Abaco, Evaristo Felice dall' 1675-1742 Italian

Adam, Adolphe-Charles 1803-1856 French

Adams, John 1947- American
Adler, Samuel 1928- American
Agostini, Pietro Simone c. 1635-1680 Italian
Agricola, Alexander c. 1446-1506 Dutch
Alb�niz, Isaac 1860-1909 Spanish
Albert, Heinrich 1604-1651 German
Albert, Stephen 1941-1992 American Vocal, Orchestral
Alberti, Domenico c. 1710-1740 Italian
Albinoni, Tomaso 1671-1750 Italian
Albrechtsburger, Johann Georg 1736-1809 Austrian
Anderson, Leroy 1908-1975 American
Anerio, Felice 1560-1614 Italian
Anglebert, Jean Henri d' 1635-1691 French
Animuccia, Giovanni c. 1514-1571 Italian
Arcadelt, Jacob c. 1505-1568 Dutch
Argento, Dominick 1927- American
Ariosti, Attolio 1666-c. 1729 Italian
Arlen, Harold 1905-1986 American Broadway, Film and Popular Music
Arne, Thomas Augustine 1710-1778 English
Arnell, Richard 1917- English
Arnold, Malcolm 1921- English
Auber, Daniel Fran�ois Esprit 1782-1871 French
Auric, Georges 1899-1983 French
Austin, Larry 1930- American
B - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Baaren, Kees van 1906-1970 Dutch
Babbitt, Milton Byron 1916- American Electronic, Orchestral, String quartets, Piano
concertos
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714-1788 German
Bach, Johann Christoph 1642-1703 German
Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 German Vocal, Orchestral, Keyboard
Bach, Johann Christian 1735-1782 German
Bach, P.D.Q. 1807-1742 German Classical Satire
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann 1710-1784 German
Bacon, Ernst 1898-1990 American
Badings, Henk 1907-1987 Dutch
Baker, Jr., David Nathaniel 1931- American Chamber Music, Jazz
Balakirev, Mily 1837-1910 Russian Orchestral Music
Banchieri, Adriano 1568-1634 Italian
Bantock, Granville 1868-1946 English
Barber, Samuel 1910-1981 American
Barry, John 1933- English Film Music, Television Music
Bart, Lionel 1930-1999 English Popular Song, Musicals, Film Music
Bart�k, B�la 1881-1945 Hungarian Hungarian Folk Music
Bax, Arnold 1883-1953 English
Beach, Amy (Mrs. H. H. A.) 1867-1944 American
Beck, Conrad 1901-1989 Swiss
Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 German Orchestral Music, Chamber Music, Vocal/
Choral Music, Opera
Bellini, Vincenzo 1801-1835 Italian
Benevoli, Orazio 1605-1672 Italian
Bennett, Richard Rodney 1936- English
Bennett, Robert Russell 1894-1981 American
Bennett, William Sterndale 1816-1875 English
Benson, Warren 1924-2005 American Chamber Music, Wind Ensemble, Instrumental Solo,
Song Cycles
Berg, Alban 1885-1935 Austrian Orchestral, Chamber, Opera
Berio, Luciano 1925-2003 Italian
Berlin, Irving 1888-1989 American
Berlioz, Hector 1803-1869 French
Bernstein, Elmer 1922-2004 American Film & Television Music
Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 American Musical Theatre, Orchestral
Berwald, Franz Adolf 1796-1868 Swedish
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von 1644-1704 Czech
Billings, William 1746-1800 American
Binchois, Gilles c. 1400-1460 Dutch
Birtwistle, Harrison 1934- English
Bizet, Georges 1838-1875 French Orchestral
Blacher, Boris 1903-1975 German
Bliss, Arthur 1891-1975 English
Blitzstein, Marc 1905-1964 American
Bloch, Ernest 1880-1959 Swiss
Blow, John 1649-1708 English
Boccherini, Luigi 1743-1805 Italian
B�hm, Georg 1661-1733 German
Boieldieu, Fran�ois Adrien 1775-1834 French
Boito, Arrigo 1842-1918 Italian
Bolcom, William 1938- American Orchestral, Popular Music (Ragtime), Opera
Bologna, Jacopo da 1340-c. 1360 Italian
Bononcini, Giovanni 1670-1747 Italian
Bornelh, Giraut de 1173-1220 French
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich 1833-1887 Russian Opera
Bortniansky, Dimitri 1751-1825 Russian
Boulez, Pierre 1925- French
Bourgeois, Loys c. 1510-c. 1561 French
Boyce, William 1711-1779 English
Bozza, Eug�ne 1905-1991 French Chamber Music, Symphonies, Brass Ensemble
Brade, William 1560-1630 English
Brahms, Johannes 1833-1897 German Orchestral Music, Vocal Music, Choral Music,
