Appendix B
Musicians and Composers

The following lists are by no means complete and do not deal with every musical style or period. They are meant to serve as an aid to discovering the music of various musicians and composers. The composers and musicians are listed in the category with which they are most often associated. However, many artists are difficult to classify as they play and compose music in a variety of styles. Also note that any dates provided are approximate. Various resources may give slightly different times.

Eras in Western Music History Renaissance (1450 - 1600) Josquin Des Prez Orlandus Lassus Thomas Morley Thomas Weekes Baroque (1600 - 1750) Johann Sebastian Bach George Frideric Handel Henry Purcell Georg Phillip Telemann Antonio Vivaldi Classical (1750 - 1825) Franz Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Romantic (1825 - 1890) Johannes Brahms Georges Bizet Frederic Chopin Franz Liszt Gustav Mahler Felix Mendelssohn Giacomo Puccini Franz Schubert Robert Schumann Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky Richard Wagner Modern (1890 - Present) Claude Debussy Maurice Ravel Arnold Schoenberg Béla Bartók Benjamin Britten John Cage Aaron Copland Philip Glass George Gershwin Charles Ives Sergei Prokofiev Steve Reich Erik Satie Dmitri Shostakovich Igor Stravinsky Edgard Varèse Heitor Villa-Lobos

Canadian Composers and Musicians Harry Freedman Claude Champagne Elizabeth Raum* Godfrey Ridout Thomas Schudel* Keith Bissel Nancy Telfer Arnold Walter Harry Somers Ann Southam Imant Raminish Healy Willan John Weinzweig R. Murray Schafer Barbara Pentland Violet Archer John Beckwith Phil Nimmons * Denotes Saskatchewan artist For a more extensive listing and biographical information consult the ComPoster Music Education Package, available from the Canadian Music Centre.

Popular Canadian Musicians and Composers Colin James* Robbie Robertson Kashtin Blue Rodeo The Waltons* Hart Rouge* Ewert Sisters* Connie Kaldor* Celine Dion Red Hot Burritos* Spirit of the West Leonard Cohen Ann Murray Roch Voisine The Rankin Family Dan Hill Rush The Northern Pikes* April Wine The Stampeders Bare Naked Ladies Hemingway Corner Crash Test Dummmies Jane Siberry Neil Young Susan Aglukark Moxy Früvous Joni Mitchell* Buffy Sainte-Marie* k.d. lang The Guess Who Burton Cummings Bachmann Turner Overdrive Randy Bachmann George Fox Michelle Wright Ian Tyson The Johner Brothers* * Denotes Saskatchewan artist

Blues Musicians Big Bill Broonzy Lonnie Mack Albert Collins John Lee Hooker Bessie Smith Koko Taylor Charlie Musselwhite Siegel Schwall Band Clarence "Gatemouth"Brown Big Walter Horton Mississippi Jon Hurt Albert King Colin James Etta James Blind Lemon Jefferson Robert Johnson Alberta Hunter Son House Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) T-Bone Walker B.B. King Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Howling Wolf Muddy Waters Taj Mahal Albert King Almeta Speaks Paul Butterfield Blues Band Eric Clapton Ray Charles Joe Turner Downchild Blues Band Albert Collins Johnny Winter Stevie Ray Vaughan Elvin Bishop Sonny Terry Robert Cray Esther Williams Big Mama Thorton

Rhythm and Blues Musicians Wilson Picket Otis Redding Don Convay Mary Wells Percy Sledge Joe Tex Ben E. King The Pointer Sisters The Marvelettes Martha and the Vandellas Jimmy Ruffin The Supremes Roberta Flack Marvin Gaye The Four Tops Smokey Robinson and the Miracles The Temptations Junior Walker and the All-stars Stevie Wonder Aretha Franklin

Canadian Jazz Recording Artists Oscar Peterson (piano) Oliver Jones (piano) Renee Rosnes (piano) Boss Brass Moe Koffman (flute, alto sax) Fraser McFerson (sax) Holly Cole (vocal) Jon Ballantyne (piano) Peter Leitch (guitar) Ed Bickert (guitar) Dave Young (bass) Jane Bunnett (sax) Canadian Brass

Jazz Musicians Dixieland (1900 - 1920) The Original Dixieland Band King Oliver's Jazz Band Louis Armstrong The Dukes of Dixieland Eddie Condon Swing (1932 - 1942) Fletcher Henderson Benny Goodman Count Basie Duke Ellington Artie Shaw Stan Kenton Lionel Hampton Woody Herman Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson (piano) Art Tatum (piano) Bop/BeBop (1940 - 1950) Charlie Parker (alto sax) Dizzie Gillespie (trumpet) Thelonious Monk (piano) Art Blakey (drums) Max Roach (drums) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Cannonball Adderley (alto sax) Thad Jones (trumpet) Miles Davis (trumpet) Charlie Christian (guitar) Bud Powell (piano) Clifford Brown (trumpet) Milt Jackson (vibes) Bill Evans (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Elvin Jones (drums) Cool (1949 - 1955) Miles Davis (trumpet) Lester Young (tenor sax) Stan Getz (tenor sax) Chet Baker (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Hard Bop (1954 - ) Horace Silver (piano) Art Blakey (drums) and the Jazz Messengers Charles Mingus (bass) Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) Ray Brown (bass) Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Wes Montgomery (guitar) Tom Harrell (trumpet) Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) Post Bop Miles Davis (trumpet) Herbie Hancock (piano) Tony Williams (drums) Ron Carter (bass) Wayne Shorter (tenor and soprano sax) Stanley Clarke (bass) Free Form -- Avante Garde Ornette Coleman (alto sax) Sun Ra (various) John Coltrane (tenor and soprano sax) Art Ensemble of Chicago McCoy Tyner (piano) Miles Davis (trumpet) Keith Jarrett (piano) Chick Corea (piano) Weather Report Eric Dolphy (alto sax) Jazz Vocal Mahalia Jackson Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan Lambert Hendricks and Ross Betty Carter Ernestine Anderson Sheila Jordan Manhattan Transfer George Benson Bobby McFerrin Al Jarreau Jazz/Rock Fusion Joe Zawinul (piano) Chick Corea (piano) Stanley Jordan (guitar) Wayne Shorter (sax) Weather Report Herbie Hancock (piano) Mahavishnu Orchestra Miles Davis (trumpet) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Jaco Pastorius (bass) Peter Erskine (drums) John Scofield (guitar) Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny (guitar) John McLaughlin (guitar) Jazz Influence Blood Sweat and Tears Chicago (Chicago Transit Authority) Sting Quincy Jones George Benson