May 2 Pauline Manifarges, Dutch contralto singer, dies at 82 May 4 Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch concert and opera contralto singer, dies at 82 May 16 Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera; Berlin State Opera), dies at 61 Charles Ives (1874-1954) May 19 American composer (Unanswered Question), dies at 79 May 21 János Hammerschlag, Hungarian composer, dies at 68 May 28 Achille Longo, Italian composer and pedagogue, dies at 54 Apr 1954 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1954 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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