List of composers by nationality

The following is a list of major composers by nationality:

Contents 1  Albania 2  Argentina 3  Armenia 4  Australia 5  Austria 6  Belgium 7  Brazil 8  Bulgaria 9  Canada 10  Chile 11  China 12  Croatia 13  Cyprus 14  Czech Republic 15  Denmark 16 Dominican Republic 17  Egypt 18  Finland 19  France 20  Germany 21  Greece 22  Guatemala 23  Hungary 24  Iceland 25  Iran 26  India 27  Ireland 28  Israel 29  Italy 30  Japan 31  South Korea 32  Malta 33  Mexico 34  Netherlands 35  Nigeria 36  Norway 37  Pakistan 38  Peru 39  Poland 40  Portugal 41 Puerto Rico 42  Romania 43  Russia 44  Singapore 45  Slovakia 46  Slovenia 47  South Africa 48  Spain 49  Sweden 50  Switzerland 51  Taiwan 52 Thailand 53  Turkey 54  Ukraine 55  United Kingdom 56  United States 57 References 58 External links

 Albania

• Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), 20th century composer of orchestral and piano pieces

 Argentina

• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983), 20th century composer
• Sandro de América (1945– ), contemporary pop music composer
• Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008), contemporary composer
• Facundo Cabral (1937– ), contemporary protest music composer
• Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), influential tango composer of the era
• Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000), composer of Romantic and folk influenced music
• Ricardo Montaner (1957– ), contemporary pop music composer
• Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), contemporary composer of nuevo tango

 Armenia

see the List of Armenian composers

 Australia

see the List of Australian composers

 Austria

see the List of Austrian composers

 Belgium

see the List of Belgian classical composers

 Brazil

• Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836 — 1896)
• Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847 – 1935), composer, pianist and conductor
• Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
• Alfredo Moura (1964 - )
• Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986)
• M. Camargo Guarnieri (1907 - 1993)
• César Guerra-Peixe (1914 - 1993)
• Claudio Santoro (1919 - 1989)
• Gilberto Mendes (1922 - )
• Tom Jobim (1927-1994)
• Edino Krieger (1928 - )
• Lindembergue Cardoso (1939-1989)
• Marlos Nobre (1939 - )
• José Antônio de Almeida Prado (1943 - )
• Guilherme Bauer (1940 - )
• Marisa Rezende (1944 - )
• Paulo Costa Lima (1954 - )
• Harry Lamott Crowl Jr. (1958 - )
• Sílvio Ferraz (1959 - )
• Roberto Victório (1959 - )
• Wellington Gomes (1960 - )

 Bulgaria

• Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (1965), composer & director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
• Andrey Vratchansky (1915–1990), one of his most famous works are "Iz Dunavskata ravnina" (Over Danube's plain; Из Дунавската равнина) and "Elenino horo Moyata godenica" ("My Fiancee"; Еленино хоро Моята годеница)
• Diko Iliev (1898–1984), probably most famous of his works is "Dunavsko horo" (Danube's horo; Дунавско хоро)
• Dobri Hristov (1875–1941), composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
• Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
• 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
• Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)
• Alexandra Fol (1981- ), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
• Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
• Petar Krumov (1934- ), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
• Milcho Leviev (1937- ), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
• Emil Tabakov, composer of symphonies and concertos
• Hristo Tsanoff (1947- ), composer
• Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
• Michail Goleminov (1956- ), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
• Georgi Arnaoudov (1957- ), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
• Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, composer mostly of harp music.

 Canada

see the List of Canadian composers

 Chile

• Victor Jara (1932–1973), 20th century composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
• Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), 20th century composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

 China

• 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
• Nie Er (1912–1935), wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
• Du Mingxin (1928- ), composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women

 Croatia

see the List of Croatian composers

 Cyprus

• Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), 20th century composer and conductor

 Czech Republic

see the List of Czech composers

• Jan Stamic (1717–1757), Classical era composer better known as Johann Stamitz, founder of the Mannheim School of composers
• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), nationalist composer, known for the opera The Bartered Bride
• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Romantic nationalist composer, known for his symphonies, especially the "New World" Symphony
• Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), 20th-century neoclassical composer
• Julius Fučík (1872–1916), 20th-century military band leader, known for his Entrance of the Gladiators
• Josef Suk (1874–1935), 20th-century Czech composer and violinist, son-in-law of Dvořák, most famous for the "Asrael" Symphony and the Serenade for Strings
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), prolific Bohemian Czech composer, who wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works

