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• Wagner, Melinda
• Walker, George
• Ward, Robert
• Weir, Judith
• Welcher, Dan
• Wernick, Richard
• Wildhorn, Frank
• Williams, John
• Wilson, Richard
• Wolfe, Julia
• Wolff, Christian
• Wuorinen, Charles

Resources in This Category

• Dan Welcher: Composer

  http://www.danwelcher.com/
  (1948- ) Rochester, New York. Picture, biography, works, recordings, samples, and reviews.

• Wade, Simon

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wade-simon
  Includes biography, link to the Australian Music Centre, list of works and recordings.

• Wagner, Adrian

  http://www.mediaquest.co.uk/awagner.html
  (1952- ), Kent, England. Picture, biography, and CDs.

• Wagstaff, Julian

  http://www.julianwagstaff.com/
  (1970- ), Edinburgh, Scotland. Personal website presenting biography, information on music with audio clips, forthcoming concerts, and contact details.

• Wain, Gary

  http://www.promethean-editions.com/php/ComposerSummary.php?Composer=Gary+Wain
  (1958- ), New Zealand. Biography and published editions.

• Waisvisz, Michel

  http://www.crackle.org/
  Performer and inventor/pioneer of live electronic music. Short biography.

• Waitzman, Daniel

  http://home.sprynet.com/~danwaitz/newdan.htm
  Also flutist and music engraver. Picture and short biography.

• Walczyk, Kevin

  http://www.wou.edu/music/profile/kevin-walczyk/
  Picture, biography, and list of compositions.

• Waldo, Elisabeth

  http://www.elisabethwaldomusic.com/
  Indigenous composer, violinist, songwriter, producer, and conductor.

• Walker, Allan

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/walker-allan
  (1955- ), Australia. Short biography.

• Walker, Gwyneth

  http://www.gwynethwalker.com/
  (1947- ) Picture, biography, works, recordings, upcoming events, audio files, essays, articles, reviews, and performers gallery.

• Wallace, Stewart

  http://www.stewartwallace.com/
  (1960- ), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Picture, biography, upcoming events, and compositions.

• Wallach, Joelle

  http://www.joellewallach.com/
  Photographs, biography, list of works, recordings with audio files, and program notes.

• Wallfisch, Benjamin

  http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/wallfisc.html
  Born and works in the UK. Short biography.

• Walters, Andrew

  http://ems.music.uiuc.edu/people/ems/a-walters.html
  (1967- ), Topeka, KS. Short biography.

• Walz, Aaron

  http://www.midishack.net/walzinfo.htm
  Compositions including video game music.

• Warren, Elinor Remick

  http://www.elinorremickwarren.com/
  Broke the gender barrier by becoming a celebrated composer of serious music at a time when males dominated the field. Includes catalog, discography, centenary, reviews, recordings available in Real Audio or MP3 format, and bibliography.

• Waschka, Rodney

  http://www4.ncsu.edu/~waschka/index.html
  Short biography, discography, compositions, publishers, scholarly articles and poetry.

• Waters, Becky

  http://www.beckywaters.com/
  (1958- ) Biography, publications and commissions, and projects.

• Waters, Joseph

  http://www.josephwaters.com/
  (1952- ), Jackson, Michigan. Picture, biography, program notes, music sample, and list of compositions.

• Watson, Chris

  http://www.chriswatsoncomposer.com/
  (1976- ), Tauranga, New Zealand. Picture, biography, and selected works with sound files.

• Webb, John

  http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/webb.html
  (1969- ), London, UK. Picture, short biography, selected works.

• Webb, Peter

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/webb-peter
  (1948- ) Melbourne, Australia. Picture and list of works and recordings.

• Weber, Mark

  http://www.markweber.com/
  Picture, biography, projects, catalog, press, awards, and sound files.

• Weinbaum, Batya

  http://kalvos.org/weinbau.html
  Short biography, article with music examples "Making Music with Matriarchal Consciousness," Real Audio example of her music, and pictures.

• Weinstein, Robert

  http://www.robertweinsteinmusic.com/
  Picture, biography, and sound files.

• Weiser, Mark L

  http://www.marklanzweiser.com/
  Picture, biography, compositions with sound files, and press.

• Weixler, Andreas

  http://avant.mur.at/weixler/awbio.en.html
  (1963- ), Graz, Austria. Picture, studies, lectures and workshops, contemporary arts and composition (some of these links are in German), developments/software/tools, management, awards, artist in residence, promotions and links.

