Vaccai, Nicola (1790–1848)—Italy
Teachers: Jannaconi, Giuseppe; Paisiello, Giovanni
Students: Arrieta, Emilio; Golinelli, Stefano; Lucantoni, Giovanni
Vacchi, Fabio (1949– )—Italy
Teachers: Gotti, Tito; Manzoni, Giacomo
Students: Venturi, Daniele
Vacek, Miloš (1928–2012)—Czechia
Teachers: Picha, Franz; Řídký, Jaroslav
Students: Unknown
Vachon, Pierre (1738–1803)—France
Teachers: Chiabrano, Carlo
Students: Unknown
Vackár, Dalibor (1906–1984)—Czechia
Teachers: Šin, Otakar; Suk, Josef
Students: Unknown
Vackár, Tomás (1945–1963)—Czechia
Teachers: Hula, Zdenek
Students: Unknown
Vackár, Václav (1881–1954)—Bohemia (Czechia)
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
Vaclavik, Jude (1982– )—USA
Teachers: Corigliano, John; Hillborg, Anders; Rouse, Christopher
Students: Unknown
Vaet, Jacobus (~1529–1567)—Belgium, Austria
Teachers: Gombert, Nicolas
Students: Unknown
Vaggione, Horacio (1943– )—Argentina, Spain, France
Teachers: Brün, Herbert; Hiller, Lejaren; Paz, Juan Carlos
Students: Mihalic, Alexander; Minard, Robin; Naón, Luis
Vagner, Genrikh (1922–2000)—Poland, Belarus
Teachers: Bogatyrev, Anatoly
Students: Unknown
Vaillancourt, Scott (1968– )—USA
Teachers: Schwartz, Elliott
Students: Unknown
Vainberg, Moishe (see Weinberg, Mieczyslaw)
Vainshtein, Leonid (1945–1994)—Azerbaijan, Russia
Teachers: Karayev, Kara
Students: Unknown
Vajda, János (1949– )—Hungary
Teachers: Petrovics, Emil
Students: Dudas, Richard; Kaulkin, Michael
Valcárcel, Edgar (1932–2010)—Peru
Teachers: Dallapiccola, Luigi; Ginastera, Alberto; Lanza, Alcides; Lybbert, Donald; Maderna, Bruno; Malipiero, Riccardo; Messiaen, Olivier; Sas, Andrés; Ussachevsky, Vladimir
Students: Unknown
Valcárcel, Teodoro (1902–1942)—Peru
Teachers: Pedrell, Felipe
Students: Unknown
Valderrama Herrera, Carlos (1887–1950)—Peru
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valdés Costa, Mario (1898–1930)—Cuba, USA
Teachers: Ponce, Manuel; Trucco, Eduardo
Students: Unknown
Válek, Jirí (1923–2005)—Czechia
Teachers: Řídký, Jaroslav
Students: Unknown
Valen, Fartein (1887–1952)—Norway
Teachers: Bruch, Max; Elling, Catharinus
Students: Egge, Klaus; Johanson, Sven-Eric; Kjellsby, Erlingh; Lie, Harald; Olsen, Sparre; Sommerfeldt, Oistein
Valencia, Antonio Maria (1902–1952)—Colombia
Teachers: d’Indy, Vincent; Le Flem, Paul
Students: Figueroa, Luis Carlos; Velasco Llanos, Santiago
Valente, Antonio (~1520–~1580)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valente, Saverio (fl. 1767–1811)—Naples
Teachers: Coccia, Carlo; Fenaroli, Fedele
Students: Lavigna, Vincenzo
Valente, Vincenzo (1855–1921)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valente, William (1934–1993)—USA
Teachers: Kirchner, Leon
Students: Unknown
Valenti, Michael (1942– )—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valentini, Giovanni (1582–1649)—Italy
Teachers: Gabrieli, Giovanni
Students: Kerll, Johann Kaspar
Valentini, Giuseppe (1681–1753)—Italy
Teachers: Bononcini, Giovanni
Students: Unknown
Valentini, Pier Francesco (~1570–1654)—Italy
Teachers: Nanino, Giovanni Bernardino
Students: Unknown
Valera, Roberto (1938– )—Cuba
Teachers: Ardévol, José; Brouwer, Leo; Dobrowolski, Andrzej; Martin, Edgardo; Rudzinski, Witold
Students: Aguirre, Louis; Peramo, Tulio; Piñera, Juan; Piñero, Efraín Amador; Ruiz, Magaly
Valeri, Gaetano (1760–1822)—Italy
Teachers: Bertoni, Ferdinando
Students: Balbi, Melchiore
Valette de Montigny, Joseph (1665–1738)—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
Vali, Reza (1952– )—Iran, USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valkare, Gunnar (1943– )—Sweden
Teachers: Lidholm, Ingvar
Students: Unknown
Valkama, Vesa (1963—)—Finland
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Ahvenjärvi, Sanna
Vallerand, Jean (1915–1994)—Canada
Teachers: Champagne, Claude
Students: Cloutier, Jean-Marie
Valle Riestra, José María (1858–1925)—Peru
Teachers: Gédalge, André
Students: Unknown
Vallotti, Francesco Antonio (1697–1780)—Italy
Teachers: Calegari, Francesco Antonio
Students: Morigi, Angelo; Sarti, Giuseppe; Vogler, (Abbé) Georg Joseph
Valvasensi, Lazaro (1585–1661)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Valverde, Gabriel (1957– )—Spain
Teachers: Juarez, Manuel
Students: Unknown
Valverde, Joaquín (1846–1910)—Spain
Teachers: Arrieta, Emilio
Students: Valverde Sanjuán, Joaquín “Quinto”
Valverde Sanjuán, Joaquín “Quinto” (1875–1918)—Spain, Mexico
Teachers: Valverde, Joaquín
Students: Unknown
Van, Jeffrey (1941– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
van Anrooy, Peter (1879–1954)—Netherlands
Teachers: Taneyev, Sergei; Wagenaar, Johan
Students: Schouwman, Hans
van Appledorn, Mary Jeanne (1927–2014)—USA
Teachers: Hovhaness, Alan; Rogers, Bernard
Students: Cross, Lowell Merlin; Hoover, Jeffrey
van Baaren, Kees (1906–1970)—Netherlands
Teachers: Koch, Friedrich; Pijper, Willem
Students: Andriessen, Louis; Bon, Maarten; Bon, Willem Frederik; Bruins, Theo; Bruynèl, Ton; de Leeuw, Reinbert; Eisma, Will; Porcelijn, David; Schat, Peter; van Bergeijk, Gilius; van den Booren, Jo; Vlijmen, Jan van
van Bergeijk, Gilius (1946– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Raaymakers, Dick; van Baaren, Kees
Students: Ayres, Richard; Cameron, Allison; Carter, Ryan; Giron, Cindy; Kiš, Ivana; Klimek, Piotr; Lach, Juan Sebastián; Martinez, Frank; Steenhuisen, Paul; Stewart, Andrew; van der Aa, Michel; Veličković, Jasna; Wolek, Krzysztof; Wullur, Sinta; Zegers, Kristoffer
van Boom, Jan (1807–1872)—Netherlands, Sweden
Teachers: Hummel, Johann Nepomuk; Moschelez, Ignaz
Students: Lindegren, Johan
Van Brink, Matt (1978– )—USA
Teachers: Adler, Samuel; Dzubay, David; Foss, Lukas; Freund, Don; Harbison, John
Students: Redmond, J.P.
Van Buskirk, Jeremy (1973– )—USA
Teachers: Brust, Paul; Cornell, Richard; Fineberg, Joshua; Foss, Lukas; Rogers, John Fitz
Students: Unknown
Van Camp, Leonard (1934–2003)—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Weck, David L.
