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Girolamo Frescobaldi

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) was a prominent Italian organist and composer during the Baroque period. He is particul...

Composer Baroque Italian Historical

9.2 Excellent

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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1594-1621) was a prominent Dutch composer primarily known for his substantial output of organ...

Composer Renaissance Historical Dutch

9.1 Excellent

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Jehan Alain

Jehan Alain (1903-1948) was a French organist and composer recognized for his deeply spiritual and introspective music....

Composer French 20TH Century Historical

8.8 Great

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Maurice Duruflé

Maurice Duruflé was a respected French organist whose relatively small number of compositions, including his Requiem, ar...

Composer French 20TH Century Historical

8.7 Great

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Charles Tournemire

Charles Tournemire was an influential French organist who served at Sainte-Clotilde in Paris and composed the massive cy...

Composer Romantic French Historical

8.5 Great

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Nicolas de Grigny

Nicolas de Grigny was a French Baroque organist whose single published book of organ music from 1699 is regarded as a pi...

Composer Baroque French Historical

8.4 Great

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Antonio de Cabezón

Antonio de Cabezón was a blind Spanish Renaissance organist and composer who served the royal court and produced profoun...

Composer Spanish Renaissance Historical

8.3 Great

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Herbert Howells

Herbert Howells was an English composer and organist whose evocative Anglican choral works and organ compositions make h...

Composer 20TH Century Historical English

8.0 Great

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Giovanni Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli was an influential Italian composer and organist at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice famous for his majes...

Composer Italian Renaissance Historical

7.8 Good

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Samuel Sebastian Wesley was a leading English organist and composer of the 19th century whose anthem compositions remain...

Composer Romantic Historical English

7.6 Good

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Juan Cabanilles

Juan Cabanilles was a prominent Spanish Baroque organist and composer at Valencia Cathedral whose extensive works define...

Composer Baroque Spanish Historical

7.5 Good

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Louis Marchand

Louis Marchand was a prominent French Baroque organist and virtuoso who famously was scheduled to duel in a musical comp...

Composer Baroque French Historical

7.5 Good

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Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Sigfrid Karg-Elert was a German composer of the late Romantic era who became widely celebrated for his extensive and vir...

Composer German Romantic Historical

7.5 Good

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Edward Bairstow

Edward Bairstow was an English organist and composer who served as the Master of Music at York Minster and is remembered...

Composer 20TH Century Historical English

7.5 Good

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Alexandre Guilmant

Alexandre Guilmant was a notable French organist of the late 19th century who taught at the Paris Conservatoire and edit...

Composer Romantic French Historical

7.2 Good

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Hendrik Andriessen

Hendrik Andriessen was a prominent Dutch composer and organist who served as the director of the Royal Conservatory of T...

Composer 20TH Century Historical Dutch

7.2 Good

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Francisco Correa de Arauxo

Francisco Correa de Arauxo was a leading Spanish organist of the early Baroque whose 1626 publication remains a crucial...

Composer Baroque Spanish Historical

7.1 Good

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John Blow

John Blow was an influential English Baroque organist and composer who served at Westminster Abbey and mentored his succ...

Composer Baroque Historical English

7.1 Good

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Samuel Wesley

Samuel Wesley was a prominent English organist and composer in the late 18th century who significantly championed the mu...

Composer Romantic Historical English

7.1 Good

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Seth Bingham

Seth Bingham was an American organist and composer who notably served at New York's Riverside Church, composing many sig...

Composer American 20TH Century Historical

7.1 Good