 Denmark

• Niels Gade (1817–1890), significant early Romantic composer
• Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), 20th century composer known especially for his six symphonies

Dominican Republic

• Charytin (1949- ), significant 1970s pop music composer
• Juan Luis Guerra (1957- ) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
• Anthony Santos (2001- ) significant bachata composer
• Sandra Zaiter (1943- ) significant children's songs composer

 Egypt

see the List of Egyptian composers

 Finland

• Erik Tulindberg (1761–1814), first Finnish composer of classical music
• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Romantic nationalistic composer of renown, works include seven symphonies and Finlandia
• Armas Järnefelt (1869–1958), Romantic nationalistic composer, wrote Berceuse and Praeludium for orchestra
• Erkki Melartin (1875–1937), Romantic nationalistic composer pupil of Robert Fuchs
• Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), late Romantic composer of 5 Piano Concertos and piano miniatures
• Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947), late Romantic composer influenced by the traditional music of his home region, Ostrobothnia
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928– ), modern mystical composer of eight symphonies, concertos, operas
• Kalevi Aho (1949– ), modern composer of symphonies and concertos, in tradition of Shostakovich
• Kaija Saariaho (1952– ), modern composer of string quartets and operas, known for combining live music with electronics
• Magnus Lindberg (1958– ), modern composer, clarinet concerto with folk-like melody and rich orchestration
• Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958– ), modern composer, prominent orchestral conductor

 France

see the List of French composers

 Germany

see the List of German composers

 Greece

see the List of Greek composers

 Guatemala

• Ricardo Arjona (1964- ), modern pop composer

 Hungary

• Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
• Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
• Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
• Franz Lehár (1870-1948), 20th century composer most known for The Merry Widow
• Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960), 20th century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F Sharp Minor, Ruralia Hungarica
• Béla Bartók (1881–1945), 20th century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
• Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), 20th century composer and ethnomusicologist
• Leo Weiner (1885-1960), 20th century composer of the "Fox Dance"
• Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903-1987), 20th century romantic composer-pianist
• Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), 20th century composer and musicologist
• 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.

 Iceland

see the List of Icelandic composers

 Iran

• Fariborz Lachini (1949- ), contemporary film score composer
• Behzad Mirkhani (1969- ), the first Iranian composer of guitar solos established in Iran Ministry of Culture
• Mehdi Hosseini (1979-), 21th century contemporary composer

 India

• A. R. Rahman (1966–), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
• Ustad Sarwat Hussain Khan (1950–), contemporary composer
• Kalyan Sen Barat (1957–), contemporary film score composer
• Yateesh M. Acharya (1967–), singer, composer, lyricist

 Ireland

see the List of Irish composers

 Israel

see the List of Israeli classical composers

 Italy

see the List of Italian composers

 Japan

• Kan Ishii (1921- ), 20th century classical composer
• Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996), 20th century contemporary composer
• Kōji Kondō(1960- ), 20th-21st century classical video game composer
• Kajiura Yuki(1965- ), 20th-21st century music producer and composer

 South Korea

• Kyoung Shin Park (1939- ), 20th century classical composer

 Malta

• Niccolò Isouard (1775–1818), composer of thirty-five operas within sixteen years, in Malta and in Paris
• Robert Samut (1869–1934), composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-Innu Malti
• Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), music teacher and composer, wrote several operas, including Caterina Desguanez (1965), I Martiri (1967), Angelica (1973) and Ipogeana (1976), and the popular fantasy for village band clubs, Maltesina (1931), based on samples of traditional Maltese folk music.
• Charles Camilleri (1931- ), 20th century classical composer

 Mexico

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

 Netherlands

see the List of Dutch composers

 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"
• Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
• Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
• 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
• Christian Sinding 1856-1941), Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
• Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935) was a Norwegian composer, famous for Entry March of the Boyars
• Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981)