Vancea, Zeno (1900–1990)—Romania
Teachers: Bena, Augustin; Dima, Gheorghe; Kanitz, Ernst; Vidu, Ion
Students: Badian, Maya; Berger, Wilhelm Georg; Capoianu, Dumitru; Draga, George; Hrisanidis, Alexandre; Metianu, Lucian; Mitrea-Celarianu, Mihai; Moldovan, Mihai; Popovici, Doru; Porfetye, Andreas; Wendel, Eugen
Van de Crommert, Will (~1991– )—USA
Teachers: Campbell, Brian; McMahon, Sean; Rona, Jeff
Students: Unknown
Vande Gorne, Annette (1946– )—Belgium
Teachers: Absil, Jean; Reibel, Guy; Schaeffer, Pierre
Students: Anderson, Elizabeth
van de Griend, Koos (1905–1950)—Netherlands
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
van Delden, Lex (1919–1988)—Netherlands
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
Van de Moortel, Arie (1918–1976)—Belgium
Teachers: Van Eechaute, Prosper
Students: Unknown
van den Bergh, Gertrude (1793–1840)—Germany, Netherlands
Teachers: Burgmüller, Friedrich; Ries, Ferdinand
Students: Unknown
van den Booren, Jo (1935– )—Netherlands
Teachers: de Leeuw, Ton; Huber, Klaus; Maessen, Antoon; Toebosch, Louis; van Baaren, Kees
Students: Unknown
van den Boorn-Coclet, Henriette (1866–1945)—Belgium
Teachers: Dupuis, Sylvain; Radoux, Jean-Théodore
Students: Unknown
Van den Eeden, Jean Baptiste (1843–1917)—Belgium
Teachers: Fétis, François-Joseph
Students: Unknown
van den Eynde, Alfons (1859–19??)—Belgium
Teachers: Benoit, Peter
Students: Meulemans, Arthur
van der Aa, Michel (1970– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Andriessen, Louis; van Bergeijk, Gilius; Wagenaar, Diderik
Students: Horrocks-Hopayian, Cevanne
van der Does, Karl (Charles) (1817–1878)—Netherlands
Teachers: Rummel, Christian
Students: Lazare, Martin
van der Horst, Anthon (1899–1965)—Netherlands
Teachers: Zweers, Bernard
Students: de Klerk, Albert; Kee, Piet; Nieland, Herman; Post, Piet
Vandermaesbrugge, Max (1933– )—Belgium
Teachers: Absil, Jean; Louël, Jean; Moulaert, Raymond; Souris, André; Stehman, Jacques
Students: Unknown
Van der Meulen, Jozef (1869–1931)—Belgium
Teachers: Miry, Karel; Samuel, Adolphe
Students: Unknown
Van der Slice, John (1940– )—USA
Teachers: Dahl, Ingolf; McKay, Neil; Russell, Armand; Zonn, Paul Martin
Students: Davies, David Horace; Garcia, Orlando Jacinto; Kramer, Keith
Van Der Stucken, Frank (1858–1929)—USA, Belgium
Teachers: Benoit, Peter; Grieg, Edvard; Langer, Edward; Reinecke, Carl
Students: Grimm, Carl Hugo
Van der Velden, Renier (1910–1993)—Belgium
Teachers: Broeckx, Jan; Candael, Karel; Jongen, Joseph
Students: Unknown
Van de Vate, Nancy (1930– )—USA, Austria
Teachers: Boda, John; Kreutz, Arthur
Students: Buch, Brian; Garber, J. Ryan
Van de Velde, Eugeen (1883–1958)—Belgium
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
van Dieren, Bernard (1887–1936)—Netherlands, England
Teachers: Busoni, Ferruccio
Students: Busch, William; Warlock, Peter
van Dijk, Jan (1918– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Pijper, Willem
Students: Ficarrotta, John; Manneke, Daan; Voorn, Joop
Vandor, Ivan (1932– )—Hungary, Italy
Teachers: Petrassi, Goffredo
Students: Verdi, Luigi
Vándor, Sándor (1901–1945)—Hungary
Teachers: Graener, Paul
Students: Unknown
Van Eechaute, Prosper (1904–1964)—Netherlands
Teachers: Lunssens, Martin; Mathieu, Emile
Students: Van de Moortel, Arie
van Emmerik, Ivo (1961– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Cage, John; Feldman, Morton; Ferneyhough, Brian; Heppener, Robert
Students: Unknown
Van Eps, Robert (1909–1986)—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Williams, John Towner
van Gheluwe, Leon (1837–1914)—Belgium
Teachers: Gevaert, François-Auguste; Miry, Karel
Students: Unknown
van Gilse, Jan (1881–1944)—Netherlands
Teachers: Humperdinck, Engelbert; Wüllner, Franz
Students: Unknown
van Goudoever, Henri (1898–1977)—Netherlands
Teachers: Wagenaar, Johan
Students: Unknown
Van Hagen, Peter Albrecht (1755–1803)—Netherlands, USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vanhal, Jan Krtitel (see Vanhal, Johann Baptist)
Vanhal, Johann Baptist (1739–1813)—Bohemia (Czechia), Austria
Teachers: Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von
Students: Lipavsky, Josef; Pleyel, Ignaz
van Haren, André (1963– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Alkema, Henk
Students: Unknown
Van Hecke, Mark (1949– )—USA
Teachers: Yannay, Yehudi
Students: Unknown
van Hoof, Jef (1886–1959)—Belgium
Teachers: Gilson, Paul; Mortelmans, Lodewijk
Students: Unknown
Van Hulse, Camil (1897–1988)—Belgium, USA
Teachers: De Greef, Arthur; Lenaerts, Frans; Van Hulse, Gustaaf; Verheyden, Edward
Students: Unknown
Van Hulse, Gustaaf (1862–1954)—Belgium
Teachers: Tinel, Edgar
Students: Van Hulse, Camil
van Katwijk, Paul (1885–1974)—Netherlands, USA
Teachers: Godowsky, Leopold; Klatte, Wilhelm; Oberstadt, Carl
Students: van Katwijk, Viola Beck
van Katwijk, Viola Beck (1894–1980)—USA
Teachers: Grainger, Percy; van Katwijk, Paul
Students: Unknown
van Keulen, Geert (1943– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Henkemans, Hans; Heppener, Robert
Students: Padding, Martijn
van Lier, Bertus (1906–1972)—Netherlands
Teachers: Pijper, Willem; Scherchen, Hermann
Students: Heppener, Robert; Schuyt, Nico
Van Looy, Jos (1927–2001)—Belgium
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Biesemans, Jan Pieter
van Maldere, Pieter (Pierre) (1729–1768)—Belgium
Teachers: Croes, Henri-Jacques de; Fiocco, Jean-Joseph
Students: Gehot, Joseph
Van Nieuwkerk, Willem (1955– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Van Nostrand, Burr (1945– )—USA
Teachers: Brubeck, Howard; Cogan, Robert; Glasier, Jonathan
Students: Unknown
Vannuccini, Luigi (1828–1911)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Root, Frederic Woodman; Uzielli, Lazzaro
Van Nuffel, Jules (1883–1953)—Belgium
Teachers: Depuydt, Oscar; Desmet, Alfons; Tinel, Edgar
Students: Dieltiens, Lode; Goemanne, Noël; Peeters, Flor; Roelstraete, Herman
Vanoni, Gabriele (1980– )—Italy
Teachers: Anderson, Julian; Czernowin, Chaya; Ferneyhough, Brian; Giuliano, Giuseppe; Lachenmann, Helmut; Murail, Tristan; Tutschku, Hans
Students: Unknown
