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.

Gaspare Spontini
Italy
ItalyItalian opera composer and conductor

Boris Blacher
Germany
GermanyGerman composer and musicologist.

Arkadiy Luxembourg
Moldovan-American composer and teacher

Eugeniusz Knapik
Poland
PolandPolish composer.

Mark Sharpantie
France
FranceFrench composer, singer.

Jan Kapr
Czech
CzechCzechoslovakian composer

Karl Tsirer
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer and conductor.

Imre Calman
Hungary
HungaryComposer, author of operettas

Patrick Doyle
Great Britain
Great BritainScottish musician and film score composer

Clarence Barlow
India
IndiaComposer of British and Portuguese descent

Arnold Krug
Germany
GermanyGerman composer

Vitaliy Buyanovsky
Russian Soviet horn player, teacher and composer

Michael Ballhaus
Germany
GermanyAn outstanding German cinematographer.

Michel Yost
France
FranceFrench clarinetist, composer and teacher

Delaney Bramlett
USA
USAAmerican singer, songwriter and producer.

Donald Martino
USA
USAAmerican composer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Alexandr Shchetynsky
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian composer

Milhaud Darius
France
FranceFrench composer

Charles Peter Wuorinen
USA
USAAmerican composer

Hermann Gradener
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer, violinist, music teacher

Joseph Augustin Gurrlich
Germany
GermanyGerman composer and double bass player.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Germany
GermanyOut 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.

Thomas Campion
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish composer and poet

Giya Kancheli
Georgia
GeorgiaComposer

Niels Gade
Denmark
DenmarkDanish composer, organist, violinist and conductor

Thomas Wilbrandt
Germany
GermanyGerman composer.

Hanina Karchevskiy
Israel
IsraelJewish composer and music teacher.

Mimis Plessas
Greece
GreeceGreek composers, pianist

Francois-Antoine Habeneck
France
FranceFrench violinist, composer and conductor

Paul August Klenau
Denmark
DenmarkDanish composer and conductor of German origin.

Wenzel Robert Gallenberg
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer.

Hermann Grabner
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer and music teacher.

William Babell
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish musician and composer

Jean-Benjamin De La Borde
France
FranceFrench composer, essayist, publisher and financier.

Janos Viski
Hungary
HungaryHungarian composer

Maurice Felix Dambois
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian cellist and composer.

Sven Grunberg
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian composer.

Roland Ghazaryan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian Soviet composer and actor

Franco Faccio
Italy
ItalyItalian composer and conductor

Gottfried Weber
Germany
GermanyGerman theorist, critic and composer.

Ernest Guiraud
France
FranceFrench composer and teacher.

Johann Pifke
Germany
GermanyPrussian composer and performer of military music.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Germany
GermanyGerman composer, conductor, organist and pianist

Iggy Pop
USA
USAAmerican rock vocalist, one of the founders and gurus of alternative rock.

Fransua Boieldieu
France
FranceFrench opera composer

Michael Sokolowski
USA
USAComposer and musician

Paul Lansky
USA
USAAmerican composer

Charles Coypeau D'Assoucy
France
FranceFrench poet, musician and composer

Senya Son
Pianist and composer

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italy
ItalyItalian composer