Waack C Karl Waack C KARL VAHAHK

Waart C Edo de Waart C AY-doh duh WAHAHRT

Waart C Hendrikus Aloysius Petrus de Waart C henn-DREE-küss ah-LO-sihüss PEH-trüss duh WAHAHRT

Wach auf C VAHK AHÔÔF (Awaken) C (anonymous poem set to music by Ludwig Spohr [LOOT-vihh SHPOHR] — also known as Louis Spohr [lôôee spawr])

Wach auf wach auf du deutsches land C Wach auf, wach auf, du deutsches Land C VAHK AHÔÔF, VAHK AHÔÔF, doo DOYT-shuss LAHNT C (excerpt from the Sacred Songbook of Wittenberg [VITT-tunn-pehrk] by Johann Walter [YO-hahn VAHL-tur])

Wachet auf ruft uns die stimme C Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme C VAH-kett AHÔÔF, RÔÔFT ôôns dee SHTIMM-muh C (Awake cries the voice of the watchman in the tower) C (title of a chorale and also the title given to a cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] containing the chorale by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wachs C Judith Wachs C JOO-duth WAHKSS

Wachs C Paul Étienne Victor Wachs C pohl ay-teeenn veek-tawr vahkss

Wachsmann C Klaus P. Wachsmann C KLAHÔÔSS (P.) VAHKSS-mahn C (known also as Klaus Philipp [FEE-lipp] Wachsmann)

Wachtel C Theodor Wachtel C TAY-o-dohohr VAHK-tull

Wachter C Eberhard Wächter C AY-bur-hart VEHH-tur

Wachtmeister C Count Axel Raoul Wachtmeister C (Count) ACK-sell rahAHÔÔL VAHKT- mayss-tur

Wackernagel C Philipp Wackernagel C FEE-lipp VAH-kur-nah-gull

Wadsworth C Charles Wadsworth C CHAH-rullz WAHDZ-wurth

Waechter C Eberhard Waechter C AY-bur-hart VEHH-tur

Waefelghem C Louis van Waefelghem C lôôEE vunn WAH-fell-kemm

Waelput C Hendrik Waelput C HENN-drick WAHL-püt

Waelrant C Hubert Waelrant C HÜ-behrt WAHL-rahnt Waesberghe C Jos Smits van Waesberghe C YOHSS SMITTSS funn WAHSS-behr-kuh C (known also as Joseph Maria Antonius Franciscus [YOHOH-zeff mah-REE-ah ahn-TOH-nihüss frahn-SISS-küss] Smits van Waesberghe)

Wagemans C Peter Jan Wagemans C PAY-ter YAHN WAH-keh-mahnss

Wagenaar C Bernard Wagenaar C {BUR-nurd WA-guh-nur} BEHR-nart WAH-keh-nahahr

Wagenaar C Johan Wagenaar C YO-hahn WAH-keh-nahahr

Wagenmann C Josef Hermann Wagenmann C YOHOH-zeff HEHR-mahn VAH-gunn-mahn

Wagenseil C Georg Christoph Wagenseil C GAY-awrk KRIH-stawf VAH-gunn-z§l

Wagenseil C Johann Christoph Wagenseil C YO-hahn KRIH-stawf VAH-gunn-z§l

Waghalter C Ignatz Waghalter C IGG-nahtss VAHK-hahl-tur

Wagner C Cosima Wagner C ko-ZEE-mah VAHG-nur

Wagner C E. Marherr-Wagner C (E.) MAR-hehr-VAHG-nur

Wagner C Ekkehard Wagner C ECK-kuh-hart VAHG-nur

Wagner C Georg Gottfried Wagner C GAY-awrk GAWT-freet VAHG-nur

Wagner C Gerrit Anthonie Alexander Wagner C KEHR-ritt AHN-toh-nee ah-leck-SAHN- dur WAHK-nur

Wagner C Gunter Wagner C GÔÔN-tur VAHG-nur

Wagner C Heinrich Wagner C H¦N-rihh VAHG-nur

Wagner C J. F. Wagner C (J. F.) VAHG-nur C (known also as Josef Franz Wagner [YOHOH- zeff FRAHNTSS VAHG-nur])

Wagner C Johanna Wagner C yo-HAHN-nah VAHG-nur

Wagner C Joseph Frederick Wagner C JO-zuff FREH-duh-rick WAG-nur

Wagner C Karl Jakob Wagner C KARL YAHAH-kawp VAHG-nur

Wagner C Konrad Wagner C KAWN-raht VAHG-nur

Wagner C Peter Wagner C PAY-tur VAHG-nur C (known also as Peter Joseph [YOHOH- zeff] Wagner)

Wagner C Richard Wagner C RIH-hart VAHG-nur C (known also as Wilhelm [VILL-hellm] Richard Wagner)

Wagner C Roger Wagner C RAH-jur WAG-nur C (known also as Roger Francis [FRANNT- suss] Wagner)

Wagner C Siegfried Wagner C ZEEK-freet VAHG-nur C (known also as Siegfried Helferich Richard [HELL-fuh-rihh RIH-hart] Wagner)

Wagner C Sieglinde Wagner C zeek-LINN-tuh VAHG-nur

Wagner C Wieland Wagner C VEE-lahnt VAHG-nur C (known also as Adolf Wieland Gottfried Wagner [AHAH-dawlf VEE-lahnt GAWT-freet VAHG-nur])

Wagner C Wolfgang Wagner C VAWLF-gahng VAHG-nur C (known also as Wolfgang Manfred Martin Wagner [VAWLF-gahng MAHN-frayt MAR-teen VAHG-nur])

Wagner regeny C Rudolf Wagner-Régeny C ROO-dawlf VAHG-nur-RAY-gheh-nee

Wahlberg C Rune Wahlberg C RÜ-nuh VAL-bary’

Wailly C Paul de Wailly C pohl duh vahee-yee C (known also as Louis Auguste Paul Warnier de Wailly [lôôee o-güst pohl var-neeay duh vahee-yee])

Wainner C James Wainner C JAYMZ WAYN-nur

Waisenhaus messe C Waisenhaus Messe C VAHIH-zunn-hahôôss MESS-suh C (Orphanage Mass) C (Mass set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY- ôôss MO-tsart])

Waissel C Matthäus Waissel C maht-TAY-ôôss VAHIHSS-sull C (known also as Matthäus Waisselius [vahihss-SAY-lihôôss])

Wakamatsu C Natsumi Wakamatsu C naht-soo-mee wah-kah-mahtss’

Wakasugi C Hiroshi Wakasugi C hee-lawsh’ wah-kah-soo-ghee

Walacinski C Adam Walaci½ski C AH-dahm vah-lah-TSEE6-skee

Walbrunn C Anton Beer-Walbrunn C AHN-tohohn BAYR-VAHL-brôôn

Walcha C Helmut Walcha C HELL-moot VAHL-hah C (known also as Arthur Emil [AR-tur AY-meel] Helmut Walcha) Walcker C Eberhard Friedrich Walcker C AY-bur-hart FREET-rihh VAHL-kur

Wald C Max Wald C MACKSS WAHLD

Walde C Im Walde C imm VAHL-tuh C (In the Forest) C (song by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn])

Waldemar C VAL-duh-mah C (character in Gurrelieder [GÔÔR-ruh-lee-dur] — poems by Jens Peter Jacobsen [YENNSS PEE-tuh YAH-kawp-sunn]) entitled Songs of Gurre [GÔÔR- ruh], derived from an old Danish saga, set to music by Arnold Schoenberg [AR-nawlt SHÖN- pehrk])

Waldersee C Paul, Graf von Waldersee C PAHÔÔL, GRAHF fawn VAHL-tur-zay

Walderth C Ignaz Walderth C IGG-nahtss VAHL-tehrt C (known also as Johann Ignaz Joseph Walderth [YO-hahn IGG-nahtss YOHOH-zeff VAHL-tehrt]) C (the last name is also spelled Walter [VAHL-tur] and Walther [VAHL-tur])

Waldesfahrt C VAHL-tuss-fahahrt C (Forest Journey) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Waldesgesprach C Waldesgespräch C VAHL-tuss-guh-shprehh C (A Conversation in the Woods) C (poem by Joseph von Eichendorff [YOHOH-zeff fawn ¦-hunn-tawrf] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn] in the song cycle Liederkreis [LEE-dur-kr§ss])

Waldesrauschen C VAHL-tuss-rahôô-shunn C (composition by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

Waldhornruf C VAHLT-hawrn-rôôf C song by Vincenz Lachner [FINN-tsenntss LAHK- nur])

Waldman C Frederic Waldman C {FREH-duh-rick WAHLD-munn} FRAY-duh-rick VAHLT-mahn

Waldman C Yuval Waldman C YOO-vahl VAHLT-mahn

Waldmann C Maria Waldmann C mah-REE-ah VAHLT-mahn

Waldrop C Gideon W. Waldrop C GHIH-dee-unn W. WAHL-drahp C (known also as Gideon William [WILL-lihumm] Waldrop)

Waldstein C Ferdinand Ernst Joseph Gabriel, Count von Waldstein und Wartenberg zu Dux C FEHR-tee-nahnt EHRNST YOHOH-zeff GAHP-reeayl, (Count) fawn VAHLT-sht§n ôônt VAR-tunn-pehrk tsoo DOOKSS Waldstein C VAHLT-sht§n C (Piano Sonate No. 21 in C Major by Ludwig van Beethoven [LOOT-vihh funn BAYAY-toh-funn])

Waldtaube C VALT-tahôô-buh C (Forest Dove) C (character in Gurrelieder [GÔÔR-ruh-lee- dur] — poems by Jens Peter Jacobsen [YENNSS PEE-tuh YAH-kawp-sunn] entitled Songs of Gurre [GÔÔR-ruh], derived from an old Danish saga, set to music by Arnold Schoenberg [AR- nawlt SHÖN-pehrk])

Waldteufel C Émile Waldteufel C ay-meel VAHLT-toy-fuhl C (known also as Charles-Émile Waldteufel [sharl-ay-meel VAHLT-toy-fuhl])

Walewski C Boles»aw Wallek-Walewski C baw-LESS-wahf VAHL-leck-vah-LEFF-skee

Walker C Nina Walker C NEE-nah WAW-kur

Walkure C Die Walküre C dee vahl-KÜ-ruh C (an opera, with music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Walkuren C Walküren C vahl-KÜ-runn C (Valkyries [val-KIH-reez] — anglicized) C (mythical maidens of Odin who choose the heroes to be slain in battle and who conduct their souls into the hall of Odin — characters in the opera Die Walküre [dee VAHL-kü-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Walkurenritt C Walkürenritt C vahl-KÜ-runn-ritt C (The Ride of the Valkyries [val-KIH- reez] — anglicized version of Walküren [vahl-KÜ-runn]) C (excerpt from the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wallaschek C Richard Wallaschek C RIH-hart VAHL-lah-sheck

Wallat C Hans Wallat C HAHNSS VAHL-laht

Wallberg C Heinz Wallberg C H¦NTSS VAHL-pehrk

Wallek walewski C Boles»aw Wallek-Walewski C baw-LESS-wahf VAHL-leck-vah-LEFF- skee

Wallenstein C Alfred Wallenstein C AL-frudd WAWL-lunn-st§n

Wallenstein C Martin Wallenstein C MAR-teen VAHL-lunn-sht§n

Wallerstein C Anton Wallerstein C AHN-tohohn VAHL-lur-sht§n

Wallerstein C Lothar Wallerstein C {LO-thur WAHL-lur-st§n} LAW-tar VAHL-lur-sht§n

Wallez C Gus Wallez C GUSS wahl-LEZZ Wallfisch C Raphael Wallfisch C RAY-f’l WAHL-fihsh

Wallin C Peter Wallin C PEEEH-ter vahl-LEEN

Walliser C Christoph Thomas Walliser C KRIH-stawf TOH-mahss VAHL-lih-zur

Wallnofer C Adolf Wallnöfer C AHAH-dawlf VAHL-nö-fur

Wally C La Wally C lah VAHL-lee C (an opera, with music by Alfredo Catalani [ahl-FRAY- doh kah-tah-LAH-nee]; libretto by Luigi Illica [looEE-jee eel-LEE-kah] after Wilhelmina Von Hillern [vill-hell-MEE-nah fawn HILL-lern])

Walmisley C Thomas Attwood Walmisley C TAH-muss ATT-wôôd WAWMZ-lee

Walmisley C Thomas Forbes Walmisley C TAH-muss FAWRBZ WAWMZ-lee

Walpurgis C Maria Antonia Walpurgis C mah-REE-ah ahn-TOH-nihah vahl-PÔÔR-ghiss

Walpurgisnacht C vahl-PÔÔR-ghiss-nahkt C (vocal duet by Johanness Brahms [yo-HAHN- nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Walshe C Jennifer Walshe C JENN-nuh-fur WAWLSH

Walter C Anton Walter C AHN-tohohn VAHL-tur

Walter C Bruno Walter C {BROO-no WAWL-tur} BROO-no VAHL-tur C (known also as Bruno Walter Schlesinger [BROO-no VAHL-tur SHLAY-sihng-ur])

Walter C David Edgar Walter C DAY-vudd EDD-gur WAWL-tur

Walter C Fried Walter C FREET VAHL-tur

Walter C Friedrich Wilhelm Walter C FREET-rihh VILL-hellm VAHL-tur

Walter C Georg A. Walter C GAY-awrk (A.) VAHL-tur

Walter C George William Walter C JAW-urj WILL-lihumm WAWL-tur

Walter C Ignaz Walter C IGG-nahtss VAHL-tur C (known also as Johann Ignaz Joseph Walter [YO-hahn IGG-nahtss YOHOH-zeff VAHL-tur]) C (the last name is also spelled Walther [VAHL-tur] and Walderth [VAHL-tehrt])

Walter C Johann Walter C YO-hahn VAHL-tur

Walter C Johann Walter C YO-hahn VAHL-tur C (known also as Johannes Walter [yo- HAHN-nuss VAHL-tur] C (the last name is also spelled Walther [VAHL-tur])

Walter C Karl Schmitt-Walter C KARL SHMITT-VAHL-tur

Walter C Karl Walter C KARL VAHL-tur

Walter C Thomas Walter C TAH-muss WAWL-tur

Waltershausen C H. W., Freiherr von Waltershausen C (H.W.), FR¦-hehr fawn VAHL-turss- hahôô-zunn C (known also as Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius [HEHR-mahn VAWLF-gahng zar-TOH-rihôôss], Freiherr von Waltershausen)