van Onna, Peter (1966– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Andriessen, Louis; de Vries, Klaas; Loevendie, Theo
Students: Unknown
van Oosterzee, Cornélie (1863–1943)—Netherlands
Teachers: de Lange, Samuel, Jr.; Nicolai, Willem; Radecke, Robert; Urban, Heinrich
Students: Unknown
van Otterloo, Rogier (1941–1988)—Netherlands
Teachers: van Otterloo, Willem
Students: Unknown
van Otterloo, Willem (1907–1978)—Netherlands, Australia
Teachers: Dresden, Sem
Students: Bon, Willem Frederik; van Otterloo, Rogier
van Rossum, Frédéric (1939– )—Belgium
Teachers: Quinet, Marcel
Students: Unknown
van Rossum, Jeffrey (~1984– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Rona, Jeff
Students: Unknown
Van Slyck, Nicholas (1922–1983)—USA
Teachers: Piston, Walter
Students: Ciani, Suzanne; Cornell, Richard
van Thienen, Marcel (1922–1998)—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Van Tiegham, David (1955– )—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Van Vactor, David (1906–1994)—USA
Teachers: Beecher, Carl Milton; Borowski, Felix; Dukas, Paul; Noelte, Albert; Oldberg, Arne; Schmidt, Franz; Schoenberg, Arnold; Sowerby, Leo; Wessel, Mark
Students: Blair, Dallas; Brush, Ruth; Campbell, Arthur; Davis, Doug; Fetler, Paul; Ha, Jae Eun; Holmes, Markwood; McAfee, Carlton; Sartor, David; Trythall, Gilbert; Trythall, Richard; Watts, John
Van Wormer, Gordon (1937– )—USA
Teachers: Benson, Warren
Students: Romayne, Douglas
Van Wyk, Arnold (1916–1983)—South Africa, England
Teachers: Holland, Theodore
Students: Unknown
Vanzo, Vittorio Maria (1862–1945)—Italy
Teachers: Bazzini, Antonio
Students: Unknown
Vardell, Charles (1893–1962)—USA
Teachers: Fryer, Herbert; Goetschius, Percy
Students: Dunford, Benjamin
Vardi, Arie (1937– )—Israel
Teachers: Baumgartner, Paul; Boulez, Pierre; Pelleg, Frank; Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Students: Unknown
Vardi, Emanuel (1915–2011)—Israel, USA
Teachers: Nabokov, Nicolas; Serly, Tibor; Wagenaar, Bernard
Students: Unknown
Varela, Victor (1955– )—Venezuela, Sweden
Teachers: Adams, John; Andriessen, Louis; de Leeuw, Ton; Kusnir, Eduardo; Loevendie, Theo; Mastrogiovanni, Antonio; Wishart, Trevor
Students: Unknown
Varèse, Edgard (1883–1965)—France, USA
Teachers: Bolzoni, Giovanni; Busoni, Ferruccio; d’Indy, Vincent; Roussel, Albert; Widor, Charles-Marie
Students: Barab, Seymour; Dlugoszewski, Lucia; Drew, James Mulcro; Jolivet, André; Kasemets, Udo; Ludewig, Wolfgang; McMillan, Ann; McPhee, Colin; Mimaroglu, Ilhan; Montecino, Alfonso; Riedl, Josef Anton; Schwartz, Elliott; Smith, Russell; Still, William Grant; Tenney, James; Wen-chung, Chou; Wigglesworth, Frank; Wilkinson, Marc
Varga, Ovidiu (1913–1993)—Romania
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Miereanu, Costin
Vargas, António Pinho (1951– )—Portugal
Teachers: Andriessen, Louis; Cage, John; de Vries, Klaas; Donatoni, Franco; Ligeti, György; Nunes, Emmanuel
Students: Unknown
Varlamov, Alexander Y. (1801–1848)—Russia
Teachers: Bortniansky, Dmitry
Students: Unknown
Varney, Louis (1844–1908)—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Varvoglis, Marios (1885–1967)—Belgium, Greece
Teachers: Caussade, Georges; d’Indy, Vincent; Leroux, Xavier
Students: Constantinides, Dinos; Karyotakis, Theodoros; Mamangakis, Nikos; Sicilianos, Yorgos
Vasconcelos, Jorge Croner de (1910–1974)—Portugal
Teachers: Boulanger, Nadia; Branco, Luís de Freitas; Cortot, Alfred; Dukas, Paul; Roger-Ducasse, Jean-Jules
Students: Pires, Filipe
Vasilenko, Sergei (1872–1956)—Russia
Teachers: Conus, Georgi; Conus, Serge; Gretchaninov, Alexander; Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail; Protopopov, Sergei; Safonov, Vasily; Taneyev, Sergei
Students: Alexandrov, Alexander; Alexandrov, Anatoli; Ashrafi, Mukhtar; Chesnokov, Pavel; Gadzhiev, Dzhvedet; Golovanov, Nikolai; Ivanov-Radkevitch, Nicolai; Khachaturian, Aram; Koundouroff, Aristotelis; Kryukov, Nikolai; Merikanto, Aarre; Mukhatov, Veli; Nechayev, Vasily; Novikov, Anatoly; Polovinkin, Leonid; Rakov, Nikolai; Roslavets, Nikolai; Shekhter, Boris
Vasilescu, Ion (1903–1960)—Romania
Teachers: Castaldi, Alfonso; Le Flem, Paul
Students: Unknown
Vasiliev-Buglay, Dmitri (1888–1956)—Russia
Teachers: Kastalsky, Alexander
Students: Unknown
Vasks, Peteris (1946– )—Latvia
Teachers: Utkin, Valentin
Students: Unknown
Vaslin, Olive Charlier (1794–1889)—France
Teachers: Baudiot, Charles-Nicolas
Students: Battanchon, Felix
Vasquéz, Edmundo (1938– )—Chile, France
Teachers: Barbaud, Pierre; Becerra-Schmidt, Gustavo; Garrido Lecca, Celso; Letelier, Alfonso; Risset, Jean Claude; Xenakis, Iannis
Students: Unknown
Vásquez, José (1895–1961)—Spain
Teachers: Carrillo, Julián; Tello, Rafael
Students: Unknown
Vásquez, Juan (~1510–~1560)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vasquez, Juan Carlos (1986– )—Colombia
Teachers: Farnell, Andy; Harrison, Jonty; Puckette, Miller
Students: Unknown
Vasquez-Castaneda, Harold (1964– )—Colombia
Teachers: Benjamin, George; Boesch, Rainer; Denisov, Edison; Ferneyhough, Brian; Gaudibert, Eric; Harvey, Jonathan; Manoury, Philippe; Murail, Tristan; Risset, Jean Claude
Students: Martinez, José
Vásquez Pedrero, Aurelio (1889–~1965)—Colombia
Teachers: Figueroa, Luis Carlos
Students: Neuman, Hans Federico
Vasseur, Léon (1844–1917)—France
Teachers: Dietsch, Louis; Saint-Saëns, Camille
Students: Unknown
Vassilandonakis, Yiorgos (1969– )—Greece, USA
Teachers: Bourland, Roger; Campion, Edmund; Chihara, Paul; Cox, Cindy; Felciano, Richard; Goldsmith, Jerry; Krouse, Ian; Lefkowitz, David; Leroux, Philippe; Liderman, Jorge; Reale, Paul; Thow, John
Students: Unknown
Vassiliades, Christopher (~1961– )—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Pritsker, Gene
Vaszy, Viktor (1958– )—Hungary
Teachers: Kodály, Zoltán; Koessler, Hans von; Molnar, Antal
Students: Dubrovay, László
Vaubourgoin, Marc (1907–1983)—France
Teachers: Dukas, Paul; Gallon, Noël; Gédalge, André; Widor, Charles-Marie
Students: Beydts, Louis
Vauclain, Andre Constant (1908–2003)—USA
Teachers: Scalero, Rosario
Students: Davis, Jean Reynolds; Eastman, Julius; Hennagin, Michael; Herder, Ronald; Kozinski, David; McDermott, Vincent; Stouffer, Paul M.