Chamber Music
Bristow, George Frederick 1825-1898 American
Britten, Benjamin 1913-1976 English
Brubeck, Dave 1920- American Jazz
Bruch, Max 1838-1920 German
Bruck, Arnold von c. 1470-1554 Dutch
Bruckner, Anton 1824-1896 Austrian Symphony
Buck, Dudley 1839-1909 American
Bull, John c. 1562-1628 English
B�low, Hans Guido von 1830-1894 German Orchestral Music
Burleigh, Henry Thacker 1866-1949 American
Busnois, Antoine c. 1430-1492 Dutch
Busoni, Ferruccio Benvenuto 1866-1924 Italian
Buus, Jacques c. 1500-1565 Dutch
Buxtehude, Dietrich c. 1637-1707 German
Byrd, William 1543-1623 English
C - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Cabanilles, Juan Bautista Jos� 1644-1712 Spanish
Cabez�n, Antonio de 1510-1566 Spanish
Caccini, Giulio 1551-1618 Italian
Cage, John 1912-1992 American
Caldara, Antonio 1670-1736 Italian
Cambert, Robert c. 1627-1677 French
Cambini, Giuseppe Maria 1746-1825 Italian
Campion, Thomas 1567-1620 English
Campra, Andr� 1660-1744 French
Capua, Rinaldo di c. 1710-c. 1780 Italian
Cara, Marchetto c. 1470-c. 1525 Italian
Carissimi, Giacomo 1605-1674 Italian
Carter, Jr., Elliott Cook 1908- American
Casella, Alfredo 1883-1947 Italian
Caserta, Anthonello de Late 14th Century-Early 15th Century Italian
Caserta, Philippus de Late 14th Century French
Cavalieri, Emilio del c. 1550-1602 Italian
Cavalli, Pier Francesco 1602-1676 Italian
Cazzati, Maurizio c. 1620-1677 Italian
Cesti, Marc' Antonio 1623-1669 Italian
Chabrier, Emmanuel 1841-1894 French
Chadwick, George Whitfield 1854-1931 American
Chambonni�res, Jacques Champion de c. 1601-1672 French
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine 1634-1704 French
Chausson, Ernest 1855-1899 French
Ch�vez, Carlos 1899-1978 Mexican
Cherubini, Luigi 1760-1842 Italian
Chopin, Fr�d�ric 1810-1849 Polish Concertos, Sonatas, Mazurkas, Preludes, Etudes
Ciconia, Johannes c. 1340-1411 Dutch
Cimarosa, Domenico 1749-1801 Italian
Clarke, Rebecca 1886-1979 English Chamber Music, Choral
Clementi, Muzio 1752-1832 Italian
Cl�rambault, Louis Nicolas 1676-1749 French
Colonna, Giovanni Paolo 1637-1695 Italian
Comp�re, Loyset c. 1455-1518 Dutch
Contractus, Hermannus 1013-1054 German Choral Music - Plainchant
Copland, Aaron 1900-1990 American Piano, symphonies, ballet, movie scores
Coprario (Cooper), John c. 1575-1626 English
Cordier, Baude c. 1380-c. 1440 French
Corelli, Arcangelo 1653-1713 Italian Sonata and Concerto
Corigliano, John 1938- American
Cornelius, Peter 1824-1874 German
Cornyshe, William c. 1465-1523 English
Costeley, Guillaume 1531-1606 French
Couperin, Fran�ois 1668-1733 French
Couperin, Louis 1626-1661 French
Cowell, Henry Dixon 1897-1965 American
Crawford, Ruth Porter (Seeger) 1901-1953 American Piano, Chamber Music
Cr�quillon, Thomas c. 1480-1557 Dutch
Cruce, Petrus de c. 1250-1300 French
Cr�ger, Johann 1598-1662 German
Crumb, George 1929- American Piano, Orchestra
Cui, C�sar 1835-1918 Russian Songs, Piano music, and Operas
Cuvelier, Johannes Mid 14th Century-Late 14th Century French
Czerny, Carl 1791-1857 Austrian
D - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Dallapiccola, Luigi 1904-1975 Italian
Dalza, Joan Ambrosio c. 1480-?? Italian
Danican-Philid, Fran�ois Andr� 1726-1795 French
Dargomyzhsky, Alexander 1831-1869 Russian
Davidovsky, Mario 1934- Argentinian
Davies, Peter Maxwell 1934- English
Debussy, Claude-Achille 1862-1918 French Orchestra Music, Chamber Music, Songs,
Opera
Del Tredici, David 1937- American Vocal works, also orchestral, choral and piano
Delibes, L�o 1836-1891 French
Delius, Frederick 1862-1934 English
Dello Joio, Norman 1913- American
Desprez, Josquin c. 1440-1521 Dutch
Diamond, David 1915- American
Diepenbrock, Alfons 1862-1921 Dutch
Dietrich, Sixtus c. 1490-1548 German
Distler, Hugo 1908-1942 German
Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von 1739-1799 Austrian
Dlugoslewski, Lucia 1931- American
Dohn�nyi, Ernst von 1877-1960 Hungarian Piano and Pianoforte.