Walther C Ignaz Walther C IGG-nahtss VAHL-tur C (known also as Johann Ignaz Joseph Walther [YO-hahn IGG-nahtss YOHOH-zeff VAHL-tur]) C (the last name is also spelled Walter [VAHL-tur] and Walderth [VAHL-tehrt])

Walther C Johann Gottfried Walther C YO-hahn GAWT-freet VAHL-tur

Walther C Johann Jakob Walther C YO-hahn YAHAH-kawp VAHL-tur

Walther C Johann Walther C YO-hahn VAHL-tur C (known also as Johannes Walther [yo- HAHN-nuss VAHL-tur] C (the last name is also spelled Walter [VAHL-tur])

Walthew C Richard Henry Walthew C RIH-churd HENN-ree WAWL-th’yoo

Walton C Sir William Walton C (Sir) WILL-lihumm WAWL-tunn

Waltraute C vahl-TRAHÔÔ-tuh C (one of the Walküren [vahl-KÜ-runn] — mythical maidens of Odin who choose the heroes to be slain in battle and who conduct their souls into the hall of Odin — a character in the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Waltz C Gustavus Waltz C {guss-TAY-vuss WAHLTZ} gôô-STAH-fôôss VAHLTSS

Waly waly C O waly waly C O WAY-lee WAY-lee C (traditional British song)

Walzel C Leopold Matthias Walzel C LAY-o-pawlt maht-TEE-ahss VAHL-tsull

Walzertraum C Ein Walzertraum C ¦N VAHL-tsehr-trahôôm C (an operetta, with music by Oscar Straus [AW-skar SHTRAHÔÔSS]; lyrics by Felix Dörmann [FAY-lickss DÖR-mahn] and Leopold Jacobson [LAY-o-pawlt YAHAH-kawp-zawn] after Hans Müller [HAHNSS MÜL- lur])

Wambach C Emile Wambach C ay-MEEL WAHM-bahk Wand C Günter Wand C GÜN-tur VAHNT

Wanderer C Der Wanderer C dayr VAHN-tuh-rur C (The Wanderer) C (poem by Schmidt von Lübeck [SHMITT fawn LÜ-beck] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO- bert])

Wanderer an den mond C Der Wanderer an den Mond C dayr VAHN-tuh-rur ahn dayn MAWNT C (The Traveller Addresses the Moon) C (poem by Johann Gabriel Seidl [YO-hahn GAHP-reeayl Z¦-t’l] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Wandererfantasie C VAHN-tuh-rur-fahn-tah-zee C (composition by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Wanderers nachtlied C Wanderers Nachtlied C VAHN-tuh-rurss NAHKT-leet C (Wayfarer’s Night Song) C (poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ- tuh] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert]) C (poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ-tuh] set to music by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST]) C (poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ-tuh] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn])

Wanderlied C VAHN-tur-leet C (vocal composition by Erich Wolfgang Korngold [{EH-rick WÔÔLF-gang KAWRN-gohld} AY-rihh VAWLF-gahng KAWRN-gawlt])

Wandsworth boys choir C Wandsworth Boys Choir C WAHNDZ-wôôrth (Boys Choir)

Wandsworth school boys choir C Wandsworth School Boys' Choir C WAHNDZ-wôôrth (School Boys' choir)

Wangemann C Otto Wangemann C AWT-toh VAHNG-uh-mahn

Wangenheim C Volker Wangenheim C FAWL-kur VAHNG-unn-h§m

Wangermee C Robert Wangermée C ro-behr wahng-ur-may

Wanhal C Johann Baptist Wanhal C YO-hahn BAHP-tisst VAHN-hahl

Wannenmacher C Johannes Wannenmacher C yo-HAHN-nuss VAHN-nunn-mah-kur

War ein konig in thule C Es war ein König in Thule C ess var §n KÖ-nihh inn TOO-luh C (There Once Was a King in Thule [t’YOO-lee]) C (composition by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

War einmal ein konig C Es war einmal ein König C ess var ¦N-mahl §n KÖ-nihh C (There Once Was a King) C Lied des Mephistopheles [LEET dess meh-fih-STAW-fuh-luss] No. 4 — Song of Mephistopheles [meh-fuh-STAH-fuh-leez] No. 4, a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ-tuh] set to music by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

War es dir C War es dir C VAR ess DEER C (Was it You) C (poem by Johann Ludwig Tieck [YO-hahn LOOT-vihh TEEK] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS] in the song cycle Die schöne Magelone [dee SHÖ-nuh mah-guh- LO-nuh] — The Beautiful Magelone)

Warb ein schoner jungling C Es warb ein schöner Jungling C ess VARP §n SHÖ-nur YÔÔNG- lihng C (Once There Was a Handsome Young Man) C (song by Ludwig Senfl [LOOT-vih ZENN-f’l])

Warburg C Felix Moritz Warburg C FAY-lickss MO-rittss VAR-poork

Wareing C Herbert Walter Wareing C HUR-burt WAWL-tur WEH-rihng

Warlich C Reinhold von Warlich C R¦N-hawlt fawn VAR-lihh

Warnecke C Friedrich Warnecke C FREET-rihh VAR-neh-kuh C (known also as Johann Heinrich [YO-hahn H¦N-rihh] Friedrich Warnecke)

Warnots C Henri Warnots C ah6-ree war-no

Warnung C Die Warnung C dee VAR-nôông C (The Warning) C (song by Franz Joseph Haydn [FRAHNTSS YOHOH-zeff H¦-d'n])

Warrack C Guy Warrack C GH¦ WAHR-ack C (known also as Guy Douglas Hamilton [DUGG-luss HA-mull-tunn] Warrack)

Warrack C John Warrack C JAHN WAR-rack C (known also as John Hamilton [HA-mull- tunn] Warrack)

Warrell C Arthur Warrell C AR-thur WAR-rull

Wart dich hau i zsamm C Wart’, dich hau’ i’ zsamm C VART, dihh HAHÔÔ ee TSAHM C (aria from the opera Der Rosenkavalier [dayr RO-zunn-kah-fah-leer] — The Knight of the Rose; music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS] and libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal [HOO-go fawn HAWF-mahn-stahl])

Warte warte wilder schiffsmann C Warte, warte, wilder Schiffsmann C VAR-tuh, VAR-tuh, VILL-tur SHIFFS-mahn C (Wait, oh wait, impatient boatsman) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-behrt SHOO-mahn] in the song cycle Liederkreis [LEE-dur-kr§ss])

Wartel C Pierre-François Wartel C peeehr-frah6-swah var-t’l Wartensee C Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee C KSAH-fur SHNÜ-tur fawn VAR-tunn-zay C (known also as Franz [FRAHNTSS] Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee)

Wartet alles auf dich C Es wartet alles auf dich C ess VAR-tutt AHL-luss ahôôf DIHH C (They Are All Waiting on Thee) C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO- hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Warum C vah-RÔÔM? C (Why?) C (poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ-tuh] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Warum betrubst du dich C Warum betrübst du dich C vah-RÔÔM buh-TRÜPST doo DIHH C (anonymous composition, perhaps composed by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh- BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Warum betrubst du dich mein herz C Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz C vah-RÔÔM buh- TRÜPST doo DIHH, m§n HEHRTSS C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Was die herren matrosen sagen C Was die Herren Matrosen sagen C vahss dee HEHR-runn mah-TRO-zunn ZAH-gunn C (song from the musical production Happy End, with music by Kurt Weill [KÔÔRT V¦L] and text by Dorothy Lane [DAW-ruh-thee LAYN] (Elisabeth Hauptmann [ay-LEE-zah-bett HAHÔÔPT-mahn]) and Bertolt Brecht [BEHR-tawlt BREHHT])

Was duftet doch der flieder C Was duftet doch der Flieder C vahss DÔÔF-tutt DAWK dayr FLEE-dur C (Dream Monologue featuring Hans Sach [HAHNSS ZAHK] in Act 2 of the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [dee M¦-stur-zihng-ur fawn NÜRN-pehrk] — The Master Singers of Nuremberg [n’YÔÔ-rumm-burg], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Was eine frau im fruhling traumt fruhlingstraume C Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt (Frühlingsträume) C vahss ¦-nuh FRAHÔÔ imm FRÜ-lihng TROYMT (FRÜ-lihngss-troy- muh) C (What a Woman Dreamed in Spring (Spring Dreams)) C (excerpt from the operetta Marietta [mah-rihETT-tah], with music by Walter Kollo [VAHL-tur KAWL-lo]; libretto by R. Bodansky [(R.) bo-DAHN-skee] and B. Hardt-Warden [(B.) HART-VAHR-tunn])

Was gleicht wohl auf erden C Was gleicht wohl auf Erden C vahss GL¦HT VOHL ahôôf EHR-tunn C (What Earthly Pleasure) C (hunting chorus from the opera Der Freischütz [dayr FR¦-shütss] — The Freeshooter; music by Carl Maria von Weber [KARL mah-REE-ah fawn VAY-bur]; libretto by Friedrich Kind [FREET-rihh KINNT] after Johann August Apel [YO- hahn AHÔÔ-gôôst AHAH-puhl] and Friedrich Laun [FREET-rihh LAHÔÔN])

Was gott tut das ist wohlgetan C Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan C vahss GAWT TOOT, dahss ist VOHL-guh-tahn C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Was machst du mir C vahss MAHKST doo MEER C (What Are You Doing) C Lied des Mephistopheles [LEET dess meh-fih-STAW-fuh-luss] No. 5 — Song of Mephistopheles [meh- fuh-STAH-fuh-leez] No. 5, a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF- gahng fawn GÖ-tuh] set to music by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre jagd C Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! C vahss meer buh-HAHKT, isst noor dee MÔÔN-truh YAHAHKT! C (Jagdkantate [YAHAHKT- kahn-tah-tuh] — Hunting Cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh]; music by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO- hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK] and libretto by Salomon Franck [ZAHAH-lo-mawn FRAHNGK])

Wasielewski C Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski C VILL-hellm YOHOH-zeff fawn vah-siheh- LEVV-skee

WasilewskiC Edmund Wasilewski C EDD-môônt vah-see-LEVV-skee

Wasitodiningrat C K. R. T. Wasitodiningrat C (K. R. T.) WAH-see-toh-dee-nihng-raht C (known also as Kanjeng Raden Tumengung Wasitodiningrat [KAHN-jehng RAH-denn TOO- munn-goong WAH-see-toh-dee-nihng-raht])

Wassail song C WAHSS-sull (song) C (traditional English song)

Wassenaer C Count Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer C (Count) ü-NEE-ko WILL-hellm funn WAHSS-suh-nar C (the Dutch word for “Count” is “Graf” [GRAHF])

Wasser und weinen C Wasser und Weinen C VAHSS-sur ôônt V¦-nunn C (Brooklet and Tears) C (excerpt from Mährische Duette [MAY-rih-shuh doo-ETT-tuh] — Moravian Duets — by Antonín DvoÍák [AHN-taw-nyeeeen d’VAW-rshahahk])

Wasserflut C VAHSS-sur-flôôt C (Flood) C (poem by Wilhelm Müller [VILL-hellm MÜL- lur] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert] in the song cycle Winterreise [VINN-tur-r§-zuh] — The Winter's Journey)

Wassermann C Heinrich Joseph Wasserman C H¦N-rihh YOHOH-zeff VAHSS-sur-mahn

Wasserose C VAHSS-suh-ro-zuh C (Water Lily) C (song by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wastell C Simon Wastell C S¦-munn WAHSS-t’l

Watakushi no kono kami C wah-tahk’sh’ naw kaw-naw kah-mee C (Tress of Hair) C (song by Yoshinao Nakada [yaw-shee-nahaw nah-kah-dah]) Watanabe C Akeo Watanabe C ah-kehaw wah-tah-nah-beh

Waters of minnetonka C (By the Waters of Minnetonka) C (By the Waters of) minn-uh- TAHNG-kah C (song by Thurlow Weed Lieurance [THÔÔR-lo WEED l’YOO-rahntss])

Watkinson C Carolyn Watkinson C KA-ruh-lunn WAHT-kinn-s’n

Watson C Ian Watson C EE-unn WAHT-sunn

Watts C André Watts C AHN-dray WAHTSS

Watzke C Rudolf Watzke C ROO-dawlf VAHTSS-kuh

Waxman C Franz Waxman C FRAHNZ WACKS-m’n C (Americanized version of the German name Franz Wachsmann [FRAHNTSS VAHKSS-mahn])

Wayditch C Gabriel Wayditch C GAY-breeull WAY-ditch C (known also as Baron Gabriel Wajditsch Verbovac von Dönhoff [BAH-rohn GAH-brihell V¦-dihch VEHR-bo-vahtss vawn DÖN-hawf])

Webbe C Samuel Webbe C SA-m’yuh-wull WEBB

Weber C Alain Weber C ah-leh6 veh-bur

Weber C Aloysia Weber C ah-LOY-zihah VAY-bur C (known also as Maria Aloysia Louise Antonia Weber [mah-REE-ah ah-LOY-zihah looEE-zuh ahn-TOH-nihah VAY-bur])

Weber C Bernhard Anselm Weber C BEHRN-hart AHN-zelm VAY-bur

Weber C Bernhard Christian Weber C BEHRN-hart KRIH-st’yahn VAY-bur

Weber C Carl Maria von Weber C KARL mah-REE-ah fawn VAY-bur C (known also as Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst [FREET-rihh EHRNST] von Weber)

Weber C Constanze Weber C kohn-SHTAHN-tsuh VAY-bur C (known also as Maria Constanze Caecilia Josepha Johanna Aloisia Weber [mah-REE-ah kawn-STAHN-tsuh tsay- TSEE-lihah yo-ZEH-fuh yo-HAHN-nah ah-LOEE-zihah VAY-bur])

Weber C Franz Weber C FRAHNTSS VAY-bur

Weber C Fridolin Weber C FREE-doh-linn VAY-bur

Weber C Friedrich August Weber C FREET-rihh AHÔÔ-gôôst VAY-bur

Weber C Friedrich Dionys Weber C FREEET-rihh diho-NÜSS VAY-bur Weber C Georg Viktor Weber C GAY-awrk VICK-tawr VAY-bur

Weber C Gottfried Weber C GAWT-freet VAY-bur C (known also as Jacob [YAHAH-kawp] Gottfried Weber)

Weber C Gustav Weber C GÔÔ-stahf VAY-bur

Weber C Heinrich Weber C H¦N-rihh VAY-bur

Weber C Joseph Miroslav Weber C YOHOH-zeff MIH-raw-slahf VAY-bur

Weber C Josepha Weber C yo-ZEH-fah VAY-bur C (known also as Maria Josepha Weber [mah-REE-ah yo-ZEH-fah VAY-bur])

