Composer Graves & Memorials

Harold Arlen

1905–1986 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American composer known for writing music for Broadway and Hollywood films.

Béla Bartók

1881–1945 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) was a renowned Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist born in Sânnicolau Mare, la...

Salvatore Cardillo

1880–1947 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Italian-American composer known for his musical compositions.

Jerome Kern

1885–1945 (age 60)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American composer known for his Broadway musicals and popular songs.

Harry P. Guy

1870–1950 (age 80)

Elmwood Cemetery

Ragtime composer.

John W. Bischoff

1850–1909 (age 59)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Composer and organist in 19th century America.

William Billings

1746–1800 (age 54)

Boston

Boston-based composer and music innovator known for developing shape-note singing.

Timothy Swan

1758–1842 (age 84)

Northfield

Timothy Swan (1758-1842) was a Worcester resident buried in Northfield.

George Oliver Brastow

1811–1878 (age 67)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George Oliver Brastow (1811-1878) was a Wrentham-born American composer and music educator.

Augusta Browne

1820–1882 (age 62)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Augusta Browne (1820-1882) was a Dublin-born individual interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Manuel Gregorio Tavárez

1843–1883 (age 40)

Román Baldorioty de Castro National Pantheon

Puerto Rican composer and musician Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (1843-1883) from San Juan is remembered as a pioneer of Puer...

Woolson Morse

1858–1897 (age 39)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Woolson Morse was a Charlestown-based composer and theatrical producer who lived from 1858 to 1897.

James Pierpont

1822–1893 (age 71)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

James Pierpont (1822-1893) was a Boston-born composer and songwriter known for American popular music.

Lewis Redner

1831–1908 (age 77)

The Woodlands

Lewis Redner was a Philadelphia musician and composer who lived from 1831 to 1908.

Hart Pease Danks

1834–1903 (age 69)

Kensico Cemetery

Hart Pease Danks was a New Haven resident and composer of popular songs in the 19th century.

Louis Chauvin

1881–1908 (age 27)

Calvary Cemetery

Louis Chauvin was an American composer and pianist from St. Louis who lived from 1881 to 1908.

Ethelbert Nevin

1862–1901 (age 39)

Sewickley Cemetery

Ethelbert Nevin was an Edgeworth resident and composer who lived from 1862 to 1901.

John Knowles Paine

1839–1906 (age 67)

Munroe Cemetery

John Knowles Paine was a Portland-based composer and music educator who lived from 1839 to 1906.

Scott Joplin

1868–1917 (age 49)

Saint Michael's Cemetery

Scott Joplin was a Bowie County-born composer and pianist who lived from 1868 to 1917.

Joseph Carl Breil

1870–1926 (age 56)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joseph Carl Breil was an American composer and conductor from Pittsburgh who created scores for early silent films from ...

Victor Jacobi

1883–1921 (age 38)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Victor Jacobi was a Hungarian composer and operetta writer.

Victor Herbert

1859–1924 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Victor Herbert was an Irish-American composer and conductor known for operettas and popular songs.

Ivan Caryll

1861–1921 (age 60)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ivan Caryll (1861-1921) was a Belgian-born composer and conductor who lived 60 years.

Reginald De Koven

1859–1920 (age 61)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Reginald De Koven was an American composer and conductor best known for his operettas and musical theater compositions.

Jessie Gaynor

1863–1921 (age 58)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Jessie Gaynor (1863-1921) was a St. Louis composer and music educator.

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

1884–1920 (age 36)

Bloomfield Cemetery

Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) was an American composer and pianist known for his innovative orchestral and piano...

John Stillwell Stark

1841–1927 (age 86)

Saint Peter's Cemetery

John Stillwell Stark (1841-1927) was a Kentucky resident laid to rest at Saint Peter's Cemetery.

Henry Creamer

1879–1930 (age 51)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry Creamer (1879-1930) was a Richmond resident and composer who was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

George Whitefield Chadwick

1854–1931 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) was a prominent American composer from Lowell buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Charles H. Gabriel

1856–1932 (age 76)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Charles H. Gabriel was a Wilton resident and composer who lived from 1856 to 1932.

Frank Churchill

1901–1942 (age 41)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Churchill (1901-1942) was an American composer and songwriter who created music for Disney animated films includin...

Ralph Rainger

1901–1942 (age 41)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ralph Rainger was an American composer and songwriter who wrote music for films and Broadway productions.

Charles Wakefield Cadman

1881–1946 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Charles Wakefield Cadman was an American composer known for his operettas and compositions blending Native American them...

Byron Gay

1886–1945 (age 59)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Byron Gay was an American composer and songwriter active in the early 20th century.

Carrie Jacobs-Bond

1862–1946 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Carrie Jacobs-Bond was an American composer and songwriter known for her popular songs in the late 19th and early 20th c...

Amy Beach

1867–1944 (age 77)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Amy Beach was a renowned American composer from Henniker who lived from 1867 to 1944.

Will Marion Cook

1869–1944 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Will Marion Cook was an African American composer, conductor, and pioneering figure in early American musical theater.

Arthur Lincoln Farwell

1863–1945 (age 82)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Arthur Lincoln Farwell was an American composer and music educator known for his contributions to American classical mus...

Euday L. Bowman

1887–1949 (age 62)

Oakwood Cemetery

Euday L. Bowman was an American composer and songwriter known for his contributions to ragtime and popular music.

Hugo Wolf

1888–1946 (age 58)

Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery

Hugo Wolf (1888-1946) was an Austrian composer born in Wiener Neustadt.

Edgar Stillman Kelley

1857–1944 (age 87)

Oxford Cemetery

Edgar Stillman Kelley (1857-1944) was an American composer and music educator from Sparta who contributed significantly ...

Frederick Converse

1871–1940 (age 69)

Westwood Cemetery

Frederick Converse (1871-1940) was a Newton resident and composer of classical music.

W. Franke Harling

1887–1958 (age 71)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

W. Franke Harling was a London-based individual who lived from 1887 to 1958.

Sigmund Romberg

1887–1951 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Sigmund Romberg was a Hungarian-American composer famous for his operettas and musical theater works.

W. C. Handy

1873–1958 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

W. C. Handy was an African-American composer and musician known as the 'Father of the Blues.'

Erich Zeisl

1905–1959 (age 54)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Erich Zeisl was an Austrian-American composer and conductor.

Mary Carr Moore

1873–1957 (age 84)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Mary Carr Moore was an American composer and music educator who pioneered women's contributions to classical music.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

1897–1957 (age 60)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-American composer renowned for his film scores and orchestral works.

Victor Young

1900–1956 (age 56)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Victor Young was an American composer and conductor who created numerous film scores for Hollywood productions.

Albert Akst

1899–1958 (age 59)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Albert Akst was an Atlantic City-born composer and songwriter who worked in Hollywood during the early sound era.