Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer (e.g. Pur (band)

Is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer (e.g. Pur (band)).

Is a composer, conductor, and musicologist. His original compositions have been performed in Europe

Is a composer, conductor, and musicologist. His original compositions have been performed in Europe and the Americas. His Misa de San Isidro (2001) for a cappella chorus was premiered in Tenerife, the Canary Islands, Spain, in 2002, and has been performed by different professional choirs at festivals in Medellín, Tokyo, and New York City. His Piano Concerto No. 1 (2005), dedicated to the Russian pianist and teacher, Alexandr Sklioutovski, was premiered in June, 2006 at the National Theatre in Guatemala City by José Pablo Quesada as soloist and the Millennium Orchestra, the composer conducting. In 2007, it was performed to critical acclaim and great enthusiasm at the National Theatre in San José, Costa Rica, again with pianist Quesada and the composer conducting the National University Symphony Orchestra.

Is a composer. From 1976 until his retirement in 1995, Schnebel served as professor of experimental

Is a composer. From 1976 until his retirement in 1995, Schnebel served as professor of experimental music at the Berlin Hochschule der Künste. He began with a general private music study with Wilhelm Sibler from 1942 until 1945, when he started piano lessons with another Wilhelm(!), Wilhelm Resch, and lasted with him until 1949 at the age of 19. He continued then with music history through 1952, under Eric Doflein. Simultaneously he began composition (in 1950) under several musicians, including Ernst Krenek, Theodor W. Adorno, and Pierre Boulez. This led to his attendance at the University of Tübingen, where he studied musicology under Walter Gerstenberg, as well as theology and philosophy, while picking up further piano study as well.

Was a German Protestant theologian and writer of numerous Christian hymns. After the end of his term

Was a German Protestant theologian and writer of numerous Christian hymns. After the end of his term as provost, Trautwein became the chairman and manager of the Frankfurter Bibelgesellschaft. He played a leading role in the planning and construction of the Bibelmuseum which opened after his death in 2003 on the Museumsufer. He was for a long time a member of the presidum of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag and chairman of the Worship committee of the 6th Conference of the World Council of Churches in Vancouver in 1983. During his time as provost two Kirchentage took place in Frankfort (in 1975 and 1987), which he worked tirelessly to organize. He was known throughout the ecumenical movement as a vocal critic of apartheid in South Africa, accompanied by his wife Ursula.

Was a German-Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central

Was a German-Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and in church services. He composed in a wide variety of vocal and instrumental idioms, and his style strongly influenced many composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. Buxtehude, along with Heinrich Schütz, is considered today to be one of the most important German composers of the mid-Baroque.[2]

Is a German composer and pianist. Dietmar Bonnen studied music and fine arts in Cologne and Düsseld

Is a German composer and pianist. Dietmar Bonnen studied music and fine arts in Cologne and Düsseldorf. In 1981 he founded the avantgarde-rock ensemble Fleisch, with whom he recorded several CDs with his own compositions. After two years of production he published a CD called “Bonnen spielt …” with organ music of the 20th century. This production was the first, which combined different organs and acoustics from different churches made possible by recording techniques taken from pop music. Beside works of György Ligeti, Paul Hindemith, Charles Ives and Max Reger, he also played compositions written especially for this project and that cannot be performed on conventional organs. It contains premieres of two works of John Cage; “Solo with Obbligato Accompaniment of Two Voices in Canon, and Six Short Inventions on the Subjects of the Solo” from 1933/34 and “Composition for Three Voices” from 1934.

Was a German Baroque violinist and composer. Little is known about Becker's musical education. His f

Was a German Baroque violinist and composer. Little is known about Becker's musical education. His first position was as organist at Ahrensberg. In his second position, in the service of the Chapelle Ducale (Ducal Chapel) of the Duke Christian-Ludwig at Celle, he mainly devoted himself to the violin. In 1662 he settled in Hamburg as a violinist in the service of the Conseil de la Ville (City Council) and in 1667 he was named Maître de Chapelle (Chapel Master).

Was a German composer, cantor, organist und music teacher. In 1981, Bausznern initiated the founding

Was a German composer, cantor, organist und music teacher. In 1981, Bausznern initiated the founding of the Baußnern-Vereins zur Förderung des musikalischen Schaffens Waldemar von Baußnerns,“ an organisation dedicated to promoting awareness of the music of Waldemar von Baußnern, Bausznern's grandfather. The society, which is located in Darmstadt, is now known as the Baußnern Gesellschaft.

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.

Is a Venezuelan teacher and poet, founder of the public schools "Bogotá", "Los Jardines" and "Car

Is a Venezuelan teacher and poet, founder of the public schools "Bogotá", "Los Jardines" and "Caracciolo Parra León" in Caracas.Being born at El Hatillo town of the Miranda state, starts her studies in the rural school of El Hatillo, specializing at manualities. Graduates as teacher at the "Gran Colombia" school in Caracas. From her graduation in 1947, dedicates her life to the education, working at the "Andrés Bello" Federal school (1947 - 1950), teacher of the "José Mariá España" National school (1961 - 1965), manualist teacher a the "Pestalozzi" Center (1960 - 1978). In 1965, founds the National school "Bogotá", being the director until 1968, that year founds the National school "Los Jardines", directing this institution until 1971, when funds the National school "Caracciolo Parra León". On July 1, 1978 gets the jubilation from the Venezuelan education ministry. Also, Díaz Cisneros has wrote during her career, school poems, anthems, and declamations, has been the author of the anthems of the "Caracciolo Parra León" and "Pestalozzi" institutes, some of her poems has been published at the Cadena Tricolor.

