The 19th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 19, 1977, and were broadcast live on American television (

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). It was the seventh and final year Andy Williams hosted the telecast. The ceremony recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1976.

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur (; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win EGOT, the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and ...

's win made her the second person to become an

EGOT EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards in the United States. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in telev ...

Winners and nominees

The following are the winners and nominees of the 19th annual Grammy Awards. Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

General field

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without re ...

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This Masquerade "This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album '' Carney'' and as a B-side for the album's hit single " Tight Rope". The song was then covered on Hele ...

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George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the ...

Tommy LiPuma Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. His productions received 33 Grammy nominations and sold over 75 million albums. His six individual nominations resulted in five Grammy wins. LiPuma worked with many mus ...

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If You Leave Me Now "If You Leave Me Now" is a song by the American rock group Chicago, from their album ''Chicago X''. It was written and sung by bass player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 30, 1976. It is also the title of a Chicago compilation alb ...

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I Write the Songs "I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston. Barry Manilow's version reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in January 1976 Bronson, Fred (2003). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Hits'', 5th Edition (Billboard Pub ...

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Barry Manilow Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott ...

Ron Dante Carmine John Granito (born August 22, 1945), known professionally as Ron Dante, is an American singing, singer, songwriter, Session musician, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fiction ...

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Afternoon Delight "Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff. In the US, it became a No. 1 single on July 10, 1976, and earned a gold record. Background and writing The title came from the happy hour ...

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Starland Vocal Band Starland Vocal Band was an American pop band, known for " Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976. Career The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. Danoff and Nivert co-wrote ...

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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his fourth studio album, '' Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975), released on Columbia Records. Backing vocals on the sing ...

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Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

Phil Ramone Philip Rabinowitz (January 5, 1934March 30, 2013), better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and co-founder of A & R recording studio. Its success led to expansion ...

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Songs in the Key of Life ''Songs in the Key of Life'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. A double album, it was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. It was recorded primarily at ...

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Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

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Silk Degrees ''Silk Degrees'' is the seventh studio album by American musician Boz Scaggs, released on February 18, 1976, by Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 115 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified five times platinum ...

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Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a bandmate of Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller in the Ardells in the early 1960s and a member of the Steve Miller Band from 1967 to 196 ...

Joe Wissert Joe Wissert (born c. 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American record producer. Wissert has worked with artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Boz Scaggs, Helen Reddy, The Lovin' Spoonful, Gordon Lightfoot and The Turtles. Overview Wis ...

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Frampton Comes Alive! ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' is a double live album by the English musician and songwriter Peter Frampton, released in 1976 by A&M Records. Following four studio albums with little success and sales, ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' was a breakthrough for ...

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Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success as a s ...

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Chicago X ''Chicago X'' (affectionately called "the Chocolate Album" by fans) is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Chicago. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch and it was released by Columbia Records on June 14, 1976. The album made it to nu ...

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James William Guercio James William Guercio (born July 18, 1945) is an American music producer, musician, songwriter and director. He is best known for his work as the producer of Chicago's first eleven studio albums. He also produced the early recordings of The Buckin ...

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Breezin' ''Breezin is the fifteenth studio album by jazz/soul guitarist and vocalist George Benson. It is his debut on Warner Bros. Records. It not only was a ''Billboard'' Jazz Albums chart-topper but also went to number 1 on the Pop and R&B chart ...

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Song of the Year A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually ...

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Bruce Johnston Bruce Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is a member of the Beach Boys. He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and ...

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Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock a ...

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald "The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' is a 1976 folk rock ballad written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' ...

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Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, ...

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature s ...

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Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

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Bill Danoff William Thomas Danoff (born May 7, 1946) is an American songwriter and singer. He is known for " Afternoon Delight", which he wrote and performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band, and for writing multiple hits for John Denver, including " ...

, songwriter (Starland Vocal Band)

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 (except in 1967) "for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that ar ...

* Brothers Johnson *

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

* Wild Cherry * Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

Children's

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Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...

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Karl Böhm Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August 1894 – 14 August 1981) was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Wagner, and Richard Strauss. Life and career Education Karl Böhm was born in Graz, St ...

Hermione Gingold Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and ea ...

* ''"Winnie The Pooh For President (Campaign Song)"'' **

Larry Groce Larry Groce (born April 22, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and radio host. From 1983 until 2021, Groce served as the host and artistic director of '' Mountain Stage'', a two-hour live music radio program produced by West Virginia Publi ...

Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 14, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in ''Dumbo'', Adult Flower in ...

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The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay ''The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay'' is a 1976 educational album by the American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. The album was recorded to raise awareness of tooth decay among children. The album features several notable pers ...

