A Directory of Composers for Organ.

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Adam-Laussel: This name is a typical French hyphenated name - he should really be ordered at Laussel. He was b. 1845, d. 1893 and the Agnus Dei was for voice and organ so he should not be in the book at all !
Ilze Akerberga was born 8th Aug 1953 in Brooklyn, New York and so she is American.
Francesco Almasio was b. 1806 not 1846
John Henry Antill has no 'h' in his surname.
Delete Ernst Arkfen and move the sentence "He published Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein 1953 [MER]." to the entry Arfken, E..
Gaetano Amadéo was not at Marsaglia but was mdc of the cathedral in Marseille, France, from 1852 to 1875 and thereafter in Cannes
Benny Andersson was born on 16th Dec not Nov.
Horace James Anderson was born in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire and not in Wolverhampton.
Daniel Peter Andres was born 6th Mar 1937 not 1936.
Of the many variants of Emma Louise Ashford's dates, the most likely correct version is  b. 29th Mar 1850, Newark, DE; d. 22nd Sep 1930, Nashville, TN, USA
William Edwin Ashmall rejected the variations of Charles Ives not Grayston Ives.
Henri Lebeau d’Aubel: His dates are not correct, the dates given are those of his brother Alfred Lebeau.
Andrei Balanchivadze:  b. 1st June 1906; d. 28th Apr 1992, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR
Franz Balluff died 1963, Ratzenried, Germany
Nevett Bartow was born 1934
The dates of Jan Nepomuk Batka should be b. 16th July 1795, Jansky Vrch v Javorniku, d. 13th Aug 1874, Bratislava
Johann Beeftink b. 1941, Groningen not 1949
Jacob Beimel b. 11th Oct 1875, Parichi, Minsk;  d. 17th Nov 1944, New York City, USA (not born 1880).
Théodore Bellamy should read (Gabriel) Théodore Bélamy. He was b. 9th Jan 1809, Besançon; d. 27th Mar 1878, Besançon, France
Emmanuel Berhle should read Berlhe
Bruno Bettinelli:  d. Nov not Dec
Patricia Blomfield Holt:  d. 5th June 2003
(Bror) Axel Edvin Boberg: was b. 21st Sep 1876 in Anderslov, Sweden and so is Swedish
Frédéric Bolli was born in 1953 and not 1853
Blanche Boyce: 2nd name was Ula not Ila
Eugenio Bubaldi ahould read Bubali
Robert Bückmann died 23rd Dec 1966, Mönchengladbach, Germany and not 1935.
Franz Bühler d. 1824 not 1823.
Bruce Carleton was a pseudonym of Rob Roy Peery.
Gustav Carlman (1906-1958) has only one 'n' at the end of his name.
Caryon-Martineau should read Jeanne Cayron-Martineau (d. 1972). A pupil of J. Huré, she was briefly his successor at the cathedral in Angers from 1909 to 1911.
David Cherwien is spelt incorrectly in header line.
Delete entry for "Chaldek H. C." and see entry for Chladek, H. C.
Leonardo Ciampa has no 'r' in his surname.
Ralph E. Clewell:  b. 10th Mar 1892; d. 9th Dec 1987, Summit, OH
Thomas Henry Croxall died 22nd Mar 1958, Oxford not in 1960.
Pauls Dambis was born 30th June not 21st May
Scott Davenport is a pseudonym of John M. Rasley
Walenty Dec died 5th June 1938 not 1937.
Claire Delbos born November not December.
Michael Dell was organist of Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra in Florida and is now at First Presbyterian in Jacksonville.
Jules-Auguste Demersseman: His birth town Hondschoote is just inside France and so he was French
Joseph Deschermeier was born in Cham, Switzerland and so is Swiss and not German.
Ernst Donajowski retired in 1917 but died 2nd Apr 1922
Philip G. Drew was b. 1951 in Portsmouth and not 1949.
Henri Duvernoy was born in Paris and so is French !!
Lieven Duvosel was born and died in Ghent.
Fr. Ehlinger should be Friedrich Ehrlinger
Ivar Jarle Eliassen is Norwegian not Swedish.
Elliott both Stanislaus Elliott and Robert Bernard Elliott should have a double 't' at the end of their family names.