A Mumbai-based writer and journalist. He writes about social and political causes, with a far-left p

A Mumbai-based writer and journalist. He writes about social and political causes, with a far-left perspective, as well as some travel and current affairs articles. His columns appear in The Sunday Observer, Rediff.com, Outlook and Mid-Day.A column by him about two young engineers from Kerala who built a dam in rural Maharashtra and supplied electricity where there was none, provided the inspiration for a key segment of the 2004 movie Swades directed by Ashutosh Gowariker [1]

Is one of the foremost Indian writers and critics to emerge in the post Independence era. Apart from

Is one of the foremost Indian writers and critics to emerge in the post Independence era. Apart from being a very important bilingual writer, writing in Marathi and English, he is also a painter and filmmaker.

Was a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist of a vast culture, endowed

Was a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist of a vast culture, endowed as much with intellectual gifts as with an innate devotion.Dilip and his younger sister Maya lost their mother Surabala Devi in 1903. From his father’s side, the family descended from one of the apostles of the medieval Bengali saint Shri Chaitanya. Brilliant as student, since his childhood, Dilip had a fascination for Sanskrit, English, chemistry and mathematics. His passion for music stopped him from securing the highest marks in the Matriculation examination : he stood the twenty-first and, with a scholarship, joined the Presidency College of Kolkata.

Was a Bulgarian poet and author whose death in the First World War cut off his promising literary ca

Was a Bulgarian poet and author whose death in the First World War cut off his promising literary career. Born to a prosperous family in Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria, he experienced hardship upon the death of his father in 1896, which necessitated the family moving to Plovdiv, and then onto Sofia in 1904.

Was a Bulgarian writer.He studied mining engineering and later in Sofa's Drama Academy, where he was

Was a Bulgarian writer.He studied mining engineering and later in Sofa's Drama Academy, where he was graduated as drama director. He wrote several theatrical plays before having to leave the country in 1965 for problems he had with the government. He moved to Germany (Munich) until 1991 and was script writer for Radio freies Europa (Radio Free Europe) in Munich.

Was a Bulgarian writer and journalist.In 1944 he was arrested by the communist authorities for his p

Was a Bulgarian writer and journalist.In 1944 he was arrested by the communist authorities for his patriotic and anti - macedonistic position and sent to the Sofia Central Prison and later to the labor camps Bobov Dol and Kutsian. He was expelled from the Bulgarian Writers' Union and from 1948 to 1952 he was exiled in Lukovit.

Was a Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon.Born in Lovech, he is best known for his

Was a Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon.Born in Lovech, he is best known for his best-selling novel Tobacco (Bulgarian: ?????, translit. Tyutyun), which was made into the 1962 film Tobacco, directed by Nikola Korabov. Dimov was forced to revise Tobacco to make it acceptable from the viewpoint of socialist realism by adding Communists and working-class characters.

Was a Georgian composer and ethnomusicologist considered as one of the founding fathers of modern Ge

Was a Georgian composer and ethnomusicologist considered as one of the founding fathers of modern Georgian music. He was also known by his Russified name Dimitry Ignatyevich Arakchiev (Russian: ???????? ?????????? ????????).

Was a radical Russian writer and social critic who, according to Georgi Plekhanov, "spent the best y

Was a radical Russian writer and social critic who, according to Georgi Plekhanov, "spent the best years of his life in a fortress".

Is a Greek turkologist, professor of International Relations and Geopolitics.

Is a Greek turkologist, professor of International Relations and Geopolitics.

Was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer. Also known as Dimitris Mitropoulos. He studied music a

Was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer. Also known as Dimitris Mitropoulos. He studied music at the Athens Conservatoire as well as in Brussels and Berlin, with Ferruccio Busoni among his teachers. From 1921 to 1925 he assisted Erich Kleiber at the Berlin State Opera and then took a number of posts in Greece. At a 1930 concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, he played the solo part of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and conducted the orchestra from the keyboard, becoming one of the first modern musicians to do so.

Is a Greek composer. His father was the author Angelos Terzakis. From 1959–1964 Terzakis studied c

Is a Greek composer. His father was the author Angelos Terzakis. From 1959–1964 Terzakis studied composition with Yannis Papaioannou at the Athens Hellenic Conservatory, followed by five years spent at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany where he studied composition with Bernd Alois Zimmermann and electronic music with Herbert Eimert. Works by Terzakis have been performed at the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival in Basle (1970), the Darmstadt Artists' Colony summer courses (1970) and the Hamburg Das Neue Werk series (1972).

An electroacoustic composer and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI,[1] the first

An electroacoustic composer and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI,[1] the first electronic music festival and symposium on the African continent in 2005 that took place at University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He lectures part-time at Witwatersrand University in electronic music composition.

Was a Romanian classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator, and writer.

Was a Romanian classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator, and writer.

Was a Macedonian textbook writer and lexicographer.He was one of the founders of the Macedonian Lite

Was a Macedonian textbook writer and lexicographer.He was one of the founders of the Macedonian Literary Society, established in Saint Petersburg in 1902, and served as its president from 1902 to 1917. He was also the author of a large number of articles