Composer Graves & Memorials

Roger Sessions

1896–1985 (age 89)

Old Hadley Cemetery

Roger Sessions (1896-1985) was a Brooklyn-born composer and music educator.

David Wendell Guion

1892–1981 (age 89)

Evergreen Cemetery

David Wendell Guion (1892-1981) was an American composer and pianist known for his orchestral works and contributions to...

W. Herbert Brewster

1897–1987 (age 90)

New Park Cemetery

W. Herbert Brewster (1897-1987) was a Somerville resident and gospel music composer.

Richard Yardumian

1917–1985 (age 68)

Lords New Church Cemetery

Richard Yardumian was an American composer and conductor known for his symphonic works.

Karl Hoschna

1877–1911 (age 34)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Karl Hoschna (1877–1911) was a Bohemian-born composer of operettas and popular songs who rests in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Daniel B. Towner

1850–1919 (age 69)

Rosehill Cemetery

Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919) of Rome composed beloved gospel music and is buried at Rosehill Cemetery.

Hugo Riesenfeld

1879–1939 (age 60)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hugo Riesenfeld (1879–1939), the Vienna-born composer and conductor, lies at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Theodore Moses Tobani

1855–1933 (age 78)

Saint Michael's Cemetery

Theodore Moses Tobani (1855–1933) was a Hamburg-born composer of popular parlor music such as 'Hearts and Flowers' bur...

Seymour Furth

1876–1932 (age 56)

Maimonides Cemetery

Seymour Furth (1876-1932) was a composer of popular early twentieth-century songs who is buried in Maimonides Cemetery.

Florence Price

1887–1953 (age 66)

Lincoln Cemetery

Florence Price (1887-1953), the Little Rock–born composer, rests at Lincoln Cemetery.

George Antheil

1900–1959 (age 59)

Riverview Cemetery

George Antheil (1900–1959) was an avant-garde American composer born in Trenton and laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery...

Peter DeRose

1896–1953 (age 57)

Kensico Cemetery

Peter DeRose (1896-1953) was a New York City-born composer of popular songs like “Deep Purple,” and he is buried at ...

Ruth Crawford Seeger

1901–1953 (age 52)

Springfield Cemetery

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953) of East Liverpool pioneered modernist music and is laid to rest at Springfield Cemete...

Egbert Van Alstyne

1878–1951 (age 73)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Egbert Van Alstyne (1878–1951) was an American composer and Tin Pan Alley songwriter famed for tunes like "In the Shad...

Harry Lawrence Freeman

1869–1954 (age 85)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869–1954) was an African American opera composer from Cleveland resting at Mount Hope Cemeter...

Charles Ives

1874–1954 (age 80)

Wooster Cemetery

Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a Danbury-born American composer celebrated for his pioneering experiments in musical moder...

Harry Tierney

1890–1965 (age 75)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Harry Tierney (1890-1965) was an American composer of Broadway musicals such as Rio Rita and Irene, buried in Holy Sepul...

Milton Ager

1893–1979 (age 86)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Milton Ager was a Chicago-born composer and songwriter whose upbeat tunes helped define the 1920s and 1930s American son...

M.K. Jerome

1893–1977 (age 84)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

M.K. Jerome (1893–1977) was an American composer and lyricist who supplied songs for early Hollywood musicals and is b...

Rudolf Friml

1879–1972 (age 93)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rudolf Friml (1879–1972) was a Prague-born composer of operettas such as The Firefly and Rose-Marie, and he is interre...

Leo Shuken

1906–1976 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Leo Shuken, Los Angeles-born composer who scored numerous films, passed in 1976 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Pa...

David Diamond

1900–1979 (age 79)

Hillside Memorial Park

David Diamond (1900–1979) was an American composer celebrated for his symphonies and film scores.

Morton Stevens

1929–1991 (age 62)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Morton Stevens was a composer whose television scores, notably the theme for Hawaii Five-O, earned him widespread acclai...

Ken Darby

1909–1992 (age 83)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ken Darby (1909-1992) of Nebraska was a composer and vocal arranger known for his work on Hollywood musicals and rests a...

