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List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual composers

The following is a list of famous gay, lesbian, or bisexual composers of music from many genres.

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

A

• Ruth Anderson ^[2]
• Peter Allen ^[4], once married Liza Minnelli, partnered with Gregory Connell from 1973 till his own death in 1992

B

• Samuel Barber ^[1],[2]
• Jean Barraque, dated Michel Foucault
• Eve Beglarian ^[2]
• Leonard Bernstein ^[1],[4], though married had "indiscretions"
• Chester Biscardi ^[2]
• Chris de Blasio ^[2]
• Marc Blitzstein ^[1],[2],[3]
• Konrad Boehmer
• Pierre Boulez
• David Bowie, ^[4], 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
• Paul Bowles, ^[4], though married to lesbian Jane Auer
• Baron Benjamin Britten ^[1],[4], partnered with singer Sir Peter Pears from 1936 till his own death in 1976
• Sylvano Bussoti
• Madelyn Byrne ^[2]

C

• John Cage ^[1],[2]
• Cazuza ^[4] bisexual
• Frederic Chopin ^[1]
• David Conte
• Aaron Copland ^[1],[2]
• Marghreta Cordero
• John Corigliano ^[1],[3]
• Arcangelo Corelli ^[1]
• Henry Cowell ^[2]
• Conrad Cummings ^[2]

D

• Peter Maxwell Davies ^[1],[3]
• David Del Tredici ^[1],[2]
• David Diamond
• Ani DiFranco ^[1],[3], bisexual, she was married to Andrew Gilchrist for five years starting in 1998

E

• Melissa Etheridge ^[3], publicly came out as a lesbian during President Bill Clinton's first inauguration in January 1993

F

• Wolfgang Fortner
• Lukas Foss
• Lori Freedman ^[2]

G

• Karel Goeyvaerts
• Charles Tomlinson Griffes ^[1]

H

• Reynaldo Hahn ^[1]
• Lou Harrison ^[1],[2]
• Robert Helps ^[2]
• Martin Hennessy
• Hans Werner Henze ^[1]
• William Alden Hibbard ^[2]
• Jennifer Higdon ^[2]
• Lee Hoiby ^[2]
• Jerry Hunt ^[2],[3]

I

• Janis Ian ^[3] http://www.janisian.com/wedannounce.html

J

• Elton John ^[3]

K

• Paula Kimper ^[2]
• Jonathan King

L

• k.d. lang ^[3]
• Marilyn Lerner ^[2]
• Annea Lockwood ^[2]
• Chris Lowe

M

• Madonna, came out as bisexual, later denied
• Robert Maggio ^[2]
• Gian Carlo Menotti ^[1]
• George Michael ^[3]
• Linda Montano ^[2]
• Steven Morrissey, identifies as asexual

N

• Me'shell N'Degeocello
• Alwin Nikolais ^[2]

O

• Sinead O'Connor ^[3]
• Pauline Oliveros ^[2]

P

• Harry Partch ^[2]
• Thomas Pasatieri
• Daniel Pinkham
• Cole Porter ^[3]
• Francis Poulenc ^[1],[3],[4] 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."

R

• Øyvind Rauset, ^[4]
• Ned Rorem ^[1],[2],[4]
• Arthur Russell ^[3]

S

• Camille Saint-Saëns ^[1],[3]
• Fred Schneider ^[3]
• Alexander Scriabin
• Marc Shaiman ^[1], coupled with lyricist/director Scott Wittman since 1979
• Zola Shaulis
• Sławek Słarosta, ^[4]
• Dame Ethel Smyth ^[1]
• Jimmy Somerville ^[3],[4]
• Stephen Sondheim ^[1]
• Michael Stipe ^[3]
• William Thomas Strayhorn ^[1]
• Conrad Susa
• Sylvester ^[4]
• Karol Maciej Szymanowski

T

• Hordur Torfason, ^[4]
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ^[1],[3]
• Neil Tennant ^[3]
• Virgil Thomson ^[1],[2]
• Nurit Tilles ^[2]
• Sir Michael Tippett ^[1],[4], 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 parterned with Meirion Bowen till his own death in 1998.
• 'Blue' Gene Tyranny

W

• Ben Weber ^[2],[3]
• Kaia Wilson
• Charles Wuorinen

References

1. Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture
2. included on CRI's Gay American Composers Vol. 1 (ASIN B000005TY0) or 2 (ASIN B000005TYR), or Lesbian American Composers (ASIN B000006HHZ)
3. Wikipedia
4. 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 041522974X.

External links

• Shergood Forest: Gay Music - Composers & Conductor

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