Famous music theorists

person who studies music theory

282 people

All Alive Deceased
Marcus Terentius Varro

Marcus Terentius Varro

Deceased
Jean-Philippe Rameau

Jean-Philippe Rameau

1683 – 1764 · Age 80
Deceased
Porphyry

Porphyry

0233 – 0301 · Age 68
Deceased
Leopold Mozart

Leopold Mozart

1719 – 1787 · Age 67
Deceased
Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell

1659 – 1695 · Age 36
Deceased
Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen

1908 – 1992 · Age 83
Deceased
Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janáček

1854 – 1928 · Age 74
Deceased
Guido of Arezzo

Guido of Arezzo

0992 – 1050 · Age 58
Deceased
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

1928 – 2007 · Age 79
Deceased
Carl Orff

Carl Orff

1895 – 1982 · Age 86
Deceased
Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

1925 – 2016 · Age 90
Deceased
Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher

1602 – 1680 · Age 78
Deceased
Marin Mersenne

Marin Mersenne

1588 – 1648 · Age 59
Deceased
Cassiodorus

Cassiodorus

0487 – 0583 · Age 96
Deceased
Paul Hindemith

Paul Hindemith

1895 – 1963 · Age 68
Deceased
Guillaume Dufay

Guillaume Dufay

1397 – 1474 · Age 77
Deceased
Giuseppe Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini

1692 – 1770 · Age 77
Deceased
Philolaus

Philolaus

Deceased
Luigi Cherubini

Luigi Cherubini

1760 – 1842 · Age 81
Deceased
John Wallis

John Wallis

1616 – 1703 · Age 86
Deceased
Ferruccio Busoni

Ferruccio Busoni

1866 – 1924 · Age 58
Deceased
Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger

1887 – 1979 · Age 92
Deceased
Carl Czerny

Carl Czerny

1791 – 1857 · Age 66
Deceased
Hippasus

Hippasus

Deceased
Macrobius

Macrobius

0370 – 0430 · Age 60
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q16031530