SettingsComposers who committed suicide
Ananda Samarakoon
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan composer and musician.
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan composer and musician.
Arthur Eaglefield Hull
Arthur Eaglefield Hull (1876–1928) was an English music critic, writer, composer and organist.
Arthur Eaglefield Hull (1876–1928) was an English music critic, writer, composer and organist.
Attik
Attik was a significant Greek composer of the early 20th century.
Attik was a significant Greek composer of the early 20th century.
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Bernd Alois Zimmermann (20 March 1918, Bliesheim, Rhine Province - 10 August 1970 ; full name Bernhard Alois Zimmermann) was a post-WWII West German composer.
Bernd Alois Zimmermann (20 March 1918, Bliesheim, Rhine Province - 10 August 1970 ; full name Bernhard Alois Zimmermann) was a post-WWII West German composer.
Carlo Pedrotti
Carlo Pedrotti (12 November 1817 – 16 October 1893) was an Italian conductor, administrator and composer, principally of opera.
Carlo Pedrotti (12 November 1817 – 16 October 1893) was an Italian conductor, administrator and composer, principally of opera.
Edwin Pearce Christy
Edwin Pearce Christy (November 28, 1815 – May 21, 1862) was a US-American composer, singer, actor and stage producer.
Edwin Pearce Christy (November 28, 1815 – May 21, 1862) was a US-American composer, singer, actor and stage producer.
Eric Fogg
Eric Fogg (21 February 190319 December 1939) was an English composer and conductor who died under tragic circumstances at the age of 36.
Eric Fogg (21 February 190319 December 1939) was an English composer and conductor who died under tragic circumstances at the age of 36.
Ernest Pingoud
Ernest Pingoud (14 October 1887 – 1 June 1942) was a Finnish composer of Alsatian parentage.
Ernest Pingoud (14 October 1887 – 1 June 1942) was a Finnish composer of Alsatian parentage.
Felix Powell
Felix Lloyd Powell (23 May 1878 – 10 February 1942) was a British Staff Sergeant most famous for writing the music for marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Sm...
Felix Lloyd Powell (23 May 1878 – 10 February 1942) was a British Staff Sergeant most famous for writing the music for marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Sm...
Frank Churchill
Frank Churchill (October 20, 1901 – May 14, 1942) was an American composer of popular music for films.
Frank Churchill (October 20, 1901 – May 14, 1942) was an American composer of popular music for films.
Jakub Jan Ryba
Jakub Šimon Jan Ryba (26 October 1765 – 8 April 1815) was a Czech teacher and composer of classical music.
Jakub Šimon Jan Ryba (26 October 1765 – 8 April 1815) was a Czech teacher and composer of classical music.
Jaromír Weinberger
Jaromír Weinberger (January 8, 1896 – August 8, 1967) was a Czech American composer.
Jaromír Weinberger (January 8, 1896 – August 8, 1967) was a Czech American composer.
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (Czech: Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz) (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) was a Czech composer and harpist.
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (Czech: Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz) (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) was a Czech composer and harpist.
Jeremiah Clarke
Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist.
Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist.
Jerry Hunt
Jerry Hunt (November 30, 1943 in Waco, Texas - November 27, 1993 in Canton, Texas) was an American composer who created works using live electronics partly controlled by his ritualistic performa...
Jerry Hunt (November 30, 1943 in Waco, Texas - November 27, 1993 in Canton, Texas) was an American composer who created works using live electronics partly controlled by his ritualistic performa...
Julian Fontana
Julian Fontana was a Polish pianist, composer, lawyer, author, translator, and entrepreneur, best remembered as a close friend and musical executor of Frédéric Chopin.
Julian Fontana was a Polish pianist, composer, lawyer, author, translator, and entrepreneur, best remembered as a close friend and musical executor of Frédéric Chopin.
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music.
Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music.
Leff Pouishnoff
Leff Nicolas Pouishnoff (Russian: Лев Николаевич Пышнов, Lev Nikolayevich Pyshnov) (28 May 1959) was a Ukrainian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose ...
Leff Nicolas Pouishnoff (Russian: Лев Николаевич Пышнов, Lev Nikolayevich Pyshnov) (28 May 1959) was a Ukrainian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose ...
Oskar Nedbal
Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music.
Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music.
Otto Mahler
Otto Mahler (18 June 1873 6 February 1895) was a Bohemian-Austrian musician and composer who committed suicide at the age of twenty-one.
Otto Mahler (18 June 1873 6 February 1895) was a Bohemian-Austrian musician and composer who committed suicide at the age of twenty-one.
Richard Maxfield
Richard Maxfield (February 2, 1927 – June 27, 1969) was a composer of instrumental, electro-acoustic, and electronic music.
Richard Maxfield (February 2, 1927 – June 27, 1969) was a composer of instrumental, electro-acoustic, and electronic music.
Tadeusz Kassern
Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern (19 March 1904 – 2 May 1957) was a Polish composer.
Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern (19 March 1904 – 2 May 1957) was a Polish composer.
Unto Mononen
Unto Mononen was Finnish songwriter and musician.
Unto Mononen was Finnish songwriter and musician.
Vladislav Zolotaryov
Vladislav Andreyevich Zolotaryov (1942–1975), was a Soviet composer and bayanist.
Vladislav Andreyevich Zolotaryov (1942–1975), was a Soviet composer and bayanist.
William Flanagan (composer)
William Flanagan (August 14, 1923 – September 1, 1969) was an American composer of the mid-twentieth century.
William Flanagan (August 14, 1923 – September 1, 1969) was an American composer of the mid-twentieth century.