Weber C Ludwig Weber C LOOT-vihh VAY-bur

Weber C Margrit Weber C MAR-gritt VAY-bur

Weber C Sophie Weber C zo-FEE-uh VAY-bur C (known also as Maria Sophie Weber [mah- REE-ah zo-FEE-uh VAY-bur])

Weber C Wilhelm Weber C VILL-hellm VAY-bur

Webern C Anton von Webern C AHN-tohohn fawn VAY-burn C (known also as Anton Friedrich Wilhelm [FREET-rihh VILL-hellm] von Webern)

Webner C Erich Webner C AY-rihh VEPP-nur

Wecker C Georg Kaspar Wecker C GAY-awrk KAHSS-par VEH-kur

Weckerlin C Jean-Baptiste-Théodore Weckerlin C zhah6-bah-teest-tay-aw-dawr veh-kur- linn

Weckmann C Matthias Weckmann C maht-TEE-ahss VECK-mahn

Wecksell C Josef Julius Wecksell C YOO-seff YÜ-lihüss VECK-sell

Wedekind C Frank Wedekind C FRAHNK VAY-duh-kinnt

Wedrowna ptaszyna C W“drowna Ptaszyna C veh6-DRAHV-nah p’TAH-shee-nah C (The Bird of Passage) C (poem by Jan Czeczot [YAHN CHEH-chawt] set to music by Stanis»aw Moniuszko [stah-NYEESS-wahf mah-neeÔÔSH-kaw])

Weelkes C Thomas Weelkes C TAH-muss WILLKSS Weerbeke C Gaspar van Weerbeke C kahss-PAR funn WAYAYR-bay-kuh C (the last name is also spelled Weerbecke [WAYAYR-beh-kuh], Werbecke [WEHR-beh-kuh], Werbeke [WEHR-bay-kuh], and Werbeck [WEHR-beck])

Weg der liebe i C Weg der Liebe (I) C VAYK dayr LEE-buh (I) C (Way of Love (I)) C (vocal duet by Johanness Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Weg der liebe ii C Weg der Liebe (II) C VAYK dayr LEE-buh (II) C (Way of Love (II)) C (vocal duet by Johanness Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wegeler C Franz Gerhard Wegeler C FRAHNTSS GAYR-hart VAY-guh-lur

Wegelius C Martin Wegelius C MAR-tinn VAY-gay-lihooss

Wegmann C Christoph Wegmann C KRIH-stawf VECK-mahn

Wegweiser C Der Wegweiser C dayr VECK-v§-zur C (The Signpost) C (poem by Wilhelm Müller [VILL-hellm MÜL-lur] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert] in the song cycle Winterreise [VINN-tur-r§-zuh] — The Winter's Journey)

Wehle C Gerhard Fürchtegott Wehle C GAYR-hart FÜRH-tuh-gawt VAY-luh

Wehle C Karl Wehle C KARL VAY-luh

Wehmut C VAY-môôt C (Melancholy) C (poem by Matthäus von Collin [mah-TAY-ôôss fawn KAWL-linn] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert]) C (song by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn]) C (title used by various other composers)

Wehmuth C VAY-môôt C (Melancholy) C (poem by Heinrich Hüttenbrenner [H¦N-rihh HÜT- tunn-brenn-nur] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Wehrli C Werner Wehrli C VEHR-nur VAYR-lee

Wehrli knobel C Betty Wehrli-Knobel C BETT-tee VAYR-lee-k'NO-buhl

Weiche wotan C Weiche, Wotan C V¦-huh, VOHOH-tahn C (excerpt from the opera Das Rheingold [dahss R¦N-gawlt], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Weichert C Matthias Weichert C maht-TEE-ahss V¦-hurt

Weichet nur betrubte schatten C Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten C V¦-hutt noor, buh-TRÜP- tuh SHAHT-tunn C (Be Gone, Doleful Shadows) C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Weidemann C Friedrich Weidemann C FREET-rihh V¦-duh-mahn Weidig C Adolf Weidig C {AY-dawlf W¦-digg} AHAH-dawlf V¦-dihh

Weidinger C Anton Weidinger C AHN-tohohn V¦-dihng-ur

Weidt C Lucie Weidt C LOO-tsihuh V¦T

Weigel C Eugene Weigel C ehôô-JEEN W¦-gull C (known also as Eugene Herbert [HUR- burt] Weigel)

Weigele C Jörg-Peter Weigele C YÖRK-PAY-tur V¦-guh-luh

Weigl C Bruno Weigl C BROO-no V¦-gh’l

Weigl C Joseph Weigl C YOHOH-zeff V¦-gh’l C (known also as Joseph Franz [FRAHNTSS] Weigl)

Weigl C Joseph Weigl C YOHOH-zeff V¦-gh’l

Weigl C Karl Weigl C {KARL W¦-gh’l} KARL V¦-gh’l

Weigl C Thaddäus Weigl C tahd-DAY-ôôss V¦-gh’l

Weigl C Valery Weigl C {VA-luh-ree W¦-gh’l} VAH-luh-ree V¦-gh’l

Weigle C Jörg-Peter Weigle C YÖRK-PAY-tur V¦-gluh

Weihnachtslied o heilige nacht C Weihnachtslied. "O heilige Nacht" C V¦-nahktss-leet. "o H¦- lih-guh NAHKT" C (composition by Ferenc Liszt [FEH-renntss LISST] — same person as Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

Weikert C Ralf Weikert C RAHLF V¦-kert

Weikl C Bernd Weikl C BEHRNT V¦-k’l

Weikl C Bernhard Weikl C BEHRN-hart V¦-k’l

Weil C Hermann Weil C HEHR-mahn V¦L

Weilauf mir C Weil’auf mir C V¦-lahôôf meer C (song by Charles Ives [CHAH-rullz ¦VZ])

Weilerstein C Donald Weilerstein C DAH-nulld W¦-lur-st§n

Weill C Kurt Weill C KÔÔRT V¦L C (known also as Kurt Julian Weill [KÔÔRT YOO-lihahn V¦L]) Weinberg C Jacob Weinberg C {JAY-kubb W¦N-burg} YAHAH-kawp V¦N-pehrk

Weinberger C Jaromir Weinberger C {YAH-ruh-mur W¦N-bur-gur} YAH-raw-mihr V¦N- behr-ghehr

Weiner C Lazar Weiner C {LAH-zar W¦-nur} LAH-zar VAY-ner

Weiner C Leó Weiner C leh-OHOH V¦-nur

Weingartner C Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg C FAY-lickss V¦N-gart-nur, ETT-lur fawn MÜNTSS-pehrk C (known also as Paul [PAHÔÔL] Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg)

Weinlig C Christian Ehregott Weinlig C KRIH-stihahn AY-ruh-gawt V¦N-lihh

Weinlig C Theodor Weinlig C TAY-o-dohohr V¦N-lihh C (known also as Christian [KRIH- stihahn] Theodor Weinlig)

Weinmann C Karl Weinmann C KARL V¦N-mahn

Weinrich C Carl Weinrich C KARL W¦N-rihch

Weinstein C {W¦N-st§n} V¦N-sht§n

Weinstock C Herbert Weinstock C HUR-burt W¦N-stahk

Weinwurm C Rudolf Weinwurm C ROO-dawlf V¦N-vôôrm

Weinzierl C Max, Ritter von Weinzierl C MAHKSS, RITT-tur fawn V¦N-tseerl

Weinzweig C John Weinzweig C JAHN W¦N-zw§g C (known also as John Jacob Weinzweig [JAHN JAY-kubb W¦N-zw§g])

Weir C Gillian Weir C JILL-lihunn WEER C (known also as Dame Gillian Constance [KAHN-stunntss] Weir)

Weir C Judith Weir C JOO-duhth WEER

Weis C Flemming Weis C FLEMM-mihng V¦SS C (known also as Carl [KARL] Flemming Weis)

Weis C Karel Weis C KAH-rell VAYSS

Weisbach C Hans Weisbach C HAHNSS V¦SS-bahk Weisberg C Arthur Weisberg C AR-thur W¦SS-burg

Weisflog C Thomas Weisflog C TAH-muss W¦SS-flawg

Weisgall C Hugo Weisgall C h’YOO-go W¦SS-gahl C (known also as Hugo David Weisgall [HOO-go DAH-vitt V¦SS-gahl]

Weisgarber C Elliot Weisgarber C ELL-lihutt W¦SS-gar-bur

Weismann C Julius Weismann C YOO-lihôôss V¦SS-mahn

Weismann C Wilhelm Weismann C VILL-hellm V¦SS-mahn

Weiss C Adolph Weiss C AY-dawlf W¦SS

Weiss C Amalie Weiss C ah-MAHAH-lihuh V¦SS

Weiss C Franz Weiss C FRAHNTSS V¦SS

Weiss C Johann Adolf Faustinus Weiss C YO-hahn AHAH-dawlf FAHÔÔ-stih-nôôss V¦SS

Weiss C Johann Jacob Weiss C YO-hahn YAHAH-kawp V¦SS

Weiss C Johann Sigismund Weiss C YO-hahn ZEE-ghiss-môônt V¦SS

Weiss C Julius Weiss C YOO-lihôôss V¦SS

Weiss C Silvius Leopold Weiss C ZILL-vihôôss LAY-o-pawlt V¦SS

Weiss bereits nicht C V¦SS buh-R¦TSS NIHHT C (aria from the opera Der Rosenkavalier [dayr RO-zunn-kah-fah-leer] — The Knight of the Rose; music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS] and libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal [HOO-go fawn HAWF-mahn-stahl])

Weissberg C Herbert Weissberg C HEHR-pehrt V¦SS-pehrk

Weissberg C Yulia Weissberg C YOO-lihuh WAYSS-behrk C (known also as Yulia Lazarevna [LAH-zuh-revv-nuh] Weissberg)

Weisse C Christian Felix Weisse C KRIH-stihahn FAY-lickss V¦SS-suh

Weisse C Hans Weisse C HAHNSS V¦SS-suh

Weissenback C Andreas Weissenbäck C ahn-DRAY-ahss V¦SS-sunn-peck C (known also as Franz [FRAHNTSS] Andreas Weissenbäck) Weissenberg C Alexis Weissenberg C ah-LECK-siss V¦SS-sunn-pehrk C (known also as Alexis Sigismond Weissenberg [ah-LECK-siss ZEE-ghiss-mawnt V¦SS-s’n-pehrk])

Weissenborn C Günther Weissenborn C GÜN-tur V¦SS-sunn-pawrn C (known also as Günther Albert Friedrich [AHL-pert FREET-rihh] Weissenborn)

Weissensee C Friedrich Weissensee C FREET-rihh V¦SS-sunn-zay

Weisshaus C Imre Weisshaus C IMM-reh V¦SS-hahôôss

Weissheimer C Wendelin Weissheimer C VENN-tuh-linn V¦SS-h§-mur

WeissmannC Adolf Weissmann C AHAH-dawlf V¦SS-mahn

WeissmannC Frieder Weissmann C FREE-tur V¦SS-mahn

WeissmannC John Weissmann C JAHN W¦SS-munn C (known also as János Schützer [YAHAH-nawsh SHÜT-tsur])

Weitzel C Gerhard Weitzel C GAYR-hart V¦T-tsull

Weitzmann C Carl Friedrich Weitzmann C KARL FREET-rihh V¦TSS-mahn

Welcher wechsel herrscht in meiner seele traurigkeit ward mir zum lose C Welcher wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele — Traurigkeit ward mir zum Lose C VELL-hur VEHH-zull HEHRSHT inn M¦-nur ZAY-luh — TRAHÔÔ-rick-k§t vart MEER tsôôm LO-zuh C (recitative and aria from the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail [dee ennt-FÜ-rôông ahôôss daym zay-RAHIHL] —The Abduction From the Harem; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY-ôôss MO-tsart]; libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie [YO- hahn GAWT-leep SHTEH-fah-nee) after Christoph Friedrich Bretzner [KRIH-stawf FREET- rihh BRETTSS-nur])

Welfing C Hugo Meyer-Welfing C HOO-go M¦-ur-VELL-fihng

Welin C Karl-Erik Welin C KARL-AYUH-rick veh-LEEN C (known also as Karl-Erik Vilhelm [VEEL-hellm] Welin)

Welisch C VAY-lihsh

Welitsch C Ljuba Welitsch C l’YOO-bah VEH-lihch

Wellek C Albert Wellek C AHL-pert VELL-leck

Weller C Walter Weller C VAHL-tur VELL-lur Wellesz C Egon Wellesz C {EE-gawn WELL-luss} AY-gawn VELL-less C (known also as Egon Joseph [YOHOH-zeff] Wellesz)

Wellgunde C vell-GÔÔN-tuh C (one of the Rhine maidens from the opera Das Rheingold [dahss R¦N-gawlt], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wels C Charles Wels C CHAH-rullz WELLZ

Welser most C Franz Welser-Möst C FRAHNTSS VELL-zur-MÖST

Welt deine lust C Welt, deine Lust C VELLT, D¦-nuh LÔÔST C (recitative from the cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] Komm, du süsse Todesstunde [KAWM, doo ZÜSS-suh TOH-dess-shtôôn- tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Welte C Michael Welte C MIH-hah-ell VELL-tuh

Welting C Ruth Welting C ROOTH WELL-tihng

Wely C Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély C lôôee zhahm ahl-fredd luh-fay-bür-vay-lee

Wen chung C Chou, Wen-chung C DZAWOO, WUNN-TSHOONG C (known also as Wen- chung Chou)

Wende diesen blick C Ach, wende diesen Blick C AHK, VENN-tuh DEE-zunn BLICK C (Ah, Turn Away Your Eyes) C (poem by Georg Friedrich Daumer [GAY-awrk FREET-rihh DAHÔÔ-mur] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wendel C Ernst Wendel C EHRNST VENN-tull

Wendel C Eugen Wendel C yevv-JENN venn-DELL

Wendland C Waldemar Wendland C VAHL-tuh-mar VENNT-lahnt

Wendling C Dorothea Wendling C doh-ro-TAY-ah VENNT-lihng

Wendling C Elisabeth Augusta Wendling C ay-LEE-zah-bett ahôô-GÔÔ-stah VENNT-lihng

Wendling C Franz Wendling C FRAHNTSS VENNT-lihng C (known also as Franz Anton [AHN-tohohn] Wendling)

Wendling C Johann Baptist Wendling C YO-hahn BAHP-tisst VENNT-lihng

Wendling C Karl Wendling C KARL VENNT-lihng Wendling C Karl Wendling C KARL VENNT-lihng C (known also as Johann [YO-hahn] Karl Wendling)