Donizetti, Gaetano 1797-1848 Italian Opera
Dowland, John 1536-1626 English
Druckman, Jacob 1928- American
Dubois, Th�odore 1837-1924 French
Ducis, Benedictus c. 1490-1544 German
Dufay, Guillaume c. 1400-1474 Dutch Mass, Motet
Dukas, Paul 1865-1935 French Orchestral
Dumont, Henri 1610-1684 French
Dunstable, John c. 1385-1453 English
Duparc, Henri 1848-1933 French
Durufl�, Maurice 1902-1986 French
Dussek, Jan Ladislav 1760-1812 Czech
Dvor�k, Anton�n Leopold 1841-1904 Bohemian Symphonies, Opera, concertos, string
quartets
E - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Eccard, Johannes 1553-1611 German
Eimert, Herbert 1897-1972 German
Elfman, Daniel Robert 1953- American Film Music
Elgar, Sir Edward 1857-1934 English Orchestral, Choral
Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke) 1899-1974 American Big Band Jazz
Encina, Juan del 1469-1529 Spanish
Enesco, Georges 1881-1955 Romanian
Erb, Donald 1927-2008 American
F - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Falla, Manuel de 1876-1946 Spanish
Farnaby, Giles 1560-1640 English Madrigals and Psalm tunes
Farwell, Arthur 1872-1952 American
Faur�, Gabriel-Urbain 1845-1924 French
Fayrfax, Robert c. 1464-1521 English
Feldman, Morton 1926-1987 American
Ferneyhough, Brian 1943- English
Ferrabosco, the Younger, Alfonso 1578-1628 English
Festa, Costanzo c. 1490-1545 Italian
Fevin, Antoine de c. 1470-1511(12) Dutch
Fibich, Zdenko 1850-1900 Czech
Field, John 1782-1837 Irish
Fillmore, Henry 1881-1956 American March Music
Filtz, Anton c. 1730-1760 German
Finck, Heinrich 1445-1527 German
Fischer, Johann Kaspar Ferdinand c. 1665-1746 German
Foote, Arthur 1853-1937 American
Fortner, Wolfgang 1907-1987 German
Foss, Lukas 1922- American
Foster, Stephen Collins 1826-1864 American Folk music, Minstrel songs
Franck, C�sar 1822-1890 Belgian
Franz, Robert 1815-1892 German
Frescobaldi, Girolamo 1583-1643 Italian
Fricker, Peter Racine 1920-1990 English
Froberger, Johann Jokob 1616-1667 German
Fry, William Henry 1813-1864 American
Frye, Walter c. 1450-1475 English
Fulda, Adam von c. 1445-1505 German
Fux, Johann Joseph 1660-1741 Austrian
G - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Gabrieli, Andres c. 1520-1586 Italian
Gabrieli, Giovanni c.1555-1612 Italian Motets and Madrigals
Gaburo, Kenneth 1926-1993 American
Gade, Neils 1817-1890 Danish
Galindo, Blas 1910-1993 Mexican
Galuppi, Baldassare 1706-1785 Italian
Garc�a, Jos� Pablo Moncayo 1912-1958 Mexican
Gasparini, Francesco 1668-1727 Italian
Gassmann, Florian Leopold 1729-1774 Czech
Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo c. 1550-1622 Italian
Gaultier, Denis 1603-1672 French
Gaultier, Ennemond 1575-1651 French
Gay, John 1685-1732 English Opera
Geminiani, Francesco 1687-1762 Italian
Gershwin, George 1898-1937 American Musical Theatre, Popular Music
Gesualdo, Don Carlo c. 1560-1613 Italian
Giannini, Vittorio 1903-1966 American
Gibbons, Christopher 1615-1676 English
Gibbons, Orlando 1583-1625 English
Gideon, Miriam 1906-1996 American
Gilbert, Henry Franklin Belknap 1868-1928 American
Ginastera, Alberto 1916-1983 Argentinian
Giordano, Umberto 1867-1948 Italian
Glass, Philip 1937- American
Glazunov, Alexander 1856-1936 Russian
Gli�re, Reinhold 1875-1956 Russian
Glinka, Mikhail 1804-1857 Russian
Gluck, Christoph Willibald 1714-1787 German
Goldsmith, Jerry 1929-2004 American Film & Television Music
Gombert, Nicolas c. 1495-1556 Dutch
Gomes, Antonio Carlos 1836-1896 Brazilian
Gossec, Fran�ois Joseph 1734-1829 Belgian
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau 1829-1869 American Piano, Vocal, Opera, Orchestral
Goudimel, Claude c. 1505-1572 French
Gould, Morton 1913-1996 American
Gounod, Charles Fran�ois 1818-1893 French Opera, Mass
Grainger, Percy Aldridge 1882-1961 Australian
Granados, Enrique 1867-1916 Spanish
Grandi, Alessandro c. 1575-1630 Italian
Graun, Carl Heinrich 1704-1759 German
Graun, Johann Gottlieb c. 1703-1771 German