William Loose

1910–1991 (age 81)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Loose (1910–1991) was an American composer of film and television scores whose grave is at Forest Lawn Memoria...

Michel Michelet

1893–1995 (age 102)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Michel Michelet (1893-1995) was a Ukrainian-born composer whose film scores graced European and Hollywood productions fo...

Paul Weston

1912–1996 (age 84)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Paul Weston (1912–1996) was an American composer and conductor whose career shaping popular music arrangements conclud...

R. Dale Butts

1910–1990 (age 80)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

R. Dale Butts (1910–1990) was an American composer and music director for Republic Pictures who is buried at Hollywood...

Vladimir Ussachevsky

1911–1990 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911–1990) was a Hailar-born composer and electronic music pioneer who helped establish the Colu...

Aurelio Tió

1907–1992 (age 85)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Aurelio Tió (1907–1992) was a Puerto Rican composer and educator laid to rest at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cem...

Jule Styne

1905–1994 (age 89)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Jule Styne (1905–1994) was a London-born Broadway composer entombed at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Rosalina Abejo

1922–1991 (age 69)

Irvington Memorial Cemetery

Rosalina Abejo (1922-1991) was a Filipino composer who died in Tagoloan and is interred at Irvington Memorial Cemetery.

George Perle

1915–2009 (age 94)

Calverton National Cemetery

George Perle (1915–2009) was an American composer and music theorist honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Music whose f...

Maurice Jarre

1924–2009 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Maurice Jarre (1924–2009), the Academy Award-winning composer, rests at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Buddy Baker

1918–2002 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Buddy Baker (1918–2002) of Springfield was the Disney composer and conductor whose scores for theme park attractions a...

Salvatore Camarata

1913–2005 (age 92)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Salvatore Camarata (1913–2005) of Glen Ridge was an Italian-American composer, arranger, and conductor whose Hollywood...

Alexander Courage

1919–2008 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Alexander Courage (1919–2008) was a Philadelphia-born composer and conductor whose themes, including for Star Trek, fo...

Jack Elliott

1927–2001 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Jack Elliott (1927–2001) was a Hartford-born composer and arranger of television and film scores, interred at Westwood...

Michel Colombier

1939–2004 (age 65)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Michel Colombier (1939–2004) was a composer and arranger from Lyon whose work graced film and television before he was...

Albert Sendrey

1911–2003 (age 92)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Albert Sendrey (1911–2003) was a Chicago-born composer and arranger who worked on numerous film scores before being la...

Leon Kirchner

1919–2009 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Leon Kirchner (1919–2009) was a Brooklyn-born composer whose modernist symphonies and chamber works, along with decade...

Tite Curet Alonso

1926–2003 (age 77)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Tite Curet Alonso (1926-2003) was a prolific Puerto Rican composer whose salsa and Latin music songs became standards fo...

Earle Hagen

1919–2008 (age 89)

Desert Memorial Park

Earle Hagen (1919-2008) was a Chicago-born composer who penned television themes such as The Andy Griffith Show and The ...

Donald Erb

1927–2008 (age 81)

Lake View Cemetery

Donald Erb (1927–2008) was an American composer celebrated for blending electronic music with traditional orchestral t...

Vic Mizzy

1916–2009 (age 93)

Eden Memorial Park

Vic Mizzy (1916–2009) of Brooklyn composed memorable television and film scores before being buried at Eden Memorial P...

Jerry Goldsmith

1929–2004 (age 75)

Hillside Memorial Park

Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004) was an Academy Award-winning film and television composer celebrated for scores such as 'P...

Irving Gertz

1915–2008 (age 93)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Irving Gertz (1915–2008) of Providence composed scores for horror and science-fiction films in Hollywood and now rests...

Robert Moevs

1920–2007 (age 87)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Robert Moevs (1920–2007) was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse.

Hoyt Curtin

1922–2000 (age 78)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Hoyt Curtin, born in 1922 in Downey, composed the memorable scores for countless Hanna-Barbera cartoons until his death ...

Joel Hirschhorn

1937–2005 (age 68)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Joel Hirschhorn, born 1937 in The Bronx, won Academy Awards for his film songwriting contributions and remained active i...