• Source: List of composers by nationality

The following is a list of composers by nationality.




Albania



Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces
Tonin Harapi (1925–1991)
Agim Krajka (1937–2021), composer of the National Song Festival
Aleksandër Peçi (born 1951)
Çesk Zadeja (1927–1997), often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music"




Argentina






Armenia



Soghomon Soghomonian Komitas (26 Sept 1869 – 22 Oct 1935)




Australia






Azerbaijan






Belgium






Bolivia


Asunta Limpias de Parada (1915–1995)




Bosnia and Herzegovina


Sinan Alimanović (born 1954)
Anđelka Bego-Šimunić (born 1941)
Franciscus Bossinensis (1485–1535)
Rade Jovanović (1928–1986)
Vuk Kulenovic (1946–2017)
Mladen Milicevic (born 1958)
Dino Rešidbegović (born 1975)
Ališer Sijarić (born 1969)
Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924)
Dino Zonić (born ?)
Hanan Hadžajlić (born 1991)




Brazil



Ernani Aguiar (born 1950)
Jorge Antunes (born 1942)
Antônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945), composer of operas, piano and symphonic works.
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948)
Sílvio Ferraz (born 1959)
Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), celebrated opera composer in Italy, 19th century
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)
José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830), composer of classical era; priest, wrote both sacred and secular music.
Radamés Gnatalli (1906–1988)
César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)
Osvaldo Lacerda (1927–2011)
Elias Álvares Lobo (1834–1901), composer of sacred and secular music; wrote first Brazilian opera.
Alexandre Levy (1864–1892)
Emerico Lobo de Mesquita (1746–1805)
Francisco Mignone (1897–1986)
Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948)
Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920)
Marlos Nobre (born 1939)
José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943–2010)
Cláudio Santoro (1919–1989)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), one of the most performed Brazilian composers worldwide
José Carlos Amaral Vieira (born 1952)
Edson Zampronha (born 1963)




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
Kiril Lambov (born 1955) composer, pianist, and conductor
Milcho Leviev (1937–2019), 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 (born 1960), 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)




Canada



Airat Ichmouratov (1973), composer, pedagogue, conductor, klezmer clarinetist




Chile


Jaime González (born 1956), composer and music educator
Víctor Jara (1932–1973), composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019)
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




Colombia


Jacqueline Nova (1935–1975), pioneer on experimental music and Colombian feminist movement.




Croatia






Cuba


Hilario González (1920-1999)




Cyprus


Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), composer and conductor




Czech Republic



Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865)




Denmark



Niels Gade (1817–1890)
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)




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




Ecuador


Mesías Maiguashca (born 1938)




Egypt



Sayed Darwish (1892–1923)
Mohamed El Qasabgi (1892–1966)
Zakariya Ahmad (1896–1961)
Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901–1991)
Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981)




Estonia



Arvo Pärt (born 1935)




Finland






France



Yann Pierre Tiersen (23 June 1970-present)




Germany






Greece



Jani Christou (1926–1970)
Manos Hatzidakis (1925–1994)
Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
Stefanos Korkolis (born 1960)
Nikolaos Lavdas (1879–1940)
Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872), composer of the Greek national anthem
Yannis Markopoulos (born 1939)
Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947–2019)
Mimis Plessas (1924–2024)
Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1945), member of the Second Viennese School
Giannis Spanos (1934–2019)
Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021)
Stavros Xarchakos (born 1939)
Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)
Manos Loizos (1937–1982)
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou Vangelis (1943–2022)
Eleni Karaindrou (1941-present)




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
Péter Eötvös (born 1944)
Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
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 Nyiregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), 20th-century composer, best known for his film music
Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"




Iceland






India



M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016), carnatic music
Clarence Barlow (1945–2023), contemporary art music
Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
R.D. Burman (1939–1994), film composer, musician and singer
Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), film composer
Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Jatin–Lalit, music composer duo
Khayyam (1927–2019), film composer
Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
Bappi Lahiri (born 1952), film composer
Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
Naushad (1919–2006), film composer
O.P. Nayyar (1926–2007), film composer
A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Harris Jayaraj (born 8 July 1975), Indian film composer
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
Santhosh Narayanan (born 1983), Indian film composer
Sean Roldan (born 1987), Indian musician
Darbuka Siva (born 1982), Indian musician, director and actor
Armaan Malik (born 1995), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
Amaal Malik (born 1990), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
Vivek-Mervin, Indian film composer duo
Ravi (1926–2012), 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 (1939–2018), contemporary art music
Amit Trivedi (born 1979), film composer
Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music




Indonesia



Otto Sidharta (born 1955), music composer
Ananda Sukarlan (born 1968)




Iran






Ireland






Italy






Japan






Latvia






Liechtenstein


Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)




Lithuania






Luxembourg



Jean-Marie Kieffer (born 1960)




North Macedonia


Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
Todor Skalovski (1909–2004)




Madagascar


Raymond Razafimbahiny (1919–1963)




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 (1949–2011), 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 (born 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 (born 1943), composer and writer
Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
Armando Manzanero (1935–2020), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
Arturo Márquez (born 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"




Mongolia






Netherlands



Michel van der Aa (born 1970), modern classical composer
Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981), classical composer of symphonies, songs and organworks
Louis Andriessen (1939–2021), modern classical composer
Henk Badings (1907–1987), classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
Henriëtte Bosmans (1895–1952), 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 (born 1970), 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




New Zealand


Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
Jack Body (1944–2015)
Ivan Bootham (1939–2016)
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)
Fanny Howie (1868–1916), composer of "Hine E Hine"
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 (born 1941)
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


Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (born 1964), composer
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
Kjell Habbestad (born 1955), Norwegian composer
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 (born 1954)
Ståle Kleiberg (born 1958), classical composer and musicologist
Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 1979)
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
Marcus Paus (born 1979), Norwegian composer who writes tonal contemporary music and who has been described as a lyrical modernist
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 (born 1946), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
Lasse Thoresen (born 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 (1924–2007)




Peru


Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983), contemporary jazz, pop and film score composer
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
Francisco González Gamarra (1890–1972), composer and painter
Chabuca Granda (1920–1983), singer, contemporary and folk music 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




Philippines






Poland






Portugal



Alfredo Keil (1850–1907)
Jaime Reis (born 1983)




Puerto Rico






Romania






Russia






Serbia






Slovakia






Slovenia






South Africa






South Korea






Spain






Sri Lanka






Sweden



Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)
Dag Wirén (1905–1986)




Switzerland



Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845–1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
Caroline Charrière (1960–2018), composer, flautist, choir director
Heinz Holliger (born 1939)
Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
Frank Martin (1890–1974)
Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957)
Andreas Vollenweider (born 1953)




Taiwan


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




Turkey



Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991)
Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972)
Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985)
Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906–1978)
Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999)




United Kingdom



Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
Arnold Bax (1883–1953)
Harrison Birtwistle (1934–2022)
Arthur Bliss (1891–1975)
John Blow (1649–1708)
Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
William Byrd (1540–1623)
Eric Coates (1886–1957)
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)
Frederick Delius (1862–1934)
John Dowland (1563–1626)
John Dunstable (c. 1390–1453)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
John Ireland (1879–1962)
Hubert Parry (1848–1918)
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
Thomas Tallis (died 1585)
Michael Tippett (1905–1998)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
William Walton (1902–1983)




United States






Ukraine






Uruguay


Miguel del Águila (born 1957)




References






External links


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

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