Wendt C Ernst Adolf Wendt C EHRNST AHAH-dawlf VENNT

Wendt C Larry Wendt C LAR-ree WENNT

Wenkel C Ortrun Wenkel C AWR-trôôn VEHNG-kull

Wenkoff C Spas Wenkoff C SPAHSS VENN-kawf

Wenn alle untreu werden C venn AHL-luh ÔÔN-troy VEHR-tunn C (composition by Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger [YOHOH-zeff GAHP-reeayl R¦N-pehr-gur])

Wenn der freude tranen fliessen C Wenn der Freude Tränen fliessen C venn dayr FROY-duh TRAY-nunn FLEESS-sunn C (aria featuring Belmonte [bell-MAWN-tuh] in the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail [dee ennt-FÜ-rôông ahôôss daym zay-RAHIHL] — The Abduction From the Harem; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY-ôôss MO-tsart]; libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie [YO-hahn GAWT-leep SHTEH-fah-nee] after Christoph Friedrich Bretzner [KRIH-stawf FREET-rihh BRETTSS-nur])

Wenn der wind weht uber das meer C Wenn der Wind weht über das Meer C venn dayr VINNT vayt Ü-bur dahss MEER C (When the Wind Blows Over the Sea) C (excerpt by Werner Richard Heymann [VEHR-nur RIH-hart H¦-mahn] and Robert Gilbert [ro-behr zheel- behr]) from the film Bomben auf Monte Carlo [BAWM-bunn ahôôf MOHN-tay KAR-lo]

Wenn dermaleinst des paradieses pforten C Wenn dermaleinst des Paradieses Pforten C venn DEHR-mah-l§nst dess pah-rah-DEE-zuss p’FAWR-tunn C (excerpt from Seven Songs With Piano by Ludwig Felix [LOOT-vihh FAY-lickss] and Jan Brandts-Buys [YAHN BRAHNTSS- BÜRSS])

Wenn die fruhlingslufte streichen C Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen C venn dee FRÜ-lihngs- lüf-tuh SHTR¦-hunn C (When spring breezes blow) C (aria from the cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten [V¦-hutt noor, buh-TRÜP-tuh SHAHT-tunn] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wenn die nachtigallen schlagen C Wenn die Nachtigallen schlagen C venn dee NAHK-tih- gahl-lunn SHLAH-gunn C (German folk song)

Wenn die sense C Wenn die Sense C venn dee ZENN-zuh C (When the scythe) C (excerpt from Mährische Duette [MAY-rih-shuh doo-ETT-tuh] — Moravian Duets — by Antonín DvoÍák [AHN-taw-nyeeeen d’VAW-rshahahk])

Wenn durch die piazzetta C Wenn durch die Piazzetta C venn DÔÔRH dee peeaht-TSAYT- tah C (When through the piazzetta) C (composition by Jensen [YENN-sunn] Wenn es abend wird gruss mir mein wien C Wenn es Abend wird ... Grüss mir mein Wien C VENN ess AH-punnt VIHRT ... GRÜSS MEER m§n VEEN C (excerpt from the operetta Gräfin Mariza [GRAY-finn mah-REE-tsah]; music by Emmerich Kálmán [{EMM-muh-rick KAHL-munn} EMM-meh-rihh KAHAHL-mahahn]; libretto by Brammer [BRAHM-mur] and Grünwald [GRÜN-vahlt])

Wenn ich in deine augen seh C Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’ C venn ihh inn D¦-nuh AHÔÔ- gunn zay C (When I Look Into Your Eyes) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn])

Wenn ich in deinen augen sehC Wenn ich in deinen Augen seh’ C venn ihh inn D¦-nunn !W- gunn zay C (When I Look Into Your Eyes) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn])

Wenn ich mit menschenzungenC Wenn ich mit Menschenzungen C venn ihh mitt MENN- shunn-tsôông-unn C (If I Spoke With the Tongues of Men) C (text from I Corinthians 13:1-3, 12-13, set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wenn in stiller stunde C Wenn in stiller Stunde C venn inn SHTILL-lur SHTÔÔN-tuh C (song by K. Groos [(K.) GROHSS])

Wennerberg C Gunnar Wennerberg C GÜN-nar VENN-ner-bary’

Wenten C Nyoman Wenten C n’YO-mahn WENN-tunn

Wenzel C Ernst Ferdinand Wenzel C EHRNST FEHR-tee-nahnt VENN-tsull

Wenzel C Leopold Wenzel C LAY-o-pawlt VENN-tsull

Wenzig C Josef Wenzig C YOHOH-zeff VENN-tsihh

Wenzinger C August Wenzinger C AHÔÔ-gôôst VENN-tsihng-ur

Wer ein liebchen hat gefunden C Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden C vehr §n LEEP-hunn haht guh-FÔÔN-tunn C (Excerpt from the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail [dee ennt-FÜ- rôông ahôôss daym zay-RAHIHL] — The Abduction From the Harem; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY-ôôss MO-tsart]; libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie [YO-hahn GAWT-leep SHTEH-fah-nee) after Christoph Friedrich Bretzner [KRIH- stawf FREET-rihh BRETTSS-nur])

Wer hat dich du schoner wald C Wer hat dich, du schöner Wald C VEHR HAHT DIHH, doo SHÖ-nur VAHLT C song by Felix Mendelssohn [{FEE-lickss MENN-dull-sunn} FAY-lickss MENN-t’llss-zohohn])

Wer hat die liebe uns ins herz gesenkt C Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt? C VAYR haht dee LEE-buh ôôns inss HEHRTSS guh-ZEHNGT? C (excerpt from Das Länd des Lächelns [dahss LAHNT dess LEH-hullnss] — The Land of Smiles; music by Franz Lehár [FRAHNZ leh-HAHAHR]; lyrics by Victor Léon [veek-tawr lay-aw6], Ludwig Herzer [LOOT- vihh HEHR-tsur], and Fritz Löhner [FRITTSS LÖ-nur])

Wer hat dies liedlein erdacht C Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? C VEHR HAHT deess LEET- l§n ehr-TAHKT?) C (Who Thought Up This Song?) C (poem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn [dess k'NAHAH-bunn VÔÔN-tur-hawrn] — The Youth's Magic Horn — set to music by Gustav Mahler [GÔÔ-stahf MAHAH-lur])

Wer ist so wurdig als du C Wer ist so würdig als du C VEHR isst zo VÜR-tihh ahlss DOO C (There is None Worthier Than Thee) C (composition by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach [KARL FEE-lipp ay-MAHAH-nooayl BAHK])

Wer machte dich so krank C Wer machte dich so krank? C VAYR MAHK-tuh dihh zo KRAHNGK C (Who Made You So Ill?) C (song by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO- mahn])

Wer nur den lieben gott lasst walten C Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten C VAYR noor dayn LEE-bunn GAWT lesst VAHL-tunn

Wer uns getraut C VAYR ôônss guh-TRAHÔÔT C (excerpt from the opera Der Zigeunerbaron [dayr tsee-GOY-nur-pah-rohn] — The Gypsy Baron; music by Johann Strauss II [YO-hahn SHTRAHÔÔSS II]; libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer IGG-nahtss SHNITT-tsur] after Mor Jókai [MOHR YOHOH-kahih])

Werba C Erik Werba C AY-rick VEHR-pah

Werbeck C Gaspar van Werbeck C kahss-PAR funn WEHR-beck C (the last name is also spelled Weerbeke [WAYAYR-bay-kuh], Weerbecke [WAYAYR-beh-kuh], Werbecke [WEHR- beh-kuh], and Werbeke [WEHR-bay-kuh])

Werbeke C Gaspar van Werbeke C kahss-PAR funn WEHR-bay-kuh C (the last name is also spelled Weerbeke [WAYAYR-bay-kuh], Weerbecke [WAYAYR-beh-kuh], Werbecke [WEHR-beh-kuh], and Werbeck [WEHR-beck])

Werckmeister C Andreas Werckmeister C ahn-DRAY-ahss VEHRK-m§-stur

Werder C Felix Werder C {FEE-lickss WUR-dur} FAY-lickss VEHR-tur

Werder C Richard Werder C RIH-churd WUR-dur

Were diu werlt alle min C VAY-ruh dihôô VEHRLT AHL-luh MEEN C (If all the world were mine) C (excerpt from Primo Vere [PREE-mo VAY-ray] — Spring — a group of poems from the 13th-century manuscript Carmina Burana [kar-MEE-nah boo-RAH-nah] set to music by Carl Orff [KARL AWRF])

Werfel C Franz Werfel C FRAHNTSS VEHR-fuhl

Werle C Lars Johan Werle C LARSS YOO-hahn VARUH-luh

Wermann C Friedrich Oskar Wermann C FREET-rihh AWSS-kar VEHR-mahn

Werner C Arno Werner C AR-no VEHR-nur

Werner C Eric Werner C {EH-rick WUR-nur} AY-rick VEHR-nur

Werner C Gregor Joseph Werner C GRAY-gawr YOHOH-zeff VEHR-nur

Werner C Heinrich Werner C H¦N-rihh VEHR-nur

Werner C Johann Gottlob Werner C YO-hahn GAWT-lawp VEHR-nur

Werner C Josef Werner C YOHOH-zeff VEHR-nur

Werner C Theodor Wilhelm Werner C TAY-o-dohohr VILL-hellm VEHR-nur

Wernick C Richard Wernick C RIH-churd WUR-nick C (known also as Richard Frank [FRANGK] Wernick)

Werrecore C Matthias Hermann Werrecore C MAHT-tihahss HEHR-mahn WEHR-ruh-ko- ruh C (the last name is also spelled Vercore [VEHR-ko-ruh], Verecore [VEH-ruh-ko-ruh], Verrechore [VEHR-ruh-ko-ruh], and Werrekoren [WEHR-ruh-ko-runn])

Werrenrath C Reinald Werrenrath C R¦-nulld WEHR-runn-rath

Wert C Giaches de Wert C ZHAHSH deh VEHRT C (known also as Jaches [ZHAHSH] de Wert and Jakob van Wert [YAH-kawp vunn VEHRT])

Wertheim C Rosy Wertheim C RO-zee WERT-h§m

Werther C vehr-tur C (an opera, with music by Jules Massenet [zhül {mahss-s’nay} mahss- s’neh]; libretto by Édouard Blau [ay-d’war blo], Paul Milliet [pohl mee-yeeeh], and Georges Hartmann [zhawrzh HART-mahn] after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF- gahng fawn GÖ-tuh]; also a character in the opera)

Wes herd dies auch sei hier muss ich rastenC Wes Herd dies auch sei, hier muss ich rasten C vayss HEHRT deess ahôôk z§, heer môôss ihh RAH-stunn C (duet from Act 1 of the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG- nur]) Wesembeek C Léon-Philippe-Marie Burbure de Wesembeek C lay-aw6-fee-leep-mah-ree bür- bür deh WAY-zumm-bayayk

Wesendonck C Mathilde Wesendonck C mah-TILL-tuh VAY-zunn-tawngk

Wesendonk C Mathilde Wesendonk C mah-TILL-tuh VAY-zunn-tawngk

Wesendonk lieder C Wesendonk-Lieder C VAY-zunn-tawngk-LEE-dur C (poems by Mathilde Wesendonk [mah-TILL-tuh VAY-zunn-tawngk] set to music by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wesley C Samuel Sebastian Wesley C SAMM-yuh-wull suh-BASS-tihunn WESS-lee

Wessel C Mark Wessel C MARK WESS-s’l

Wessely C Othmar Wessely C AWT-mar VESS-suh-lee

Wessman C Harri Wessman C HAHR-rih VESS-mahn C (known also as Harri Kristian [KRISS-tihahn] Wessman)

West C VESST C (German pronunciation)

Westbrook geha C Mary Westbrook-Geha C MEHUH-ree WESST-brôôk-GAY-uh

Westenburg C Richard Westenburg C RIH-churd WESS-t'n-burg

Westenfelder C Georg Westenfelder C GAY-awrk VEH-stunn-fell-tur

Westerberg C Stig Westerberg C STEEG VESS-ter-bary’ C (known also as Stig Evald Börje [AYUH-vahld BÖR-yuh] Westerberg)

Westergaard C Peter Westergaard C PEE-tur WESS-tur-gard C (known also as Peter Talbot [TAL-butt] Westergaard)

Westergaard C Svend Westergaard C SVENNT VESS-tur-gohoh

Westerhout C Nicola Van Westerhout C NEE-ko-lah funn WESS-tur-hahoot C (the first name is also spelled Niccolò [neek-ko-LO])

Westerlinck C Wilfried Westerlinck C WILL-freet WESS-ter-lihngk

Westermann C Peter Westermann C PAY-tur VEH-stur-mahn

Westminster C WESST-minn-stur Westphal C Rudolf Westphal C ROO-dawlf VESST-fahl C (known also as Rudolf Georg Hermann Westphal C ROO-dawlf GAY-awrk HEHR-mahn VESST-fahl])

Westphalia choraleC Westphalia Chorale C west-FAY-lihuh (Chorale)

Wetterfahne C Die Wetterfahne C dee VETT-tur-fah-nuh C (The Weather Vane) C (poem by Wilhelm Müller [VILL-hellm MÜL-lur] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert] in the song cycle Winterreise [VINN-tur-r§-zuh] — The Winter's Journey)

Wettergren C Gertrud Wettergren C YAR-trüd VETT-ter-grenn

Wetz C Richard Wetz C RIH-hart VETTSS

Wetzel C Justus Hermann Wetzel C YÔÔSS-tôôss HEHR-mahn VETT-tsull

Wetzler C Hermann Wetzler C {HUR-munn WETTSS-lur} HEHR-mahn VETTSS-lur C (known also as Hermann Hans [HAHNSS] Wetzler)

Weweler C August Weweler C !W-gôôst VAY-vuh-lur

Weymarn C Pavel Weymarn C PAH-vell VAY-marn

Weyrauch C August Heinrich von Wayrauch C AHÔÔ-gôôst H¦N-rihh fawn V¦-rahôôh

Weyse C Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse C KRIH-stawf EHRNST FREED-rihh V¦-zuh

Wha C Chung, Kyung-Wha C CHUHNG, K’YAHNG-HWAH

Wha chung C Chung, Kyung-Wha C CHUHNG, K’YAHNG-HWAH

Wha chung C Chung, Myung-Wha C CHUHNG, M’YUHNG-HWAH

Whear C Paul William Whear C PAWL WILL-lihumm HWEHUHR

Wheen C Galie Wheen C GA-lee HWEEN

Whelan C Bill Whelan C BILL HWEE-lunn

When bibo thought fit C When Bibo thought fit C (When) BEE-bo (thought fit) C (a song of the “glee” type popular in England from about 1700 to 1850)

