Composer Graves & Memorials

Milton Babbitt

1916–2011 (age 95)

Princeton

Milton Babbitt (1916–2011) was a pioneering American composer and music theorist known for his serial and electronic w...

Elliott Carter

1908–2012 (age 104)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was an American composer whose complex modernist scores significantly influenced twentieth-ce...

Richard Rodney Bennett

1936–2012 (age 76)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012) was a British composer known for his film scores and concert works, buried at Green-W...

Joel Goldsmith

1957–2012 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joel Goldsmith (1957-2012) was a Los Angeles-born composer who created evocative scores for television series including ...

Nathan Scott

1915–2010 (age 95)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Nathan Scott was a Salinas-born composer who scored numerous television series and films over a career spanning decades.

Don Davis

1938–2014 (age 76)

Elmwood Cemetery

Don Davis (1938–2014) was an American composer whose lush, electronic-tinged scores, including The Matrix trilogy, ble...

Marvin Hamlisch

1944–2012 (age 68)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) was an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning composer who created scores for film, theatre...

John Barry

1933–2011 (age 78)

Locust Valley Cemetery

John Barry (1933–2011), the Oscar-winning film composer, was laid to rest in Locust Valley Cemetery.

Noah Creshevsky

1945–2020 (age 75)

City Cemetery

Noah Creshevsky (1945-2020) was a composer associated with Rochester whose remains lie in City Cemetery.

Evald Aav

1900–1939 (age 39)

Metsakalmistu

Evald Aav was an Estonian composer who lived from 1900 to 1939, born in Tallinn and buried at Metsakalmistu.

Poul Schierbeck

1888–1949 (age 61)

Holmen Cemetery

Poul Schierbeck was a Danish person from Copenhagen who lived from 1888 to 1949 and was buried at Holmen Cemetery.

Gábor Darvas

1911–1985 (age 74)

Farkasréti Cemetery

Gábor Darvas was a Hungarian composer and musicologist born in Satu Mare who lived from 1911 to 1985.

Zdeněk Liška

1922–1983 (age 61)

Cemetery in Židenice

Zdeněk Liška (1922-1983) was a prolific Czech composer from Smečno, known for his film scores and collaborations with...

Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar

1924–2008 (age 84)

Rakowicki Cemetery

Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar (1924-2008) was a Polish composer and music educator from Lviv who was buried at Rakowicki C...

Witold Szalonek

1927–2001 (age 74)

Łagiewniki

Witold Szalonek (1927-2001) was a Polish composer from Czechowice-Dziedzice who was buried at Łagiewniki.

Marian Koval

1907–1971 (age 64)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Marian Koval (1907-1971) was a Soviet composer from Voznesenye who was buried at Vvedenskoye Cemetery in Moscow.

Mikhail Chulaki

1908–1989 (age 81)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Mikhail Chulaki (1908-1989) was a Russian composer and music administrator from Simferopol, buried at Vvedenskoye Cemete...

Eduard Kolmanovsky

1923–1994 (age 71)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Eduard Kolmanovsky (1923-1994) was a Soviet composer from Mogilev buried at Vvedenskoye Cemetery.

Леман, Александр Александрович

1936–2007 (age 71)

Novodevichy Cemetery

Arkady Evgenyevich Petrov (1936-2007) was a Moscow-based Russian composer buried at Vvedenskoye Cemetery.

Михайлов, Владимир Михайлович (композитор)

1942–2021 (age 79)

Troyekurovskoye cemetery

Vladimir Mikhailovich Mikhailov was a Russian composer born in Taraz in 1942 who died in 2021 and was buried at Troyekur...

Вячеслав Михайлович Гаврилин

1931–2014 (age 83)

Kuntsevo Cemetery

Nikolay Ivanovich Kunaev (1931-2014) was buried at Bolsheohtinskoe cemetery.

Vincenzo Bellini

1801–1835 (age 34)

Catania Cathedral

Vincenzo Bellini was an Italian opera composer renowned for his long, flowing melodic lines in works like 'Norma' and 'I...

Emilio Respighi

1860–1936 (age 76)

major cemetery of Milan

Emilio Respighi was an Italian individual from Parma who lived from 1860 to 1936 and was buried at the major cemetery of...

Giacinto Scelsi

1905–1988 (age 83)

Campo Verano

Giacinto Scelsi was an Italian avant-garde composer known for his exploration of microtonal music and single-note compos...

Stelvio Cipriani

1937–2018 (age 81)

Campo Verano

Stelvio Cipriani was an Italian composer known for his prolific film scores in spaghetti westerns, giallo films, and act...

Werner Egk

1901–1983 (age 82)

Donauwörth

Werner Egk was a German composer known for his operas and ballets during the 20th century.

Honoré Langlé

1741–1807 (age 66)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Honoré Langlé (1741-1807) was a French composer and music theorist from Monaco.

Angelo Tarchi

1760–1814 (age 54)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Angelo Tarchi (1760-1814) was an Italian composer born in Naples known for his operas during the Classical period.

Nicolas Isouard

1775–1818 (age 43)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Nicolas Isouard (1775-1818) was a Maltese-French composer known for his operas during the Napoleonic period.

Sophie Gail

1775–1819 (age 44)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Sophie Gail (1775-1819) was a French singer and composer from Paris known for her operas and romances during the First E...

Ferdinand Hérold

1791–1833 (age 42)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833) was a French composer known for his operas and ballets during the Romantic period.

Carlo Evasio Soliva

1791–1853 (age 62)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Carlo Evasio Soliva was an Italian-born composer who lived from 1791 to 1853, born in Casale Monferrato and buried at th...

Ernest Chausson

1855–1899 (age 44)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) was a French Romantic composer born in Paris.

Xavier Leroux

1863–1919 (age 56)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Xavier Leroux (1863-1919) was a French composer who died in Velletri, Italy.

Ernest-Charles Lecocq

1833–1911 (age 78)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Ernest-Charles Lecocq (1833-1911) was a French individual buried in the Grave of Lecocq.

Charles Lecocq

1832–1918 (age 86)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Charles Lecocq (1832-1918) was a French composer and musician from Paris known for his operettas.

Albéric Magnard

1865–1914 (age 49)

Passy Cemetery

Albéric Magnard was a French composer from Paris who died in 1914 at age 49.

Gabriel Fauré

1845–1924 (age 79)

Passy Cemetery

Gabriel Fauré was a French composer, organist, and teacher whose elegant works bridged Romanticism and modernism in Fre...

André Messager

1853–1929 (age 76)

Passy Cemetery

André Messager was a French composer and conductor known for his operettas and ballets, as well as conducting premieres...

Reynaldo Hahn

1874–1947 (age 73)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Reynaldo Hahn was a Venezuelan-born French composer and conductor who was born in Caracas in 1874 and died in 1947.

Marcel Ravel

1898–1971 (age 73)

Aimargues Cemetery

Legendary French composer whose innovative works revolutionized twentieth-century classical music.

Jean Labey

1905–1995 (age 90)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jean Labey (1905-1995) was a French composer born in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Olivier Messiaen

1908–1992 (age 84)

Saint-Théoffrey

Olivier Messiaen was a renowned French composer, organist, and ornithologist whose innovative works combined Catholic my...

Nguyen-Thien Dao

1940–2015 (age 75)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Nguyen-Thien Dao was a Vietnamese-French composer who lived from 1940 to 2015, bridging Eastern and Western musical trad...

Edward Elgar

1857–1934 (age 77)

St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church

Edward Elgar was a renowned English composer born in Lower Broadheath in 1857 who died in 1934 and was buried at St Wuls...