List of organ composers
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The following is a list of organ composers. It details those composers who wrote or write for the pipe organ.
[edit] Germany and Austria
[edit] Renaissance
[edit] Baroque
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Georg Böhm
- Nicolaus Bruhns
- Dieterich Buxtehude
- Antonio Caldara
- Christian Erbach
- Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
- Johann Jakob Froberger
- Johann Kaspar Kerll
- Johann Ludwig Krebs
- Johann Tobias Krebs
- Georg Muffat
- Johann Pachelbel
- Michael Praetorius
- Johann Adam Reincken
- Ambros Rieder
- Franz Anton Römer
- Heinrich Scheidemann
- Samuel Scheidt
- Sebastian Anton Scherer
- Johann Baptist Schiedermayr
- Heinrich Schütz
- Franz Tunder
- Matthias Weckmann
[edit] Classicism
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Justin Heinrich Knecht
- Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck
- Simon Sechter
- Johann Georg Vogler
[edit] Romantic
- Johannes Brahms
- Anton Bruckner
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Max Reger
- Josef Rheinberger
- August Gottfried Ritter
- Max Wagenknecht
[edit] Modern
- Karen de Pastel
- Anton Heiller
- Josef Lechthaler
- Franz Schmidt
- Gottfried von Einem
- Bertold Hummel
[edit] France
[edit] Baroque (French classical)
- François d'Agincourt
- Jacques Boyvin
- Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
- Gaspard Corrette
- François Couperin
- Louis Couperin
- Jean-François Dandrieu
- Louis-Claude Daquin
- Nicolas Gigault
- Nicolas de Grigny
- Gilles Jullien
- Nicolas Lebègue
- Louis Marchand
- Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers
- André Raison
- François Roberday
- Jean Titelouze
[edit] Classicism, Age Of Revolution and Pre-romanticism
- Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
- Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet Charpentier
- Alexandre Pierre François Boëly
- Antoine Calvière
- Michel Corrette
- Guillaume Lasceux
- Nicolas Sejan
[edit] Romantic
- Léon Boëllmann
- Marcel Dupré
- César Franck
- Eugène Gigout
- Alexandre Guilmant
- Joseph Jongen
- Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely
- Henri Mulet
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Louis Vierne
- Charles-Marie Widor
[edit] Modern
- Jehan Alain
- Jean-Pierre Leguay
- Gaston Litaize
- Olivier Messiaen
- Jean Langlais
- Maurice Duruflé
[edit] Italy
[edit] Renaissance
- Vincenzo Bellavere
- Girolamo Diruta
- Andrea Gabrieli
- Giovanni Gabrieli
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Claudio Merulo
- Adrian Willaert
[edit] Baroque
- Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Tarquinio Merula
- Bernardo Pasquini
- Giovanni Salvatore
- Alessandro Scarlatti
- Domenico Scarlatti
- Domenico Zipoli
[edit] Romantic
- Marco Enrico Bossi
- Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata
- Padre Davide da Bergamo (Felice Moretti)
- Giovanni Morandi
- Vincenzo Antonio Petrali
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] Renaissance
[edit] Baroque
- Abraham van den Kerkhoven
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Renaissance and Mannerism
- Pedro de Araújo
- António Correia Braga
- António Carreira
- Manuel Rodrigues Coelho
- Fr. Diogo da Conceição
- Fr. Agostinho da Cruz
- D. Heliodoro de Paiva
[edit] Baroque
- Fr. José da Madre de Deus
- Carlos Seixas
[edit] Classicism
[edit] Contemporary
- Joel Canhão
- Manuel Faria
[edit] Spain
[edit] Renaissance
[edit] Baroque
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Modern
[edit] England
[edit] Renaissance
[edit] Baroque
[edit] Classical
[edit] Romantic
[edit] Modern
- Lennox Berkeley
- Frank Bridge
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- James Douglas
- George Dyson
- Graham Fitkin
- Hans Gál
- Basil Harwood
- Herbert Howells
- Kenneth Leighton
- William Mathias
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Percy Whitlock
- Malcolm Williamson
[edit] Poland
[edit] Renaissance
- Nicolaus Cracoviensis
- Petrus de Drusina (Piotr Drusinsky)
- Johannes Fischer Morungensis
- Marcin Leopolita
- Jan of Lublin
- Jakub Sowa
- Adam of Wągrowiec
[edit] Baroque
- Jadwiga Dygulska
- Teresa Ozanna Fabiańska
- Piotr Żelechowski
[edit] Classicism
- Karol Kurpiński
- Franciszek Lessel
- Wacław Ludwik Raszek
[edit] Romantic
- August Freyer
- Konstanty Gorski (Górski)
- Aleksander Karczyński
- Stanisław Moniuszko
- Feliks Nowowiejski
- Gustaw Roguski
- Wincenty Rychling (Bartoszewski)
- Mieczysław Surzyński
- Stefan Surzyński
- Franciszek Walczyński
- Eugeniusz Walkiewicz
- Władysław Żeleński
[edit] Modern
- Grażyna Bacewicz
- Augustyn Bloch
- Stanisław Moryto
- Marian Sawa
- Bolesław Szabelski
[edit] Hungary
[edit] Romantic
[edit] Modern
- István Koloss
[edit] USA
[edit] Romantic
[edit] Modern
- William Albright
- Leonardo Ciampa
- Joseph W. Clokey
- Emma Lou Diemer
- David N. Johnson
- Paul Manz
- Daniel Pinkham
- John Serry, Sr.
[edit] Armenia
[edit] Canada
- Gerald Bales
- H. Hugh Bancroft
- Denis Bédard
- Healey Willan
[edit] Croatia
- Franjo Dugan
- Anđelko Klobučar
[edit] Bulgaria
- Hristo Tsanoff
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Ukraine
[edit] Russia
- Valery Kikta
- Khristofor Kushnaryov
- Mikael Tariverdiev
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- A Directory of Composers for Organ by Dr. John Henderson,Hon. Librarian to the Royal School of Church Music 2005 3rd edition ISBN 0-9528050-2-2
- Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Venetian Instrumental Music, from Gabrieli to Vivaldi. New York, Dover Publications, 1994. ISBN 0-486-28151-5