• Wellejus, Henning

  http://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/artist-henning-wellejus.aspx
  (1919- ), Denmark. Picture, short biography.

• Wells, Jessica

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wells-jessica
  Short biography, list of works and recordings.

• Wells, John

  http://sounz.org.nz/contributor/composer/1154
  (1948- ), Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK. Picture, short biography and selected works, from sounz.

• Wellspring, Barbara

  http://kalvos.org/wellsb.html
  Picture, biography, and compositions, from Kalvos and Damian.

• Werder, Felix

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/werder-felix
  (1922- ), Berlin Germany. Short biography, list of works and recordings.

• Wesley-Smith, Martin

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wesley-smith-martin
  (1945- ), Adelaide, Australia. Picture, short biography, list of works and recordings.

• West, William

  http://www.williamwest.org/themusic.html
  Biography, recordings, compositions, photograph, and performances. Download and streaming audio in MP3 and RM formats.

• Westendorf, Lynette

  http://lwmusic.com/
  Includes biography, list of compositions, publications, recordings, reviews, and affiliations.

• Westheimer, Cody

  http://www.codywestheimer.com/
  Biography, music, and credits.

• Westlake, Nigel

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/westlake-nigel
  (1958- ), Australia. Picture, short biography, list of works and recordings.

• Weston, Craig

  http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~cweston/
  Picture, short biography, recordings, program notes and recent pieces.

• Wetters, Brent

  http://www.medusarecords.org/brent/
  Compositions, projects and personal page.

• Whalen, Michael

  http://www.michaelwhalen.com/
  Picture, biography, latest film scores, and audio and video files.

• Wheeler, Tony

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wheeler-tony
  (1958- ), New Zealand. Picture, short biography.

• Whiffin, Lawrence

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/whiffin-lawrence
  (1930- ), Melbourne, Australia. Picture and biography.

• White, Barbara

  http://www.princeton.edu/~bwhite/
  Biography, performances, and audio and video.

• White, Frances

  http://www.rosewhitemusic.com/
  (1960- ). Short biography, upcoming performances and artistic statement.

• White, John

  http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/white.html
  (1936- ), Berlin, Germany. Picture, short biography and list of compositions.

• Whitehead, Gillian Karawe

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/whitehead-gillian
  (1941- ), Hamilton, New Zealand. Picture, short biography and list of works.

• Whiticker, Michael

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/whiticker-michael
  (1954- ), Gundagai, New South Wales. Picture. biography, and list of works and recordinigs.

• Whittaker, Anthony

  http://anthonywhittaker.moonfruit.com/
  Composer, conductor, pianist and organist. Staff member at the School of Performing Arts at Liverpool Community College.

• Whitty, Paul

  http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/whitty.html
  Born in Lisburn, Co.Antrim. Picture, biography, performances and selected works.

• Wiedemann, Joe

  http://orchestronics.com/composer1.htm
  Music for film, television and video. Biography, credits, and sound files.

• Wierzbicki, James

  http://www.music.umich.edu/departments/musicology/JamesWierzbicki.htm
  Composer, musicologist, and author. Faculty page at University of Michigan.

• Wilby, Philip

  http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/short-bio/1728
  (1949- ), Pontrefact, UK. Short biography.

• Wilding-White, Ray

  http://www.wiscomposers.org/members/wilding-white.html
  List of works.

• Wilhoit, Frank

  http://www.broadheath.com/
  Includes scores and audio renderings.

• Wilkins, Caroline

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wilkins-caroline
  (1953- ), England. Picture, short biography, list of works and recordings.

• Willcock, Christopher

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/willcock-christopher
  (1947- ), Sydney, New South Wales. Picture, short biography and list of works.

• Willcocks, Jonathan

  http://www.jonathanwillcocks.com/
  (1953- ), Worchester, England. Picture, short biography, list of works, contact and reviews.

• Williams, Adrian

  http://www.adrianwilliamsmusic.com/
  (1956- ), Watford, England. Picture, biography, news, reviews, catalogs of his music, listening and contact.

• Williamson, Malcolm

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/williamson-malcolm
  (1931- ), Sydney, New South Wales. Picture, short biography, and list of works and recordings.

• Wills, Arthur

  http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/arthurwills/
  (1926-). Short biography, critical reception, recordings, musical tracks, catalog of works and contact information.

• Wilsmore, Robert

  http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/wilsmore.html
  (1967- ), Worcester, England. Picture, short biography, pages of music in PDF and selected works.

