User:SatyrTN/List of LGBT composers
The following is a list of famous gay, lesbian, or bisexual composers of music from many genres.
The topic of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender composers is treated in, among others:
- Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture (GLBTQ) and/or The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance and Musical Theater, ISBN 1-57344-198-8.[1]
- Works described in the University of Chicago's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources library catalog, in particular its Music section.[2]
- Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) (2001). Who's Who in Contemporary Gay & Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-22974-X.[3]
- Larivière, Michel. Homosexuels et bisexuels célèbres: le dictionnaire, preface by Pierre Bergé, drawings by Jean Cocteau. Paris, Delétraz. 1997 - 393 p., ill., 22 cm. - ISBN 2-911110-19-6.[4]
- Lesbian and Gay Music by Philip Brett and Elizabeth Wood.[5]
See also: List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
A
[edit]- Mark Adamo[6]
- Thomas Adès [7]
- Peter Allen (musician), uncertain. Once married Liza Minnelli, partnered with Gregory Connell from 1973 until his own death in 1992.[4][8]
- Ruth Anderson [9]
- Billie Joe Armstrong
B
[edit]- Samuel Barber [2][5][10]
- Jean Barraqué, dated Michel Foucault.[5]
- Eve Beglarian [2]
- Arthur Benjamin, some time partnered with Jack Henderson
- Leonard Bernstein[4][11]
- Chester Biscardi [2]
- Chris de Blasio [2]
- Marc Blitzstein [1][2][3]
- Konrad Boehmer [5]
- Pierre Boulez [2]
- David Bowie, came out as bisexual to Playboy in 1975, married Iman in 1992 and said he had been 'a closet heterosexual' in the 70's but that he does not regret it.[4][12]
- Paul Bowles, though married to lesbian Jane Auer.[4][5]
- Benjamin Britten (Baron Britten of Aldeburgh), partnered with singer Sir Peter Pears from 1936 till his own death in 1976.[4][13]
- Sylvano Bussotti [1][5]
- Madelyn Byrne [2]
C
[edit]- John Cage [1][2]
- Wendy Carlos
- Roberto Carnevale [2]
- Cazuza, bisexual.[4]
- Aaron Copland [1][2]
- John Corigliano [1][3][5]
- Arcangelo Corelli [1]
- Noël Coward [5]
- Henry Cowell [2][5]
- Conrad Cummings [2]
D
[edit]- Peter Maxwell Davies [1][3]
- David Del Tredici [1][2][5]
- David Diamond [5][14][15][16]
- Ani DiFranco, bisexual, she was married to Andrew Gilchrist for five years starting in 1998.[1][3]
E
[edit]F
[edit]- Gareth Farr, New Zealand classical composer who also appears in his alter ego "Lilith" in cabaret performances.[citation needed]
- Gustavo "Fifi" Faz, Mexican transexual composer, well known for his naked performances and orgies with his fans. He is Carmen Salinas' current Aventurera.[citation needed]
- Wolfgang Fortner [5]
- Lori Freedman [2]
- Charles Fussell
G
[edit]- Serge Garant [2]
- Mikhail Glinka
- Robert John Godfrey [20]
- Karel Goeyvaerts [5]
- Eugene Goossens [5]
- J. Lee Graham [21]
- Charles Tomlinson Griffes [1][5]
H
[edit]- Bruce Haack [22]
- Reynaldo Hahn [1][5]
- Rob Halford [1]
- Joseph Hallman [2]
- Clement Harris, one time partner of Siegfried Wagner
- Lou Harrison [1][2]
- Jake Heggie
- Robert Helps [2]
- Hans Werner Henze [1]
- William Alden Hibbard [2]
- Jennifer Higdon [2]
- Lee Hoiby [2]
- Jerry Hunt [2][3]
- Michael Hurd (composer) [2]
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Willem Jeths (Dutch)
- Elton John
K
[edit]L
[edit]M
[edit]- Mark Delgado [2]
- Andy Martin [citation needed]
- Jeff Marx
- Richard Maxfield [citation needed]
- Colin McPhee [5]
- Gian Carlo Menotti [1]
- Freddie Mercury [1]
- Aitor Merino Martínez
- George Michael [5][25]
- Dimitri Mitropoulos [5]
- Linda Montano [2]
- Marius Moga [2]
- Bob Mould [citation needed]
- Zeki Müren, Turkish singer. Popular opinion holds that he was homosexual,[26] although he never made a public statement nor denial to this effect. In many ways, he had a pioneering role in rendering the Turkish society more accepting about homosexuality.[27]
N
[edit]O
[edit]- Robert Oboussier, Swiss composer who was murdered while cruising in Zurich
- Jacob Obrecht
- Pauline Oliveros [2]
P
[edit]- Harry Partch [2]
- Thomas Pasatieri [5]
- Dominique Phinot, executed in Lyon, France for homosexuality in 1556 [28]
- Daniel Pinkham [5]
- Cole Porter [5]
- Francis Poulenc, French composer, openly gay from his first serious relationship, that with painter Richard Chanelaire to whom he wrote, "You have changed my life, you are the sunshine of my thirty years, a reason for living and working." He also said, "You know that I am as sincere in my faith, without any messianic screamings, as I am in my Parisian sexuality."[1][3][4]
Q
[edit]R
[edit]- Lisa Renee Ragsdale
- Øyvind Rauset [4]
- Steven Reineke
- Richard Rijnvos (Dutch)
