  • Harry Stoneham British jazz leader, composer
  • Dan Terry - trumpet/composer/arranger/leader (b. 1924)
  • Britton Theurer (trumpeter) -
  • Kevin Turcotte Canadian jazz trumpeter Allmusic
  • Massimo Urbani (alt sax) (it) (fr)
  • Diego Urcola (Argentinean jazz trumpet player)
  • Vasilic Nenad - bass Player and composer
  • Harry Verbeke - Boy Edgar Prijs winner. (nl) (de)
  • Janine de Waleyne (Singer in Swingle Singers, before 1973)
  • Sean Wayland (Jazz composer/pianist, Jazz fusion)
  • Spike Wells - British jazz drummer active in the 1960s
  • Tim Whitehead uk saxophonist
  • Al "Cake" Wichard - drummer with Jimmy Witherspoon, early 50s
  • Pinky Williams - saxophonist, recorded with Ray Charles, late 50s
  • Elmer "Skippy" Williams - arranger for Earl Hines and His Orchestra in th elate 1930s
  • Gary Williams (singer) - UK swing singer (Previous two versions deleted for copyright violation)
  • Bert Wilson (saxophonist) - free jazz saxophonist Allmusic
  • Bobby Worth (musician) - British jazz drummer
  • Zuma Zuma (Frank Zappa's side-project jazz band)

Jazz Venues

  • Britannia Theatre of Varieties and Panopticon The music hall in Glasgow, Stan Laurel started here.
  • Columbia 30th St Studio, legendary New York recording studio
  • Green Mill/The Green Mill - longtime Chicago venue. Deleted June 2008 as a copyvio
  • Kelly's Stables - first in Chicago, later in New York City
  • North Star Bar (Philadelphia)
  • Palm Court Jazz Cafe, New Orleans
  • Sony Music Studio (New York City) - legendary recording studio and live venue (is this different to the Columbia 30th St studio?)

Music theory

  • Apoggiatura --dealt with some on Ornament (music), but important enough to warrant a full article
  • Advancement Theory --Popularized by Chuck Klosterman centers around the idea that great artists will create things that audiences aren't ready for yet
  • Subtones - possibly "undertones" theorized by Heinrich Schenker?
  • Equitonal - an instrument can be tuned to an equitonal heptatonic scale or a non equitonal heptatonic scale.
  • Takadimi - beat-focused rhythm training method
  • Hyper-metrical phrasing
  • Andy Radin webmaster responsible for making fourfa.com, reference site for emo music
  • Solmisation - from either fr:Solmisation or it:Solmisazione
  • Dominant Preparation
  • Magellan Chord
  • Latin chord progression - The "i bVII bVI V" chord progression (e.g., E-minor D-Major C-Major B-Major), routinely used in Latin American music
  • Literalism (music), a late-20th century method of composing music using physical representations of elements of musical composition to create everything from classical orchestral pieces to apparently formless moments of noise.
  • pentatonic minor - Referring to the scale in D that runs D E F G Ab

Chamber ensembles

  • Bach Consort Wien
  • Borromeo Quartet
  • Kocian Quartet
  • Panocha Quartet
  • Uptown String Quartet
  • Viotti Quartet

Orchestras

  • Boston Civic Symphony
  • Westminster Symphonic Choir
  • Appalachian Brass Orchestra
  • Boulder Chamber Orchestra
  • Askar Nurlanov
  • Bull Casper's Orchestra
  • Camerata Bariloche (es:Camerata Bariloche)
  • Dallas Symphony Chorus - the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Association
  • Dublin Symphony Orchestra
  • Duo Turgeon
  • East-Western Divan Orchestra
  • The Glendale Youth Orchestra
  • Infinita Conscia Orchestra
  • Montreal Baroque Orchestra
  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Opéra du Rhin (fr)
  • Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (fr)
  • Post-Classical Ensemble
  • Princeton University Orchestra
  • Scipione nelle Spagne
  • Scorched Earth Orchestra
  • ZHL String Ensemble
  • City of Coventry Youth Orchestra (Conductor: Brian Chappell)
  • Piano Street website
  • Capella Augustina
  • Das Neue Orchester
  • Utah Opera
  • Windsor Symphony Orchestra


