[{"n": "Hank Williams", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/hank-williams/", "s": "Pioneer of country music and iconic songwriter"}, {"n": "Hildegard of Bingen", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/hildegard-of-bingen/", "s": "Sibyl of the Rhine, Benedictine abbess, composer, and visionary"}, {"n": "Jean Sibelius", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/jean-sibelius/", "s": "Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods, known for his seven symphonies and works like "}, {"n": "Julie Andrews", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/julie-andrews/", "s": "Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells, 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, author, and the"}, {"n": "Julio Iglesias", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/julio-iglesias/", "s": "The most commercially successful Spanish singer in history, with over 300 million records sold worldwide."}, {"n": "Leonard Bernstein", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/leonard-bernstein/", "s": "First American-born conductor to receive international acclaim."}, {"n": "Luciano Pavarotti", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/luciano-pavarotti/", "s": "Italian operatic tenor and member of the Three Tenors."}, {"n": "Nadia Boulanger", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/nadia-boulanger/", "s": "French music teacher, conductor and composer who taught generations of leading musicians."}, {"n": "Richard Strauss", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/richard-strauss/", "s": "German composer and conductor of the late Romantic and early Modern era"}, {"n": "Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/giovanni-pierluigi-da-palestrina/", "s": "Leading composer of late 16th-century Europe, central representative of the Roman School."}, {"n": "Glenn Gould", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/glenn-gould/", "s": "Canadian pianist renowned for Bach interpretations and eccentricities."}, {"n": "Guillaume de Machaut", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/guillaume-de-machaut/", "s": "French composer and poet, central figure of ars nova."}, {"n": "Guillaume Du Fay", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/guillaume-du-fay/", "s": "Leading European composer of the early Renaissance, known for his cosmopolitan style and influential sacred wo"}, {"n": "György Ligeti", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/gy-rgy-ligeti/", "s": "Avant-garde composer known for micropolyphony and film music adaptations."}, {"n": "Hector Berlioz", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/hector-berlioz/", "s": "French romantic composer, conductor and critic."}, {"n": "Henry Purcell", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/henry-purcell/", "s": "English Baroque composer and organist of the middle Baroque era."}, {"n": "Herbert von Karajan", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/herbert-von-karajan/", "s": "Austrian conductor, Berlin Philharmonic leader for 34 years."}, {"n": "Irving Berlin", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/irving-berlin/", "s": "Russian-born American songwriter and composer whose music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook."}, {"n": "Johann Strauss II", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/johann-strauss-ii/", "s": "Austrian composer known as 'The Waltz King'."}, {"n": "John Cage", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/john-cage/", "s": "American composer known for 4′33″ and chance-controlled music."}, {"n": "John Coltrane", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/john-coltrane/", "s": "American jazz saxophonist and composer who pioneered modal and free jazz."}, {"n": "Joni Mitchell", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/joni-mitchell/", "s": "Canadian musician whose 1979 album Mingus is a jazz-centric collaboration with Charles Mingus."}, {"n": "Josquin des Prez", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/josquin-des-prez/", "s": "Franco-Flemish composer central to Renaissance polyphony."}, {"n": "Kraftwerk", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/kraftwerk/", "s": "Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first successful acts t"}, {"n": "Lata Mangeshkar", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/lata-mangeshkar/", "s": "Indian playback singer with an eight-decade career."}, {"n": "Little Richard", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/little-richard/", "s": "American pianist, singer and performer; final studio album of new recordings released before his death in 2020"}, {"n": "Modest Mussorgsky", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/modest-mussorgsky/", "s": "Russian composer of The Five, innovator of national music."}, {"n": "Mstislav Rostropovich", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/mstislav-rostropovich/", "s": "Cellist who expanded the repertoire and championed human rights."}, {"n": "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/", "s": "Russian composer who shaped the nationalist style and trained generations."}, {"n": "Nirvana (band)", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/nirvana-band/", "s": "American rock band that popularized alternative rock."}, {"n": "Pablo Casals", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/pablo-casals/", "s": "Catalan cellist who revived Bach's Cello Suites and opposed Franco."}, {"n": "Paco de Lucía", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/paco-de-luc-a/", "s": "Spanish flamenco guitarist who expanded the genre's boundaries."}, {"n": "Philip Glass", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/philip-glass/", "s": "American composer of repetitive structures and minimalist works."}, {"n": "Prince (musician)", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/prince-musician/", "s": "Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, dancer, act"}, {"n": "Queen (band)", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/queen-band/", "s": "Queen are a British rock band that started in London in 1970."}, {"n": "Ralph Vaughan Williams", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/ralph-vaughan-williams/", "s": "English composer who broke from German-dominated style."}, {"n": "Ravi Shankar", "u": "/e/composers-and-musicians/ravi-shankar/", "s": "Indian sitar virtuoso who globalized Indian classical music."}]