Mar 6 Cathy Berberian, American mezzo-soprano and composer (Stripsody), dies of a heart attack at 57 Mar 7 Igor Markevitch, Russian composer and conductor (Le Paradis Perdu), dies at 70 Mar 8 William Walton, English composer (Troilus & Cressida; Belhazzar's Feast), dies at 80 Mar 11 Lurlean Hunter, American jazz singer, dies at 63 Mar 17 Ray Barr, American pianist (Vincent Lopez Show), dies at 70 Mar 23 David Wynne, Welsh composer (Owain ab Urien), dies at 82 Mar 27 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer, and pedagogue, dies at 76 Feb 1983 Deaths in Music by Year Apr 1983 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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