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CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSERS
(medieval to 21st century: a few of the more well-known composers)
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| A |
M |
| Abel, Carl
Friedrich (1723-1787) |
MacDowell,
Edward (1861-1908) |
| Albeniz,
Isaac (1860-1909) |
de
Machaut, Guillaume (1300-1377) |
| Albinoni,
Tomaso Giovanni (1671-1751) |
Mahler,
Gustav (1860-1911) |
| Allegri,
Gregorio (1582-1652) |
Marcello,
Allesandro (1669-1747) |
| Arensky,
Anton Stepanovich (1861-1906) |
Marcello,
Benedetto (1686-1739) |
| B |
Marchand,
Louis (1669-1732) |
| Bach,
Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) |
Martini,
Giovanni Battista (1706-1784) |
| Bach,
Johann Christian (1735-1782) |
Mascagni,
Pietro (1863-1945) |
| Bach,
Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795) |
Massenet,
Jules (1842-1912) |
| Bach,
Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
Mattheson,
Johann (1681-1764) |
| Bach,
Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784) |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
Felix (1809-1847) |
| Barber,
Samuel (1910-1981) |
Monteverdi,
Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Bartok,
Bela (1881-1945) |
Morley,
Thomas (1557-1602) |
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van Beethoven, Ludwig (1770-1827) |
Morricone,
Ennio (1928-) |
| Bellini,
Vicenzo (1801-1835) |
Moscheles,
Ignaz (1794-1870) |
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Bennet, William (1816-1875) |
Mozart,
Leopold (1719-1787) |
| Berg,
Alban (1885-1935) |
Mozart,
Wolfgang Amadé (1756-1791) |
| Berlioz,
Hector (1803-1869) |
Muffat,
George (1653-1704) |
| Bernstein,
Leonard (1918-1990) |
Mussorgski,
Modest (1839-1881) |
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Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) |
N |
| Bliss,
Arthur (1891-1975) |
Naudot,
Jacques-Christophe (1690-1762) |
| Bloch,
Ernest (1880-1959) |
Neefe,
Christian Gottlob (1748-1798) |
| Boccherini,
Luigi (1743-1805) |
Nielsen,
Carl (1865-1931) |
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de Boismortier, Joseph-Bodin (1689-1755) |
O |
| Bononcini,
Antonio Maria (1677-1726) |
Obrecht,
Jacob (1450-1505) |
| Bononcini,
Giovanni Battista (1670-1747) |
Ockeghem,
Johannes (1410-1497) |
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Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887) |
Offenbach,
Jacques (1819-1880) |
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Boulez, Pierre (1925-) |
Orff,
Carl (1895-1982) |
| Brahms,
Johannes (1833-1897) |
Ortiz,
Diego (appr. 1510-appr. 1570) |
| Britten,
Benjamin (1913-1976) |
P |
| Bruch,
Max (1838-1920) |
Pachelbel,
Johann (1653-1706) |
| Bruckner,
Anton (1824-1896) |
Paderewski,
Ignacy (1860-1941) |
| Bull,
John (1562/1563-1628) |
Paganini,
Nicoló (1782-1840) |
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Busoni, Ferruccio Benvenuto (1866-1924) |
da
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi (155-1594) |
| Buxtehude,
Dietrich (1637-1707) |
Parsons,
Robert (1530-1572) |
| Byrd,
William (1540-1623) |
Pärt,
Arvo (1935-) |
| C |
Pasquini,
Bernardo (1637-1710) |
| de
Cabezon, Antonio (1510-1566) |
Penderecki,
Krzysztof (1933-) |
| Caccini,
Francesca (1587-1640) |
Pepusch,
Johann Christoph (1667-1752) |
| Caccini,
Giulio (1545-1618) |
Pergolesi,
Giovanni Battista (1710-1736) |
| Campion,
Thomas (1567-1620) |
Persichetti,
Vincent (1915-1987) |
| Canteloube,
Joseph (1879-1957) |
Piazzolla,
Astor (1921-1992) |
| Carissimi,
Giacomo (1605-1674) |
Piccinni,
Nicoló (1728-1800) |
| Castelnuovo
Tedesco, Mario (1895-1968) |
Piston,
Walter (1894-1976) |
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Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676) |
Pleyel,
Ignaz Josef (1757-1831) |
| Cervantes,
