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
Gaspare Spontini
Italy
Italian opera composer and conductor
Boris Blacher
Boris Blacher
Germany
German composer and musicologist.
Arkadiy Luxembourg
Arkadiy Luxembourg
Moldovan-American composer and teacher
Eugeniusz Knapik
Eugeniusz Knapik
Poland
Polish composer.
Mark Sharpantie
Mark Sharpantie
France
French composer, singer.
Jan Kapr
Jan Kapr
Czech
Czechoslovakian composer
Karl Tsirer
Karl Tsirer
Austria
Austrian composer and conductor.
Imre Calman
Imre Calman
Hungary
Composer, author of operettas
Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle
Great Britain
Scottish musician and film score composer
Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow
India
Composer of British and Portuguese descent
Arnold Krug
Arnold Krug
Germany
German composer
Vitaliy Buyanovsky
Vitaliy Buyanovsky
Russian Soviet horn player, teacher and composer
Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
Germany
An outstanding German cinematographer.
Michel Yost
Michel Yost
France
French clarinetist, composer and teacher
Delaney Bramlett
Delaney Bramlett
USA
American singer, songwriter and producer.
Donald Martino
Donald Martino
USA
American composer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Alexandr Shchetynsky
Alexandr Shchetynsky
Ukraine
Ukrainian composer
Milhaud Darius
Milhaud Darius
France
French composer
Charles Peter Wuorinen
Charles Peter Wuorinen
USA
American composer
Hermann Gradener
Hermann Gradener
Austria
Austrian composer, violinist, music teacher
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.
Thomas Campion
Thomas Campion
Great Britain
English composer and poet
Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli
Georgia
Composer
Niels Gade
Niels Gade
Denmark
Danish composer, organist, violinist and conductor
Thomas Wilbrandt
Thomas Wilbrandt
Germany
German composer.
Hanina Karchevskiy
Hanina Karchevskiy
Israel
Jewish composer and music teacher.
Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas
Greece
Greek composers, pianist
Francois-Antoine Habeneck
Francois-Antoine Habeneck
France
French violinist, composer and conductor
Paul August Klenau
Paul August Klenau
Denmark
Danish composer and conductor of German origin.
Wenzel Robert Gallenberg
Wenzel Robert Gallenberg
Austria
Austrian composer.
Hermann Grabner
Hermann Grabner
Austria
Austrian composer and music teacher.
William Babell
William Babell
Great Britain
English musician and composer
Jean-Benjamin De La Borde
Jean-Benjamin De La Borde
France
French composer, essayist, publisher and financier.
Janos Viski
Janos Viski
Hungary
Hungarian composer
Maurice Felix Dambois
Maurice Felix Dambois
Belgium
Belgian cellist and composer.
Sven Grunberg
Sven Grunberg
Estonia
Estonian composer.
Roland Ghazaryan
Roland Ghazaryan
Armenia
Armenian Soviet composer and actor
Franco Faccio
Franco Faccio
Italy
Italian composer and conductor
Gottfried Weber
Gottfried Weber
Germany
German theorist, critic and composer.
Ernest Guiraud
Ernest Guiraud
France
French composer and teacher.
Johann Pifke
Johann Pifke
Germany
Prussian composer and performer of military music.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Germany
German composer, conductor, organist and pianist
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
USA
American rock vocalist, one of the founders and gurus of alternative rock.
Fransua Boieldieu
Fransua Boieldieu
France
French opera composer
Michael Sokolowski
Michael Sokolowski
USA
Composer and musician
Paul Lansky
Paul Lansky
USA
American composer
Charles Coypeau D'Assoucy
Charles Coypeau D'Assoucy
France
French poet, musician and composer
Senya Son
Senya Son
Pianist and composer
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italy
Italian composer