Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1940

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Johnny Dodds 1910s - 1940s Jazz, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Jazz Blues
Luisa Tetrazzini Classical, Opera
Jehan Alain 1930s Classical, Keyboard
Blanche Marchesi Classical, Vocal Music
Karl Muck 1890s - 1930s Classical, Orchestral, Opera
Silvestre Revueltas 1920s - 1930s Classical, Easy Listening, Avant-Garde, Classical Pop, Orchestral, Modern Composition, Chamber Music
Frederick Converse 1900s - 1930s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard, Opera
Alejandro Caturla Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Orchestral
Vitezslava Kaprálová 1930s Classical, Vocal Music, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Choral, Concerto
Adolfo Gandino
Alejandro Garcia Caturla Jazz
André-Ferdinand Hérold Classical
Andres Isasi 1910s - 1930s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto
Anton Wilhelm Leupold Classical, Keyboard
Antônio Maria Passos 1900s - 1930s Latin, International, Choro, Western European Traditions
Arnold Dolmetsch Classical, Chamber Music
Arthur de Greef Classical, Orchestral, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto
Arthur Whetsol 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Early Jazz, Swing
August C. Hein Classical
Billy Hill 1980s Country, Jazz, Contemporary Country
Billy Jones 1920s - 1930s Jazz
Carlito Jazz 1920s - 1930s International
Charley Straight 1920s Jazz, Early Jazz
Charlie Dixon Jazz
Cornelis Pameijer
Demetrios Lialios Classical, Vocal Music
Donald Francis Tovey Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Donald Tovey Classical
DuBose Heyward 1920s - 1930s Stage & Screen, Classical, Electronic, Jazz, Opera, Vocal Music
Edith Barakovich Classical
Eric Kuhlstrom Classical, Chamber Music
Ernest Lawrence Thayer Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Ernő Kárpáti Classical, Chamber Music
F. Mezzacapo
F. Scott Fitzgerald Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Federico Borrometi Classical
Fernando Marchetti Classical, Orchestral
Fini Henriques Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Francesco Silva Classical
František Černý 2010s Folk
Frederick Rosse Classical, Orchestral
Fritz Volbach 1890s - 1930s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony
Funny Paper Smith 1930s Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Pre-War Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Giulio de Micheli
Gustav Brecher Classical
Guy Kelly 1930s Jazz, Early Jazz, Swing
Hal Kemp 1920s - 1940s Jazz, Vocal, Dance Bands, Traditional Pop, Early Jazz, Swing, Sweet Bands, Dixieland
Hanns Miessner
Hans Fährmann 1890s - 1930s Classical, Keyboard, Choral, Vocal Music, Chamber Music, Concerto
Hans Weisse 1920s Classical, Chamber Music