Graupner, Christoph 1683-1760 German
Greene, Maurice 1695-1775 English
Gr�try, Andr� Ernest Modeste 1741-1813 Belgian
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup 1843-1907 Norwegian Orchestral (Norwegian Folk)
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson 1884-1920 American
Grof�, Ferde 1892-1972 American
Guarnieri, Camargo 1907-1993 Brazilian
Guerrero, Francisco 1528-1599 Spanish
H - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
H�ba, Alois 1893-1973 Czech
Hal�vy, Jacques Fromental 1799-1862 French
Haley, Bill 1925-1981 American
Halle, Adam de la c. 1237-c. 1287 French
Hamlisch, Marvin 1944- American Film Scores
Hammerschmidt, Andreas 1612-1675 German
Handel, George Frederic 1685-1759 German Opera, Oratorio
Handl (Gallus), Jacob 1550-1591 German
Hanson, Howard 1896-1981 American Orchestral
Harbison, John 1938- American Orchestral, Opera, Chamber
Harris, Charles Kassell 1865-1930 American Popular Music
Harris, Roy 1898-1979 American Orchestral
Hars�nyi, Tibor 1898-1954 Hungarian
Hasse, Johann Adolf 1699-1783 German
Hassler, Hans Leo 1564-1612 German
Haydn, Franz Joseph 1732-1809 Austrian
Haydn, Michael 1737-1806 Austrian
Heiden, Bernard 1910-2000 Italian
Heinrich, Anthony Philip 1781-1861 American
Hellinck, Lupus c. 1496-1541 Dutch
Henze, Hans Werner 1926- German
Herbert, Victor 1859-1924 Irish Operetta
H�rold, Ferdinand 1791-1833 French
Herrmann, Bernard 1911-1975 American Film Music, Orchestral
Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 German Liturgical Music
Hiller, Johann Adam 1728-1804 German
Hindemith, Paul 1895-1963 German Opera, Orchestral, Ballet, Chamber Music
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus 1776-1822 German
Hofhaimer, Paul 1459-1537 German
Holst, Gustav 1874-1934 English
Holzbauer, Ignaz 1711-1783 Austrian
Honegger, Arthur 1892-1955 Swiss Orchestral Music
Hopkinson, Francis 1737-1791 American
Hothby, John c. 1410-1487 English
Hovhaness, Alan Scott 1911-2000 American
Humfrey, Pelham 1647-1674 English
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk 1778-1837 Hungarian Concerto, Sonata
Humperdinck, Englebert 1854-1921 German
Husa, Karel 1921- Czech
I - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Ibert, Jacques 1890-1962 French
India, Sigismondo d' c. 1582-1629 Italian
Indy, Vincent d' 1851-1931 French
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail 1859-1935 Russian
Isaac, Heinrich c. 1450-1517 Dutch
Ives, Charles Edward 1874-1954 American
J - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Jackson, Michael 1958- American Popular Music
Jan�cek, Leos 1854-1928 Czech
Janequin, Cl�ment c. 1485-c. 1560 French
Jenkins, John 1592-1678 English
Jeune, Claude Le 1528-1600 French
Jolas, Betsy 1926- French Vocal, Opera, Piano
Jommelli, Niccol� 1714-1774 Italian
Jones, Quincy 1933- American Jazz
Jongen, Joseph 1873-1953 Belgian
Joplin, Scott 1868-1917 American
K - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Kabalevsky, Dmitri 1904-1987 Russian
Kadosa, P�l 1903-1983 Hungarian
Kagel, Mauricio 1931- Argentinian
Kalkbrenner, Friedrich 1785-1849 German
Kaminski, Heinrich 1886-1946 German
Karg-Elert, Sigfrid 1877-1933 German
Kasemets, Udo 1919- Canadian
Kay, Ulysses Simpson 1917- American
Keiser, Reinhard 1674-1739 German
Kerle, Jacobus de 1531(32)-1591 Dutch
Kern, Jerome David 1885-1945 American Musical Theatre, Popular Songs, Film Music
Khachaturian, Aram 1903-1978 Russian
Kimberger, Johann Philipp 1721-1783 German
Kod�ly, Zolt�n 1882-1967 Hungarian
Koechlin, Charles 1867-1950 French
Kolb, Barbara 1939- American
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang 1897-1957 Austrian Opera, Film Music, Orchestral
K�sa, Gy�rgy 1897-1984 Hungarian
Krenek, Ernst 1900-1991 Austrian
Krieger, Adam 1634-1666 German
Krieger, Johann Philipp 1649-1725 German
Krieger, Johann 1651-1735 German
Kuhnau, Johann 1660-1722 German
Kusser (Cousser), Johann Sigismund 1660-1727 German
L - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
La Rue, Pierre de c. 1460-1518 Dutch
Lalande, Michael-Richard de 1657-1726 French
Lalibert�, Alfred 1882-1952 Canadian
Lalo, �douard 1823-1892 French
Lamb, Arthur J. 1870-1928 English Musicals, Popular Songs
Landi, Stefano c. 1590- Italian
Landini, Francesco c. 1325-1397 Italian
Landr�, Guillaume 1905-1968 Dutch
Lanier, Nicholas 1588-1666 English
Lassus, Orlando de 1532-1594 Dutch
Lawes, Henry 1596-1662 English
Lawes, William 1602-1645 English
Le Sueur, Jean-Fran�ois 1760-1837 French
Lechner, Leonhard c. 1553-1606 German
Leclair, Jean-Marie 1697-1764 French
Leeuw, Ton de 1926- Dutch
Legrenzi, Giovanni 1626-1690 Italian
Leh�r, Franz 1870-1948 Austrian
Lehrer, Tom 1928- American Musical Satire
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero 1858-1919 Italian
L�onin c. 1159-c. 1201 French
Liadov, Anatoly 1855-1914 Russian
Ligeti, Gy�rgy 1923-2006 Romanian
Liszt, Franz 1811-1866 Hungarian
Locatelli, Pietro Antonio 1695-1764 Italian
Locke, Matthew 1621-1677 English
Loeffler, Charles Martin 1861-1935 American
Loesser, Frank 1910-1969 American Broadway Musicals, Movie Scores, Popular Songs,
Lyricist
Loewe, Carl 1796-1869 German
Logroscino, Nicola 1698-c. 1765 Italian
Lortzing, Albert 1801-1851 German
Lotti, Antonio c. 1667-1740 Italian
Luening, Otto 1900-1996 American
Lully, Jean-Baptiste 1632-1687 French
Lutoslawski, Witold 1913-1994 Polish
Lutyens, Elisabeth 1906-1983 English
Luzzaschi, Luzzasco 1545-1607 Italian
M - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
MacDowell, Edward Alexander 1860-1908 American
Machaut, Guillaume de c. 1300-1377 French
Macque, Jean de 1548-1614 Dutch
Maderna, Bruno 1920-1973 Italian
Mahler, Gustav 1860-1911 Austrian
Malipiero, Gian Francesco 1882-1973 Italian
Manchicourt, Pierre de c. 1510-1564 Dutch
Mancini, Henry 1924-1994 American Film Music
Marcello, Benedetto 1686-1739 Italian
Marenzio, Luca 1553-1599 Italian
Marini, Biagio c. 1587-1663 Italian
Marschner, Heinrich 1795-1861 German
Martin, Frank 1890-1974 Swiss
Martini, Giovanni Battista 1706-1784 Italian
Martinu, Bohuslav 1890-1959 Czech
Martirano, Salvatore 1927-1995 American
Mascagni, Pietro 1863-1945 Italian
Massenet, Jules 1842-1912 French
Mata, Eduardo 1942- Mexican
Mattheson, Johann 1681-1764 German
Mauduit, Jacques 1557-1627 French
Mayr, Simon 1763-1845 German
Mayuzumi, Toshir� 1929-1997 Japanese
Mazzochi, Domenico 1592-1665 Italian
McPhee, Colin 1901-1964 Canadian
M�hul, �tienne-Nicolas 1763-1817 French
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix 1809-1847 German
Mennin, Peter 1923-1983 American
Menotti, Gian Carlo 1911-2007 Italian Opera
Merula, Tarquinio c. 1594-1665 Italian
Merulo, Claudio 1533-1604 Italian
Messiaen, Olivier 1908-1992 French
Meyerbeer, Giacomo 1791-1864 German
Miaskovsky, Nicolai 1881-1950 Russian
Mil�n, Luis de c. 1500-c. 1561 Spanish
Milhaud, Darius 1892-1974 French
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph Cassan�a de 1711-1772 French
Moniuszko, Stanislaw 1819-1872 Polish
Monn, Georg Matthias 1717-1750 Austrian
Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre 1729-1817 French
Monte, Philippe de 1521-1603 Dutch
Montemezzi, Italo 1875-1952 Italian
Monteverdi, Claudio 1567-1643 Italian
Moore, Douglas Stuart 1893-1969 American
Morales, Crist�bal de c. 1500-1553 Spanish
Morley, Thomas 1557-1602 English
Morton, Robert c. 1430-c. 1478 English
Mouton, Jean 1459-1522 French
Mozart, Leopold 1719-1787 Austrian
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Austrian Orchestral Music, Opera, Chamber Music,
Choral Music
Muffat, Georg 1653-1704 German
Muffat, Gottlieb (Theophil) 1690-1770 German
Musgrave, Thea 1928- Scottish Instrumental compositions, Opera
Musorgsky, Modest Petrovich 1839-1881 Russian Orchestral, Opera
N - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Nanino, Giovanni Maria c. 1545-1607 Italian
Narv�ez, Luys de 1530-1550 Spanish