Vaucorbeil, Auguste (1821–1884)—France
Teachers: Cherubini, Luigi; Dourlen, Victor; Marmontel, Antoine François
Students: Unknown
Vaughan, Mike (1954– )—England
Teachers: Denyer, Frank; Fulkerson, James; Nelson, Peter; Osborne, Nigel
Students: Garro, Diego
Vaughan, Rodger (1932–2012)—USA
Teachers: Dahl, Ingolf; Stevens, Halsey
Students: Persi, Edward
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872–1958)—England
Teachers: Bruch, Max; Parratt, Walter; Parry, Hubert; Ravel, Maurice; Stanford, Charles Villiers; Waddington, Sidney; Wood, Charles
Students: Barrow, Robert; Bate, Stanley; Berners, Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson; Brassard, François; Butterworth, Arthur; Cannon, Philip; Clarke, Douglas; Cockshott, Gerald; Coulthard, Jean; Ferguson, Howard; Foster, Arnold; Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong; Gipps, Ruth; Glanville-Hicks, Peggy; Gordon, Gavin; Gundry, Inglis; Gurney, Ivor; Hadley, Patrick; Helm, Everett; Heward, Leslie; Holst, Imogen; Hughes, Arwel; Jacob, Gordon; Jenkins, Joseph Willcox; Lambert, Constant; Lilburn, Douglas; Lloyd Webber, William; Maconchy, Elizabeth; Manton, Robert; May, Frederick; McCleary, Fiona; Milford, Robin; Naylor, Bernard; Poston, Elizabeth; Reizenstein, Franz Theodor; Rubbra, Edmund; Spedding, Frank; Trimble, Joan; Weisser, Albert; Williams, Grace
Vautor, Thomas (fl. 1600–1620)—England
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vavilov, Gennady (1932– )—Russia
Teachers: Okunev, German; Yevlakhov, Orest
Students: Unknown
Vayo, David (1957– )—USA
Teachers: Bassett, Leslie; Bolcom, William; Fox, Frederick; Orrego-Salas, Juan
Students: Gilbert, Peter
Vazzana, Anthony (1922– )—USA
Teachers: Bernstein, Leonard; Dahl, Ingolf; Fine, Irving; Kanitz, Ernest; Stevens, Halsey
Students: Gelt, Andrew; Kuzell, Christopher; Lukas, Lisa Donovan; McQuilkin, Terry; Oakes, Rodney Harland; Seyfrit, Michael; Southers, Leroy; Yoshioka, Emmett
Veale, John (1922– 2006)—England
Teachers: Armstrong, Thomas; Gardner, John; Harris, Roy; Sessions, Roger; Wellesz, Egon
Students: Unknown
Vecchi, Orazio (1550–1605)—Italy
Teachers: Essenga, Salvatore
Students: Rubini, Nicolò
Vecchi, Orfeo (1550–1604)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vecchia, Wolfgango dalla (1923–1994)—Italy
Teachers: Germani, Fernando; Petrassi, Goffredo
Students: Bellon, Stefano; Furgeri, Biancamaria; Pasquotti, Corrado
Vecsey, Franz von (1893–1935)—Hungary
Teachers: Hubay, Jenő
Students: Unknown
Vécsey, Jeno (1909–1966)—Hungary
Teachers: Kodály, Zoltán
Students: Unknown
Vedel, Artemy (1767–1806)—Ukraine
Teachers: Sarti, Giuseppe
Students: Turchaninov, Piotr
Veerhoff, Carlos (1926–2011)—Argentina, Germany
Teachers: Blacher, Boris; Grabner, Hermann
Students: Unknown
Vees, Jack (1955– )—USA
Teachers: Andriessen, Louis; Globokar, Vinko; Mosko, Stephen L.; Rands, Bernard; Subotnick, Morton
Students: Unknown
Vega, Diego (1968– )—Colombia, USA
Teachers: Gaviria, Guillermo; Hoffman, Joel; Sierra, Roberto; Stucky, Steven; Zohn-Muldoon, Ricardo
Students: Unknown
Vega, Henry (1973– )—USA, Netherlands
Teachers: Berg, Paul; Burns, Kristine; Garcia, Orlando Jacinto; Nelson, Jon Christopher; Ryan, Joel; Tazelaar, Kees
Students: Unknown
Vehar, Persis (1937– )—USA
Teachers: Babbitt, Milton; Benson, Warren; Cage, John; Corigliano, John; Druckman, Jacob; Finney, Ross Lee; Gerhard, Roberto; Kirchner, Leon; Rorem, Ned; Sessions, Roger
Students: Unknown
Veichtner, Franz Adam (1741–1822)—Germany, Russia
Teachers: Benda, Franz; Riepel, Joseph
Students: Reichardt, Johann Friedrich
Veiga, José Augusto Ferreira (1838–1903)—Portuguese Macau, Portugal, Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Veit, Wenzel Henrich (Václav Jindrich) (1806–1864)—Czechia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Benatzky, Ralph; Labitzky, Joseph
Vejanovsky, Pavel Josef (1640–1693)—Moravia (Czechia)
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Velasco, Daniel (1978– )—Colombia
Teachers: Aderhold, Peter; Gaviria, Guillermo; Reuter, Ulrich; Wefelmeyer, Bernd
Students: Unknown
Velasco Llanos, Santiago (1915–1996)—Colombia
Teachers: Allende, Pedro Humberto; Santa Cruz, Domingo; Valencia, Antonio Maria
Students: Unknown
Velasco Maidana, José María (1899–1989)—Bolivia, USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Velázquez, Fernando (1976– )—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Velázquez, Higinio (1926– )—Mexico
Teachers: Bernal Jiménez, Miguel; Halffter, Rodolfo
Students: Unknown
Veldhuis, Jacob Ter (1951– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Veličković, Jasna (1974– )—Serbia, Netherlands
Teachers: Andriessen, Louis; Barlow, Clarence; Hofman, Srdjan; van Bergeijk, Gilius
Students: Unknown
Velikanov, Vasily (1896–1969)—Russia
Teachers: Shcherbachov, Vladimir
Students: Unknown
Velke, Fritz (1930–2005)—USA
Teachers: Graves, William; Jones, George Thaddeus
Students: Unknown
Velte, Eugen-Werner (1923–1984)—Germany
Teachers: Nestler, Gerhard
Students: Mainka, Jörg; Rihm, Wolfgang
Venables, Ian (1955– )—England
Teachers: Arnell, Richard; Downes, Andrew; Joubert, John
Students: Unknown
Venegas de Henestrosa, Luis (~1510–1570)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Venth, Carl (1860–1938)—Germany, USA
Teachers: Hiller, Ferdinand
Students: Unknown
Vento, Ivo de (~1544–1575)—Belgium, Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Lechner, Leonhard
Ventura, José “Pep” (1817–1875)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Venturi, Daniele (1971– )—Italy
Teachers: Fedele, Ivan; Grisey, Gérard; Manzoni, Giacomo; Pablo, Luis de; Vacchi, Fabio
Students: Unknown
Venzano, Luigi (1814–1878)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Veprik, Alexander (1899–1958)—Ukraine, Poland, Russia
Teachers: Myaskovsky, Nikolai; Zhitomirsky, Alexander
Students: North, Alex
Veracini, Francesco Maria (1690–1768)—Italy
Teachers: Casini, Giovanni Maria; Feroci, Francesco
Students: Unknown
Verbesselt, August (1919–2012)—Netherlands
Teachers: Candael, Karel; Ontrop, Lodewijk
Students: Biesemans, Jan Pieter; Craens, Alain; Westerlinck, Wilfried
Vercken, François (1928–2005)—France
Teachers: Daniel-Lesur, Jean-Yves; Nigg, Serge
Students: Unknown
Vercoe, Barry (1937– )—New Zealand, USA
Teachers: Babbitt, Milton; Bassett, Leslie; Finney, Ross Lee; Randall, James K.; Tremain, Ronald; Winham, Godfrey
Students: Adán, Victor; Berthelot, John; Boulanger, Richard; Brody, Martin; Frykberg, Susan; Hamel, Keith; Headrick, Samuel; Hosken, Daniel; Kalogeras, Alexandros; Puckette, Miller; Yim, Jay Alan
Vercoe, Elizabeth Walton (1941– )—USA
Teachers: Bassett, Leslie; Finney, Ross Lee; Read, Gardner; Wilson, George Balch
Students: Unknown
Verdelot, Philippe (~1480–~1532)—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Arcadelt, Jacob
Verdery, Benjamin (1955– )—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813–1901)—Italy
Teachers: Lavigna, Vincenzo; Provesi, Ferdinando
Students: Muzio, Emanuele; Rossi, Giovanni Gaetano
Verdi, Luigi (1958– )—Italy
Teachers: Donatoni, Franco; Fugazza, Gianfelice; Furgeri, Biancamaria; Manzoni, Giacomo; Messiaen, Olivier; Renosto, Paolo; Rotondi, Umberto; Vandor, Ivan
Students: Bedetti, Tiziano
Verdi, Ralph (1944– )—USA
Teachers: Adler, Samuel; Barlow, Wayne; Benson, Warren; Hodkinson, Sydney; Schwantner, Joseph
Students: Unknown
Veremans, Renaat (1894–1969)—Belgium
Teachers: de Boeck, August; Meulemans, Arthur; Verheyden, Edward
Students: Sternefeld, Daniel
Veress, Sándor (1907–1992)—Hungary, Switzerland
Teachers: Bartók, Béla; Kodály, Zoltán; Lajtha, László
Students: Andres, Daniel P.; Bamert, Matthias; Edwards, Ross; Funk, Eric; Holliger, Heinz; Kurtág, György; Ligeti, György; Myers, Theldon; Rajna, Thomas; Wesley-Smith, Martin; Wyttenbach, Jürg
Veretti, Antonio (1900–1978)—Italy
Teachers: Alfano, Franco; Mattioli, Guglielmo
Students: Unknown
Vergés, Lluis (1953– )—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Conde, Alfons; Gimeno-Bayon, Javier; Trujillo, Dani
Verhey, Theodoor (1848–1929)—Netherlands
Teachers: Bargiel, Woldemar
Students: Unknown
Verheyden, Edward (1878–1959)—Netherlands
Teachers: Ysaÿe, Eugène
Students: Durme, Jef Van; Van Hulse, Camil; Veremans, Renaat
Verhulst, Johannes (1816–1891)—Netherlands
Teachers: Mendelssohn, Felix
Students: de Lange, Daniel; de Lange, Samuel, Jr.; Tours, Berthold
Verhulst, Pieter (1953– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vérin, Nicolas (1958– )—France
Teachers: Erickson, Robert; Estrada, Julio; Mumma, Gordon; Rands, Bernard; Reynolds, Roger; Yuasa, Joji
Students: Unknown
Vermeulen, Matthijs (1888–1967)—Netherlands
Teachers: de Lange, Daniel; Diepenbrock, Alphons
Students: Unknown
Verneuil, Raoul de (1899–1975)—Peru, Spain
Teachers: Bloch, André
Students: Unknown
Verotta, Davide (~1959– )—Italy, USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Verrall, John (1908–2001)—USA
Teachers: Copland, Aaron; Ferguson, Donald; Harris, Roy; Jacobi, Frederick; Kodály, Zoltán; Morris, R.O.
