Composer
Duncan Sheik
American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
1969–2026
24 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1969
- Died
- 2026
- Birthplace
- Glen Ridge
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Duncan Scott Sheik (November 18, 1969 – September 17, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Sheik composed music for motion pictures and Broadway musicals, winning the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical Spring Awakening.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; singer; musician; songwriter; composer; guitarist
- Education
- Brown University; Phillips Academy; Eaglebrook School
- Genres
- alternative rock
- Official website
- https://www.duncansheik.com/
- Languages used
- English; American English
- VIAF ID
- 103112419
- ISNI
- 000000007841460X
- GND ID
- 135003709
- Library of Congress ID
- no98054262
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2d1829d9-ff1b-4000-b6c6-41d2cfbf3e52
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Voice, Vocal, bass
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop, Broadway, Country, Folk
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barely Breathing | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Spring Awakening | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Song Of Purple Summer | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Believe | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Left Behind | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Mama Who Bore Me | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Dark I Know Well | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Whispering | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| All That's Known | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Junk | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| She Runs Away | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Bitch Of Living | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Mirror-Blue Night | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Word Of Your Body | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| And Then There Were None | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Those You've Known | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Totally Fucked | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Touch Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Guilty Ones | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Believesheet music to download for orchestra | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spring Awakening sheet music to download for orchestra | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Song Of Purple Summersheet music to download for orchestra | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Song Of Purple Summer - Drums | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 103112419. Portrait: P.B. Rage, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.