When first amyntas sued for a kiss C When first Amyntas sued for a kiss C (When first) ah- MINN-tahss (sued for a kiss) C (anonymous song)

When loe by breake of morning C (When) LO (by) BRAYK (of morning) C (madrigal [MADD-rih-gull] by Thomas Morley [TAH-muss MAWR-lih])

While kedrons brook C While Kedron’s brook C (While) KEE-drunn’s (brook) C (aria from the oratorio Joshua [JAH-shuh-wuh]; music by George Frideric Handel [JAW-urj FRIH-duh- rick HANN-d’l] and libretto by Thomas Morell (?) [TAH-muss MAW-rell])

White lafitte C José White Lafitte C ho-SAY hW¦T lah-fitt C (known also as José Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte [ho-SAY seel-VAYSS-tray day lawss doh-LO-rayss hW¦T lah-fitt])

Whithorne C Emerson Whithorne C EH-mur-sunn hWITT-hawrn

Whittal C Arnold Whittal C AR-nulld hWITT-t’l C (known also as Arnold Morgan [MAWR-gunn] Whittal)

Whittall C Gertrude Clarke Whittall C GUR-trood KLARK hWITT-t’l

Whittenberg C Charles Whittenberg C CHAH-rullz hWITT-t’n-burg

Whun chung C Chung, Myung-Whun C CHUHNG, M’YUHNG-HWEE6

Whyte C Robert Whyte C RAH-burt hW¦T

Whythorne C Thomas Whythorne C TAH-muss hW¦H-tawrn

Wich C Günther Wich C GÜN-tur VIHH

Wichmann C Hermann Wichmann C HEHR-mahn VIHH-mahn

Wichmann C Russell G. Wichmann C RUSS-sull G. WICK-munn

Wichtl C Georg Wichtl C GAY-awrk VIHH-t’l

Wickede C Friedrich von Wickede C FREET-rihh fawn VIH-kuh-duh

Wickenhauser C Richard Wickenhauser C RIH-hart VIH-kunn-hahôô-zur

Wid sollten wir geheim sie halten C veet ZAWL-tunn veer guh-H¦M zee HAHL-tunn C (poem by Adolf Friedrich von Schack [AHAH-dawlf FREET-rihh fawn SHAHK] set to music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Widensky C Peter Widensky C PAY-tur vee-DENN-skee

Wider den ubermut C Wider den Übermut C VEE-dur dayn Ü-bur-môôt C (song by Franz Joseph Haydn [FRAHNTSS YOHOH-zeff H¦-d'n]) Wider die kainischen bluts verwandtenC Wider die kainischen Bluts verwandten C VEE-dur dee KAHIH-nih-shunn BLÔÔTSS fehr-VAHNT-tunn C (excerpt from the Sacred Songbook of Wittenberg [VITT-tunn-pehrk] by Johann Walter [YO-hahn VAHL-tur])

Widerkehr C Jacques Widerkehr C zhack VEE-dur-kehr C (known also as Jacques-Christian- Michel Widerkehr [zhack-kreess-teeahn-mee-shell VEE-dur-kehr] C (the last name is also spelled Wiederkehr [VEE-dur-kehr] and Viderkehr [VEE-dur-kehr]))

Widerspruch C VEE-der-sprôôh C (Contradiction) C (poem by Johann Seidl [YO-hahn Z¦- t’l] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Widman C Benedikt Widmann C BAY-neh-dickt VITT-mahn

Widmann C Erasmus Widmann C ay-RAHSS-môôss VITT-mahn

Widmann C Joseph Viktor Widmann C YOHOH-zeff FICK-tawr VITT-mahn

Widmer C Kurt Widmer C KÔÔRT VITT-mur

Widmung C VITT-môông C (Dedication) C (poem by Friedrich Rückert [FREET-rihh RÜ- kert] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn])

Widor C Charles-Marie Widor C sharl-mah-ree vee-dawr C (known also as Charles-Marie- Jean-Albert Widor [sharl-mah-ree-zhah6-nahl-ber vee-dawr])

Wie bist du meine konigin C Wie bist du, meine Königin C VEE BISST DU, M¦-nuh KÖ-nih- ghinn C (poem from the Persian set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie du warst C Wie du warst! C VEE doo VARST! C (aria from the opera Der Rosenkavalier [dayr RO-zunn-kah-fah-leer] — The Knight of the Rose; music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS] and libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal [HOO-go fawn HAWF-mahn-stahl])

Wie eine rosenknospe C VEE §-nuh RO-zunn-k'naw-spuh C (excerpt from the operetta Die lustige Witwe [dee LÔÔ-stih-guh VITT-vuh] — The Merry Widow; music by Franz Lehár [FRAHNZ leh-HAHAHR]; libretto by Victor Léon [veek-tawr lay-aw6] and Leo Stein [LAY-o SHT¦N] after Henri Meilhac [ah6-ree meh-yack])

Wie erkenn ich mein treulieb vor andern nunC Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun? C VEE EHR-kenn ihh m§n TROY-leep fohr AHN-tern NOON? C (How Should I Your True- Love Know?) C (composition by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wie freundlich strahlt heiterkeit und frohlichkeit C Wie freundlich strahlt ... Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit C vee FROYNT-lihh SHTRAHLT ... H¦-tur-k§t ôônt FRÖ-lihh-k§t C (The Baron's Aria) C (aria from the opera Der Wildschütz oder Die Stimme der Natur [dayr VILLT- shütss O-dur dee SHTIMM-muh dayr nah-TOOR] — The Poacher, or The Voice of Nature; an opera, with music by Albert Lortzing [AHL-pert LAWRT-tsihng] and libretto by Lortzing after August von Kotzebue [AHÔÔ-gôôst fawn KAWT-tsuh-bü])

Wie froh und frisch C vee FROH ôônt FRIHSH C (How Happily and How Freshly) C (poem by Johann Ludwig Tieck [YO-hahn LOOT-vihh TEEK] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo- HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS] in the song cycle Die schöne Magelone [dee SHÖ- nuh mah-guh-LO-nuh] — The Beautiful Magelone)

Wie georg von frundsberg von sich selber sang C Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selber sang C vee GAY-awrk fawn FRÔÔNTSS-pehrk fawn zihh ZELL-bur zahng C (As George von Frundsberg sang about himself) C (poem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn [dess k’NAHAH- bunn VÔÔN-tur-hawrn] — The Youth’s Magic Horn — set to music by Arnold Schönberg [AR-nawlt SHÖN-pehrk])

Wie habe ich dein gesetze so lieb C Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb C VEE HAH-buh ihh d§n guh-ZETT-tsuh zo LEEP C (motet [mo-TETT] by Heinrich Schütz [H¦N-rihh SHÜTSS])

Wie komm ich denn zur tur herein C Wie komm ich denn zur Tür herein C VEE KAWM ihh denn tsoor TÜR heh-R¦N .C (folk song arranged by Johannes Brahms [yo- HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie kommts dass du so traurig bist C Wie kommt’s dass du so traurig bist C vee KAWMTSS dahss DOO zo TR!W-rihh bisst C (How is it that you are so sad) C (song by Max Reger [MAHKSS-RAY-gur])

Wie lieblich schallt durch busch und waldC Wie lieblich schallt durch Busch und Wald C vee LEEP-lihh SHAHLLT dôôrh BÔÔSH ôônt VAHLT C (song by F. Silcher [(F.) ZILL-hur])

Wie lieblich sind deine wohnungen C Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen C vee LEEP-lihh ZINNT D¦-nuh VO-nôông-unn C (How lovely are thy tabernacles) C (section of Ein deutsches Requiem [§n DOYT-shuss RAY-kvihemm] — A German Requiem [{REH-kôôee- umm} REH-kôôih-emm] — set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie mein ahnl zwanzig jahrC Wie mein Ahnl zwanzig Jahr' C vee m§n AHAHN-'l ts’VAHN- tsihh YAHAHR C (excerpt from the operetta Der Vogelhändler [dayr FO-gull-hennt-lur] — The Bird Merchant; music by Karl Zeller [KARL TSELL-lur]; libretto by Moritz West [MO- rittss VESST] and Ludvig Held [LOOT-vihh HELLT] after Varin [vah-reh6] and Biéville [beeay-veel])

Wie melodien zieht esC Wie Melodien zieht es C vee may-LO-dee-unn TSEET ess C (It Runs, Like Melodies) C (poem by Klaus Groth [KLAHÔÔSS GROHT] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie melodien zieht es mir C Wie Melodien zieht es mir C vee may-LO-dee-unn TSEET ess meer C (Like Melodies It Passes) C (poem by Klaus Groth [KLAHÔÔSS GROHT] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie nahte mir der schlummerC Wie nahte mir der Schlummer C vee NAH-tuh meer dayr SHLÔÔM-mur C (aria from Act II of the opera Der Freischütz [dayr FR¦-shütss] — The Freeshooter; music by Carl Maria von Weber [KARL mah-REE-ah fawn VAY-bur]; libretto by Friedrich Kind [FREET-rihh KINNT] after Johann August Apel [YO-hahn AHÔÔ-gôôst AHAH-puhl] and Friedrich Laun [FREET-rihh LAHÔÔN])

Wie rafft ich mich aufC Wie rafft’ ich mich auf C vee RAHFT ihh mihh ahôôf C (Up I Jumped in the Night) C (poem by August Graf von Platen [AHÔÔ-gôôst GRAHF fawn PLAH-tunn] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wie schnell verschwindet so licht als glanz C Wie schnell verschwindet so Licht als Glanz C vee SHNELL fehr-SHVINN-tutt zo LIHHT ahlss GLAHNTSS C (How Quickly Light and Radiance Vanish) C (poem by Johann Ludwig Tieck [YO-hahn LOOT-vihh TEEK] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS] in the song cycle Die schöne Magelone [dee SHÖ-nuh mah-guh-LO-nuh] — The Beautiful Magelone)

Wie schon ist die liebe C Wie schön ist die Liebe C vee SHÖN isst dee LEE-buh C (excerpt from the opera Così fan tutte [ko-ZEE fahn TOOT-tay] — All Women Do the Same; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY-ôôss MO-tsart] and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte [lo-RAYN-tso dah POHN-tay])

Wie schon sied ihr C Wie schön sied ihr C vee SHÖN zeet eer C (duet from the opera Violanta [fee-o-LAHN-tah]; music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold [{EH-rick WÔÔLF-gang KAWRN- gohld} AY-rihh VAWLF-gahng KAWRN-gawlt] and libretto by Hans Müller [HAHNSS MÜL-lur])

Wie singt die lerche schon C Wie singt die Lerche schön C vee ZIHNGT dee LEHR-huh SHÖN C (composition by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

Wie soll ich die freude C Wie soll ich die Freude C VEE ZAWL ihh dee FROY-duh C (How Shall I Bear This Joy) C (poem by Johann Ludwig Tieck [YO-hahn LOOT-vihh TEEK] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS] in the song cycle Die schöne Magelone [dee SHÖ-nuh mah-guh-LO-nuh] — The Beautiful Magelone)

Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten C vee ZAWL-tunn veer guh-H¦M zee HAHL-tunn C (How Could We Keep It Secret) C (poem by Adolf Friedrich von Schachk [AHAH-dawlf FREET-rihh fawn SHAHK] set to music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wie stark ist nicht dein zauberton C Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton C vee SHTARK isst NIHHT d§n TSAHÔÔ-bur-tohn C (aria from the opera Die Zauberflöte [dee TSAHÔÔ-bur flö- tuh] — The Magic Flute; music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [VAWLF-gahng ah-mah- DAY-ôôss MO-tsart] and libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder [ay-MAHAH-nooayl SHEE-kah-nay- dur])

Wie todesahnung dammerung o du mein holder abendstern C Wie todesahnung Dämmerung ... O du mein holder Abendstern C vee TOH-duh-zahah-nôông DEMM-muh-rôông ... o DOO m§n HAWL-tur AH-bennt-shtehrn C (Song to the Evening Star featuring Wolfram [VAWLF- rahm] in the opera Tannhäuser [TAHN-hoy-zur], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH- hart VAHG-nur])

Wie todesahnung dammrung deckt die lande o du mein holder abendstern C Wie todesahnung Dämmrung deckt die Lande ... O du mein holder Abendstern C vee TOH-duh-zahah-nôông DEMM-rôông DECKT dee LAHN-tuh ... o DOO m§n HAWL-tur AH-bennt-shtehrn C (Song to the Evening Star featuring Wolfram [VAWLF-rahm] in the opera Tannhäuser [TAHN- hoy-zur], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wie wohl ist mir o freund der seelen C Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen C vee VOHL isst MEER, o FROYNT dayr ZAY-lunn C (anonymous composition, perhaps composed by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wiechowicz C Stanis»aw Wiechowicz C stah-NYEESS-wahf veeeh-HAW-veech

Wieck C Alwin Wieck C AHL-vinn VEEK

Wieck C Friedrich Wieck C FREET-rihh VEEK C known also as Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck [YO-hahn GAWT-lawp FREET-rihh VEEK])

Wieck C Marie Wieck C mah-REE-uh VEEK

Wiedebein C Gottlob Wiedebein C GAWT-lawp VEE-duh-b§n

Wiedemann C Ernst Johann Wiedemann C EHRNST YO-hahn VEE-duh-mahn

Wiederkehr C Jacob Christian Michael Wiederkehr C YAHAH-kawp KRIH-stihahn MEE- hah-ell VEE-dur-kehr

Wiederkehr C Jacques Wiederkehr C zhack VEE-dur-kehr C (known also as Jacques- Christian-Michel Wiederkehr [zhack-kreess-teeahn-mee-shell VEE-dur-kehr] C (the last name is also spelled Widerkehr [VEE-dur-kehr] and Viderkehr [VEE-dur-kehr])

Wiedersehen C Das Wiedersehen C dahss VEE-dur-zay-unn C (excerpt from Les Adieux [leh- zah-deeö] by Ludwig van Beethoven [LOOT-vihh funn BAYAY-toh-funn])

Wiegand C Heinrich Wiegand C H¦N-rihh VEE-gahnt C (known also as Josef Anton Heinrich Wiegand [YOHOH-zeff AHN-tohohn H¦N-rihh VEE-gahnt])

Wiegenlied C VEE-gunn-leet C (Lullaby) C (title used by various composers)