• Wilson, Andrew

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wilson-andrew
  (1951- ). Short biography, list of works and recordings.

• Wilson, Ian

  http://www.ianwilson.org.uk/
  (1964- ), Belfast, Ireland. Picture, short biography, performances, discography, concert reviews and CD reviews.

• Wilson, James

  https://www.cmc.ie/composers/james-wilson
  (1922- ), London, England. Picture, short biography and selected works.

• Wilson, Malcolm C

  http://www.claganach.net/
  (1962- ), Dunblane, Scotland. Professional profile, personal profile, and contact information.

• Wilson, Marion

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wilson-marion
  (1915- ), Sydney, New South Wales. Short biography, and list of works and recordings.

• Wilson, Olly

  http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Wilson.shtml
  (1937- ), St. Louis, Missouri. Short biography and picture.

• Wilson, Sandy

  http://www.centrohd.com/biogra/w2/sandy_wilson_b.htm
  Biography.

• Wilson, Stanley

  http://kith.org/jimmosk/barnett.html#Wilson
  Includes biography, and article.

• Wilson, Thomas

  http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jun/19/guardianobituaries.arts1
  (1927-2001), Scotland. Obituary from the Guardian.

• Winston-Fletcher, Colin

  http://www.colinwinstonfletcher.com/
  Composer for television and documentary film. Includes his CV and samples of his music.

• Winteregg, Steven

  http://library.newmusicusa.org/StevenWinteregg
  Brief biography and works from the New Music USA.

• Wiprud, Theodore

  http://www.theodorewiprud.com/
  (1958- ), Washington, D.C. Picture, biography, bibliography, catalog, sound files, and performances.

• Wishart, Peter

  http://www.stainer.co.uk/wishart.html
  Biography and works, from Stainer and Bell.

• Wishart, Trevor

  http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/wishart.trevor.html
  (1946- ). CDs.

• Witney, Paul

  http://paulwitney.com/
  Picture, biography, free scores and music samples.

• Witzmann, Thomas

  http://www.thomas-witzmann.de/english_site/index.html
  (1958- ), Coburg, Germany. Picture, short biography, discography and catalog of works.

• Wold, Erling

  http://www.erlingwold.com/
  Works include opera and other music for instruments, voices, dance and film. Complete works, recordings, upcoming performances, press and biography.

• Wolf, Daniel

  http://home.snafu.de/djwolf/
  Includes biography and list of works.

• Wolfe, Joe

  http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/Joe.html
  List of compositions, some scores, some sound files.

• Wolfgang, Gernot

  http://www.gernotwolfgang.com/
  Picture, biography, concert music, film and TV music, jazz, and events.

• Wolfram, Mark

  http://www.markwolfram.com/
  Picture, biography, sound files, CD reviews, and projects.

• Wolman, Amnon

  http://amnonwolman.org/
  (1955- ) Short biography and recordings. [Requires flash]

• Wood, Christoher

  http://www.chameleongroup.org.uk/members/wood.html
  Short biography.

• Wood, Hugh

  http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/short-bio/1765
  (1932- ), Parbold, Lancashire, England. Details of his education, compositions and musical style.

• Wood, Philip

  http://www.musicweb-international.com/PWood/
  (1972- ), Leeds, England. Picture and biography with discussions of his music.

• Wood, Steven

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/wood-steve
  (1959- ), Sydney, Australia. Picture, short biography with discussion of his musical philosophy, and list of works and recordings.

• Woof, Barbara

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/woof-barbara
  (1958- ), Sydney, Australia. Picture, short biography, and list of works and recordings.

• Woolf, Randall

  http://www.commonsensecomposers.org/woolf.htm
  Born in Detroit, Michigan. Picture, short biography and description of "My Insect Bride."

• Worby, David

  http://davidworbyproductions.com/
  About, news, and projects.

• Worrall, David

  http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/worrall-david
  (1954- ), Newcastle, Australia. Biography and list of works and recordings, from the Australian Music Centre.

• Wright, David C. F.

  http://www.musicweb-international.com/wright/
  (1946- ), Isle of Wight. Short biography and list of biographies and articles he has written.

• Wright, Maurice

  http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/wrightliving.html
  (1949- ). Biographical data, CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, link to his home page and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

• Wright, Maurice

  http://www.mauricewright.org/
  (1949- ), Virginia. Picture, biography, list of works, and recordings.

• Wynne, David

  http://www.musicweb-international.com/wynne/
  Biography and study of his works by Dr. David C. F. Wright for Classical Music on the Web,

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