Delete duplicate entry Winfried Engelhardt, he is correctly found at Englhardt
James Fairlamb was b. 1838 not 1938.
Paul Fally not Pall.
Gunther Firlinger was born in Linz, Oberösterreich and so is Austrian not German.
Delete Fey, B. - he is already in as Feij, B.
Delete Fey. G. P. - he is already in as Feij, G. P. (NB not Feij, G. B.)
Ludwig Hermann (Otto) Finzenhagen d. 11th Apr 1931.
Michel Fischer b. 19th Mar 1948 not 1950.
Heinrich Rudolph Fleischer is related to Martin Luther not Martin Luther King.
Charles (né Karl) Fradel was born in Vienna and so was Austrian He spent some years in the USA and died in Tremont, NY.
Lamar Friend is a pseudonym of Peter Pindar Stearns
Arthur Furer b. 1924 not 1934.
Marijan Gabrijelčič is Male
Delete Gordon Galbraith. The "Sonata in Baroque Style" was by Gordon Ellsworth Young. Galbraith did use the pseudonym Gordon Young, but this sonata was not by him.
Manuel de Gamarra was Spanish (Basque) and not Italian.  b. 1723, Lekeitio, Vizcaya, Spain; d. 7th Nov 1791, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Gautier/Gauthier: Delete the entry of Gautier, G. b. 1859. This publication was from Gabriel Gauthier b. 1808. The Fugue-Sortie in the entry for the latter was by Jean François Eugène Gautier b. 1822, Paris; d. 1878, Paris, organist of Saint-Louis d'Antin and Saint-Eugène.
Corbinian Gindele, a monk at the monastery in Beuron, was German. He may have died in 1986
Carmine Giodorno shloud read Giordani
Liviu Glodeanu is Male
Lawrence William Goodwill was  b. 5th June 1920 in Sunderland, Co. Durham, and so was English
David Gorten should read David Gorton
Harry Goss-Custard was the brother of Reginald and not his father (the father's entry is correct)
Czeslaw Grudziński was born 6th July not on the 9th.
Thórarinn Gudmundsson was not born in 1927. His dates were b. 1896; d. 1979
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi has 2 'l's in his name.
Delete Gustaaf, A. - this piece was by Gustaaf A. Schulz who is in the book already.
Edvard Hagerup Bull is in the book twice, once at "Bull" and once at "Hagerup". Delete the latter entry.
Roland Hallworth should read Roland Hallwirth
Carl F. Halter:  b. 10th Oct 1916, Cleveland, OH, USA; d. 30th Nov 1989, River Forest, IL, USA (not b. 1914)
Frithjof Hansen:  Delete entry and refer to Spalder, Frithjof who also used this name.
Delete Dominik Hasler, he is already in at Hassler, D.
Johann Richard Hauff should read Johann Christian Hauff
Jeannot Heinen is male and not female.
Charles Hesse. Delete this entry, this is Jean-Charles Hess b. 1815.
Frederick Hohmann should be spelled Hohman
Theodor Holterdorf was b. 1910 not 1911.
Walter R. Ihrke:  d. 8th Aug 1992, Hartford, CT
James Illiff has no 'E' in his surname
Irik, M. - the correct spelling of his first name is Michiel
Christhard Janetzki (NB correct spelling of first name) was born in 1959 not 1950.
Sarah Jarrell is a pseudonym of Hugh Samuel Livingston jnr.
Marek Jasiński - date of birth should be 10th Sep
J. H. Clifford Johnson shuld be Johnston
Edward F. Johnston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and so was originally Scottish.
Delete Svante Jönsson, he is now known as Svante Leijonblom and is already in the book at that name.
Donald Joyce:  b. 19th Apr 1952
Novelist Franz Kafka cannot be the author of the Two Fugues as they were published in 1838. It seems more likely they could be the work of Frantisek Kafka (1776-1855).
Yoshimiro Kanno: First name should be Yoshihiro
Delete Henry Karval - see entry at Henry Kerval
Paul Keivet should read Paul Kieviet. He was b. 1961.
N. Kolessa b. 1903 not 1904.
Friedrich Könen: delete this entry and move the two pieces to Koenen, F.
Leon Kornitzer was born in Vienna and so was Austrian.