Wiegenlied am lager eines kranken kindes C Wiegenlied am Lager eines kranken Kindes C VEE-gunn-leet ahm LAH-gur §-nuss KRAHNG-kunn KINN-tuss C (Lullaby at the Bed of a Sick Child) C (duet by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO-mahn] and F. Hebbel [HEBB- buhl])

Wiegenlied in drei tonen C Wiegenlied (in drei Tönen) C VEE-gunn-leet (inn DR¦ TÖ-nunn) C (Cradle Song [in Three Notes]) C (poem by Hoffmann von Fallersleben [HAWF-mahn fawn FAHL-lurss-lay-bunn] set to music by Ludwig Spohr [LOOT-vihh SHPOHR] — also known as Louis Spohr [lôôee spawr])

Wiegenlied schlafe schlafe holder susser knabe C Wiegenlied "Schlafe, schlafe, holder süsser Knabe" C VEE-gunn-leet SHLAH-fuh, SHLAH-fuh, HAWL-tur ZÜSS-sur k'NAHAH-buh C (Lullaby) C (song by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Wiehmayer C Teodor Wiehmayer C TAY-o-dohr VEE-m§-ur

Wiel C Taddeo Wiel C tahd-DAY-o veeAYL

WielhorskyC Count Mikhail Wielhorsky C (Count) mee-kahEEL vill-HAWRSS-kee

Wien du stadt meiner traume C Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume C VEEN, doo SHTAHT M¦- nur TROY-muh C (Vienna, City of My Dreams) C (song by Rudolf Sieczy½ski [RÔÔ-dawlf seeeh-CHIH6-skee])

Wiener C Jean Wiéner C zhah6 veeay-nur

Wiener C Otto Wiener C AWT-toh VEE-nur

Wiener blut C Wiener Blut C VEE-nur BLOOT C (Vienna Blood) C (an operetta, with music by Johann Strauss II [YO-hahn SHTRAHÔÔSS II]; libretto by Victor Léon [veek-tawr lay-aw6] and Leo Stein [LAY-o SHT¦N])

Wiener blut schmeckt so gut C Wiener Blut schmeckt so gut C VEE-nur BLOOT SHMECKT zo goot C Vienna Blood: Tops for Taste C (excerpt from the operetta Wiener Blut [VEE-ner BLOOT] — Vienna Blood; music by Johann Strauss II [YO-hahn SHTRAHÔÔSS II]; lyric added by Walter Brandin [WAWL-tur BRANN-dunn])

Wiener kammerorchester C Wiener Kammerorchester C VEE-nur KAHM-mur-awr-keh- stur C (Vienna Chamber Orchestra)

Wiener philharmoniker C Wiener Philharmoniker C VEE-nur fill-har-MOHOH-nih-kur C (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)

Wiener sangerknaben C Wiener Sängerknaben C VEE-nur ZEHNG-ur-k’nahah-bunn C (Vienna Boy Choir)

Wiener staatsopernchor C Wiener Staatsopernchor C VEE-nur SHTAHAHTSS-o-pehrn-kohr C (Vienna State Opera Chorus)

Wiener symphoniker C Wiener Symphoniker C VEE-nur züm-FO-nih-kur C (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)

Wiener volksopernchor C Wiener Volksopernchor C VEE-nur FAWLKSS-o-pern-kohr C (Vienna People's Opera Chorus)

Wiener volksopernorchester C Wiener Volksopernorchester C VEE-nur FAWLKS-o-pern- awr-keh-stur C (Vienna People's Opera Orchestra)

Wieniawski C Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski C AH-dahm tah-DEH-ôôsh veeeh-neeAWF-skee

Wieniawski C Henryk Wieniawski C HENN-rick veeeh-neeAWF-skee C (known also as Henri [HENN-ree] Wieniawski)

Wieniawski C Józef Wieniawski C YÔÔ-zeff veeeh-neeAWF-skee

Wiens C Edith Wiens C EE-duhth WEENZ

Wieprecht C Friedrich Wilhelm Wieprecht C FREET-rihh VILL-hellm VEE-prehht

Wier C Albert Ernest Wier C AL-burt UR-nusst WEER

Wiesenbrunn C Raphael Georg Kiesewetter, Edler von Wiesenbrunn C RAH-fah-ell GAY- awrk KEE-zuh-vett-tur, ETT-lur fawn VEE-zunn-brôôn C (known also as Raphael Georg Kiesewetter)

Wiesengrund adorno C Theodor Wiesengrund-Adorno C TAY-o-dohohr VEE-zunn-grôônt- ah-DOHR-no

Wieslander C Ingvar Wieslander C IHNG-var VISS-lahn-der C (known also as Axel Otto [ACK-sell OHT-toh] Ingvar Wieslander)

Wieslander C Maria Wieslander C mah-REE-ah VISS-lahn-der

Wietrzny C Bronis»awa Wietrzny C brah-nyeess-WAH-vah veeETTZ-nih

Wiewohl mein herz in tranen schwimmtC Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt C vee- VOHL m§n HEHRTSS inn TRAY-nunn SHVIMMT C (Although my heart swims in tears) C (recitative from the St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS- tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wiewohl viel herter orden sind C Wiewohl viel herter Örden sind C vee-VOHL feel HEHR-tur ÖR-dunn zinnt C (composition from the songbook of Adam Puschmann [AHAH-dahm PÔÔSH-mahn])

Wihan C Hans Wihan C HAHNSS VEE-hahn

Wihtol C Joseph Wihtol C YOHOH-zeff VEE-tawl C (Germanized version of the Latvian name J~zeps V§tols [YAHAH-zeppss VEE-tôôohlss]) C (the last name has been transcribed also as Vitols [VIH-tôôohlss])

Wijdeveld C Wolfgang Wijdeveld C WÔÔLF-kang WAY-duh-vellt

Wijk C Arnold van Wijk C ar-NOHLT funn WAYK C (known also as Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wijk [ar-NOHL-düss KRISS-tihahn VLAWK funn WAYK]) C (the last name is also spelled Wyk [WAYK])

Wiklund C Adolf Wiklund C AH-dawlf VEEK-lünd

Wikmanson C Johan Wikmanson C YOO-hahn VEEK-mahn-sawn

Wilbye C John Wilbye C JAHN WILL-bih

Wilckens C Friedrich Wilckens C FREET-rihh VILL-kunnss

Wildbach die weiden C Am Wildbach die Weiden C ahm VILLT-pahk dee V¦-dunn C (song from Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen [FEER LEE-dur ahôôss daym YÔÔNG-brôôn-nunn] — Four songs from ‘The Well of Youth’) C (compositions by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wildberger C Jacques Wildberger C zhack VILLT-pehr-gur

Wildbrunn C Helene Wildbrunn C hay-LAY-nuh VILLT-brôôn

Wilde jagd C Wilde Jagd C VILL-tuh YAHAHKT C (Wild Hunt) C composition from Études d’exécution transcendante [ay-tüd degg-zay-kü-seeaw6 trah6-sah6-dah6t] by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

Wilde rose C Wilde Rose C VILL-tuh RO-zuh C (The Wild Rose) C (excerpt from Mährische Duette [MAY-rih-shuh doo-ETT-tuh] — Moravian Duets — by Antonín DvoÍák [AHN-taw-nyeeeen d’VAW-rshahahk]) Wilder C Philip van Wilder C {FIH-lupp vann W¦L-dur} fee-leep vunn WILL-dur

Wilder C Victor Wilder C veek-tawr WILL-dur C (known also as Jérôme Albert Victor van Wilder [zhay-rohm ahl-behr veek-tawr vunn WILL-dur])

Wilderer C Johann Hugo von Wilderer C YO-hahn HOO-go fawn VILL-tuh-rur

Wildgans C Friedrich Wildgans C FREET-rihh VILLT-gahnss

Wildhaber C Helmut Wildhaber C HELL-moot VILLT-hah-bur

Wildner C Johannes Wildner C yo-HAHN-uss VILLT-nur

Wildschutz C Der Wildschütz oder Die Stimme der Natur C dayr VILLT-shütss O-dur dee SHTIMM-muh dayr nah-TOOR] C (The Poacher, or The Voice of Nature) C (an opera, with music by Albert Lortzing [AHL-pert LAWRT-tsihng] and libretto by Lortzing after August von Kotzebue [AHÔÔ-gôôst fawn KAWT-tsuh-bü])

WilhelmC Carl Friedrich Wilhelm C KARL FREET-rihh VILL-hellm

WilhelmC VILL-hellm

Wilhelmj C August Wilhelmj C AHÔÔ-gôôst VILL-hellm C (known also as August Emil Daniel Ferdinand Viktor Wilhelmj [AHÔÔ-gôôst AY-meel DAH-nihayl FEHR-tee-nahnt FICK- tawr VILL-hellm])

Wilhem C Guillaume-Louis Wilhem C ghee-yohm-lôôee vee-lemm

Wilke C Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Wilke C KRIH-stihahn FREET-rihh GAWT-leep VILL-kuh

Wilkes C Josué Teófilo Wilkes C ho-sooAY tay-O-fee-lo WEEL-kayss

Wilkie C Matthew Wilkie C MATH-yoo WILL-kee

Wilkomirska C Maria Wilkomirska C MAH-reeah veel-ko-MEER-skah

Wilkomirska C Wanda Wilkomirska C VAHN-dah veel-ko-MEER-skah

Wilkomirski C Alfred Wilkomirski C AHL-frett veel-ko-MEER-skee

Wilkomirski C Kazimierz Wilkomirski C kah-ZEE-meeehrz veel-ko-MEER-skee

Willaert C Adrian Willaert C ah-drihAHN WILL-lart Willan C Healey Willan C HEE-lee WILL-lunn C (known also as James [JAYMZ] Healey Willan)

Wille C Stewart Wille C st’YOO-wurt WILL

Willeke C Willem Willeke C {WILL-lumm WILL-luh-kee} WILL-lumm WILL-leh-kuh

Willemetz C Albert Willemetz C AHL-bert WILL-luh-mettz

Willens C Michael Willens C M¦-kull WILL-'nz

Willent bordogni C Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Willent-Bordogni C zhah6-bah-teest-zho-zeff vee- yah6-bawr-daw-n’yee

Williams C Alberto Williams C ahl-BEHR-toh WILL-lihummz

Williams C Jenevora Williams C jeh-nuh-VAW-rah WILL-lihummz

Williams C Ralph Vaughan Williams C (RALF VAWN WILL-lihummz C (the first name is also pronounced RAYF)

Williams C Sioned Williams C sihO-nudd WILL-lihummz

Williams C Ursula Vaughan Williams C UR-suh-luh VAWN WILL-lihummz

Williems C Susan Williems C SÜ-zunn WILL-lihemmss

Willison C David Willison C DAY-vudd WILL-lih-sunn

Willmers C Rudolf Willmers C WOO-dawlf VILL-muss

Willner C Arthur Willner C {AR-thur WILL-nur} AR-tôôr VILL-nur

Willst du dein herz mir schenkenC Willst du dein Herz mir schenken C VILLST doo d§n HEHRTSS meer SHEHNG-kunn C (Will You Give Me Your Heart) C (anonymous composition)

WilmC Nicolai von Wilm C NEE-ko-lahih fawn VILLM C (known also as Peter [PAY-tur] Nicolai von Wilm)

Wilms C Jan Willem Wilms C YAHN WILL-lumm WILLMSS C (Dutch version of the German name Johann Wilhelm Wilms [YO-hahn VILL-hellm VILLMSS])

Wilsing C Daniel Friedrich Eduard Wilsing C DAH-nihayl FREET-rihh AY-dooart VILL- zihng Wilson C Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson C doh-MEEN-go SAHN-tah KROOSS WILL-sunn

Wilson C Ian Wilson C EE-unn WILL-sunn

Wilson C Sir Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson C (Sir) JEH-rulld h’YOO TIHR-ritt-WILL- sunn C (known also as Lord Berners [LAWRD BUR-nurz])

Wiltberger C August Wiltberger C AHÔÔ-gôôst VILLT-pehr-gur

Wiltberger C Heinrich Wiltberger C H¦N-rihh VILLT-pehr-gur

Wimberger C Gerhard Wimberger C GAYR-hart VIMM-pehr-gur

Wimmer C Stefan Wimmer C SHTEH-fahn VIMM-mur

Wimoweh C WEE-mo-way C (South African folk song)

Winant C William Winant C WILL-lihumm W¦-nunnt

Winbeck C Heinz Winbeck C H¦NTSS VINN-peck

Winbergh C Gösta Winbergh C GÖ-stah VINN-pehrk

Wincenc C Carol Wincenc C KA-rull WINN-tsennts

Winchester college quiristers C WINNT-shiss-tur (College) kôôIH-rih-sturz

Wind C An den Wind C ahn dayn VINNT C (To the Wind) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Charles Tomlinson Griffes [CHAH-rullz TAHM-l’n-s’n GRIFF-fuss])

Winderstein C Hans Winderstein C HAHNSS VINN-tur-sht§n C (known also as Hans Wilhelm Gustav [VILL-hellm GÔÔ-stahf] Winderstein)

Windgassen C Wolfgang Windgassen C VAWLF-gahng VINNT-gahss-sunn C (known also as Wolfgang Fritz Hermann [FRITTSS HEHR-mahn] Windgassen)

Winding C August Winding C AHÔÔ-gôôst VINN-dihng C (known also as August Henrik [HENN-rick] Winding)

Winding C Kai Winding C KAHIH VINN-dihng C (known also as Kai Chresten [KRESS- tunn] Winding)

Windingstad C Ole Windingstad C {O-lee WINN-dihng-stadd} OO-luh VIH-nihng-stah Windsperger C Lothar Windsperger C LO-tar VINNT-shpehr-gur

Windstreich C Richard Windstreich C RIH-churd WINND-str§k

Windt C Herbert Windt C HEHR-pert VINNT

Wingham C Thomas Wingham C TAH-muss WIHNG-umm

Winham C Godfrey Winham C GAHD-free WINN-umm

Winkelmann C Hermann Winkelmann C HEHR-mahn VIHNG-kull-mahn

Winkler C Alexander Winkler C uh-lyick-SAHN-d’r VIHNGK-ler C (known also as Alexander Gustav Adolfovich [GOOSS-tuff ah-DAWL-fuh-vihch] Winkler)

Winkler C Michael-Christfried Winkler C MIH-hah-ell KRISST-freet VIHNGK-lur

Winkler C Peter K. Winkler C PEE-tur K. WIHNGK-lur C (known also as Peter Kenton [KENN-tunn] Winkler)