Navarre, Thibaut de 1201-1253 French
Neefe, Christian Gottlob 1748-1798 German
Newman, Alfred 1901-1970 American Film Music
Newman, David 1954- American Film Music
Newman, Emil 1911-1984 American Film & Television Music
Newman, Lionel 1916-1989 American Film Music
Newman, Randy 1943- American Film and Popular Music
Newman, Thomas 1955- American Film Music
Nicolai, Otto 1810-1849 German
Nielsen, Carl August 1865-1931 Danish
Nono, Luigi 1924-1990 Italian
O - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Obrecht, Jacob c. 1450-1505 Dutch
Ockeghem, Johannes c. 1420-1497 Dutch
Offenbach, Jacques 1819-1880 French
Orff, Carl 1895-1982 German
Orrego-Salas, Juan 1919- Chilean
Osmon, Leroy 1948- American Concert Band, Chamber Ensemble, Ballet
P - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Pachelbel, Johann 1653-1706 German
Paderewski, Jan Ignacy 1860-1941 Polish Concertos, Sonatas, Operas, Piano
Padovano, Annibale 1527-1575 Italian
Paganini, Niccol� 1782-1840 Italian Orchestral Music
Paine, John Knowles 1839-1906 American
Paisiello, Giovanni 1740-1816 Italian
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da c. 1525-1594 Italian
Pallavicino, Carlo 1630-1688 Italian
Palmer, Robert 1915- American
Papa, (Jacobus) Clemens non c. 1510-c. 1556 Dutch
Par, Charles Hubert (Hastings) 1848-1918 English
Parker, Horatio William 1863-1919 American
Partch, Harry 1901-1974 American
Paumann, Conrad c. 1410-1473 German
Pedrell, Felipe 1841-1922 Spanish
Penderecki, Krzysztof 1933- Polish
Pentland, Barbara 1912-2000 Canadian
Pepping, Ernst 1901-1981 German
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista 1710-1736 Italian
Peri, Jacopo 1561-1633 Italian
Perle, George 1915- American
P�rotin c. 1170-c. 1236 French
Persichetti, Vincent 1915-1987 American
Perti, Giacomo Antonio 1661-1756 Italian
Petrassi, Goffredo 1904-2003 Italian
Pfitzner, Hans Erich 1869-1949 German
Philips, Peter 1561-1628 English
Piccinni, Niccol� 1728-1800 Italian
Pijper, Willem 1894-1947 Dutch
Piston, Walter 1894-1976 American
Pitoni, Giuseppe Ottavio 1657-1743 Italian
Pleyel, Ignaz Joseph 1757-1831 Austrian
Poglietti, Alessandro ?-1683 Italian
Pollarolo, Carlo Francesco 1653-1722 Italian
Ponce, Manuel Mar�a 1882-1948 Mexican
Ponchielli, Amilcare 1834-1886 Italian
Poot, Marcel 1901-1988 Belgian
Porpora, Nicola Antonio 1686-1768 Italian
Porter, Cole 1891-1964 American Broadway and Popular Music
Poulenc, Francis 1899-1963 French
Pousseur, Henri 1929- Belgian
Power, Leonel c. 1375-1445 English
Praetorius, Hieronymus 1560-1629 German
Praetorius, Michael 1571-1621 German
Pratt, Silas Gamaliel 1846-1916 American
Price, Florence 1888-1953 American
Prokofiev, Sergei 1891-1953 Russian
Provenzale, Francesco 1627-1704 Italian
Puccini, Giacomo 1858-1924 Italian
Pujol, Juan c. 1573-1626 Spanish
Purcell, Henry 1659-1695 English
Q - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Quantz, Johann Joaquim 1697-1773 German
R - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Rachmaninoff, Sergei 1873-1943 Russian
Raksin, David 1912-2004 American Film Music
Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1683-1764 French
Ravel, Maurice 1875-1937 French
Reed, Alfred 1921-2005 American Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Reger, Max 1873-1916 German
Regnart, Jacob c. 1540-1599 Dutch
Reich, Steve 1936- American
Reichardt, Johann Friedrich 1752-1814 German
Reinken, Johann Adam 1623-1722 German
Respighi, Ottorino 1879-1936 Italian
Reuental, Neidhardt von c. 1180-c. 1240 German
Reusner, Esajas 1636-1679 German
Revueltas, Silvestre 1899-1940 Mexican
Richter, Franz Xaver 1709-1789 Czech
Riegger, Wallingford 1885-1961 American
Riley, Terry 1935- American
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai Andreyevich 1844-1908 Russian Orchestral, Opera
Rochberg, George 1918- American
Rodgers, Richard 1902-1979 American Broadway Musicals
Rodrigo, Joaquin 1901-1999 Spanish
Romberg, Sigmund 1887-1951 American