Reuven Kosakoff  not Rueven Kosakoff
Arkadie Kouguell was b. 1898 and d. 20th Nov 1985 in New York
(Freidrich) Louis Emil Kunze should read Kunzen
Hermann Lammers: Delete dates and biography. He was b. 21st April 1938, Pijnaker, The Netherlands, and was organist of the Dorpskerk in Mijnsheerenland from 1970.
Joseph Lammertz should be Lammerz.
Guillaume Landré:  It seems more likely that Edelsteenen (organ or harmonium) Vol. 2 [HEE] contains music by his father Guillaume (Willem/Wim) Louis Frédéric Landré (b. 12th June 1874, Amsterdam; d. 1st Jan 1948, Eindhoven).
Bruno Lescarret is not in Quimper, but is organist of Saint-Denis and a schoolteacher in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais.
Adolf Lotter was born in Austria
There is confusion between Pawel Łukaszewski (b. 1968) and Pawel Łukowiec (b. 1973). Souvenir 1 and the Concerto are by the former and the Toccata by the latter.
William A Mcduff should read Macduff
John Stewart McLellan should read McLennan
Keith MacRoberts is a pseudonym of John M. Rasley
Miroslav Magaleníc should read Miroslav Magdaleníc, he d. 25th Nov 1969 in Zagreb.
Shoko Maita was born in Harbing, China, in 1935 (one source suggests he/she is male).
Les Maitres contemporains de l’orgue ed. Jos. Joubert:  Several pieces are indicted as being in Bk. 2 when they are actually in Bk.1. Bk. 1 contains composers A-La and Bk. 2 contains composers Le-W
Ada Belle (sometimes Adabelle) Gross Marcus: was b. 1921
Auguste Massari (note spelling) was b. 1887 not 1877.
Alfred Mendelsohn only has one 's' in his name.
Peter Mennin died in June and not July.
Delete entry for Daniel Meyer, he is already in at Daniel Meier (b. 1921)
Delete Nicola Mici, he is already in at Nicola Mica
Alexander Sergeivich Mirgorodsky d. 23rd Nov 1994
Romano Moioli: Delete this entry - he is already in at Romano Mojoli
F. Mokers. Delete this entry, this is an alternative spelling for Francois Mockers
Lara Moriciano should read Morciano
Mouchel, A.L. du should read Leandre Arthur Dumouchel and be ordered at 'D'. His dates were b. 1st Mar 1841, Rigaud, Québec, Canada; d. 10th Jan 1919, Albany NY, USA.
Alphonso Mudarra should read Alonso Mudarra
Mugnani should read Mugnaini
Delete Mühlenbach, A., he is in already at Müllenbach, A.
Delete Nardelli, J. N., she is already in at Necasova. Her full name is Jindra Necasova-Nardelli.
Delete Franz Nava - this was the pseudonym of Rimbault, E. F.
The Ron Nelson who composed Pebble Beach Sojourn was not Ron A. Nelson b. 1927, but Ron Nelson b. 14th Dec 1929, Joliet, IL. He taught at Brown University until retirement in 1993.
Willard I. Nevins - his second name should be spelled Irving.
The middle name of Dan Ehlert Nielsen should be spelled as here.
Please note the correct spelling of Irina Odăgescu-Ţuţuianu.
The full name of d’Odiardi should be Edmond Savary d’Odiardi. He was French and taught at the Paris Conservatoire before living in London. He gave up music for a career in medicine. He was an unqualified 'quack' according to one medical journal and was found innocent of manslaughter after killing a patient with electricity.
Giuseppe Ospomer should read Opsomer.
Wilhelm Otto Östereicher. Delete entry and move pieces to Wilhelm Otto Österreicher, on the same page.
Joseph Marie Oury was b. 27th Mar 1852, Woimby, Meuse ; d. 5th Aug 1949, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle and so is French and not Belgian.
Léon Paliard was born 1826 not 1926.
Miquel Pardo i Llurgarnia should read Llungarriu
Bruno Pasut d. 25th May 2006, Treviso
Alfred Paulsen (1849-1936) was born in Christiania (Oslo), Norway. He moved to Chicago, IL c. 1888.
Pentti Peltowas b. 26th not 28th August.
