Meri’s Musical Musings

Classical composer’s last names that are often spelled incorrectly

Posted by: clariniano on: January 12, 2012

 

Issac ALBENIZ–AL + BEN + IZ (one E one I)

Luigi BOCCHERINI–BOC + CHER + INI (only the C is doubled)

Luigi CHERUBINI–CHER + U + BINI

Frederick DELIUS–DELI + US

Erno DOHNANYI–DOH + NAN + YI

Antinon DVORAK–D + VOR + AK

Cesar FRANCK–FRAN + CK (Frank with a C before the K)

Francesco GEMINIANI–GEM + INI + ANI

Aleksandr GLAZUNOV–GLAZ + UN + OV

Emile DALCROZE–DAL + CRO + ZE

Albert KETELBY–KET + EL + BY

Charles LEFEBVRE–LE + FEB + VRE

Felix MENDELSSOHN–MEN + DELS + SON (only the S is doubled)

Modest MUSSORGSKY–MUSS + ORG + SKY (3 S’s, one is double)

Amilcare PONCHIELLI–PONCH + CHI + ELLI

Carl REINECKE–REI + NECK + E

Philip SCHARWENKA–SCH + AR + WEN + KA

Charles SINDING –SIN + DING

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS–VAUG + HAN

Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY–T + CHAI + KOV +  SKY

Ignaz ZIEGLER–ZIE + GLER

 

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