 Pakistan

• Nisar Bazmi
• M. Ashraf

 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
• Celso Garrido Lecca (1926–), contemporary composer
• Elsiario Rueda Pinto (1926–2000), songwriter, TV host (El Parral and El Sotano), medical surgeon. Some of his songs include Amor, Amor, Balcon, Chiquita Linda, Clamor.
• Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899–1936), poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla

 Poland

see the List of Polish composers

 Portugal

see also List of Portuguese composers

• Zeca Afonso (1929-1987), composer and singer
• Sérgio Azevedo (1968-), contemporary composer
• Luís de Freitas Branco (1890-1955), composer and academic
• Pedro Camacho (1979-), videogame music composer
• Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650), composer and organist
• Eurico Carrapatoso (1962-), composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works
• Adriano Correia de Oliveira (1942-1982), composer and singer
• Pedro de Escobar (1465-1535), composer of the Renaissance
• Sérgio Godinho (1945-), composer and singer
• Fernando Lopes Graça (1906-1994), composer and musicologist
• King John IV, king of Portugal and early musicologist, with an essay on Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Alfredo Keil (1850-1907), composer of operas and author of the music of the Portuguese national anthem
• Bruno Bizarro (1979-), film composer, composer, songwriter.
• Duarte Lobo (c. 1565-1646), composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque
• Vicente Lusitano (?-?), composer and music theorist
• Pilar Homem de Melo(1963-)
• Manuel Mendes (1547-1605), composer of the Renaissance
• Ernesto Rodrigues (1959-), composer and violinist
• António Chagas Rosa (1960-), contemporary composer
• Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988), contemporary composer and conductor
• Carlos Seixas (1704-1742), organist and composer
• Isabel Soveral (1961-), contemporary composer
• António Pinho Vargas (1951-), jazz and contemporary music pianist and composer
• Mafalda Veiga (1965-), singer and songwriter
• José Vianna da Motta (1868-1948), pianist, teacher and composer

Puerto Rico

• Juan F. Acosta (1890 – 1968), composer of folkrore music
• Rafael Alers (1903-1978), danza composer
• Puchi Balseiro (1926-2007), feeling composer
• Obie Bermudez (1980-), composer and pop singer
• Americo Boschetti (1951-), composer and pop singer
• Roy Brown (1950-), composer and folklore singer
• Vico C (1971-), rap composer and singer
• Antonio Caban Vale (1942-) El Topo, modern danza composer and singer
• Héctor Campos-Parsi (1922-1988), composer and singer
• Bobby Capo (1922-1989), composer and singer
• Vicente Carattini (1939-2005), composer of Christmas tunes and singer
• Rafael Cepeda (1910-1996), bomba & plena composer
• Willie Colón (1950-), salsa composer
• Federico A. Cordero (1928-), composer and guitar virtuoso
• Tite Curet Alonso (1926-2003), salsa and bolero composer
• Robi Draco Rosa (1970-), composer and singer
• Johnathan Dwayne (1963-), composer and singer
• Noel Estrada (1918-1979), composer of "En Mi Viejo San Juan"
• Narciso Figueroa (1906-2004), modern danza composer
• Pedro Flores (1897-1969), bolero composer
• Luis Fonsi (1978-), composer and singer
• ‎Gloria González (1944-), composer
• Rafael Hernandez Marin (1892-1965), legendary composer
• Angel Mislan (1862-1911), danza composer
• Glenn Monroig (1957-), composer and singer
• Juan Morel Campos (1857-1896), danza composer
• Carlos Ponce (1972-), composer and singer
• Richie Ray (1945-), composer and pianist
• Sylvia Rexach (1922-1961), legendary composer
• Julito Rodriguez (1925-), composer and singer
• Myrta Silva (1917-1987), composer and singer
• Arturo Somohano (1910-1977), composer and orchestra conductor

 Romania

see the List of Romanian composers

 Russia

see the List of Russian composers

 Singapore

• Zulkifli Mohamed Amin (born 1983), world music composer/arranger/accordionist, associate conductor of Orkestra Melayu Singapura (BELIA)

