May 3 Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, dies at 76 May 4 Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor (La Fenice) and composer, dies at 72 May 6 Kai Winding, Danish-American Jazz musician and trombonist ("Georgia On My Mind"), dies of a brain tumor at 60 May 16 Carel Brons, Dutch composer, dies at 52 May 21 Finn Einar Mortensen, Norwegian composer, music critic, and educator, dies at 61 May 27 (Arnoldus) Arnold van Wyk, South African concert pianist and composer (Nagmusiek - Night Music), dies at 67 Apr 1983 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1983 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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