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- Desroches, Stephen K. (Stephen Killian), 1974-2
- Dexter, Terry1
- Diamond, David, 1915-20051
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- Dilley, Robert D.1
- Disciples of Soul (Musical group)1
- Dixon, Dean, 1915-19765
- Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1925-20002
- Dohnányi, Christoph von1
- Doloire, Émile, -19241
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- Dorr, Donald2
- Dr. John, 1941-20194
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- Drucker, Stanley3
- Dubal, David6
- Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-198521
- Duke Ellington Society24
- Dunaevskiĭ, Isaak Osipovich, 1900-19552
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- Dunlap, Rhodes1
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- Dupuy, Jean, 1925-20211
- Dushkin, Samuel, 1891-19761
- Dylan, Bob, 1941-47
- Dzerzhinskiĭ, Ivan, 1909-19781
- Early, Jon1
- Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble1
- Eastman School Symphony Orchestra1
- Edwards, Sidney (Cellist)2
- Egen, Austin1
- Egorov, Vladimir Evgenʹevich, 1878-19602
- Eimert, Herbert, 1897-19721
- El-Dabh, Halim, 1921-20171
- Elibal, Bleda1
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-197438
- Elmes, Barry1
- Ensemble MW21
- Enzensberger, Hans Magnus1
- Eppert, Carl, 1882-19611
- Erguner, Süleyman, 1957-1
- Erie Philharmonic1
- Erkin, Ulvi Cemâl, 1906-19721
- Erman, Verda1
- Ertegun, Nesuhi1
- Esenin, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich, 1895-19251
- Evans, Bill, 1929-19801
- Everett, Thomas G.1
- Ėrlikh, Polʹ4