List of composers by nationality

The following is a list of composers by nationality.

Albania

See List of Albanian composers

• Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces
• Tonin Harapi
• Agim Krajka (born 1937), composer of the National Song Festival
• Aleksandër Peçi
• Esat Rizvanolli (born 1936), composer of songs and choral music
• Çesk Zadeja (1927-1997), often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music"

Australia

• Alfred Hill (1869-1960)
• Phillip Houghton (b. 1954)
• Peter Sculthorpe (1929-2014)

Azerbaijan

See List of Azerbaijani composers.

• Fikret Amirov (1922-1984)
• Gara Garayev (1918-1982)
• Uzeyir Hajibeyov(1885-1948)

Belgium

Brazil

• Sílvio Ferraz - (born 1959)
• Antônio Carlos Gomes - (1836 - 1896)
• César Guerra-Peixe - (1914 - 1993)
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia - (1767 - 1830)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos - (1887 - 1959)
• Edson Zampronha - (born 1962)

Bulgaria

• Georgi Arnaoudov (born 1957), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
• Alexandra Fol (born 1981), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
• Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
• Michail Goleminov (born 1956), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
• Dobri Hristov (1875–1941), composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
• Petar Krumov (born 1934), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
• Filip Kutev (1903 – 1982), composer, arranger and founder of Bulgaria's State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance
• Milcho Leviev (born 1937), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
• Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
• Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), composer and director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
• Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean composer, harpist, pedagogue
• Petko Staynov (1896–1977), a founding member and first chairman of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933), which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers
• Veselin Stoyanov (1902-1969), composer of classical music including two symphonies
• Emil Tabakov (born 1947), composer of symphonies and concertos
• Dobrinka Tabakova (born 1980), composer
• Julia Tsenova (1948-2010), contemporary composer, pianist, jazz pedagogue
• Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
• Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)

Chile

• Víctor Jara (1932–1973), composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
• Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

China

• Du Mingxin (born 1928), composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women
• Nie Er (1912–1935), wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
• Qu Xiao-Song (born 1952), composer, student of Du Mingxin
• Xian Xinghai (1905–1945), composer known for the Yellow River Cantata, a patriotic song during the Second Sino-Japanese War
• Xiao Shuxian (1905–1991), composer who blended elements of Chinese folk culture with Western techniques in her music

Croatia

Cyprus

• Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), composer and conductor

Dominican Republic

• Luis Alberti (1906-1976) composer of Merengue music
• Charytín (born 1949), significant 1970s pop music composer
• Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
• Johnny Pacheco (born 1935) composer of Salsa music
• Anthony Santos (born 1981) significant bachata composer
• Sandra Zaiter (born 1943) significant children's songs composer

Finland

• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928)
• Kaija Saariaho (1952)
• Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), significant Finnish nationalist composer

France

See List of French composers.

Greece

• Manos Hatzidakis (1925–1994)
• Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872), composer of the Greek national anthem
• Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947)
• Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1945), member of the Second Viennese School
• Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925)
• Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)

Guatemala

• Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), modern pop composer

Hungary

• Béla Bartók (1881–1945), 20th-century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
• Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), composer and musicologist
• Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960), 20th-century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F-sharp minor, Ruralia Hungarica
• Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
• Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
• Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), 20th-century composer and ethnomusicologist
• Rezső Kókai (1906–1962), composer and musicologist
• György Kurtág (born 1926), 20th-century composer
• Franz Lehár (1870–1948), 20th-century composer most known for The Merry Widow
• György Sándor Ligeti (1923–2006), 20th-century composer best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut
• Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
• Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
• Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
• Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"

See more in List of Hungarian composers.