Winklhofer C Friedemann Winklhofer C FREE-duh-mahn VIHNGK’l-haw-fur

Winner C Septimus Winner C SEPP-tih-muss WINN-nur

Winograd C Arthur Winograd C AR-thur WIH-nuh-gradd

Winogron C Blanche Winogron C BLANCH WIH-nuh-grawn

Winsauer C Waltraud Winsauer C VAHL-trahôôt VINN-zahôô-ur

Winsemius C Bernard Winsemius C BEHR-nart vinn-SAY-mihôôss

Winter C Peter Winter C PAY-tur VINN-tur C (known also as Peter von [fawn] Winter)

Winter hjelmC Otto Winter-Hjelm C AWT-too VINN-tehr-YELLM

Winterabend C Der Winterabend C dayr VINN-tur-ah-bennt C (song by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Winterberger C Alexander Winterberger C ah-leck-SAHN-tur VINN-tur-pehr-gur

Winterfeld C Carl von Winterfeld C KARL fawn VINN-tur-fellt C (known also as Carl Georg Vivigens von Winterfeld [KARL GAY-awrk FEE-fee-ghennss fawn VINN-tur-fellt])

Winternacht C VINN-tur-nahkt C (Winter Night) C (composition by Richard Strauss [RIH- hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Winternitz C Emanuel Winternitz C {ih-MANN-yuh-wull WINN-tur-nittss} ay-MAHAH- nooayl VINN-tur-nittss

Winterreise C VINN-tur-r§-zuh C (A Winter’s Journey) C (poems by Wilhelm Müller [VILL- hellm MÜL-lur] set to music in a song cycle by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Wintersturme wichen C Winterstürme wichen C VINN-tur-SHTÜR-muh VIH-hunn C (excerpt from the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh]; music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wintersturme wichen dem wonnemond C Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond C VINN- tur-shtür-muh VIH-hunn daym VAWN-nuh-mawnt C (passage featuring Siegmund [ZEEK- môônt] and Sieglinde [zeek-LINN-tuh] in the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Winterweihe C VINN-tur-V¦-uh C (Winter Dedication) C poem by Karl Henckell [KARL HEHNG-kull] set to music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wintzer C Richard Wintzer C RIH-hart VINNT-tsur

Wiora C Walter Wiora C VAHL-tur vihO-rah

Wir beide wollen springen C VEER B¦-duh VAWL-lunn SHPRIHNG-unn C (We Both Feel Like Skipping) C (composition by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wir beten zu dem tempel anC Wir beten zu dem Tempel an C veer BAY-tunn tsoo daym TEMM-puhl ahn C (We make offering at the temple) C (recitative [reh-suh-tuh-TEEV] from the cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! [YAHÔÔK-tsutt GAWT inn AHL-lunn LAHN-tunn!] — Praise God in All Lands! — by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wir mussen uns trennen C Wir müssen uns trennen C VEER MÜSS-sunn ôônss TRENN- nunn C (We Must Part) C (poem by Johann Ludwig Tieck [YO-hahn LOOT-vihh TEEK] set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS] in the song cycle Die schöne Magelone [dee SHÖ-nuh mah-guh-LO-nuh] — The Beautiful Magelone)

Wir setzen uns mit tranen nieder C Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder C veer ZETT-tsunn ôôns mitt TRAY-nunn NEE-dur C (In tears of grief, dear Lord, we leave Thee) C (choral excerpt from the St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wir wandelten C VEER VAHN-tull-tunn C (We Walked) C (composition by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS]) Wird doch die liebe nie zu frohem ziel uns leiten C Wird doch die Liebe nie zu frohem Ziel uns leiten C VIHRT dawk dee LEE-buh nee tsoo FRO-humm TSEEL ôônss L¦-tunn C (Never Will Love Lead Us) C (song from Liebeslieder [LEE-buss-lee-dur] — Love Songs — by Antonín DvoÍák [AHN-taw-nyeeeen d’VAW-rshahahk])

Wiren C Dag Wirén C DAHG VEE-reeunn C (known also as Dag Ivar [EE-var] Wirén)

Wirt C Ein Wirt C §n VIHRT C (a landlord) C (character in the opera Der Rosenkavalier [dayr RO-zunn-kah-fah-leer] — The Knight of the Rose; music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS] and libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal [HOO-go fawn HAWF-mahn-stahl])

Wirth C Emanuel Wirth C ay-MAHAH-nooayl VIHRT

Wirth C Friedrich Moritz Wirth C FREET-rihh MO-rittss VIHRT

Wirth C Helmut Wirth C HELL-moot VIHRT C (known also as Helmut Richard Adolf Friedrich Karl Wirth [HELL-moot RIH-hart AHAH-dawlf FREET-rihh KARL VIHRT])

Wirth C Herman Felix Wirth C HEHR-mahn FAY-lickss WIHRT

Wishart C Peter Wishart C PEE-tur WIH-shurt C (known also as Peter Charles Arthur Wishart [PEE-tur CHAH-rullz AR-thur WIH-shurt])

Wiske C Charles Mortimer Wiske C CHAH-rullz MAWRT-tuh-mur WISSK

Wislocki C Stanis»aw Wis»ocki C stah-NYEESS-wahf veess-WAHTSS-kee

Wissinger C Darron Wissinger C DAR-runn WISS-s’n-jur

Wissmer C Pierre Wissmer C peeehr viss-mur

Wisst ihr wann mein kindchen C Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen C VISST eer, vahn m§n KINNT-hunn C (Do You Know When My Child) C (Hungarian poem translated to German by Hugo Conrat [HOO-go KAWN-raht] and set to music by Johannes Brahms [yo-HAHN-nuss {BRAHMZ} BRAHAHMSS])

Wistreich C Richard Wistreich C RIH-churd WISS-trihch

Wiszniewski C Zbigniew Wiszniewski C zBEEG-neeeff veesh-neeEFF-skee

Wit C Antoni Wit C ahn-TOH-nee VEET

Wit C Paul de Wit C PAHÔÔL duh WITT

Wit C Paula de Wit C PAHÔÔ-lah duh WITT Witek C Anton Witek C AHN-tohohn VEE-teck

Witkowski C Georges-Martin Witkowski C zhawrzh-mar-teh6 veet-KAWV-skee

Witt C Franz Xaver Witt C FRAHNTSS KSAH-vur VITT

Witt C Friedrich Witt C FREET-rihh VITT

Witt C Theodor de Witt C TAY-o-dohohr duh VITT

Wittassek C Johann August Wittassek C YO-hahn AHÔÔ-gôôst VITT-tahss-seck C (Germanized version of the Czechoslovakian Jan August Vitásek [YAHN AHÔÔ-gôôst VIH- tahah-seck]) C (known also as Johann Nepomuk August Wittassek [YO-hahn NAY-po-môôk AHÔÔ-gôôst VITT-tahss-seck])

Witte C Georg Hendrik Witte C JAWRJ HENN-drick WITT-tuh

Wittek C Helmut Wittek C HELL-moot VITT-tuck

Wittgenstein C Count Friedrich Ernst Wittgenstein C (Count) FREET-rihh EHRNST VITT- gunn-sht§n C (known also as Count Friedrich Ernst Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg [Z¦N-VITT- gunn-sht§n-BEHR-luh-bôôrk])

Wittgenstein C Paul Wittgenstein C {PAWL WITT-gh’n-st§n} PAHÔÔL VITT-gh’n-sht§n

Wittgenstein berleburg C Count Friedrich Ernst Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg C (Count) FREET-rihh EHRNST Z¦N-VITT-gunn-sht§n-BEHR-luh-bôôrk])

Wittich C Marie Wittich C mah-REE-uh VITT-tihh

Witting C Karl Witting C KARL VITT-tihng

Wittinger C Robert Wittinger C ROHOH-bert VITT-tihng-ur

Wittrisch C Marcel Wittrisch C mar-sell VITT-rihsh

Wixell C Ingvar Wixell C IHNG-var VEEK-sell

Wlaschiha C Ekkehard Wlaschiha C ECK-keh-hart vlah-SHEE-hah

Wo die citronen bluhn C Wo die Citronen blüh'n C vo dee TSIH-tro-nunn BLÜN C (Where the Citrons Bloom) C (composition by Johann Strauss [YO-hahn SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wo die schonen trompeten blasen C Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen C vo dee SHÖ-nunn trawm-PAY-tunn BLAHAH-zunn C (Where the fair trumpets sound) C (poem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn [dess k'NAHAH-bunn VÔÔN-tur-hawrn] — The Youth's Magic Horn — set to music by Gustav Mahler [GÔÔ-stahf MAHAH-lur])

Wo gehest du hin C Wo gehest du hin? C vo GAY-usst doo HINN? C (Where goest Thou, Lord?) C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wo gott der herr nicht bei uns halt C Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält C vo GAWT dayr HEHR nihht b§ ôôns hellt C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wo weilt er C VO V¦LT ehr C (Where Does He Dwell) C (composition by Franz Liszt [FRAHNZ LISST])

Wochenend und sonnenschein C Wochenend und Sonnenschein C VAW-kunn-ennt ôônt ZAWN-nunn-sh§n C (Weekend and Sunshine) C (composition by Milton Ager [MILL-tunn AY-gur], Jack Jellen [JACK JEH-lunn], and Charles Amberg [CHAH-rullz AMM-burg])

Wodehouse C P. G. Wodehouse C P. G. WÔÔD-hahôôss

Wodell C Frederick William Wodell C FREH-duh-rick WILL-lihumm wah-DELL

Woehl C Waldemar Woehl C VAHL-tuh-mar VÖL

Woelfl C Joseph Woelfl C YOHOH-zeff VÖL-f’l C (the last name is also spelled Wölfl [VÖL- f’l] and Wölffl [VÖLF-f’l])

Woerden C Machteld van Woerden C MAHK-tullt funn WOOR-dunn

Woestijne C David Van de Woestijne C DA-vitt vunn deh wooss-TAY-nuh

Woglinde C vawk-LINN-tuh C (one of the Rhine maidens from the opera Das Rheingold [dahss R¦N-gawlt], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wohin C VO-hinn C (Whither?) C (poem by Wilhelm Müller [VILL-hellm MÜL-lur] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert] in the song cycle Die schöne Müllerin [dee SHÖ-nuh MÜL-luh-rinn] —The Miller’s Lovely Daughter)

Wohl C Yehuda Wohl C yeh-HOO-dah VAWL

Wohl dem der sich auf seinen gottC Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott C VOHL daym, dayr zihh ahôôf Z¦-nunn GAWT C (cantata [kunn-TAH-tuh] by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wohl denen die ohne tadel lebenC Wohl denen, die ohne tadel leben C VOHL DAY-nunn, dee O-nuh TAH-dull LAY-bunn C (composition by Max Reger [MAHKSS RAY-gur])

Wohl denen die ohne wandel leben C Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben C VOHL DAY- nunn, dee O-nuh VAHN-tull LAY-bunn C (motet [mo-TETT] by Heinrich Schütz [H¦N-rihh SHÜTSS])

Wohl lag ich einst in gram und schmerz C Wohl lag ich einst in Gram und Schmerz C vohl lahk ihh §nst inn GRAHM ôônt SHMERTSS C (song by CharlesTomlinson Griffes [CHAH-rullz TAHM-l’n-s’n GRIFF-fuss], lyric by Emanuel Geibel [ay-MAHAH-nooayl GH¦-buhl])

Wohlauf wohlauf mit lauter stimm C Wohlauf, wohlauf! mit lauter Stimm C VO-lahôôf, VO- lahôôf! mitt LAHÔÔ-tur SHTIMM C (excerpt from the Sacred Songbook of Wittenberg [VITT- tunn-pehrk] by Johann Walter [YO-hahn VAHL-tur])

Wohlfahrt C Franz Wohlfart C FRAHNTSS VOHL-fart

Wohlfahrt C Heinrich Wohlfahrt C H¦N-rihh VOHL-fart

Wohlgemuth C Gustav Wohlgemuth C GÔÔ-stahf VOHL-guh-môôt

Wohltemperierte klavier i C Das wohltemperierte Klavier I I dahss vohl-temm-puh-reeEHR- tuh klah-FEER I — The Well-Tempered Klavier, Book I (compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Wohltemperierte klavier ii C Das wohltemperierte Klavier II I dahss vohl-temm-puh-reeEHR- tuh klah-FEER II — The Well-Tempered Klavier, Book II (compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach [YO-hahn {suh-BASS-tihunn BAHK} zay-BAH-stihahn BAHK])

Woikowski biedau C Viktor Hugo von Woikowski-Biedau C VICK-tawr HOO-go fawn voee-KAWV-skee BEE-dahôô

Wojnarowski C Henryk Wojnarowski C HENN-rick voy-nah-RAWF-skee

Wolcum yole C Wolcum Yole! C WAWL-kumm YOHL! C (carol by Benjamin Britten [BENN-juh-munn BRITT-tunn])

Woldike C Mogens Wöldike C MO-hunnss VÖL-dih-kuh

Wolf C Ernst Wilhelm Wolf C EHRNST VILL-hellm VAWLF

Wolf C Ferdinand Wolf C FEHR-tee-nahnt VAWLF

Wolf C Gerd Wolf C GHEHRT VAWLF

Wolf C Hugo Wolf C HOO-go VAWLF C (known also as Hugo Filipp Jakob [FEE-lipp YAHAH-kawp] Wolf)

Wolf C Johannes Wolf C yo-HAHN-nuss VAWLF

Wolf C Ludwig Wolf C LOOT-vihh VAWLF

Wolf C Marie Wolf C mah-REE-uh VAWLF

Wolf C Wilhelm Wolf C VILL-hellm VAWLF

Wolf ferrari C Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari C ayr-MAHN-no VAWLF-fayr-RAH-ree

Wolfe C Jacques Wolfe C ZHACK WÔÔLF C (known also as Jacques Leon Wolfe [ZHACK leh-OHN VAWL-feh])

Wolfe C Stanley Wolfe C STANN-lee WÔÔLF

Wolfes C Felix Wolfes C {FEE-lickss WÔÔL-fuss} FAY-lickss VAWL-fuss

Wolff C Albert Wolff C ahl-ber vawlf C (known also as Albert Louis [lôôee] Wolff )

Wolff C Auguste Wolff C o-güst vawlf C (known also as Auguste Désiré Bernard Wolff [o- güst day-zee-ray behr-nar vawlf])

Wolff C Beverly Wolff C BEH-vur-lee WÔÔLF

Wolff C Christian Wolff C {KRISS-tihunn WÔÔLF} kreess-teeah6 vawlf

Wolff C Christoph Wolff C KRIH-stawf VAWLF C (known also as Christoph Johannes [yo- HAHN-nuss] Wolff)