Students: Andrus, Donald; Benshoof, Ken; Bolcom, William; Bowder, Jerry Lee; Cheetham, John; Grady, J.W.; Hartley, Gerald; Howard, Bertrand E.; Johnson, Roger; Lamb, John David; Marshall, James T.; Moe, Daniel; Nagy-Farkas, Peter; Russell, Armand; Shakarian, Roupen; Spring, Glenn; Stout, Alan; Swisher, Gloria Wilson; Waters, J. Kevin; Young, Michael E.
Verrimst, Victor (1825–1893)—France
Teachers: Elwart, Antoine; Leborne, Simon
Students: Nanny, Edouard
Verstovsky, Alexei (1799–1862)—Russia
Teachers: Field, John
Students: Unknown
Verunelli, Francesca (1979– )—Italy, France
Teachers: Corghi, Azio; Mirigliano, Rosario
Students: Unknown
Veryovka, Grigori (1895–1964)—Ukraine, Russia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vesque von Püttlingen, Johann (1803–1883)—Poland, Austria
Teachers: Moscheles, Ignaz; Sechter, Simon
Students: Unknown
Vetter, Nicolaus (1666–1734)—Germany
Teachers: Pachelbel, Johann; Wecker, Georg Caspar
Students: Vogler, Johann Caspar
Veysberg, Yuliya (1878–1942)—Russia
Teachers: Glazunov, Alexander; Humperdinck, Engelbert; Reger, Max; Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
Students: Unknown
Veyvoda, Gerald (1948– )—USA
Teachers: Anderson, Ruth
Students: Unknown
Viadana, Lodovico (~1560–1627)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Viana, Frutuoso (1896–1976)—Brazil
Teachers: Gouveia, Arnaud; Oswald, Henrique
Students: Unknown
Vianna da Motta, José (1868–1948)—São Tomé Island, Portugal
Teachers: Bülow, Hans von; Liszt, Franz; Scharwenka, Philipp; Scharwenka, Xaver
Students: Lopes-Graça, Fernando; Oliveira, Fernando Correa de; Rubinstein, Beryl
Viardot, Pauline (1821–1910)—France
Teachers: Chopin, Frédéric; Liszt, Franz; Reicha, Anton
Students: Unknown
Vicary, Walter (1770–1845)—England
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Redhead, Richard
Victoria, Tomás Luis de (~1548–1611)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Victory, Gerard (1921–1995)—Ireland
Teachers: Beckett, Walter; Larchet, John Francis; Rawsthorne, Alan
Students: Unknown
Vidal, Francisco (1834–1886)—Colombia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vidal, Paul (1863–1931)—France
Teachers: Massenet, Jules
Students: Alessandrescu, Alfred; Boero, Felipe; Boulanger, Lili; Boulanger, Nadia; Canal, Marguerite; Capdevielle, Pierre; Coelho, Ruy; Coke-Jephcott, Norman; Copland, Aaron; Dahl, Viking; Darcy, Robert; Delmas, Marc; Dunbar, Rudolph; Élie, Justin; Fédorov, Vladimir; Felumb, Svend Christian; Fleury, André; Hoérée, Arthur; Ibert, Jacques; Kerr, Harrison; Kondracki, Michal; Laks, Simon; Lambord, Benjamin; La Presle, Jacques; Loucheur, Raymond; Mignan, Édouard; Paray, Paul; Semler-Collery, Jules; Tcherepnin, Alexander; Tomasi, Henri
Vidar, Jórunn (1918– )—Iceland
Teachers: Giannini, Vittorio
Students: Unknown
Vidiella, Carles (1856–1915)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Millet, Lluís
Vidiksis, Adam (1979– )—USA
Teachers: Consoli, Marc-Antonio; Dello Joio, Justin; Folio, Cynthia; Ghezzo, Dinu; Lowrey, Norman; Park, Joo Won; Wright, Maurice
Students: Unknown
Vidolin, Alvise (1949– )—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Alessandrini, Patricia; Lupone, Mauro; Stroppa, Marco
Vidu, Ion (1863–1931)—Romania
Teachers: Musicescu, Gavrill
Students: Vancea, Zeno
Viehmeyer, Johann Theodor (1870–1947)—Germany
Teachers: Jadassohn, Salomon; Reinecke, Carl
Students: Albrecht, Georg von; Torjussen, Trygve
Vieira, José Carlos Amaral (1952– )—Brazil
Teachers: Kentner, Louis; Lechner, Konrad
Students: Unknown
Vienne, Bernard de (1957– )—France
Teachers: Bayer, Francis; Charles, Daniel
Students: Unknown
Vierdanck, Johann (~1605–1646)—Germany
Teachers: Schütz, Heinrich
Students: Unknown
Vierk, Lois V. (1951– )—USA
Teachers: Powell, Mel; Stein, Leon; Subotnick, Morton
Students: Castillo, Patrick
Vierling, Georg (1820–1901)—Germany
Teachers: Marx, Adolf Bernhard
Students: Unknown
Vierling, Johann Gottfried (1750–1813)—Germany
Teachers: Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel; Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
Students: Eschstruth, Hans Adolph Friedrich von; Haeffner, Johann Christian Friedrich; Henkel, Michael; Volckmar, Adam Valentin
Vierne, Louis (1870–1937)—France
Teachers: Franck, César; Widor, Charles-Marie
Students: Alain, Albert; Anderson, Laurel; Barié, Augustin; Barnes, Edward Shippen; Barrow, Robert; Boulanger, Lili; Boulanger, Nadia; Boulnois, Joseph; Dickinson, Clarence; Dupré, Marcel; Duruflé, Maurice; Fauchet, Paul; Fleury, André; Freed, Isadore; Gagnebin, Henri; Jacquemin, Camille; Jepson, Harry; Litaize, Gaston; Mignan, Édouard; Pillois, Jacques; Quef, Charles; Rutkowski, Bronislaw; Tanguay, Georges-Émile; Williams, David McKay; Witkowski, Georges Martin
Vieru, Anatol (1926–1998)—Romania
Teachers: Constantinescu, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Klepper, Leon; Rogalski, Theodor; Silvestri, Constantin
Students: Cezar, Corneliu; Draga, George; Metianu, Lucian; Moldovan, Mihai
Viettinghoff-Schell, Boris (1829–1901)—Russia
Teachers: Dargomyzhsky, Alexander; Henselt, Adolf von
Students: Unknown
Vieuxtemps, Henri (1820–1881)—Belgium, France
Teachers: Bériot, Charles-Auguste de; Reicha, Anton; Sechter, Simon
Students: Caudella, Edoardo; Coenen, Franz; Garay, Narciso; Godard, Benjamin; Hubay, Jenő; Jelski, Michal; Noren, Heinrich Gottlieb; Sauret, Émile; Thomson, César; Ysaÿe, Eugène
Viganò, Salvatore (1769–1821)—Italy
Teachers: Boccherini, Luigi
Students: Unknown
Vigeland, Nils (1950– )—USA
Teachers: Feldman, Morton; Foss, Lukas
Students: Dietz, Christopher; Flade, Michael; French, Daniel; Fueting, Reiko; Gal, Yoav; Giron, Cindy; Hearne, Ted; Jang, Bomi; Samy, Ramz Sabry; Williams, Amy