"'' ** Muhammad Ali and His Gang * ''"Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"'' ** Various Artists * ''"Dickens' Christmas Carol"'' ** Various Artists

Classical

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Strauss Strauss, Strauß, or Straus is a common Germanic surname. Outside Germany and Austria ''Strauß'' is usually spelled ''Strauss'' (the letter " ß" is not used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland). In classical music, "Strauss" most com ...

Also Sprach Zarathustra , Op. 30 (, ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'' or ''Thus Spake Zarathustra'') is a tone poem by German composer Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's 1883–1885 philosophical work of the same name.Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia F ...

Georg Solti Sir Georg Solti ( , ; born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-servi ...

(conductor), Raymond Minshull (producer) * ''The Fourth of July!'' (

Ives Ives is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alice Emma Ives (1876–1930), American dramatist, journalist * Burl Ives (1909–1995), American singer, author and actor * Charles Ives (1874–1954), Ame ...

: Symphony No. 2, Variations On America /

Copland Copland may refer to: * Copland (crater), on Mercury * Copland (operating system) * Copland (surname) * Copland River in New Zealand * 4532 Copland, an asteroid named after Aaron Copland * Aaron Copland, American composer See also * Copeland (dis ...

Appalachian Spring ''Appalachian Spring'' is an American ballet created by the choreographer Martha Graham and the composer Aaron Copland, later arranged as an orchestral work. Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Copland composed the ballet music for Gra ...

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An American In Paris ''An American in Paris'' is a jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) for orchestra by American composer George Gershwin first performed in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in Paris and evokes the sights and en ...

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Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. The orchestra holds a regular concert season from October until June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from ...

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Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)'' **

Orchestre de Paris The Orchestre de Paris () is a French orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra currently performs most of its concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. History In 1967, following the dissolution of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du ...

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Rhapsody in Blue ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band by George Gershwin. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects and premiered in a concer ...

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New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the ''Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.'', and globally known as the ''New York Philharmonic Orchestra'' (NYPO) or the ''New Yo ...

* '' Falla: Three Cornered Hat (Boulez Conducts Falla)'' **

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Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

: Symphony No. 2 in E Flat Major'' **

London Philharmonic The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is a British orchestra based in London. One of five permanent symphony orchestras in London, the LPO was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the exist ...

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Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor'' **

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia F ...

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Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

: Symphonie Fantastique'' ** Orchestre National de l'ORTF Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance *

Beverly Sills Beverly Sills (born Belle Miriam Silverman; May 25, 1929July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet and Verd ...

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Herbert Herbert may refer to: People * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territor ...

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's ...

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Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

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Marni Nixon Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the s ...

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Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher and writer. He was among the first modernists who transformed the practice of harmony in 20th-century classical music, ...

: Nine Early Songs; The Cabaret Songs of Arnold Schoenberg'' * Margaret Price ** ''

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

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Janet Baker Dame Janet Abbott Baker (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.Blyth, Alan, "Baker, Dame Janet (Abbott)" in Sadie, Stanley, ed.; John Tyrell; exec. ed. (2001). ''New Grove Dictionar ...

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Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

Das Lied von der Erde ''Das Lied von der Erde'' (The song of the Earth) is an orchestral work for two voices and orchestra written by Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. Described as a symphony when published, it comprises six movements for a large orchestra and tw ...

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Jan DeGaetani Jan (Janice) DeGaetani (July 10, 1933 – September 15, 1989) was an American mezzo-soprano known for her performances of contemporary classical vocal compositions. DeGaetani was born in Massillon, Ohio. Educated at The Juilliard School with ...

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: Songs'' * Carlo Bergonzi ** ''Carlo Bergonzi Sings Verdi'' *

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...

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Classical Barbra ''Classical Barbra'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in February 1976. It was recorded in 1973 and consists of songs by classical European composers and includes tracks sung in English, French, Occitan ...

'' Best Opera Recording * '' Gershwin:

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' ( ) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy (play), ...

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Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the " Big Five". T ...

Lorin Maazel Lorin Varencove Maazel (; March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in t ...

(conductor), Michael Woolcock (producer) * ''

Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, recei ...

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

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Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharm ...

(conductor), Rainer Brock (producer) * ''

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BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. The ...

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Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

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Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

Thaïs Thaïs (; ; ) was a Greek who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis, the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, after it was con ...

