- Aug 1 Anatoly Kremer, Russian composer and conductor (Eksperiment), dies at 82
- Aug 1 Cilla Black [Priscilla White], British pop singer ("Anyone Who Had a Heart"), and TV personality (Blind Date), dies at 72
- Aug 3 Adam Walacinski, Polish composer, dies at 86
- Aug 4 Gerd Natschinski, German composer, dies at 86
- Aug 12 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, dies at 59
- Aug 12 Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, dies at 96
- Aug 14 Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham; Snow Patrol), dies at 71
- Aug 14 [Donald William] Bob Johnston, American music producer (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash), dies at 83
- Aug 17 Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter and poet, dies at 77
- Aug 17 Jan Fotek, Polish composer (Musica Cromatica), dies at 76
- Aug 18 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), dies at 72
- Aug 20 Piotr Warzecha, Polish composer, dies at 74
- Aug 23 Asher Ben-Yohanan, Israeli composer, dies at 86
- Aug 24 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, dies at 73
- Aug 27 George Cleve, Austrian-American conductor (Winnipeg Symphony, 1968-70; San Jose Symphony, 1972-92; San Francisco Midsummer Mozart Festival, 1974-2015), dies of liver failure at 79
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