Rore, Cipriano de 1516-1565 Dutch
Rorem, Ned 1925- American
Rosenmuller, Johann c. 1620-1684 German
Rossi, Luigi 1597-1653 Italian
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio 1792-1868 Italian Opera, church music, and chamber
music
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778 French
Roussel, Albert 1869-1937 French
Rubinstein, Anton 1829-1894 Russian
Ruggles, Carl 1876-1971 American
Rutter, John 1945- English
S - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Sachs, Hans 1494-1576 German
Saint-Sa�ns, Camille 1835-1921 French
Salieri, Antonio 1750-1825 Italian
Sammartini, Giovanni Battista 1701-1775 Italian
Santa Cruz (Wilson), Domingo 1899-1987 Chilean
Santa Rosa, Gilberto 1962- Puerto Rican Salsa Music
Sarasate, Pablo de 1844-1908 Spanish
Sarti, Giuseppe 1729-1802 Italian
Sartorio, Antonio 1630-1680 Italian
Satie, Erik 1866-1925 French
Sauguet, Henri 1901-1989 French
Scarlatti, Alessandro 1660-1725 Italian
Scarlatti, Dominico 1685-1757 Italian
Scheidemann, Heinrich c. 1595-1663 German
Scheidt, Samuel 1587-1654 German
Schein, Johann Hermann 1586-1630 German
Schenk, Johann 1753-1836 Austrian
Schickele, Peter 1935- American
Schifrin, Boris 'Lalo' 1932- Argentinian Film Music, Televison Music, Jazz Music,
Classical Music
Schmitt, Florent 1870-1958 French
Schobert, Johann c. 1720-1767 German
Schoenberg, Arnold 1874-1951 Austrian
Schreker, Franz 1878-1934 Austrian
Schubert, Franz Peter 1797-1828 Austrian
Schuller, Gunther 1925- American
Schultz, Johann Abraham Peter 1747-1800 German
Schuman, William Howard 1910-1992 American
Schumann, Clara Wieck 1819-1896 German Piano Works, Art Songs
Schumann, Robert Alexander 1810-1856 German
Schutz, Heinrich 1585-1672 German
Scott, Cyril 1879-1970 English
Scriabin, Alexander 1872-1915 Russian
Searle, Humphrey 1915-1982 English
Sebastiani, Johann 1622-1683 German
Senfl, Ludwig c. 1486-1543 Swiss
Senleches, Jacob de c. 1350-c. 1410 French
Sermisy, Claudin de c. 1490-1562 French
Sessions, Roger 1896-1985 American
Shankar, Ravi 1920- Indian Indian classical music
Shapey, Ralph 1921- American
Shostakovich, Dmitri 1906-1975 Russian Orchestral
Sibelius, Jean 1865-1957 Finnish Orchestral
Skalkottas, Nikolaus 1904-1949 Greek
Smetana, Bedrich 1824-1884 Czech
Sondheim, Stephen 1930- American Broadway Musicals
Soro, Enrique 1884-1954 Chilean
Sousa, John Philip 1854-1932 American
Spohr, Louis (Ludwig) 1784-1859 German
Spontini, Gasparo 1774-1851 Italian
Staden, Sigmund Theophil 1607-1655 German
Stainer, John 1840-1901 English
Stamitz, Johann Wenzel Anton 1717-1757 Czech
Stanford, Charles Villiers 1852-1924 Irish
Steffani, Abbate Agostino 1654-1728 Italian
Still, William Grant 1895-1978 American
Stockhausen, Karlheinz 1928- German
Stoltzer, Thomas c. 1475-1526 German
Stradella, Alessandro 1644-1682 Italian
Strauss (father), Johann 1804-1849 Austrian
Strauss, Eduard 1835-1916 Austrian
Strauss, Joseph 1827-1870 Austrian
Strauss, Jr., Johann 1825-1899 Austrian
Strauss, Richard 1864-1949 German
Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971 Russian
Striggio, Alessandro c. 1540-1592 Italian
Sullivan, Arthur Seymour 1842-1900 English Operetta
Supp�, Franz von 1819-1895 Austrian
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon 1562-1621 Dutch
Szymanowski, Karol 1882-1937 Polish
T - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Tailleferre, Germaine 1892-1983 French
Takahashi, Yugi 1938- Japanese
Takemitsu, Toru 1930-1996 Japanese
Tallis, Thomas c. 1505-1585 English
Talma, Louise 1906-1996 American
Taneyev, Sergei Ivanivich 1856-1915 Russian
Tartini, Giuseppe 1692-1770 Italian
Taverner, John c. 1490-1545 English
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich 1840-1893 Russian Orchestral
Telemann, Georg Philipp 1681-1767 German
Terradellas, Domingo 1713-1751 Spanish
Thalberg, Sigismond 1812-1871 Swiss
Theile, Johann 1646-1724 German
Thomas, Ambroise 1811-1896 French
Thompson, Randall 1899-1984 American