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(conductor), Christopher Bishop (producer) * ''Scott Joplin, Joplin: Treemonisha'' ** Original Cast Orchestra & Chorus - Gunther Schuller (conductor), Tom Mowrey (producer) * ''Georges Bizet, Bizet: Carmen'' **

(conductor), Christopher Raeburn (producer) Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Best Choral Performance (other than opera) * London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Chorus - André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choirmaster) ** ''Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninoff: The Bells (symphony), The Bells'' * Chorus of La Scala, La Scala-Milan; Orchestra of La Scala-Milan -

(conductor), Romano Gandolfi (choir director) ** ''

: Opera Choruses'' * BBC Choral Society & BBC Symphony Singers;

- Colin Davis (conductor) ** ''Michael Tippett, Tippett: A Child of Our Time'' * Choir of the Monks of Solesmes Abbey, Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey - Dom Jean Claire (choir director) ** ''Gregorian Chant'' * Netherlands Radio Chorus; Rotterdam Philharmonic - Jean Fournet (conductor), Franz Muller (choir director) ** ''Gabriel Fauré, Fauré: Requiem (Fauré), Requiem'' * London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) ** ''

: The Kingdom, Op. 51'' * Choir of King's College, Cambridge, King's College Choir-Cambridge - Phillip Ledger (choir director) ** ''Bernstein: Chichester Psalms/Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb'' * Choeurs de Radio France; Orchestre National de France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France - Leonard Bernstein (choir director) ** ''

: Requiem'' * Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Chorus and

- Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Walter Hagen-Groll (choir director) ** ''Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven: Missa solemnis (Beethoven), Missa Solemnis'' Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra), Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) *Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the London Philharmonic Orchestra for ''Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos'' Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra), Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) *Vladimir Horowitz for ''Horowitz Concerts 1975/76'' Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Best Chamber Music Performance *David Munrow (conductor) & the Early Music Consort of London for ''The Art of Courtly Love'' Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, Best Classical Album *Max Wilcox (producer), Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the

for ''Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos''

Comedy

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Best Comedy Recording * ''Bicentennial Nigger'' - Richard Pryor * ''You Gotta Wash Your Ass'' - Redd Foxx * ''Sleeping Beauty (Cheech & Chong album), Sleeping Beauty'' - Cheech & Chong * ''Goodbye Pop'' - National Lampoon (magazine), National Lampoon * ''Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days, Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days - Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own'' - Bill Cosby

Composing and arranging

*Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Composition **Chuck Mangione (composer) for ''Bellavia'' *Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special **Norman Whitfield (composer) for ''Car Wash (soundtrack), Car Wash'' performed by Rose Royce *Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best Instrumental Arrangement **Chick Corea (arranger) for "Leprechaun's Dream" *Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) **

& Jimmie Haskell (arrangers) for "

" performed by Chicago (band), Chicago *Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Best Arrangement for Voices (duo, group or chorus) **

(arranger) for "

Country

*Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female **Emmylou Harris for ''Elite Hotel'' *Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male **Ronnie Milsap for "(I'm a) Stand By My Woman Man" *Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group **Amazing Rhythm Aces for "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" *Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Best Country Instrumental Performance **Chet Atkins & Les Paul for ''Chester and Lester'' *Grammy Award for Best Country Song, Best Country Song **Larry Gatlin (songwriter) for "Broken Lady"

Folk

*Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording **John Hartford for ''Mark Twang''

Gospel

*Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel) **The Oak Ridge Boys for "Where the Soul Never Dies" *Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Best Soul Gospel Performance **Mahalia Jackson for ''How I Got Over'' *Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance, Best Inspirational Performance **Gary S. Paxton for ''The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton''

Jazz

*Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist (Instrumental) **Count Basie for ''Basie & Zoot'' *Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group, Best Jazz Performance by a Group **Chick Corea for ''The Leprechaun (Chick Corea album), The Leprechaun'' *Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band **Duke Ellington for ''The Ellington Suites'' * Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Jazz Vocal Performance **Ella Fitzgerald for ''Fitzgerald and Pass... Again''

Latin

*Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording, Best Latin Recording **Eddie Palmieri for ''Unfinished Masterpiece''

Musical show

*Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, Best Cast Show Album **Luigi Creatore & Hugo Peretti (producers) & various artists for ''Bubbling Brown Sugar''

Packaging and notes

*Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Best Album Package **John Berg (art director), John Berg (art director) for ''

'' performed by Chicago (band), Chicago *Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Best Album Notes **Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''The Changing Face of Harlem, the Savoy Sessions'' performed by Various Artists

Pop

*Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female **Hasten Down the Wind (album) - Linda Ronstadt *Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male **

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*Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus **"

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Production and engineering

*Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical **''

'' - Al Schmitt (engineer) *Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, Best Engineered Recording, Classical **'' Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue'' - Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers) *Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Producer of the Year **

R&B

*Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female **Natalie Cole for "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" *Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male **

for "I Wish (Stevie Wonder song), I Wish" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus **Billy Davis Jr. & Marilyn McCoo for "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Best R&B Instrumental Performance **

for "Theme From ''Good King Bad''" *Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Best Rhythm & Blues Song **

& David Paich (songwriters) for "Lowdown (Boz Scaggs song), Lowdown" performed by Boz Scaggs

Spoken

*Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Best Spoken Word Recording **Henry Fonda,

, James Earl Jones & Orson Welles for ''Great American Documents''

References

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