Ignacio (1847-1905) |
Ponce,
Manuel (1882-1948) |
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Chabrier, Emmanuel Alexis (1841-1894) |
Ponchielli,
Amilcare (1834-1886) |
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Charpentier, Marc-Antoine (1645-1704) |
Porpora,
Nicola (1686-1768) |
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Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899) |
Poulenc,
Francis (1899-1963) |
| Cherepnin,
Alexander (1899-1977) |
Praetorius,
Michael (1571-1621) |
| Cherubini,
Luigi (1760-1842) |
des
Préz (Desprez), Josquin (1440-1521) |
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Chopin, Frederic (1810-1849) |
Prokofiev,
Sergei (1891-1953) |
| Cimarosa,
Domenico (1749-1801) |
Purcell,
Henry (1659-1695) |
| Clemens
non Papa, Jacob (1510-1555) |
Q |
| Copland,
Aaron (1900-1990) |
Quantz,
Johann Joachim (1697-1773) |
| Couperin,
Franßois (1668-1733) |
Quilter,
Roger (1877-1953) |
| Couperin,
Louis (1625-1661) |
R |
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Cui, Cesar Antonowich (1835-1918) |
Rachmaninoff,
Sergey (1873-1943) |
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Czerny, Carl (1791-1857) |
Rameau,
Jean-Philippe (1683-1764) |
| D |
Reger,
Max (1873-1916) |
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Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975) |
Reich,
Steve (1936-) |
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Daquin, Louis-Claude (1694-1772) |
Respighi,
Ottorino (1879-1936) |
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Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) |
Rhené-Bâton,
(1879-1940) |
| Delibes,
Leo (1836-1891) |
Richter,
Franz Xaver (1709-1789) |
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Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) |
Rimsky-Korsakov,
Nikolai (1844-1908) |
| Diabelli,
Anton (1781-1858) |
Rodrigo,
Joaquín (1901-1999) |
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Distler, Hugo (1908-1942) |
de
Rore, Cipriano (1515-1565) |
| Donizetti,
Gaetano (1797-1848) |
Rorem,
Ned (1923-) |
| Dorati,
Antal (1906-1988) |
Rosetti,
Antonio (1750-1792) |
| Dubois,
Francois Clement Theodore (1837-1924) |
Rossini,
Gioachino (1792-1868) |
| Dufay,
Guillaume (1397-1474) |
Rota,
Nino (1911-1979) |
| Dukas,
Paul (1865-1935) |
Rubinstein,
Anton (1829-1894) |
| Dunstable,
John (1390-1453) |
Ruggles,
Carl (1876-1971) |
| Duparc,
Henri (1848-1933) |
Rutter,
John (1945-) |
| Dupre,
Marcel (1886-1971) |
S |
| Durufle,
Maurice (1902-1986) |
Saint-Saëns,
Camille (1835-1921) |
| Dvorak,
Antonin (1841-1904) |
Salieri,
Antonio (1750-1825) |
| E |
Salzédo,
Carlos (1885-1961) |
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Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) |
Sammartini,
Giovanni Battista (1700-1775) |
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Erlebach, Philipp Heinrich (1657-1714) |
Sammartini,
Giuseppe (1695-1750) |
| van
Eyck, Jacob (1590-1657) |
Satie,
Erik (1866-1925) |
| F |
Scarlatti,
Alessandro (1660-1725) |
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de Falla, Manuel (1876-1946) |
Scarlatti,
Domenico (1685-1757) |
| Farkas,
Ferenc (1905-) |
Scheidt,
Samuel (1587-1654) |
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Farmer, John (1570-1601) |
Schein,
Johann Hermann (1586-1630) |
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Farnaby, Giles (1563-1640) |
Schenk,
Johann (1753-1836) |
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Faure, Gabriel (1845-1924) |
Schenker,
Friedrich (1942-) |
| Feldman,
Morton (1926-1987) |
Schobert,
Johann (1720-1767) |
| Ferrabosco,
Alfonso (1575-1628) |
Schönberg,
Arnold (1874-1951) |
| Fine,
Irving (1914-1962) |
Schubert,
Franz (1797-1828) |
| Ford,
Thomas (ca. 1580-1648) |
Schuller,
Gunther (1925-) |
| Foss,
Lukas (1922-) |
Schulz,
Johann Abraham Peter (1747-1800) |
