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Answered 2011-01-23 02:39:17
If you rely on religious texts for the answer, then Jubal would be the first composer that we know about. (Genesis 4:21)
If you do not rely on religious texts, then Hildegard of Bingen is the earliest verified composer of music in Europe.
St. Yared, a composer and a choreographer who lived in Aksum(Ethiopia) in the 6th century AD. He is credited for inventing the zema of the Church; the chant that has been in use continuously for the last almost 1500 years.
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