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.
Edward (William) Elgar
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish composer
Franz Danzi
Germany
GermanyGerman composer, cellist and conductor.
Teddy Castellucci
Film music composer.
Vladislav Shpilman
Poland
PolandJewish-Polish pianist, composer and diarist
Moondog
USA
USAAmerican composer, musician, poet
Rebecca Clarke
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish composer and violist
Jacob Weinberg
USA
USAAmerican composer of Russian origin.
Steven Bryant
USA
USAAmerican composer and conductor
Friedrich Seitz
Germany
GermanyGerman composer and violinist
Armand Amar
Israel
IsraelComposer, arranger.
Don Davis
USA
USAAmerican musician, film composer, conductor, orchestrator
Gerhard Wohlgemuth
Germany
GermanyGerman composer and musicologist
Milos Vacek
Czech
CzechComposer
Dmitry Onischenko
Latvia
LatviaPianist
Tutti Camarata
USA
USAAmerican composer, arranger and trumpeter
Michael Costa
Italy
ItalyComposer, conductor and bandmaster
Hyacinthe Klose
France
FranceFrench clarinetist and composer, professor at the Paris Conservatory
Jean-Baptiste Arban
France
FranceFrench musician, famous cornet-a-piston player, composer and teacher.
Siegfried Debrebant
France
FranceFrench independent filmmaker and improvising musician
Annibale Pio Fabri
Portugal
PortugalItalian singer and composer of the 18th century
Vaclav Kucera
Czech
CzechCzech composer and musicologist
Asef Zeynalli
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani composer, teacher.
Michel Van der Aa
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch composer
William Jerome
USA
USAAmerican composer, musician and poet
Marek Grechuta
Poland
PolandPolish singer and composer
Bulent Arel
Turkey
TurkeyComposer of contemporary classical and electronic music from Turkey
Nikolay Satsura
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian musician
Sergej Berinskiy
Moldova
MoldovaComposer
Gleb Sedelnikov
Russia
RussiaRussian composer and poet.
Mick Ronson
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish guitarist and composer
Claude Arrieu
France
FranceFrench composer.
Xian Xinghai
China
ChinaChinese composer
Alexander Egorov
Ukraine
UkraineSoviet and Ukrainian composer, producer, author and performer of his songs.
Gabor Darvas
Hungary
HungaryHungarian composer and musicologist
Koichi Sugiyama
Japan
JapanJapanese composer
Charles Ives
USA
USAAmerican innovative composer
Hans Bulow
Germany
GermanyPianist and conductor
Ignaz Xaver Seyfried
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer and conductor.
Anne Dudley
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish composer and musician
Elena Kats-Chernin
Australia
AustraliaAustralian composer.
Kwon Hyuk Chu
South Korea
South KoreaKorean violinist
Max Reger
Germany
GermanyGerman composer, conductor, pianist, organist and music educator
Scott Weiland
USA
USAAmerican composer, musician and actor.
Johan Strauss
Austria
AustriaComposer, author of world-famous waltzes
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italy
ItalyItalian composer and pianist
Ivan Zajc
Croatia
CroatiaCroatian composer, conductor, director and teacher
Arno Babadjanyan
Armenia
ArmeniaComposer
Wolfgang Mozart
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer
Charles-Marie-Francois Bosselet
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian composer, conductor and music teacher.
Viljo Vesterinen
Finland
FinlandFinnish accordionist and composer