Possibly the most notable current version of " America the Beautiful " is the setting for band and symphonic orchestra by the late arranger / conductor / composer Carmen Dragon.

* 1927 – Gerry Mulligan, American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and arranger ( d. 1996 )

* 1924 – Joe Harnell, American pianist, composer, and arranger ( d. 2005 )

In the hands of a skilled composer or arranger, the natural harmonics can be used to haunting melancholy effect or, by contrast, to create a charming pastoral flavor, as in the lilting " Ranz des Vaches " and works by Brahms, Rossini, and Britten cited below.

* 1962 – Milt Franklyn, American composer and arranger ( b. 1897 )

* 1914 – Ralph Flanagan, American bandleader, conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger ( d. 1995 )

* 1947 – Chava Alberstein, Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger

* 1866 – Harry Burleigh, African American composer, arranger, and professional singer ( d. 1949 )

* Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, cello, producer, songwriter, composer, arranger

* 1921 – Nelson Riddle, American arranger, composer, and bandleader ( d. 1985 )

* 1922 – Eric Jupp, British-born Australian composer, arranger, conductor ( d. 2003 )

Nearly all of the tracks on this album are compositions or traditional arrangements of Murat Ses, the group's keyboardist, arranger and composer ( official records by SACEM, GEMA and MESAM ).

* 1920 – John Lewis, American pianist, arranger, and composer ( Modern Jazz Quartet ) ( d. 2001 )

* 1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist, composer, and arranger ( d. 1981 )

* 1912 – Gil Evans, Canadian pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader ( d. 1988 )

Sequencing software provides a number of benefits to a composer or arranger.

In 1948 Davis grew close to the Canadian composer and arranger Gil Evans.

* 1926 – Jimmy Heath, American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger

* 1934 – Waldo de los Ríos, Argentinian composer, conductor, and arranger ( d. 1977 )

** Frank De Vol, American arranger, composer, and actor ( b. 1911 )

* February 6 – Jack Conway, American musician, composer, arranger, and guitarist

* April 16 – Henry Mancini, American composer and arranger ( d. 1994 )

* January 29 – John Serry, Sr., American musician, composer, arranger ( d. 2003 )

* May 27 – Ralph Carmichael, American composer and arranger

The task of adapting a composition for musical instruments / ensembles, called arranging or orchestrating, may be undertaken by the composer or separately by an arranger based on the composer's core composition.

Referred to as ' Fake Drumbo ' ( playing on French's drumset ) this final act resulted in French's name not appearing on the album credits, either as a player or arranger.

An arranger and drummer, Oliver's credits are found on more than a few classic cuts from the 60's.

On the end credits, Van Dyke Parks is credited as music arranger.

Batt credits Hayes with saving his brass arrangement on the track " Old Songs for New Songs ", which was his first major recording session as an arranger — on the first take, he discovered he had inadvertently notated the parts in the wrong key but Hayes and his colleagues, realizing his mistake, discreetly transposed their parts by ear so that they would match the backing track.

His appearances total over 1, 000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger.

Clayton's theatre credits as musical director and arranger include The Sound of Music and Someone Like You ( both with Petula Clark ), No Strings, Privates On Parade, Billy, Song & Dance, and Nightingale.

Others who worked on production with Nirvana include Muff Winwood ( formerly of the Spencer Davis Group ; arranger / producer Mike Hurst who worked with Jimmy Page, Cat Stevens, Manfred Mann, Spencer Davis Group and Colin Blunstone ; arranger Johnny Scott who arranged for the Hollies and subsequently scored films such as The Shooting Party and Greystoke.

Musicians and arrangers that stand out include Cappy Lewis on trumpet and Dean Kincaide, a noted big band arranger.

His contibutions include performing as a live and studio session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock / pop band Toto.

As arranger, composer, or both, Al ’ s many commercials include “ State Farm Insurance ” (“ Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there .”), “ Breck Shampoo ”, “ McDonalds ” ( i. e. “ You Deserve a Break Today ”), “ Gillette ”, “ Kinney Shoes ”, “ Woolco ”, “ Kodak ”, and “ Scope ”.

Bernstein's numerous hit records, as producer / publisher / arranger, include “ See You in September ,” “ Go Away Little Girl ,” “ Knock Three Times ” and “ Leaving on a Jet Plane .” The Laura Nyro album More Than a New Discovery released in 1967, which Bernstein arranged and conducted, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Musicians who appeared on Light's albums include The Free Design, The Critters, Rain, Doc Severinsen, Tony Mottola, Dick Hyman, and arranger Lew Davies.

Notable alumni of the HiB Griegakademiet at Landås include renowned brass band conductor and arranger Tom Brevik, Opera Bergen producer and director Anne Randine Øverby, choral conductor Per Oddvar Hildre, and award-winning jazz pianist Dag Arnesen, well as several of Norway ’ s most renowned songwriters and rock musicians, such as the leaders of Kaizers Orchestra and Odd Nordstoga, and the school is often given some credit for the recent “ Bergen Wave " of popular music ..

When Columbia Records producer George Avakian gave jazz arranger Gil Evans a copy of the Spanish World Library LP, Miles Davis and Evans were " struck by the beauty of pieces such as the ' Saeta ', recorded in Seville, and a panpiper's tune (' Alborada de Vigo ') from Galicia, and worked them into the 1960 album, Sketches of Spain.

** Patrick Williams ( arranger ) for " Suite Memories " performed by Bill Watrous & Patrick Williams

** Dave Grusin ( arranger ) for " Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War "