Delete Pequier de Perville, this is Charles Joachim Becquié de Peyreville (1808-1877)
Gerald Peterson is a pseudonym of Lani Smith.
Reinhardt Pfundt is spelled without the 'd' in the title line.
Marie-Héloïse de Pierpoint  should read Pierpont
Wilhelm Pihák should read Plhák and there is already and entry in the book for him.
Franco Piva was born in 1942 not 1938.
Marco Podda was born 1963 not 1965.
Andreas Porfeyte should be Andreas Porfetye
Artin Porturljan should read Poturlyan or Poturlian
Johannes Praetorius: b. 1595: d. 1660 (not 1590-1665)
Hermann Markus Preßl was born 1939 not 1928.
Robert E. Procter should be Robert E. Proctor.
Florica Racovita-Flondor:  her name should read Racovitză-Flondor. She died in Cluj, Romania.
Horatiu Radulescu: Delete Op.15, it is not for the organ. Delete Opp. 9, 14, 20, 28 & 31, these are by Michael Radulescu. Op. 69 & Op. 88 are correct.
Cary Ratcliff (not Ratcliffe with 'e'"
Reis, H. P. Dos:  Should be ordered at Pires dos Reis, H. and is female.
Delete Eduard Rhode - he is already, in correctly spelled, at Rohde, E.
J. E. Richardson should be John Elliott Richardson
Ada Richter: d. 28th May 1990, Camden, NJ
Wilhelm Friederich Riem died 1857 not 1957
Ralf Sach – in the entry he is incorrectly spelled “Sack”
(Julius) Edmund Sachse - I suspect the dates given in the book (1842-1919) are incorrect - these are the dates of for Julius Friedrich Sachse, a Philadelphia-area German/American historian.
Joseph Schwanter should read Schwantner
August Seelmann died 1885 not 1855
Jesús Gabriel Segade was b. 23rd June 1923 not 1924
Pierre Segond d. 2nd May 2000
Lani Smith is of the male gender.
Edwin Strube should read Edwin Stube without 'r'. He was born in New Jersey in 1922.
William F. Sudds was born in London and so was of English origin.
Heinrich Szadrowsky was born in Würzburg and so was of German origin.
Giosuè Tagliabu should be Giosuè Tagliabue
Joseph Tal: Full name omitted in main entry.
Gloria Tapi should read Gloria Tapia.
Dick van Engelsman should be Dick den Engelsman and so should be ordered at Engelsman, D den
Rowy van Hest is female.
Theodor Vehmeir should read Theodor Vehmeier
Marcelle Henriette Marie Villin is female and was born 8th May 1927, Plomion, Aisne
Wackenthaler: The pieces from Le journal des organistes [LJO] listed under Joseph Wackenthaler (1795-1869) should be listed under Joseph Wackenthaler (the younger) (1840-1913)
William Richard Waghorne was born in Edinburgh and so is Scottish. He moved to Houston, Texas.
Betsy Warren was b. 1921, Boston, MA
H. Watkins b. 1976 is Huw Watkins not Hugh.
Norma Ruth Wendelburg not Wendelberg
Henry Davan Wetton died on 2nd Dec not Nov.
Kazimierz Wilkomorski should read Wiłkomirski and he was born in 1900 not 1901.
Frederic Herbert Wood died 16th June 1963 not in May.
Idée fixe: Triptyque is not by Dimitri Yanov-Yanovsky (b. 1963) but by his father, Felix Yanov-Yanovsky (b. 1934, Tashkent). It is in 21e Siècle, D’Est en Ouest: Cinq pièces d’aujourd’hui 2005 [CDM].
Daniele Zanettovich is Male.
Imants Zemzaris did not compose the Toccata in Collection Panorama vol. 3 1995 [BIL] - this was by Ingmars Zemzaris (b. 1973) who will appear on the New Composers page in due course.

Appendices
[CLL] This publisher is Comellini not Comelli.
[JZZ] Jazzmuze is spelt with three 'z's.
[LHR] The publishers name is Moritz Schauenburg based in Lahr and not the other way round. The publisher still exists but no longer publishes music.

The Parisian church Temple du Saint-Esprit and l'Église réformée du Saint-Esprit are one and the same.
Appendix D p. 920 - the captions of Tables 13 and 14 are transposed.