India

• M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016), carnatic music
• Clarence Barlow (born 1945), contemporary art music
• Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
• R.D. Burman, film composer, musician and singer
• Sachin Dev Burman (1906-1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
• Pritam Chakraborty, film composer
• Salil Chowdhury (1922- 1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
• Hamish Hossain (born 1987), contemporary art music
• Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
• Jatin-Lalit, music composer duo
• Khayyam, film composer
• Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
• Bappi Lahiri, film composer
• Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
• Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
• Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
• Naushad, film composer
• O.P. Nayyar, film composer
• A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
• Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
• Ravi, film composer
• Anirudh Ravichander (born 1990), singer, music director, film composer
• Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio of record producers, musicians, multi-instrumentalists
• Shankar Jaikishan, music composer duo
• Naresh Sohal (born 1939), contemporary art music
• Asha Srinivasan (born 1973), contemporary art music
• Amit Trivedi, film composer
• Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music

Indonesia

• Otto Sidharta music composer

Ireland

• See List of Irish classical composers

Italy

• Alessandro Alessandroni
• Paolo Buonvino
• Simone Cilio
• Stelvio Cipriani
• Pino Donaggio
• Andrea Guerra
• Dario Marianelli
• Ennio Morricone
• Nicola Piovani
• Kristian Sensini

Japan

• Yasuharu Takanashi

Latvia

• Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983)

Macedonia

• Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
• Todor Skalovski (1909-2004)

Malta

• Charles Camilleri (1931–2009), 20th century classical composer
• Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), music teacher and composer
• Robert Samut (1869–1934), composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-Innu Malti

Mexico

• Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), 20th Century composer
• Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), discovered the 13th sound
• Ricardo Castro (1864–1907), composer and pianist
• Daniel Catán (1949), composer of operas
• Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), 20th-century classical composer and conductor
• Jose Mariano Elizaga (1786-1842), composer and theoretician
• Manuel Enriquez (1926–1994), modern classical composer
• Julio Estrada (1943), composer and theoretician
• Blas Galindo (1910–1993), 20th-century composer
• María Grever (1884–1951), composer of romantic songs like "Júrame"
• Carlos Jiménez Mabarak (1916–1994), 20th century composer
• Agustin Lara (1897-1970), composer of romantic songs like Maria Bonita, Solamente una Vez, Granada, etc.
• Mario Lavista (1943), composer and writer
• Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
• Armando Manzanero (1935), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
• Arturo Márquez (1950), wrote "Danzón no. 2"
• José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), composer of "Huapango"
• Melesio Morales (1839-1908), composer of the opera Ildegonda
• Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), wrote for player piano
• Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948), 20th-century composer
• Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940), 20th-century classical composer of Sensemayá
• Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), composer of vals "Sobre las olas"
• Manuel de Sumaya (1678–1755), composer of the Baroque
• Eugenio Toussaint (1954–2011), contemporary jazz and classical composer
• Consuelo Velázquez (1924–2005), wrote the song Bésame Mucho

Netherlands

• Michel van der Aa (born 1970), modern classical composer
• Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), classical composer of symphonies, songs and organworks
• Louis Andriessen (1939), modern classical composer
• Henk Badings (1907-1987), classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
• Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1925), classical composer of instrumental music and songs
• Jan Brandts Buys (1868-1933), composer of operas and chamber music
• Johannes van Bree (1801-1857), classical composer of symphonies, orchestral works, operas, songs, chamber music
• Lex van Delden (1919-1988), modern classical composer (symphonies, vocal music)
• Bernard van Dieren (1887-1936), composer of chamber music, symphonies, vocal works
• Cornelis Dopper (1870-1939), classical composer of symphonies, operas, concertos
• Rudolf Escher (1912-1980), classical composer of songs, symphonies, chamber music
• Carel Anton Fodor (1768-1846), classical composer of symphonies, concertos
• Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), classical composer of operas, symphonies, chamber music
• Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799), classical composer of concerti grossi, chamber music, psalms and oratorios
• Elisabeth Kuyper (1877-1953), classical composer of orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, choral music, and songs
• Guillaume Landré (1905-1968), classical composer of vocal music, operas and symphonies
• Samuel de Lange (1840-1911), classical composer of operas, organ music, symphonic works, chamber music
• Fred Momotenko (1970), modern classical composer
• Leon Orthel (1905-1885), classical composer of symphonies and chamber music
• Willem Pijper (1894-1947), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic works
• Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), classical composer of symphonies, concertos, chamber music, vocal works
• Leo Smit (1900-1943), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic music
• Johannes Verhulst (1816-1891), classical composer of vocal music, symphonic works
• Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), classical composer of symphonies and songs
• Alexander Voormolen (1895-1980), classical composer of chamber music, piano music and orchestral works
• Bernard Zweers (1854-1924), classical composer of vocal music, orchestral works and symphonies

