Composer
Discover a comprehensive list of renowned composers who have left an indelible mark on the world of music. Explore the lives and contributions of these musical geniuses, from classical masters like Bach and Beethoven to contemporary icons like John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
Jan Sweelinck
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch composer
Ashraf Jalal oglu Abbasov
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanSoviet and Azerbaijani composer
Claude Debussy
France
FranceFrench composer, music critic.
Gottfried Weber
Germany
GermanyGerman theorist, critic and composer.
Friedrich Klose
Germany
GermanyGerman-Swiss composer
Gabor Darvas
Hungary
HungaryHungarian composer and musicologist
Mick Ronson
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish guitarist and composer
Klaus Badelt
Germany
GermanyGerman composer.
Dmitrij Bortnianskij
Ukraine
UkraineFamous Russian composer and first director of the court choir
Ivan Vechtomov
Czech
CzechCzech composer and cellist of Russian origin.
Tuudur Vettik
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian composer and choral conductor.
Thomas Campion
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish composer and poet
Alexander Zhurbin
USA
USAComposer
Arnold Krug
Germany
GermanyGerman composer
Georg Goltermann
Germany
GermanyGerman cellist, composer and conductor.
Raymond Pauls
Latvia
LatviaLatvian composer
John Tesh
Italy
ItalyAmerican pianist and composer
Evgeniy Koka
Moldavian Soviet violinist and composer
Leo Blech
Germany
GermanyGerman opera composer and conductor
Mark Minkov
Russia
RussiaSoviet and Russian composer.
Noriyuki Asakura
Japan
JapanJapanese composer and singer
Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns
Germany
GermanyGerman singer, composer
Alan Menken
USA
USAComposer
Frank Martin
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss composer
Richard Cocciante
Italy
ItalyItalian singer and composer, author of the musicals Notre-Dame de Paris, The Little Prince and Romeo and Juliet.
Mark Mothersbaugh
USA
USAAmerican composer and musician
Charles-Joseph Colin
France
FranceFrench composer and oboist
Juan Atkins
USA
USAAmerican musician working in the Detroit techno and electro genres
Marc-Olivier Dupin
France
FranceFrench music teacher, administrator and composer.
Alexey Ekimyan
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanComposer
Lars-Erik Larsson
Sweden
SwedenSwedish composer
Christian Gottlob Neefe
Germany
GermanyGerman composer, conductor, organist, music writer
Rudolph Ganz
USA
USASwiss pianist, conductor and composer
George Garvarenz
France
FranceFrench composer of Armenian origin.
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera
Switzerland
SwitzerlandArgentine composer
Tito Puente Sr
USA
USAFamous American musician (timbalero, vibraphonist, percussionist) and composer
Antonio Caldara
Italy
ItalyItalian composer.
Hachatur Avetisyan
Armenia
ArmeniaSoviet and Armenian composer
Nikolaus Brass
Germany
GermanyContemporary German composer.
Dudu Pukwana
South Africa
South AfricaSouth African saxophonist, composer and pianist.
Jacques Offenbach
France
FranceComposer, founder of classical operetta
Harold Faltermeyer
Germany
GermanyGerman keyboardist, composer and producer
Gregorio Allegri
Italy
ItalyItalian priest, singer, poet and composer
Antonio Salieri
Italy
ItalyItalian composer
Robert Greenberg
USA
USAAmerican musicologist, pianist and composer.
Kaoru Wada
Japan
JapanJapanese composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator and pianist
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
USA
USAAmerican composer
Hugo Emil Alfven
Sweden
SwedenSwedish composer, conductor, violinist and artist.
Edward Bairstow
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish organist, composer and musicologist
Tomas Breton
Spain
SpainSpanish musician and composer