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The Tunemaker Hall of Fame
How are they chosen?
Each year ten deceased American composers or songwriters
are chosen for the Tunemakers Hall of Fame
by Roger Hall, President of The Tune Lovers Socety.These composers and songwriters (but not lyricists)
are chosen to recognize their considerable skill and talent
in writing memorable music.In some cases there are more than one category for one person,
such as classical composer & popular songwriter.
In that case the predominant category is listed first.
Who are the inductees?
Here are the names of American composers and songwriters
who have excelled in their music creations and
are deserving of special praise.
They are arranged alphabetically each year, with links
to other pages on this website.
This Tunemaker Hall of Fame list covers the years 2003-2008
2008
Leroy Anderson, 1908-1975 - classical composer & songwriter
George Duning, 1908 - 2000 - film composer
Daniel Decatur Emmett, 1815-1904 - popular & folk songwriterFrederick Loewe, 1901-1988 - popular songwriter
David Raksin, 1912-2004 - film composer
George Frederick Root, 1820-1895 - popular songwriter
Virgil Thomson, 1896-1989 - classical composer
James Van Heusen, 1913-1990 - popular songwriter
Hank Williams, Sr, 1923-1953 - popular songwriter
Victor Young, 1900-1956 - film composer & songwriter
2007
Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 - gospel songwriter
Hugo Friedhofer, 1902-1981 - film composer
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 1884-1920 - classical composer
Roy Harris, 1899-1979 - classical composer
Billy Hill, 1899-1940 - popular songwriter
Jay Livingston, 1915-2001 - popular songwriterAlex North, 1910-1991 - film composer
Daniel Read, 1757-1836 - classical composer
William Grant Still, 1895-1978 - classical composer
Franz Waxman, 1906-1987 - film composer
2006
Amy Marcy (Cheney) Beach, 1867-1944 - classical composer
W.C. (William Christopher) Handy, 1873-1958 - blues songwriter
Howard Hanson, 1896-1981 - classical composer
Victor Herbert, 1859-1924 - classical composer & songwriter
Edward MacDowell, 1860-1908 - classical composer
Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 - hymn composer
Alfred Newman, 1900-1970 - film composer
William Schuman, 1910-1992 - classical composerDimitri Tiomkin, 1894-1979 - film composer & songwriter
Harry Warren, 1893-1981 - popular songwriter
2005
Harold Arlen, 1905-1986 - popular songwriter
Elmer Bernstein, 1922-2004 - film composer
George Whitefield Chadwick, 1854-1931 - classical composer
Jerry Goldsmith, 1929-2004 - film composer
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829-1869 - classical composer
Woody Guthrie, 1912-1967 - folk songwriter
Bernard Herrman, 1911-1975 - film composerMiklos Rozsa, 1907-1995 - film composer
John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932 - classical composer
Jule Styne, 1905-1994 - popular songwriter
2004
Samuel Barber, 1910-1981 - classical composer
Hoagy Carmichael, 1899-1981 - popular songwriter
Charles Ives, 1874-1954 - classical composer
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917 - classical composer
Jerome Kern, 1885-1945 - popular songwriter
Henry Mancini, 1924-1994 - film composer & songwriterJohn Knowles Paine, 1839-1906 - classical composer
Max Steiner, 1888-1971 - film composer
Randall Thompson, 1899-1974 - classical composer
Fats Waller, 1904-1943 - popular songwriter
2003
Irving Berlin, 1888-1989 - popular songwriter
Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990 - classical composer & songwriter
William Billings, 1746-1800 - classical composer & songwriterGeorge M. Cohan, 1878-1942 - popular songwriter
Aaron Copland, 1900-1990 - classical composerDuke Ellington, 1899-1974 - jazz composer & songwriter
Stephen Foster, 1826-1864 - popular songwriter
George Gershwin, 1898-1937 - popular songwriter & classical composer
Cole Porter, 1891-1964 - popular songwriter
Richard Rodgers, 1902-1979 - popular songwriter
Totals:
Classical Composers = 23
Film Composers & Songwriters = 14
Popular & Folk Songwriters = 23
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The Tune Lovers Society also sponsors
an annual event
known as,National Carry A Tune Week
Eighth Annual Week: October 5 - 11, 2008
Seventh Annual Week: October 7 - 13, 2007
Sixth Annual Week: October 1 - 7, 2006
Fifth Annual Week: October 2 - 8, 2005
Fourth Annual Week: October 3 -9, 2004
Third Annual Week: October 6 - 12, 2003Second Annual Week: October 7 - 13, 2002
First Annual Week: October 7 - 13, 2001
See also these links:
150 Essential American Songs (1861 - 1961)
50 Essential American Songs (1759 - 1860)
100 Essential Film Scores of the 20th Century
Film Composers and Soundtracks
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