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Frackenpohl, Arthur (? - ) |
Schumann,
Robert (1810-1856) |
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Franck, Cesar Auguste (1822-1890) |
Schuman,
William (1910-1992) |
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Franck, Melchior (1579-1639) |
Schütz,
Heinrich (1585-1672) |
| Franz,
Robert (1815-1892) |
Scriabin,
Alexander (1872-1915) |
| Freschi,
Giovanni Domenico (1640-1690) |
Serov,
Aleksandr Nikolayevitch (1820-1871) |
| Frescobaldi,
Girolamo (1583-1643) |
Sessions,
Roger Huntington (1896-1985) |
| Furtwängler,
Wilhelm (1886-1954) |
Shostakovich,
Dmitri (1906-1975) |
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Fux, Johann Joseph (1660-1741) |
Sibelius,
Jean (1865-1957) |
| G |
Siegmeister,
Elie (1909-1991) |
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Gabrieli, Andrea (1533-1585) |
Smetana,
Bedrich (1824-1884) |
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Gabrieli, Giovanni (1553-1612) |
Sor,
Fernando (1778-1839) |
| Gabrielli,
Domenico (1651-1690) |
de
Sousa Carvalho, Joăo (1745-1798) |
| Galliard,
John Ernest (1680-1749) |
Spohr,
Louis (1784-1859) |
| Gallus,
Jacobus (1550-1591) |
Spontini,
Gasparo Luigi (1774-1851) |
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Galuppi, Baldassare (1706-1785) |
Stamitz,
Carl (1745-1801) |
| Geminiani,
Francesco (1687-1762) |
Stamitz,
Johann (1717-1757) |
| Gershwin,
George (1898-1937) |
Stockhausen,
Karlheinz (1928-) |
| Gesualdo,
Carlo (1566-1613) |
Stölzel,
Gottfried Heinrich (1690-1749) |
| Gibbons,
Orlando (1583-1625) |
Stradella,
Alessandro (1644-1682) |
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Gilles, Jean (1668-1705) |
Strauss,
Johann Jr. (1825-1899) |
| Glazunov,
Alexander (1865-1936) |
Strauss,
Johann Sr. (1804-1849) |
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Gliere, Reinhold Moritzovich (1874-1956) |
Strauss,
Joseph (1827-1870) |
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Glinka, Michael (Mikhael) (1804-1857) |
Strauss,
Richard (1864-1949) |
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von Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787) |
Stravinsky,
Igor (1882-1971) |
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Gombert, Nicolaas (1490-1556) |
Suk,
Josef (1874-1935) |
| Gottschalk,
Louis Moreau (1829-1869) |
Sullivan,
Arthur (1842-1900) |
| Gould,
Glenn (1932-1982) |
von
Suppé, Franz (1819-1895) |
| Gould,
Morton (1913-1996) |
Sweelinck,
Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621) |
| Gounod,
Charles (1818-1893) |
T |
| Grainger,
Percy Aldridge (1882-1961) |
Takemitsu,
Toru (1930-1996) |
| Granados
y Campina, Enrique (1867-1916) |
Tallis,
Thomas (1505-1585) |
| Graupner,
Christoph (1683-1760) |
Taneyev,
Alexander (1850-1918) |
| Gretchaninov,
Alexander Tikhonovitch (1864-1956) |
Taneyev,
Sergey (1856-1915) |
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Gretry, Andre-Ernest-Modeste (1741-1813) |
Tárrega,
Francisco (1852-1909) |
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Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907) |
Tartini,
Giuseppe (1692-1770) |
| Griffes,
Charles Tomlinson (1884-1920) |
Tavener,
John (1944-) |
| de
Grigny, Nicolas (1672-1703) |
Taverner,
John (1490-1545) |
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Grofe, Ferde (1882-1972) |
Tchaikovsky,
Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) |
| Guarnieri,
Carmago (1907-1993) |
Telemann,
Georg Philipp (1681-1767) |
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Guilmant, Felix-Alexandre (1837-1911) |
Thalberg,
Sigismond (1812-1871) |
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Gurlitt, Cornelius (1820-1901) |
Theodorakis,
Mikis (1925-) |
| H |
Thompson,
Randall (1899-1984) |
| Halevy,
Jacques-Francois (1799-1862) |
Thomson,
Virgil (1896-1989) |