Vigil, Mark (1954– )—USA
Teachers: Giteck, Janice; Kyr, Robert; Owen, Harold; Svoboda, Tomáš
Students: Unknown
Vigil, Ryan (1978– )—USA
Teachers: Bresnick, Martin; Epstein, Marti; Kernis, Aaron Jay; McDonald, John; Tanenbaum, Elias
Students: Unknown
Vignieri, Tom (1961– )—USA
Teachers: Wegner, August
Students: Unknown
Vila, Pedro Alberto (1517–1582)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vilanova y Barrera, Ramón (1801–1870)—Spain
Teachers: Ferrer, Mateo; Queralt, Francisco
Students: Vilar, José Teodor
Vilar, José Teodor (1836–1905)—Spain
Teachers: Bazin, François; Halévy, Fromental; Vilanova y Barrera, Ramón
Students: Unknown
Vilback, Renaud de (1829–1994)—France
Teachers: Halévy, Fromental; Lemoine, Henry
Students: Unknown
Vilboa, Konstantin (1817–1882)—Russia
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
Vildanov, Rumil (1939–1987)—Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Teachers: Zeydman, Boris
Students: Makhmudov, Mirkhalil; Tadzhiev, Mirsadik
Vilhar, Franz (1852–1928)—Slovenia, Croatia
Teachers: Skuherský, František
Students: Unknown
Vilinsky, Mykola (Nikolai) (1888–1956)—Ukraine
Teachers: Maliszewski, Witold
Students: Bilash, Oleksandr; Dankevich, Konstantin; Feltsman, Oscar; Gershfeld, David
Villalba Muñoz, Luis (1873–1921)—Spain
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887–1959)—Brazil
Teachers: Braga, Antonio Francisco; Koellreutter, Hans-Joachim; Nascimento, Frederico
Students: Bocchino, Alceo; Hufsmith, George; Lagoya, Alexandre; Tveitt, Nils Geirr
Villalpando, Alberto (1940– )—Bolivia
Teachers: Copland, Aaron; Dallapiccola, Luigi; Ginastera, Alberto; Jurafsky, Abraham; Maderna, Bruno; Malipiero, Gian Francesco; Messiaen, Olivier; Morillo, Roberto Garcia; Saenz, Pedro
Students: Unknown
Villani, Gabriele (~1555–1625)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Villanueva, Felipe (1862–1893)—Mexico
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Villar, Rogelio del (1875–1937)—Spain
Teachers: Zabalza, Damaso
Students: Unknown
Villa-Rojo, Jesús (1940– )—Spain
Teachers: Gombau, Gerardo; Halffter, Cristobal; Otero, Francisco; Porena, Boris
Students: Unknown
Villarreal, Leaha Maria (1982– )—USA
Teachers: Gordon, Michael; Reynolds, Roger; Takasugi, Steve; Ung, Chinary; Wolfe, Julia
Students: Unknown
Villeneuve, André (1956– )—Canada
Teachers: Ballif, Claude; Mather, Bruce; Pépin, Clermont; Tremblay, Gilles
Students: Unknown
Villette, Pierre (1926–1998)—France
Teachers: Duruflé, Maurice
Students: Coinel, Robert
Villoing, Alexander (1808–1878)—Russia
Teachers: Gebel, Franz Xaver
Students: Rubinstein, Nikolai; Villoing, Vasili
Villoing, Vasili (1850–1922)—Russia
Teachers: Laub, Ferdinand; Villoing, Alexander
Students: Unknown
Viña, Facundo de la (1877–1952)—Spain
Teachers: Fernández Grajal, Tomás; Fontanilla, Pedro; Serrano, Emilio; Zabalza, Damaso
Students: Unknown
Viñao, Ezequiel (1960– )—Argentina, USA
Teachers: Babbitt, Milton; Ficher, Jacobo; Messiaen, Olivier
Students: Struck-Marcell, Andrew
Vinaver, Chemjo (1900–1973)—Poland, Germany, USA
Teachers: Ochs, Siegfried
Students: Unknown
Vinay, Vittorio (1942– )—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vincent, Heinrich Josef (1819–1901)—Austria
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Unknown
Vincent, Henry B. (1872–1941)—USA
Teachers: Sherwood, William; Widor, Charles-Marie
Students: Unknown
Vincent, John (1902–1977)—USA
Teachers: Boulanger, Nadia; Chadwick, George Whitefield; Converse, Frederick; Harris, Roy; Piston, Walter
Students: Ahrold, Frank; Biggs, John; Cantrell, Byron; Chapman, Roger; Diaconoff, Theodore; Gilmore, Bernard; Grayson, Richard; Gudehus, Donald H.; Hsu, Wen-Ying; Jergenson, Dale; Kessner, Daniel; Lewis, Peter Tod; McDaniel, William J.; Pillin, Boris; Ray, Don; Soomil, Stephan; Swickard, Ralph; Taylor, Rowan; Walcott, Ronald; White, Ruth; Wilson, Galen; Young, La Monte; Zatman, Andrew
Vincent, Michael (1976– )—Canada
Teachers: Brady, Tim; Golijov, Osvaldo; Hatzis, Christos; Kulesha, Gary; MacIntyre, David; Risset, Jean Claude; Rolfe, James; Sierra, Roberto; Truax, Barry
Students: Unknown
Vincent, Thomas (1720–1783)—England
Teachers: Sammartini, Giuseppe
Students: Unknown
Vinci, Leonardo (~1696–1730)—Italy
Teachers: Greco, Gaetano
Students: Duni, Egidio; Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
Vinci, Pietro (~1525–1584)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vincze, Imre (1926–1969)—Hungary
Teachers: Szabó, Ferenc
Students: Dubrovay, László
Vine, Carl (1954– )—Australia
Teachers: Exton, John
Students: Holdsworth, Mark
Vine, Ian (1974– )—England, Libya, Hong Kong (China)
Teachers: Gilbert, Anthony; Holt, Simon
Students: Unknown
Vines, Nicolas (1976– )—Australia
Teachers: Anderson, Julian; Birtwistle, Harrison; Boyd, Anne; Davidovsky, Mario; Edwards, Ross; Ferneyhough, Brian; Gyger, Elliott; Hasty, Christopher; Hyla, Lee; Lachenmann, Helmut; Lewin, David; Lindberg, Magnus; Rands, Bernard; Sculthorpe, Peter; Weir, Judith
Students: Unknown
Viola, Anselm (1738–1798)—Spain
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Viola, Bill (1951– )—USA
Teachers: Tudor, David
Students: Stout, David
Viola, Francesco dalla (~1500–1568)—Italy
Teachers: Willaert, Adrian
Students: Unknown
Viole, Rudolf (1825–1867)—Germany
Teachers: Hentschel, Ernst Julius; Liszt, Franz
Students: Unknown
Violette, Andrew (1953– )—USA
Teachers: Carter, Elliott; Luening, Otto; Sessions, Roger
Students: Unknown
Viotta, Henri (1848–1933)—Netherlands, Switzerland
Teachers: Bargiel, Woldemar; Breunung, Ferdinand; Hiller, Ferdinand; Hol, Richard; Königslöw, Otto von; Viotta, Johannes Josephus
Students: Koeberg, Frits E.A.