Wolff C Edouard Wolff C EH-dôôart VAWLF

Wolff C Erich Wolff C AY-rihh VAWLF

Wolff C Ernst Victor Wolff C EHRNST VICK-tawr VAWLF

Wolff C Fritz Wolff C FRITTSS VAWLF

Wolff C Hellmuth Christian Wolff C HELL-môôt KRIH-stihahn VAWLF

Wolff C Hermann Wolff C HEHR-mahn VAWLF

Wolff C Hugh Wolff C h’YOO WÔÔLF C (known also as Hugh MacPherson [muck- FEHR-sunn] Wolff) Wolff C Max Wolff C MAHKSS VAWLF

Wolff C Werner Wolff C VEHR-nur VAWLF

Wolffheim C Werner Wolffheim C VEHR-nur VAWLF-h§m C (known also as Werner Joachim Wolffheim [VEHR-nur YOHOH-ah-kimm VAWLF-h§m])

Wolfgang C Randall Wolfgang C RANN-dull WÔÔLF-gang

Wolfl C Joseph Wölfl C YOHOH-zeff VÖL-f’l C (the last name is also spelled Woelfl [VÖL- f’l] and Wölffl [VÖLF-f’l])

Wolfram C Joseph Maria Wolfram C JO-zuff MAH-rihah VAWLF-rahm

Wolfram C VAWLF-rahm C (character in the opera Tannhäuser [TAHN-hoy-zur], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wolfrum C Paul Wolfrum C PAHÔÔL VAWL-frôôm

Wolfrum C Philipp Wolfrum C FEE-lipp VAWL-frôôm

Wolfurt C Kurt von Wolfurt C KÔÔRT fawn VAWL-fôôrt

Wolgalied es steht ein soldat am wolgastrand C Wolgalied (Es steht ein Soldat am Wolgastrand) C VAWL-guh-leet (ess SHTAYT §n ZAWL-taht ahm VAWL-gah-shtrahnt) C (excerpt from the operetta Der Zarewitsch [dayr TSAH-ruh-vihch]; music by Franz Lehár [FRAHNZ leh-HAHAHR]; libretto by Jenbach [YENN-bahk] and Reichert [R¦-hert])

Wolgast C Johannes Wolgast C yo-HAHN-nuss VAWL-gahst

Wolinski C Robert Wolinski C RAH-burt wuh-LINN-skee

Wolken und finsternis hullen sein antlitzC Wolken und Finsternis hüllen sein Antlitz C VAWL- kunn ôônt FINN-stur-niss HÜL-lenn z§n AHNT-littss C (Clouds and Darkness) C (song from Liebeslieder [LEE-buss-lee-dur] — Love Songs — by Antonín DvoÍák [AHN-taw-nyeeeen d’VAW-rshahahk])

Wolkenstein C Oswald von Wolkenstein C AWSS-vahlt fawn VAWL-kunn-sht§n

Wollanck C Friedrich Wollanck C FREET-rihh VAWL-lahngk C (known also as Johann Ernst [YO-hahn EHRNST] Friedrich Wollanck)

Wolle C John Frederick Wolle C JAHN FREH-duh-rick WOHL-luh

Wolle C Peter Wolle C PEE-tur WOHL-luh Wollenhaupt C Hermann Adolf Wollenhaupt C {HUR-munn AY-dawlf WAHL-lunn-hahôôpt} HEHR-mahn AHAH-dawlf VAWL-lunn-hahôôpt

Wollgandt C Edgar Wollgandt C ETT-gar VAWL-gahnt

Wollrad C Rolf Wollrad C RAWLF VAWL-raht

Wolpe C Stefan Wolpe C {STEH-funn WAWL-puh} SHTAY-fahn VAWL-puh

Wolpert C Franz Alfons Wolpert C FRAHNTSS AHL-fawnss VAWL-pert

Wolstenholme C William Wolstenholme C WILL-lihumm WÔÔL-stunn-hohm

Wolzogen C Alfred, Freiherr von Wolzogen C AHL-frayt, FR¦-hehr fawn VAWL-tso-gunn C (known also as Karl August [KARL AHÔÔ-gôôst] Alfred, Freiherr von Wolzogen)

Wolzogen C Ernst, Freiherr von Wolzogen C EHRNST, FR¦-hehr fawn VAWL-tso-gunn

Wolzogen C Hans, Freiherr von Wolzogen C HAHNSS, FR¦-hehr fawn VAWL-tso-gunn C (known also as Hans Paul, Freiherr von Wolzogen [HAHNSS PAHÔÔL, FR¦-hehr fawn VAWL-tso-gunn])

Wonne der wehmut C Wonne der Wehmut C VAWN-nuh dayr VAY-môôt C (Delight in Melancholy) C (poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [YO-hahn VAWLF-gahng fawn GÖ- tuh] set to music by Franz Schubert [FRAHNTSS SHOO-bert])

Woo paik C Paik, Kun-Woo C PECK, KÔÔN-OO

Wood C Haydn Wood C HAY-d'n WÔÔD

Wood C Noel Mewton-Wood C NO-ull mYOO-tunn-WÔÔD

Woodrow C Anthony Woodrow C ANNT-thuh-nee WÔÔD-ro

Wooldridge C David Wooldridge C DAY-vudd WÔÔL-drihj C (known also as David Humphry Michael [HUMM-free M¦-kull] Wooldridge)

Wooldridge C Harry Ellis Wooldridge C HAR-ree ELL-luss WÔÔL-drihj

Woolf C Benjamin Edward Woolf C BENN-juh-munn EDD-wurd WÔÔLF

Woolfolk C William Woolfolk C WILL-lihumm WÔÔL-fohk

Woollen C Russell Woollen C RUSS-sull WÔÔL-l’n C (known also as Charles [CHAH- rullz] Russell Woollen) Woollett C Henri Édouard Woollett C ah6-ree ay-dôôar VÔÔL-lutt

Worbs C Hans Christoph Worbs C HAHNSS KRIH-stawf VAWRBSS

Wormser C André Wormser C ah6-dray vawrm-say C (known also as André Alphonse- Toussaint [ahl-faw6ss-tôôss-seh6] Wormser)

Worner C Karl H. Wörner C KARL (H.) VÖR-nur C (known also as Karlheinz Heinrich Wörner [KARL-h§ntss H¦N-rihh VÖR-nur])

Woronoff C Wladimir Woronoff C vlah-DYEE-mihr VAW-ruh-nuff

Worp C Johannes Worp C yo-HAHN-nuss WAWRP

Worzischek C Jan Hugo Worzischek C YAHN HOO-go VAWR-tsih-sheck C (Germanized version of the Bohemian name Jan Václav VoÍíšek [YAHN VAHAHTSS-lahf VAW-rzheeee- sheck])

Worzischek C Johann Hugo Woržischek C YO-hahn HOO-go VAWR-zhih-sheck C (Germanized version of the Bohemian name Jan Václav VoÍíšek [YAHN VAHAHTSS-lahf VAW-rzheeee-sheck])

Woss C Josef Venantius von Wöss C YOHOH-zeff feh-NAHN-tihôôss fawn VÖSS

Woss C Kurt Wöss C KÔÔRT VÖSS

Wotan C VOHOH-tahn C (character in the opera Das Rheingold [dahss R¦N-gawlt], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG-nur])

Wotans farewell C Wotan’s Farewell C VOHOH-tahnz (Farewell) C (excerpt from the opera Die Walküre [dee vahl-KÜ-ruh], music and libretto by Richard Wagner [RIH-hart VAHG- nur])

Wotquenne C Alfred Wotquenne C ahl-frett wawt-kenn C (known also as Alfred Camille Wotquenne-Plattel [ahl-frett kah-meey’ wawt-kenn-plaht-tell])

Wouters C Adolphe Wouters C ah-dawlf WO-turss C (known also as François [frah6-swah] Adolphe Wouters)

Woyna C F. v. Woyna C (F.) fawn VOY-nah

Woyrsch C Felix von Woyrsch C FAY-lickss fawn VOYRSH

Woytowicz C Boles»aw Woytowicz C baw-LESS-wahf voy-TAW-veech Wozu noch madchen soll es frommen C Wozu noch, Mädchen, soll es frommen C VO-tsoo NAWK, METT-hunn, SAWL ess FRAWM-munn C (What use can there still be, maiden) C (poem by Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack [AHAH-dawlf FREET-rihh GRAHF fawn SHAHK] set to music by Richard Strauss [RIH-hart SHTRAHÔÔSS])

Wrangel C Baron Vasili Wrangel C (Baron) vah-SEE-lyee VRAHN-ghell

Wranitzky C Anton Wranitzky C AHN-tohn VRAH-nittss-kee

Wranitzky C Paul Wranitzky C PAHÔÔL VRAH-nittss-kee

Wrede C Ferdinand Wrede C FEHR-tee-nahnt VRAY-duh

Wright C Sarah Bealby-Wright C SEH-ruh BEEL-bee-R¦T

Wrochem C Ulrich von Wrochem C ÔÔL-rihh fawn VRAW-kumm

Wsrod nocnej ciszy C WÑród nocnej ciszy C SHRÔÔT NAHTSS-nay TSEE-shih C (In the Silence of the Night) C (Polish carol)

Wu yu C Wu-Yu C WOO-YOO C (composition by Julian Yu [JOO-lihunn YOO])

Wuensch C Gerhard Wuensch C {GHEHR-hard WÔÔNSH} GAYR-hart VÜNSH

Wuerst C Richard Wüerst C RIH-hart VÜRST C (known also as Richard Ferdinand [FEHR- tee-nahnt] Wüerst)

Wuhrer C Friedrich Wührer C FREET-rihh VÜ-rur C (known also as Friedrich Anton Franz [AHN-tohohn FRAHNTSS] Wührer)

Wullner C Franz Wüllner C FRAHNTSS VÜL-nur

Wullner C Ludwig Wüllner C LOOT-vihh VÜL-nur

Wunder der heliane C Das Wunder der Heliane C dahss VÔÔN-tur dayr hay-lee-AH-nuh C (an opera, with music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold [{EH-rick WÔÔLF-gang KAWRN-gohld} AY-rihh VAWLF-gahng KAWRN-gawlt]; libretto by Hans Müller [HAHNSS MÜL-lur] after Hans Kaltneker [HAHNSS KAHLT-neh-kur])

Wunderer C Alexander Wunderer C ah-leck-SAHN-tur VÔÔN-tuh-rur

Wunderlich C Fritz Wunderlich C FRITTS VÔÔN-tur-lihh C (known also as Friedrich Karl Otto Wunderlich [FREET-rihh KARL AWT-toh VÔÔN-tur-lihh])

Wunderlich C Heinz Wunderlich C H¦NTSS VÔÔN-tur-lihh Wunsch C Hermann Wunsch C HEHR-mahn VÔÔNSH

Wunsch C Walther Wünsch C VAHL-tur VÜNSH

Wuorinen C Charles Wuorinen C CHAH-rullz WAWR-ih-nunn

Wurfel C Wenzel Wilhelm Würfel C VENN-tsull VILL-hellm VÜR-fuhl C (Germanized version of the Bohemian name Václav Vilem Würfel [VAHAHTSS-lahf VIH-lemm VÜR-full])

Wurlitzer C Farny Reginald Wurlitzer C FAR-nee REH-juh-nulld WÔÔR-litt-tsur

Wurlitzer C Howard Eugene Wurlitzer C H!W-urd yôô-JEEN WÔÔR-litt-tsur

Wurlitzer C Rembert Wurlitzer C REMM-burt WÔÔR-litt-tsur

Wurlitzer C Rudolph Henry Wurlitzer C ROO-dawlf HENN-ree WÔÔR-litt-tsur

Wurlitzer C Rudolph Wurlitzer C {ROO-dawlf WÔÔR-litt-zur} ROO-dawlf VÔÔR-litt-tsur C (known also as Franz [FRAHNTSS] Rudolph Wurlitzer)

Wurm C Marie Wurm C mah-REE WÔÔRM

Wurmser C Leo Wurmser C LAY-o VÔÔRM-zur

Wurtzler C Aristid von Würtzler C {A-russ-tidd vawn WÔÔRTZ-lur} AH-riss-tidd vawn VÜRTSS-lur

Wurz C Anton Würz C AHN-tohohn VÜRTSS

Wurz C Richard Würz C RIH-hart VÜRTSS

Wusstens die blumen die kleinenC Und wüssten’s die Blumen, die kleinen C ôônt VÜSS- stunnss dee BLOO-munn, dee KL¦-nunn C (And if the Little Flowers Knew) C (poem by Heinrich Heine [H¦N-rihh H¦-nuh] set to music by Robert Schumann [ROHOH-bert SHOO- mahn])

Wust C Philipp Wüst C FEE-lipp VÜST

Wustman C John Wustman C JAHN WÔÔST-munn

Wustmann C Rudolf Wustmann C ROO-dawlf VÔÔST-mahn

Wyjazd na wojne C Wyjazd na Wojn“ C VIH-yahzt nah VOY-neh6 C (Going Off to War) C (poem by Jan Czeczot [YAHN CHEH-chawt] set to music by Stanis»aw Moniuszko [stah- NYEESS-wahf mah-neeÔÔSH-kaw]) Wyk C Arnold van Wyk C ar-NOHLT funn WAYK C (known also as Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk [ar-NOHL-düss KRISS-tihahn VLAWK funn WAYK]) C (the last name is also spelled Wijk [WAYK])

Wykes C Robert Wykes C RAH-burt W¦KSS C (known also as Robert Arthur [AR-thur] Wykes)

Wylde C Henry Wylde C HENN-ree W¦LD

Wynder C Gloria Wynder C GLO-ree-uh WINN-dur

Wyner C Susan Davenny Wyner C SOO-zunn DA-vunn-nee W¦-nur

Wyner C Yehudi Wyner C yeh-HOO-dee W¦-nur

Wyschnegradsky C Ivan Wyschnegradsky C ee-VAHN vihsh-nyeh-GRAHD-skee C (known also as Ivan Alexandrovich [uh-lyick-SAHN-druh-vihch] Wyschnegradsky) C (the last name is also transliterated as Vyschnegradsky)

Wyss C Niklaus Wyss C NICK-lahôôss VÜSS

Wyttenbach C Jürg Wyttenbach C YÜRK VÜTT-tunn-pahk

Wyzewa C Théodore de Wyzewa C tay-aw-dawr duh vih-zuh-vah C (French version of the Polish name Teodor de Wyzewski [TEH-aw-dawr deh vih-ZEFF-skee])