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de la Halle, Adam (ca. 1230-1288) |
Tippett,
Michael (1905-1998) |
| Hassler,
Hans Leo (1564-1612) |
Toch,
Ernst (1887-1964) |
| Handel,
Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) |
Tomásek,
Václav Jan (1774-1850) |
| Hasse,
Johann Adolf (1699-1783) |
Tomkins,
Thomas (1572-1656) |
| Hassler,
Johann Wilhelm (1747-1822) |
Torelli,
Giuseppe (1658-1709) |
| Haydn,
Franz Joseph (1732-1809) |
Torroba,
Federico Moreno (1891-) |
| Haydn,
Michael (1737-1806) |
Turina,
Joaquin (1882-1949) |
| Hindemith,
Paul (1895-1963) |
V |
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Holborne, Anthony (1550-1602) |
Varčse,
Edgar (1885-1965) |
| Holst,
Gustav (1874-1934) |
Vaughan
Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) |
| Honegger,
Arthur (1892-1955) |
Vázquez,
Juan (1510-1560) |
| Hook,
James (1746-1827) |
Vecchi,
Orazio (1550-1605) |
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Hovhaness, Alan (1911-2000) |
Verdi,
Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Hummel,
Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837) |
de
Victoria, Tomás Luis (1548-1611) |
| Humperdinck,
Engelbert (1854-1921) |
Vieuxtemps,
Henri (1820-1881) |
| Husa,
Karel ( - ) |
Villa-Lobos,
Heitor (1887-1959) |
| I |
Villanueva,
Felipe (1862-1893) |
| Ibert,
Jacques-Francois (1890-1962) |
Vitali,
Giovanni Battista (1632-1692) |
| d'Indy,
Vincent (1851-1931) |
Vitali,
Tomaso Antonio (1663-1745) |
| Ippolitov-Ivanov,
Mikhail Mikhailovich (1859-1935) |
de
Vitry, Philippe (1291-1361) |
| Ireland,
John (1879-1962) |
Vivaldi,
Antonio (1678-1741) |
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Isaac, Heinrich (1450-1517) |
Volkmann,
Robert (1815-1883) |
| Ives,
Charles (1874-1954) |
de
Vries, Klaas (1944-) |
| J |
W |
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Janacek, Leos (1854-1928) |
Wagner,
Richard (1813-1883) |
| Janequin,
Clement (appr. 1485-1558) |
Walton,
William (1902-1983) |
| Jarre,
Maurice (1924-) |
Warlock,
Peter (1894-1930) |
| Joachim,
Joseph (1831-1907) |
von
Weber, Carl Maria (1786-1826) |
| dello
Joio, Norman (1913-) |
von
Weber, Carl Maria (1786-1826) |
| K |
Webern,
Anton (1883-1945) |
| Kabalevsky,
Dmitri (1904-1987) |
Weelkes,
Thomas (1576-1623) |
| Kalinnikov,
Vasily Sergeyevich (1866-1901) |
Weill,
Kurt (1900-1950) |
| Kalkbrenner,
Christian (1755-1806) |
Wesley,
Samuel (1766-1837) |
| Kalkbrenner,
Friedrich Wilhelm (1784-1849) |
Willaert,
Adriaan (appr. 1490-1562) |
| Kálmán,
Emmerich (1882-1953) |
Wolf,
Hugo (1860-1903) |
| Kalliwoda,
Johann Wenzel (1801-1866) |
X |
| Kaminsky,
Heinrich (1886-1946) |
Xenakis,
Iannis (1922-2001) |
| Khachaturian,
Aram Ilyich (1903-1978) |
Y |
| Kodály,
Zoltán (1882-1967) |
Yon,
Pietro (1886-1943) |
| Kreisler,
Fritz (1875-1962) |
Z |
| Kreutzer,
Konradin (1780-1849) |
Zeller,
Karl (1842-1898) |
| Kuhlau,
Friedrich Daniel Rudolf (1786-1832) |
von
Zemlinsky, Alexander (1871-1942) |
| Kuhnau,
Johann (1660-1722) |
Zipoli,
Domenico (1688-1726) |
| L |
Zwart,
Jan (1877-1937) |
| Lalo,
Edouard (1823-1892) |
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| Landini,
Francesco (1325-1397) |
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| di
Lasso, Orlando (1532-1594) |
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| Léhar,
Franz (1870-1948) |
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| Leoncavallo,
Ruggiero (1857-1919) |
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| Liszt,
Ferencz (1811-1886) |
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| Loeillet,
Jean-Baptiste (1680-1730) |
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| Lotti,
Antonio (1667-1740) |
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| Lully,
Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687) |
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