See more in List of Dutch composers.

New Zealand

• Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
• Jack Body (born 1944)
• Ivan Bootham (born 1939)
• Helen Bowater (born 1952)
• Dorothy Buchanan (born 1945)
• Edwin Carr (1926-2003), 20th century classical
• Lyell Cresswell (born 1944), 20th century classical
• Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 1956)
• Gareth Farr (born 1968)
• Sir Dean Goffin (1918-1984), brass band composer
• Peter Hobbs (born 1970)
• Mihi-ki-te-kapua (?-c.1872), composer of waiata
• Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001)
• Andrew Perkins (born 1961)
• Robert J. Pope (1865-1949), songwriter
• John Psathas (born 1966), 20th century classical
• Rihi Puhiwahine Te Rangi-hirawea (?-1906), composer of waiata
• John Rimmer (born 1939)
• Anthony Ritchie (born 1960), 20th century classical
• Stephen Roche (born 1964), composer of film music
• Michael Smither (born 1939)
• Sir William Southgate
• Ronald Tremain (1923-1998), 20th century classical
• Peter van der Fluit (born 1963)
• Gillian Karawe Whitehead (born 1941)
• Michael Williams (born 1962), 20th century classical
• Kenneth Young (born 1955)
• Wayan Yudane, composer of Balinese music

Nigeria

• Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005), 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer

Norway

• Ole Bornemann Bull (1810–1880) was a Norwegian violinist and composer, wrote The Herdgirl's Sunday
• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Romantic composer, known for his incidental music for Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto
• Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907), Romantic composer and pianist, contemporary of Edvard Grieg
• Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935), Norwegian composer, famous for Entry March of the Boyars and Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel
• Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (1954–)
• Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
• Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing serialism and twelve-tone music to Norway
• Arne Nordheim (1931–2010), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing the modernism and electro acoustic music to Norway. Wrote Epitaffio for orchestra and tape, the ballet The Storm and Solitaire
• Christian Sinding (1856–1941), Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
• Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
• Olav Anton Thommessen (1946–), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
• Lasse Thoresen (1949–)
• Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
• Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto

Pakistan

• Nisar Bazmi

Peru

• Jose Bernardo Alcedo (1788–1878), 19th-century Peruvian romantic composer, wrote the Peruvian National Anthem
• Daniel Alomía Robles (1871–1942), romantic composer, wrote El Cóndor Pasa
• Sadiel Cuentas (born 1973), contemporary composer
• Rafael Leonardo Junchaya (born 1965), contemporary composer
• Celso Garrido Lecca (born 1926), contemporary composer
• Jimmy Lopez (born 1978), contemporary composer
• Clara Petrozzi (born 1965), contemporary composer
• Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899–1936), poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla
• Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann (born 1973), contemporary composer

Poland

Russia

Serbia

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

• Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845-1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
• Heinz Holliger (1939-)
• Arthur Honegger
• Frank Martin
• Othmar Schoeck
• Andreas Vollenweider

See more in List of Swiss composers.

Taiwan

• Tyzen Hsiao (1938–2015)
• Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (born 1969), 21st century contemporary classical composer

Ukraine

References

External links

• Union of Belgian Composers (in Dutch and French)
• Union of Bulgarian Composers