Organizations

  • ArkivMusic [32] (2008-10-31 redirect page created 10:24, 4 August 2008 )
  • Ball State University Singers [33] -
  • bandFIND.com [34] A social utility for the Entire music industry, from Joe to Pro. They are attempting to completely renovate the Music Industry. Providing a bridge between the analog business model (that has devastated the industry) and the digital music future.
  • Blues For Peace organization [35]- dedicated to promoting Blues music and awareness of the Blues.
  • CanadaJams - Canada's Live Music Showcase - [36] - A cross section of the music scene in Canada, with video, audio, photographs, reviews and information on our artists, our venues, and our industry.
  • Chorus America [37] - An association for vocal ensembles, similar to OPERA America, but for Choruses and their members.
  • Court Etiquette
  • Dance Department [38] Article Electronic music organization and podcast
  • Deja Vue - This is a mess - it currently points to 'Deja_Vu redirected from Deja Vue' - and there is a whole mess of interacting conflicting disambig pages in the middle of it all! What is this organisation supposed to be anyway? 2008-19-31
  • Diard Crew -
  • Earthbound Crew [39]
  • Earn It Yourself - (EIY) [40] [41] - E.I.Y.is an all-encompassing philosophy and musical movement that allows a band, company, or person to set his/her own goals and reach whatever level of success he/she desires, so long as they have achieved their success by sticking to their values and learning what it takes to reach their goals through a hands-on, do-it-yourself approach.
  • Eastern Fare Music Foundation [42]- dedicated to teaching music and promoting awareness of Music.
  • Featured Artists' Coalition
  • Grassies The Northern California Artistic Achievement Awards [43]
  • Guild of Former Pipe Organ Pumpers - Founded by Chester Werntz ("Chet") Shafer, a former pumper in Three Rivers, Michigan in 1919
  • Harms, Inc. - Tin Pan Alley publishing company which managed the work of George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, etc. Founded by Tom B. Harms circa 1890s. Its catalog is presently managed by Warner/Chappell Music. [44]
  • Heavy Metal Hall of Fame -
  • IAC Music, a website that publishes indie music
  • Indiefeed - yes, the article was deleted in 2005, but now indiefeed became one of the most popular podcasts.
  • International Association for Willems Musical Teaching [45] -
  • Minimum Security Composers Collective -
  • Modisti -
  • Movement Nashville [46]
  • New Horizons International Music Association [47] For adults who want to learn and perform instrumental or vocal music, with over 100 local chapters across the U.S.
  • Northwest Tekno -
  • Orchestras Canada - [48]
  • Philharmonia Chorus Official website
  • Portland Radio Authority - pirate radio station, appears to have gotten some press
  • Punk Rock Night - Weekly live rock show started in Indianapolis, In as punkrocknight.com. Has spread to several cities in midwest.
  • Purple Audio - Funktion-One PA Hire company offering quality PA Systems for Festivals, Concerts & Touring [49]
  • RADIO.BLOG.CLUB - Was once a social music website, but has been down for several months for "a short break before coming back with a still more innovating and more equitable service." This quote, as well as the website itself (once it returns) can be found at their website: [50].
  • Random Sounds Project
  • RCM Examinations -
  • www.Sonicbids.com
  • Spox Talk (Political and Social Music) -
  • Sympho - [51]
  • The Mixtress Online[52] -- "Changing the way music is privately traded and artists are publicly promoted, one mix at a time"
  • Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, a California corporation, part of the Warner Music Group, registers songs with the U.S. Copyright Office and licenses music printing companies to reproduce text for its properites. No background article exists as of this writing. - B.C.Schmerker 03:08, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
  • West End Kids [53]- A centre of excellence for young musical theatre performers in the UK
  • Wisconsin Music Teachers' Association
  • Yesco [54] [55] -

Producers, sound engineers, etc.

Note: Electronic music DJs should be listed at Wikipedia:Requested articles/music/Performers and bands.