Viotta, Johannes Josephus (1814–1859)—Netherlands
Teachers: Self-taught
Students: Viotta, Henri
Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755–1824)—Italy, England
Teachers: Pugnani, Gaetano
Students: Baillot, Pierre; Cartier, Jean-Baptiste; Libon, Philippe; Mori, Nicolas; Oginski, Michal Kleofas; Pelissier, Victor; Pixis, Friedrich Wilhelm Jr.; Robberechts, André; Rode, Pierre; Tiby, Jean-François
Vir, Param (1952– )—India, England
Teachers: Knussen, Oliver; Maxwell Davies, Peter
Students: Causton, Richard; Hughes, Curtis K.; Lunn, Ben; Phibbs, Joseph; Schober, David
Virizlay, Mihály (1931– )—Hungary, USA
Teachers: Járdányi, Pál; Kodály, Zoltán
Students: Unknown
Virkhaus, Taavo (1934– )—Estonia, USA
Teachers: Barlow, Wayne; La Montaine, John; Rogers, Bernard
Students: Unknown
Virtaperko, Olli (1973– )—Finland
Teachers: Nelson, Peter; Nevanlinna, Tapio; Osbourne, Nigel
Students: Unknown
Viscarra Monje, Humberto (1898–1971)—Bolivia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Visconti, Dan (1982– )—USA
Teachers: Brouwer, Margaret; Kernis, Aaron Jay; Laderman, Ezra; Long, Zhou
Students: Ewen, Hunter
Visconti, Gasparo (1683–~1730)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Tartini, Giuseppe; Zuccari, Carlo
Visée, Robert de (~1650–~1725)—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Viski, János (1906–1961)—Hungary
Teachers: Kodály, Zoltán
Students: Dobos, Kálman; Hidas, Frigyes; Láng, István; Lendvay, Kamilló; Patachich, Ivan; Petrovics, Emil; Sárközy, István; Soproni, József; Szollosy, András
Visser, Dick (1928– )—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vitali, Filippo (1590–1654)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vitali, Giovanni Battista (1632–1692)—Italy
Teachers: Cazzati, Maurizio
Students: Laurenti, Giacomo Nicolò; Malerbi, Giuseppe
Vitali, Tomaso Antonio (1663–1745)—Italy
Teachers: Pacchioni, Antonio Maria
Students: Unknown
Vitalini, Alberico (1921–2006)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vitalis, George (1895–1959)—Greece
Teachers: Armani, Giuseppe
Students: Unknown
Vitásek, Jan August (1770–1839)—Bohemia (Czechia)
Teachers: Dušek, František Xaver; Kozeluch, Leopold
Students: Horák, Václav Emanuel; Krejčí, Josef
Vitello, Orlando (1927–1979)—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Rauschenberg, Dale
Vitiello, Frédéric (1960– )—France
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vītols, Jāzeps (1863–1948)—Latvia, Russia
Teachers: Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
Students: Akimenko, Fyodor; Albrecht, Georg von; Amfitheatrof, Daniele; Barkhudarian, Sarkis; Belyayev, Victor; Collingwood, Lawrance; Garuta, Lucija; Graubins, Jekabs; Ivanovs, Janis; Jakubenas, Vladas; Kalninš, Janis; Karosas, Juozas; Kenins, Talivaldis; Labunski, Victor; Myaskovsky, Nikolai; Pashchenko, Andrei; Prokofiev, Sergei; Schillinger, Joseph; Shcherbachov, Vladimir; Skulte, Adolfs; Süda, Peeter; Zarins, Margeris; Zilevicius, Juozas
Vittadini, Franco (1884–1948)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vittori, Loreto (1604–1670)—Italy
Teachers: Nanino, Giovanni Bernardino; Soriano, Francesco
Students: Pasquini, Bernardo
Vitzthumb, Ignaz (1724–1816)—Austria, Belgium
Teachers: Fiocco, Jean-Joseph
Students: Unknown
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)—Italy
Teachers: Legrenzi, Giovanni
Students: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Jiránek, Frantisek; Pisendel, Johann Georg; Somis, Giovanni Battista; Treu, Daniel Gottlieb
Vives, Amadeo (1871–1932)—Spain
Teachers: Pedrell, Felipe
Students: Unknown
Vives, Rafael Benedito (1885–1963)—Spain
Teachers: Amorós, Amancio; Sosa, Pedro
Students: Unknown
Viviani, Giovanni (1638–~1692)—Italy
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vivier, Claude (1948–1983)—Canada
Teachers: Koenig, Gottfried Michael; Stockhausen, Karlheinz; Tremblay, Gilles
Students: Unknown
Vizzutti, Allen (1952– )—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vlad, Roman (1919–2013)—Romania, Italy
Teachers: Casella, Alfredo
Students: Croley, Randall; Gates, Keith; Rands, Bernard; Sulpizi, Fernando
Vladigerov, Alexander (1933–1993)—Bulgaria
Teachers: Vladigerov, Pancho
Students: Unknown
Vladigerov, Pancho (1899–1978)—Switzerland, Bulgaria
Teachers: Gernsheim, Friedrich; Juon, Paul; Khristov, Dobri; Schumann, Georg
Students: Avramov, Evgenii; Iliev, Konstantin; Kazandjiev, Vassil; Khadzhiev, Parashkev; Kostov, Georgi; Kyurkchiyski, Krasimir; Leviev, Milcho; Nikolov, Lazar; Raichev, Alexander; Remenkov, Stefan; Spassov, Ivan; Stoyanov, Pencho; Tsanoff, Hristo; Tsenova, Julia; Tzvetanov, Tzvetan; Vladigerov, Alexander; Weissenberg, Alexis; Yossifov, Alexander
Vlahopoulos, Sotireos (1926– )—Greece
Teachers: Harris, Roy; Thomson, Virgil
Students: Unknown
Vlasov, Vladimir (1902–1986)—Russia
Teachers: Catoire, Georgy; Krylov, Pavel; Zhilayev, Nikolai
Students: Unknown
Vlijmen, Jan van (1935–2004)—Netherlands
Teachers: van Baaren, Kees
Students: de Bondt, Cornelis; Keuris, Tristan; Porcelijn, David; Rijnvos, Richard; Wagemans, Peter Jan
Vockner, Josef (1842–1906)—Austria
Teachers: Bruckner, Anton
Students: Unknown
Vodery, Will (1885–1951)—USA
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Charles Louis Adolphe (1808–1892)—France
Teachers: Kreutzer, Auguste; Reicha, Anton
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Ferdinand (1807–1892)—Prussia (Germany)
Teachers: Birnbach, Heinrich
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Jaroslav (1894–1970)—Czechia
Teachers: d’Indy, Vincent; Gluth, Viktor; Novák, Vítězslav; Ševčík, Otakar
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Roger C. (1947– )—USA
Teachers: Barnes, Marshall; Huff, Jay A.; Phelps, Norman; Rosenberg, Wolf
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Wilhelm Moritz (1846–1922)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vogel, Wladimir (1896–1984)—Russia, Germany, Switzerland
Teachers: Busoni, Ferruccio; Scriabin, Alexander; Tiessen, Heinz
Students: Bergman, Erik; Holzmann, Rodolfo; Karkoff, Maurice; Liebermann, Rolf; Meriläinen, Usko; Rautavaara, Einojuhani; Suter, Robert; Wildberger, Jacques
Voegelin, Fritz (1943– )—Switzerland
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vogelweide, Walther von der (~1170–~1230)—Austria, Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vogl, Adolf (1873–1961)—Germany
Teachers: Levi, Hermann
Students: Unknown
Vogler, (Abbé) Georg Joseph (1749–1814)—Germany
Teachers: Martini, Giovanni Battista; Vallotti, Francesco Antonio
Students: Blumenthal, Joseph von; Crusell, Bernhard; Danzi, Franz; Fleischmann, Friedrich; Gebel, Franz Xaver; Mangold, Wilhelm; Meyerbeer, Giacomo; Mozart, Franz Xaver; Paradis, Maria Theresia von; Pixis, Friedrich Wilhelm, Sr.; Poissl, Johann Nepomuk von; Ritter, Peter; Rummel, Christian; Tomášek, Václav; Wagner, Karl Jakob; Weber, Bedřich Diviš; Weber, Bernhard Anselm; Weber, Carl Maria von; Wineberger, Paul Anton; Winter, Peter
Vogler, Johann Caspar (1696–1763)—Germany
Teachers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Erlebach, Philipp Heinrich; Vetter, Nicolaus
Students: Unknown
Vogrich, Max (1852–1916)—Austria
Teachers: Hauptmann, Moritz; Moscheles, Ignaz; Reinecke, Carl
Students: Shelley, Harry Rowe
Vogt, Edouard (1847–1911)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Marmier, Jules
Vogt, Gustave (1781–1870)—France
Teachers: Rey, Jean-Baptiste
Students: Triebert, Charles Louis
Vogt, Hans (1911–1992)—Poland, Germany
Teachers: Frickhoeffer, Otto; Schumann, Georg
Students: Blumenthaler, Volker; Heller, Barbara
Vogt, Jean (1823–1888)—Germany, USA
Teachers: Bach, August Wilhelm; Grell, Eduard; Hesse, Adolf
Students: Kashperov, Vladimir
Vogt, Martin (1781–1854)—Germany
Teachers: Haydn, Michael
Students: Battmann, Jacques Louis
Vogt, Michael (1526–1606)—Germany
Teachers: Coclico, Adrianus Petit; Walter, Johann
Students: Praetorius, Michael
Vogt, Theodore (1852–1926)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Langstroth, Ivan
Voigt, Friedrich Wilhelm (1833–1894)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Voigt, Johann Georg Hermann (1769–1811)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Voigtländer, Lothar (1943– )—Germany
Teachers: Geissler, Fritz; Kochan, Günter; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Students: Unknown
Voisey, Robert (1969– )—USA
Teachers: Brunner, George; Creshevsky, Noah; Zehavi, Oded
Students: Unknown
Vojtisek, Martin (1950– )—Czechia
Teachers: Janáček, Karel
Students: Unknown
Volánek, Antonin (1761–1817)—Czechia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Volans, Kevin (1949– )—South Africa, Ireland
Teachers: Kagel, Mauricio; Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Students: Nordschow, Randy; Tamusuza, Justinian; Walshe, Jennifer
Volbach, Fritz (1861–1940)—Germany
Teachers: Grell, Eduard; Hiller, Ferdinand; Jensen, Gustav; Loeschhorn, Carl Albert; Seiss, Isidor; Taubert, Wilhelm; Zador, Eugen
Students: Unknown
Volckmar, Adam Valentin (1770–1851)—Germany
Teachers: Vierling, Johann Gottfried
Students: Volckmar, Wilhelm
Volckmar, Wilhelm (1812–1887)—Germany
Teachers: Volckmar, Adam Valentin
Students: Unknown
Volfenzon, Sergei (see Wolfenson, Sergei)
Volker, Mark (1974– )—USA
Teachers: Adler, Samuel; Handel, Darrell; Helmuth, Mara; Ptaszynska, Marta; Ran, Shulamit; Sandroff, Howard; Wilson, Dana; Woodward, Gregory; Zohn-Muldoon, Ricardo
Students: Smolka, Carol Ann
Volkert, Franz (1767–1831)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Škroup, Frantisek
Volkmann, Robert (1815–1883)—Germany
Teachers: Anacker, August Ferdinand; Becker, Carl Ferdinand
Students: Aggházy, Károly; Coenen, Louis; Gobbi, Henri; Korbay, Francis; Langer, Victor; Moór, Emánuel; Schönberger, Benno; Szabados, Béla Antal; Zichy, Géza
Volkonsky, Andrei (1933–2008)—Switzerland, Russia, France
Teachers: Boulanger, Nadia; Herschkowitz, Philip; Shaporin, Yuri
Students: Unknown
Vollenweider, Hans (1918–1993)—Switzerland
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vollerthun, Georg (1876–1945)—Germany
Teachers: Gernsheim, Friedrich; Radecke, Robert
Students: Unknown
Vollhardt, Emil Reinhard (1858–1926)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Göhler, Georg
Vollinger, William (1945– )—USA
Teachers: Davidovsky, Mario; Diamond, David; Flagello, Nicolas; Ulehla, Ludmila
Students: Unknown
Vollrath, Carl (1931– )—USA
Teachers: Boda, John; Dohnányi, Ernst von; Floyd, Carlisle
Students: Unknown
Vollweiler, G.J. (1770–1847)—Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: André, Johann Anton; Kessler, Ferdinand; Magnus, Désiré; Vollweiler, Karl
Vollweiler, Karl (1813–1848)—Germany
Teachers: Vollweiler, G.J.