- Tom Robinson [29]
- Ned Rorem [1][2][4]
S
[edit]- Camille Saint-Saens, a matter of dispute
- Henri Sauguet
- Franz Schubert, also a matter of dispute (http://nyti.ms/e0N2om)
- Marc Shaiman, coupled with lyricist/director Scott Wittman since 1979.[1]
- Sławek Słarosta [4]
- Dame Ethel Smyth [1]
- Jimmy Somerville [3][4]
- Stephen Sondheim [1][5]
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji [2]
- William Thomas Strayhorn [1]
- Conrad Susa [5]
- Sylvester [4]
- Karol Szymanowski [1]
T
[edit]- Adam Taylor
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[1][3][5]
- Michael Tilson Thomas[1]
- Virgil Thomson[1][2]
- Phil Thurston
- Nurit Tilles[2]
- Sir Michael Tippett, of his one time partner painter Wilfred Franks Tippett wrote, "Meeting with Wilf was the deepest, most shattering experience of falling in love; and I am quite certain that it was a major factor underlying the discovery of my own individual musical voice...all that love flowed out in the slow movement of my First String Quartet. He was partnered with Meirion Bowen until his own death in 1998.[1][4]
- Hordur Torfason[4]
V
[edit]W
[edit]- Siegfried Wagner, though married to Winifred Klindworth, he had strong homosexual feelings, first awoken by fellow-composer Clement Harris
- Rufus Wainwright [1]
- Ben Weber [2][3][5]
- Malcolm Williamson [1]
- Jason Woodruff
- Charles Wuorinen [5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Included in at least one of the following publications for which Claude J. Summers is/was editor in chief:
- An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, on-line since 2002. This website has a separate section about composers;
- The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance and Musical Theater. Cleis Press, 2004. ISBN 1-57344-198-8
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Included in one of the works summarized in the University of Chicago's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources: XIV. MUSIC, for example:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) (2001). Who's Who in Contemporary Gay & Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-22974-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Larivière, Michel. Homosexuels et bisexuels célèbres: le dictionnaire, preface by Pierre Bergé, drawings by Jean Cocteau. Paris, Delétraz. 1997 - 393 p., ill., 22 cm. - ISBN 2-911110-19-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Lesbian and Gay Music by Philip Brett and Elizabeth Wood.
- ^ Scott Cantrell (10 Jul 2005). "On the Outside Looking In: Gay Composers Gave America Its Music". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Guardian interview with Thomas Adès
- ^ Allen, Peter (1944-1992) by Tina Gianoulis at GLBTQ
- ^ Lesbian American composers. New York, NY. CRI, CD 780, 1998. Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources: XIV.141 Music, No. 3107
- ^ Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) by Patricia Juliana Smith at GLBTQ
- ^ Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) by Patricia Juliana Smith at GLBTQ
- ^ Bowie, David (b. 1947) by Tamsin Wilton at GLBTQ
- ^ Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) by Patricia Juliana Smith at GLBTQ
- ^ Diamond, David (1915-2005) by John McFarland at GLBTQ
- ^ Composer David Diamond dies at age 89 (page 2 of2). Associated Press - Gay.com. June 15, 2005.
- ^ David Diamond, 89; composed symphonies of intensity. Richard Dyer, Globe Staff. The Boston Globe. June 16, 2005
- ^ See interviews available at Danielle Egnew - The Official Website: PRIDE, Sept.-Oct. 2005 - AfterEllen, July 2005
- ^ "What a Difference a Gay Makes" by Rose Martelli
- ^ "First gay Latin star honored in Kentucky" The Advocate
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RGodfreywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ J. Lee Graham's profile at Young Composers Music Forum
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Haackwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dave Koz, "The beauty of coming out", in: The Advocate, 2005
- ^ lang, k. d. (b. 1961) by Tina Gianoulis at GLBTQ
- ^ Michael, George (b. 1963) by Nathan G. Tipton at GLBTQ
- ^ Farhad Shidfar. "Gay musicians in Turkey" in International Forum of Psychoanalysis, vol. 14 (3-4) 224-226, Routledge, 2005.
- ^ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Turkey: An Overview. Published by Kaos GL (kaosgl.com), September 2005.
- ^ Roger Jacob: "Dominique Phinot", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed January 1, 2006), (subscription access)
- ^ Robinson, Tom (b. 1950) by Linda Rapp at GLBTQ
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=42:214059~T1
- Bredel, Marc. Erik Satie . Paris, Mazarine. 1982 - 232 p. - ISBN 2-86374-055-5