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.

Urmas Alender
Urmas Alender
Estonia
Estonian rock singer and composer.
Federico Chueca
Federico Chueca
Spain
Spanish zarzuela composer
Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard
USA
Musician, composer and producer
Cliff Eidelman
Cliff Eidelman
USA
American composer and conductor
Eugenia Zukerman
Eugenia Zukerman
USA
American flutist and writer.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Germany
German composer, conductor, organist and pianist
Cecil Gray
Cecil Gray
Great Britain
British musicologist, critic and composer
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italy
Italian composer
Pavel Blamberg
Pavel Blamberg
Russia
Composer and journalist
Boris Kovach
Boris Kovach
Serbia
Composer
Alexandr Shchetynsky
Alexandr Shchetynsky
Ukraine
Ukrainian composer
Milhaud Darius
Milhaud Darius
France
French composer
Diane Bish
Diane Bish
USA
American organist and television presenter.
Philippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert
France
French musician, conductor, composer and flautist
Charles Peter Wuorinen
Charles Peter Wuorinen
USA
American composer
Josef Hauer
Josef Hauer
Austria
Austrian composer
Richard Wuerst
Richard Wuerst
Germany
German composer, music critic and teacher.
Simon Sechter
Simon Sechter
Austria
Austrian organist, composer and music theorist.
Antuan Dobronich
Antuan Dobronich
Croatia
Croatian composer, folklorist, music writer, teacher.
Hermann Gradener
Hermann Gradener
Austria
Austrian composer, violinist, music teacher
William George Cusins
William George Cusins
Great Britain
British composer, conductor and pianist
Joseph Augustin Gurrlich
Joseph Augustin Gurrlich
Germany
German composer and double bass player.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Germany
Out of admiration for Amadeus Mozart, he changed his name from "Wilhelm" to "Amadeus" in 1805. He published notes on music under the name Johannes Kreisler.
Hans Lavater
Hans Lavater
Switzerland
Swiss composer and music teacher
Robert Greenberg
Robert Greenberg
USA
American musicologist, pianist and composer.
Siegfried Behrend
Siegfried Behrend
Germany
German guitarist and composer.
Thomas Campion
Thomas Campion
Great Britain
English composer and poet
Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson
USA
Composer, music critic
Tonu Korvits
Tonu Korvits
Estonia
Estonian composer.
Jeronimo Velasco Gonzales
Jeronimo Velasco Gonzales
Colombia
Colombian composer
Jacinto Guerrero
Jacinto Guerrero
Spain
Spanish composer
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal
USA
American composer
Carl Kretschmer
Carl Kretschmer
Germany
German organist and composer
Alexander Julius Paul Dorn
Alexander Julius Paul Dorn
Germany
German composer and conductor. Son and student of Heinrich Dorn.
Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli
Georgia
Composer
Niels Gade
Niels Gade
Denmark
Danish composer, organist, violinist and conductor
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
France
French composer.
Lev Kolodub
Lev Kolodub
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soviet composer
Thomas Larcher
Thomas Larcher
Austria
Austrian composer and pianist.
Samuel Jones
Samuel Jones
USA
American composer and conductor.
Camille Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saens
France
Composer
Eric Serra
Eric Serra
France
Musician, composer
Thomas Wilbrandt
Thomas Wilbrandt
Germany
German composer.
Hanina Karchevskiy
Hanina Karchevskiy
Israel
Jewish composer and music teacher.
Andre Gretry
Andre Gretry
France
French composer
Bernhard Cossmann
Bernhard Cossmann
Germany
German cellist, composer and music teacher
Thomas Arne
Thomas Arne
Great Britain
English composer
Vladimir Chekasin
Vladimir Chekasin
Russia
Composer, concert performer, director, teacher
Henri Woollett
Henri Woollett
France
French composer and music teacher of English origin
Krehimir Baranovich
Krehimir Baranovich
Croatia
Croatian composer and conductor.