Students: Unknown
Volness, Kirsten (1980– )—USA
Teachers: Bolcom, William; Chambers, Evan; Daugherty, Michael; Jolas, Betsy; Santos, Erik; Sheng, Bright; Tanaka, Karen; Zaimont, Judith Lang
Students: Unknown
Voloshinov, Victor (1905–1960)—Ukraine, Russia
Teachers: Shcherbachov, Vladimir
Students: Juzeliunas, Julius; Sinisalo, Helmer-Rainer; Tishchenko, Boris
Volumier, Jean Baptiste (~1670–1728)—France, Germany
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Birkenstock, Johann Adam
Vomácka, Boleslav (1887–1965)—Czechia
Teachers: Novák, Vítězslav
Students: Unknown
von Beecke, Ignaz (1733–1803)—Germany
Teachers: Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Students: Unknown
von Blon, Franz (1861–1945)—Germany
Teachers: Joachim, Joseph
Students: Unknown
von Brucken Fock, Gerard (1859–1935)—Netherlands
Teachers: Bargiel, Woldemar; Hol, Richard; Kiel, Friedrich; Rudorff, Ernst
Students: Unknown
von der Nahmer, Peter Michael (1977– )—Germany, USA
Teachers: Carl, Fred; Garfinkle, Craig Stuart; Marvin, Mel; Newman, Thomas; Rona, Jeff; Sanders, Lee; Wenzel, Hans Jürgen
Students: Unknown
Von Gunden, Heidi (1940– )—USA
Teachers: Doran, Matt; Erickson, Robert; Kim, Byong-Kon; Oliveros, Pauline
Students: Unknown
von Kothen, Axel (1871–1927)—Finland
Teachers: Wegelius, Martin
Students: Klemetti, Heikki
von Meyer, Leopold (1816–1883)—Austria
Teachers: Czerny, Carl
Students: Hoffman, Richard
von Törne, Bengt (1891–1967)—Finland
Teachers: Furuhjelm, Erik; Sibelius, Jean
Students: Unknown
von Webenau, Vilma (1875–1953)—Turkey, Austria
Teachers: Cortolezis, Fritz
Students: Unknown
von Zieritz, Grete (1899–2001)—Austria, USA
Teachers: Schreker, Franz
Students: Unknown
Voormolen, Alexander (1895–1980)—Netherlands
Teachers: Roussel, Albert; Wagenaar, Johan
Students: Unknown
Voorn, Joop (1932– )—Netherlands
Teachers: van Dijk, Jan
Students: Unknown
Vooss, Vladimir (1944– )—China, USA
Teachers: Sheldon, Robert
Students: Unknown
Vores, Andy (1956– )—Wales, USA
Teachers: Cowie, Edward; Knussen, Oliver
Students: Greene, Patrick; Huelskamp, Erin; Margolis, Emil; Rojahn, Rudolf
Voříšek, Jan Václav (1791–1825)—Czechia, Austria
Teachers: Hummel, Johann Nepomuk; Tomášek, Václav
Students: Jansa, Leopold
Võrk, Enn (1905–1962)—Estonia
Teachers: Kapp, Artur
Students: Unknown
Vorlová, Sláva (1894–1973)—Czechia
Teachers: Novák, Vítězslav; Stepan, Václav
Students: Unknown
Vorobkevych, Sydir (1836–1903)—Ukraine
Teachers: Krenn, Franz
Students: Mandyczewski, Eusebius; Shymko, Aleksandr
Vorontsov, Yuri (1952– )—Russia
Teachers: Golubev, Evgeny
Students: Unknown
Vosbein, Terry (1957– )—USA
Teachers: Erb, Donald; Hilliard, John
Students: Unknown
Vosgerchian, Luise (1922–1998)—USA
Teachers: Boulanger, Nadia
Students: Davidson, Lyle; Patterson, David; Stewart, John; White, Barbara
Vosk, Jay (1948– )—USA
Teachers: Adler, Samuel; Bassett, Leslie; Benson, Warren; Finney, Ross Lee
Students: Unknown
Vostrák, Zbynek (1920–1985)—Czechia
Teachers: Karel, Rudolf
Students: Unknown
Vranicky, Antonin (1761–1820)—Czechia, Austria
Teachers: Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg; Haydn, Franz Joseph; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Students: Unknown
Vranicky, Pavel (1756–1808)—Moravia (Czechia), Austria
Teachers: Kraus, Joseph Martin
Students: Mayseder, Joseph
Vranken, Jaap (1897–1956)—Netherlands
Teachers: Goetschius, Percy; Vranken, P.J. Joseph
Students: Maessen, Antoon
Vranken, P.J. Joseph (1870–1948)—Netherlands
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Vranken, Jaap
Vrebalov, Alexandra (1970– )—Serbia, USA
Teachers: Armer, Elinor; Chambers, Evan; Daugherty, Michael; Eric, Zoran; Loudová, Ivana; Statkic, Miroslav
Students: Unknown
Vredenburg, Max (1904–1976)—Belgium, Netherlands
Teachers: Dukas, Paul; Geraedts, Henri
Students: Unknown
Vreuls, Victor (1876–1944)—Belgium
Teachers: d’Indy, Vincent; Dupuis, Sylvain; Radoux, Jean-Théodore
Students: Unknown
Vriend, Jan (1938– )—Netherlands, England
Teachers: de Leeuw, Ton; Koenig, Gottfried Michael
Students: Unknown
Vrieslander, Otto (1880–1950)—Germany, Switzerland
Teachers: Klauwell, Otto; Schenker, Heinrich
Students: Unknown
Vuataz, Roger (1898–1988)—Switzerland
Teachers: Barblan, Otto; Delaye, Georges; Mottu, Alexandre
Students: Unknown
Vuillemin, Louis (1879–1929)—France
Teachers: Fauré, Gabriel; Leroux, Xavier
Students: Unknown
Vustin, Alexander (1943– )—Russia
Teachers: Fere, Vladimir; Frid, Grigory; Herschkowitz, Philip
Students: Unknown
Vuckovic, Vojislav (1910–1942)—Serbia
Teachers: Suk, Josef
Students: Unknown
Vuillermoz, Jean (1906–1940)—Monaco, France
Teachers: Büsser, Henri; Rabaud, Henri
Students: Unknown
Vujica, Peter (1937–2013)—Austria
Teachers: Bloch, Waldemar
Students: Unknown
Vukdragović, Mihailo (1900–1967)—Serbia
Teachers: Unknown
Students: Unknown
Vuori, Harri (1957– )—Finland
Teachers: Hämeenniemi, Eero; Heininen, Paavo; Rautavaara, Einojuhani; Syvingin, Esko
Students: Raihala, Osmo Tapio
Vycpálek, Ladislav (1882–1969)—Czechia
Teachers: Novák, Vítězslav
Students: Unknown