Thomson, Virgil 1896-1989 American
Tippett, Michael 1905-1998 English
Titelouze, Jean (Jehan) 1563-1633 French
Toch, Ernst 1887-1964 Austrian
Tom�sek, Jan V�clav 1774-1850 Czech
Tomkins, Thomas 1572-1656 English
Torelli, Giuseppe 1658-1709 Italian
Tower, Joan 1938- American
Trabaci, Giovanni Maria c. 1575-1647 Italian
Traetta, Tommaso 1727-1779 Italian
Tull, Fisher 1934-1994 American
Tunder, Franz 1614-1667 German
Turina, Joaqu�n 1882-1949 Spanish
Tye, Christopher c. 1505-c. 1572 English
U - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Ussachevsky, Vladimir 1911-1990 American
V - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Valderr�bano, Enr�quez de c. 1550-c. 1557 Spanish
Var�se, Edgar 1883-1965 American Electro-acoustic, Orchestral
Vaughn Williams, Ralph 1872-1958 English Orchestral Music, Opera, Art Songs
Vecchi, Orazio 1550-1605 Italian
Ventadorn, Bernart de c. 1150-c. 1180 French
Veracini, Francesco Maria 1690-c. 1750 Italian
Verdelot, Philippe c. 1480-1545 Dutch
Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 Italian Opera
Viadana, Lodovico Grossi da 1560-1627 Italian
Victoria, Tom�s Luis de 1548-1611 Spanish Motets
Vieuxtemps, Henri 1820-1881 Belgian
Villa-Lobos, Heitor 1887-1959 Brazilian
Vinci, Leonardo 1690-1730 Italian
Vitali, Giovanni Battista 1632-1692 Italian
Vitali, Tomaso Antonio c. 1665-1747 Italian
Vitry, Philippe de 1291-1361 French
Vivaldi, Antonio Lucio 1678-1741 Italian Orchestral Music, Opera, Chamber Music
Vogelweide, Walther von der c. 1170-c. 1230 German
Vogler, Georg Joseph 1749-1814 German
Vor�sek, Jan Hugo 1791-1825 Czech
W - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Wagenseil, Georg Christoph 1715-1777 Austrian
Wagner, Richard 1813-1883 German Opera
Walker, George 1922- American Orchestral Music, Choral Music, Chamber Music
Walter (Walther), Johann 1496-1570 German
Walther, Johann Jakob 1650-1717 German
Walton, William 1902-1983 English
Warren, Harry 1893-1981 American Popular Music
Waxman, Franz 1906-1967 German Film Music
Webber, Andrew Lloyd 1948- English Broadway Musicals
Weber, Carl Maria von 1786-1826 German Opera Music, Orchestral Music, Chamber Music

Webern, Anton von 1883-1945 Austrian Orchestral Music

Weckmann, Matthias 1619-1674 German
Weelkes, Thomas c. 1575-1623 English
Weill, Kurt 1900-1950 German
Weinberger, Jaromir 1896-1967 Czech
Weiner, L�o 1855-1960 Hungarian
Weinzweig, John 1913-2006 Canadian
Weisgall, Hugo 1912-1997 American
Weiss, Sylvius Leopold 1686-1750 German
Wen-chung, Chou 1923- Chinese
Wert, Giaches de 1535-1596 Dutch
Wesley, Samuel 1766-1837 English
Wesley, Samuel Sebastian 1810-1876 English
Whitacre, Eric 1970- American Choral Music, Symphonic Music
Whyte, Robert c. 1538-1574 English
Widor, Charles-Marie 1844-1937 French
Wieniawski, Henryk 1835-1880 Polish
Wilbye, John 1574-1638 English
Willaert, Adrian c. 1490-1562 Dutch
Willan, Healey 1880-1968 Canadian
Williams, John 1932- American Film Scores, Orchestral Music
Williamson, Malcolm 1931- Australian
Willson, Meredith 1902-1984 American Broadway Musicals
Wilson, John 1595-1674 English
Wolf, Hugo 1860-1903 Austrian Vocal Music (Lieder), Choral Music, Chamber Music
Wolkenstein, Oswald von c. 1377-1445 German
Wuorinen, Charles 1938- American
X - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Xenakis, Iannis 1922-2001 Greek
Y - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Yankovic, 'Weird Al' 1959- American Satire
Yelvington, Gladys 1891-1957 American Jazz Rags
Young, La Monte 1935- American
Z - Composer Dates Nationality Main Musical Genres
Zachow, Friedrich Wilhelm 1663-1712 German
Zaimont, Judith Lang 1945- American Chamber Music, Choral Music
Zappa, Frank 1940-1993 American Rock Music
Zelter, Carl Friedrich 1758-1832 German
Zumsteeg, Johann Rudolf 1760-1802 German
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe 1939- American Orchestral Music, Concerto for Solo
Instruments and Orchestra