  • Dj Brillante, Dj Producer of Bari, IT
  • Sophie Sugar, Trance producer of London, UK.
  • Jacob Friett, producer of multiple indie artists.
  • Eklect, Record Producer of Multiple Genres and CEO of Eklect Records LLC
  • Boris Rensky, current head producer of t.A.T.u., co-founder with Ivan Shapovalov of various projects including this band
  • Mark Holiday aka Big Holiday - Hip-Hop Producer/Remixer, new-wave hip-hop style, new-pop, r'n'b, etc. Owner and mastermind of Holiday Music Group. Worked with Chantelle from Interscope/Convicted, Queen Kong aka Lady Nicole, Jordyn Taylor from Interscope Records, Pretty Willie aka P Dub, Scarfizzie, Self Made Management, Mek2la aka Flavia Prado, and other.
  • Adrian Bradford - multiple JUNO award-winning and Grammy nominated record producer and live audio engineer
  • Alias 5 - Electronica Producer, has produced for The Nightcrawlers, Everthing But The Girl, The Chemical Brothers, Darren Tate, Nimmo & Bayer to name a few.
  • Arnold Mischkulnig
  • Anastasia Brown
  • Andrew Buckton - Producer and Engineer, Owner of Studio 203 http://www.studio203.co.nz/ worked with Tahuna Breaks, Cliff Hedley, False Start, These Four Walls, The Midnight Youth.
  • Anthony Acid - DJ/Producer/Remixer, worked with DJ Skribble, Todd Terry, Willa Ford and many more.
  • AMP - young producer of R&B & Hip Hop. Has worked with Foxx, G.A.G.E., Marvelous J and more
  • Andre Dequech
  • Andrew Lum
  • Accuse La Banks artist, songwriter, music producer
  • Austin John Marshall - Producer, songwriter, husband of Shirley Collins, English folksinger, produced her albums (1964-70) Folk Roots, New Roots; Anthems in Eden; Love, Death and the Lady
  • Bill Halverson - Audio Engineer, Producer, worked with Eric Clapton, Cream, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Beach Boys, etc.
  • Brian "Rome" Romero - Signed to BYI Entertainment, works with Omar Cruz
  • Bruce Ravid (former A&R for Capitol/BMI) -
  • Buddah -
  • C-Rouge - Armenian Trance music producer & DJ
  • Chris Wright (producer) -
  • Cyrus Tha Great -
  • Dave Percefull - producer/engineer - David Cook, Brandon Jenkins, Zac Maloy, Caroline's Spine, Phil Marshall, Abbey Road, yellow DOG Studios
  • Damn-R - Dutch music producer & DJ team.
  • DecadeZ - Underground Super Producer / Songwriter
  • Denny Tsettos - DJ, Producer & Remixer
  • Dimrain47 - Techno artist.
  • DJ SHOK of RUFF RYDERS - DJ & Producer
  • DJ Boris - DJ & Producer
  • DJ Beathoven / Beathoven - Old School Hip-Hop & Funk DJ / Producer & founder of the Puma Strut record label based in Brighton UK.
  • DK All Day - West Coast producer for Ludaris ("Child of the Night"- Red Light District, E-40, Roscoe Umali, Korupt, Roscoe, 1-15, Yukmouth

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  • Frank Carillo -
  • George Richey - Music Producer / Managed Tammy Wynette
  • Michael Jay (producer) - record producer/songwriter. Worked with a fair number of notable artists on relatively big albums.
  • Jens Nygaard -
  • Jizza Pro - Successful young producer of RnB and Pop. Based in London, UK where he owns a recording studio.
  • Joe Wakeford - English record producer based in Czech Republic working for Leapy Lee, Timmy Mallett and Lucie Bila
  • John Steven Lasher - Australian music producer & record label executive
  • Josh Farrell, producer and co-owner of Hell's Kitchen Studio, former founding member of New Jersey Punk band Bigwig
  • Jon Woodroffe - Recording studio owner, sound engineer, record producer.
  • Laut Sprecher -
  • The Latin Rascals - Freestyle remix and production team.
  • Lewis A. Martineé, American record producer, best known for Exposé (band).
  • Marcio Brenes – Produced for Mundo Vacio, Tiffany Joy, Luis Enrique, Erika Vidrio, etc.
  • Marc McClusky - Produced Hit the Lights and Scenes From A Movie
  • Mark Alan Miller -
  • Mark Shimmel - Former CEO of LaFace Records & SVP of Artista Records; currently working with Se7en on his U.S. debut. Refs: [58][59][60][61]
  • Marlo Bright - Producer, artist http://www.marlobright.com Marlo Bright
  • Michael Vail Blum -
  • Michelle Klaessens - Producer, Mixing, Recording and Mastering Engineer for The Rock Factory http://www.therockfactory.net, in Auckland, New Zealand, Recently completed Album in 2008 for Slipping Tongue. Has worked on recent releases from These Four Walls, The Glory Sea http://www.theglorysea.com, The Twitch http://www.thetwitch.co.nz and Amperzahn http://www.amperzahn.com. Michelle is also a live sound engineer, mainly in Auckland New Zealand, however Michelle has toured Nationally with bands and done sound at New Zealand Festivals Toots & Grooves, A LOW HUM Camp A LOW HUM [62].
  • MIDI Mafia - Produced 50 Cents "21 Questions" Fantasias "When I See You" Sold over 20 million albums