 Slovakia

sse the List of Slovak composers

 Slovenia

• Bojan Adamič (1912 - 1995), composer of film scores
• Jakob Aljaž (1845 - 1927), composer of choir music
• Blaž Arnič (1901 – 1970) symphonic composer
• Darijan Božič (1933), composer and conductor
• Vinko Globokar (1934), composer and trombonist
• Nenad Firšt (1964), composer and conductor
• Jani Golob (1934), composer
• Jakob Jez (1928), composer
• Marij Julij Kogoj (1892 - 1956), avantgard composer and opera composer
• Marjan Kozina 1907 - 1966, symphonic composer, composer of film scores
• Uros Rojko (1954), composer
• Aldo Kumar (1954), symphonic composer, composer of film scores
• Lojze Lebič (1934), composer
• Pavel Mihelčič (1937), composer and critic
• Slavko Osterc (1895 - 1941), composer
• Jacobus Gallus (1550 – 1591), late Renaissance composer
• Stanko Premrl composer of choir music

 South Africa

see the List of South African composers

 Spain

see the List of Spanish composers

 Sweden

see the List of Swedish composers

 Switzerland

• Joachim Raff (1822-1882), Romantic composer, noted for his eleven symphonies, particular nos. 3 (Im Walde), 4 and 5 (Lenore)
• Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845-1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
• Arthur Honegger
• Frank Martin
• Othmar Schoeck

 Taiwan

• Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (1969- ), 21st century contemporary classical composer

Thailand

• Siraseth pantura-umporn (1982- ), 21st century contemporary classical composer

 Turkey

see the List of Turkish composers

 Ukraine

see the List of Ukrainian composers

 United Kingdom

• Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585), Renaissance composer
• John Dowland (1563-1626), lute songs and lute music
• John Blow (1649-1708), composer of many services and anthems, teacher of Purcell
• Henry Purcell (1659–1695), Baroque composer, known for his opera Dido and Aeneas
• Jeremiah Clarke (1674–1707), Baroque composer known for Prince of Denmark's March, erroneously called Trumpet Voluntary
• Thomas Augustine Arne (1710–1778) was an English composer, best known for the patriotic 'Rule, Britannia!.
• William Boyce (1711–1779), Baroque composer known for "Heart of Oak" and 8 Symphonies
• Eliza Flower (1803–1846)
• Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), Romantic composer known for his work with W.S. Gilbert
• Charles Hubert Parry (1848–1918), late Romantic composer
• Edward Elgar (1857–1934), late Romantic composer, famous for the Pomp and Circumstance Marches and the Enigma Variations
• Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), famous for her opera The Wreckers and the March of the Women
• Frederick Delius (1862–1934), 20th century composer, used chromaticism in many of his compositions
• Sir Granville Bantock (1868–1946), late Romantic composer, Hebrides Symphony, Celtic Symphony, Pagan Symphony
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), 20th century composer
• Gustav Holst (1874–1934), 20th century composer known for The Planets
• Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959), composer of light music such as Bells Across the Meadow and In a Monastery Garden
• Frank Bridge (1879–1941), 20th century composer known for the Suite for Strings, The Sea, and Roger de Coverly
• John Ireland (1879–1962), 20th Century composer, Dowland Suite, The Holy Boy, Concertino Pastoral
• Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (1883–1953), late Romantic composer of 7 Symphonies, and various tone poems and chamber works
• George Butterworth (1885–1916), late Romantic composer
• Eric Coates (1886–1957), composer of light music such as the London Suite, Dambusters March, and the Sleepy Lagoon
• Rebecca Helferich Clarke (1886–1979), classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music
• William Walton (1902–1983), 20th century composer, known for his Viola Concerto as well as the suite Facade which shows influence of popular music, also wrote choral music and film scores
• Michael Tippett (1905–1998), 20th century composer
• Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), 20th century composer, conductor, and pianist, known for his operas and his War Requiem
• George Lloyd (1913–1998), 20th century composer of late-Romantic music
• Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006), composer of 9 symphonies and innumerable other works
• James Douglas (born 1932-), Composer of 15 Symphonies, 15 String Quartets and music for Choir, Piano, Organ, Trumpet and various Instrumental Ensembles.
• David Ellis (1933-) born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music from 1953 to 1957 his works have been played with considerable success in Canada, the USA, Israel, Portugal, Denmark, Australia and throughout Europe.
• Gavin Bryars (born 1943-)

 United States

see the List of American composers

References

External links

• Union of Bulgarian Composers