List of composers for the classical guitar

The following is a list of composers who have composed original music for the classical guitar. This is a list in alphabetical order. For a list in chronological order see List of composers for the classical guitar (chronological) and for a list by nationality see List of composers for the classical guitar (nationality).

Contents 1 List in alphabetical order 1.1 A 1.2 B 1.3 C 1.4 D 1.5 E 1.6 F 1.7 G 1.8 H 1.9 I 1.10 J 1.11 K 1.12 L 1.13 M 1.14 N 1.15 O 1.16 P 1.17 Q 1.18 R 1.19 S 1.20 T 1.21 U 1.22 V 1.23 W 1.24 X 1.25 Y 1.26 Z 2 Bibliography 3 External links

List in alphabetical order

A

• Samuel Adler (born 1928)
• Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849)
• Sef Albertz (born 1971)
• William Anderson (born 1962)
• Louis Andriessen (born 1939)
• Henrique Annes (born 1946)
• Denis ApIvor (1916–2004)
• Hans Erich Apostel (1901–1972)
• Julián Arcas (1832–1882)
• Richard Arnell (born 1917)
• Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
• Girolamo Arrigo (born 1930)
• Vicente Asencio (1908–1979)
• Sérgio Assad (born 1952)
• Hector Ayala (1914–1990)

B

• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011)
• Salvador Bacarisse (1898–1963)
• Joanna Bailie (born 1973)
• Simon Bainbridge (born 1952)
• Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944)
• Sally Beamish (born 1956)
• Robert Beaser (born 1954)
• David Bedford (born 1937)
• Richard Rodney Bennett (born 1936)
• Gunnar Berg (1909–1989)
• Luciano Berio (1925–2003)
• Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989)
• Michael Berkeley (born 1948)
• Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)
• Gilbert Biberian (born 1944)
• Juan Blanco (born 1919)
• William Bland (born 1947)
• Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz (1805–1881)
• Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
• Dusan Bogdanovic (born 1955)
• Jacques Bosch (1826–1895)
• Axel Borup-Jørgensen (born 1924)
• Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
• José Broca (1805–1882)
• Alois Bröder (born 1961)
• Alfonso Broqua (1876–1946)
• Leo Brouwer (born 1939)
• Arina Burcéva (born 1982)
• Jarmil Burghauser (1921–1997)
• Sylvano Bussotti (born 1931)

C

• Edvaldo Cabral (1946–2003)
• Kevin Callahan (born 1958)
• Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853)
• Cornelius Cardew (1936–1981)
• Jorge Cardoso (born 1949)
• Abel Carlevaro (1918–2002)
• Roberto Carnevale (born 1966)
• Elliott Carter (born 1908)
• Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841)
• Tristram Cary (born 1925)
• Philip Cashian (born 1963)
• Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966)
• Frantz Casseus (1915–1993)
• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
• Paul Cesarczyk (born 1977)
• Roland Chadwick (born 1957)
• Flores Chaviano (born 1948)
• Gian Paolo Chiti (born c. 1948))
• Joaquín Clerch (born 1965)
• Graziella Concas (born 1970)
• Sidney Corbett (born 1960)
• John Corigliano (born 1938)
• Napoléon Coste (1806–1883)
• Terence Croucher (born 1944)
• George Crumb (born 1929)
• Constantinos Chizaris (born 1974)

D

• Mario Davidovsky (born 1934)
• Peter Maxwell Davies (born 1934)
• Jonathan Dawe (born 1965)
• David Del Tredici (born 1937)
• Anton Diabelli (1781–1858)
• James Dillon (born 1950)
• Stephen Dodgson (born 1924)
• Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947)
• Andrew Downes (born 1950)
• Colin Downs (born 1951)
• John W. Duarte (1919–2004)
• Roland Dyens (born 1955)

E

• Tom Eastwood (1922–1999)
• Petr Eben (born 1929)
• René Eespere (born 1953)
• Richard Emsley (born 1951)

F

• Eduardo Fabini (1882–1950)
• Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
• Juan Falú (born 1948)
• Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000)
• Dimitris Fampas (1921–1996)
• Jim Ferguson (born 1948)
• Brian Ferneyhough (born 1943)
• Fernando Ferrandiere (1771–1816)
• Michael Finnissy (born 1946)
• Graciane Finzi (born 1945)
• Graham Fitkin (born 1963)
• Tom Flaherty (born 1950)
• Thomas Flippin (born 1983)
• David Flynn (born 1977)
• Carlo Forlivesi (born 1971)
• Lukas Foss (1922–2009)
• François de Fossa (1775–1849)
• Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964)
• Jean Françaix (1912–1997)
• John Frandsen (born 1956)
• Peter Racine Fricker (1920–1990)

G

• Henri Gagnebin (1886–1977)
• Anton García Abril (born 1933)
• Gerald García (born 1949)
• Hans Gefors (born 1952)
• Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970)
• Angelo Gilardino (born 1941)
• Claude Gagnon (born 1949)
• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)
• Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829)
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004)
• Olga Gorelli (born 1920)
• Stephen Goss (born 1964)
• Deirdre Gribbin (born 1967)
• Kostas Grigoreas (born 1957)
• Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
• Behzat Cem Gunenc (born 1980)

H

• Alois Hába (1893–1973)
• Cristóbal Halffter (born 1930)
• Bryn Harrison (born 1969)
• Jonathan Harvey (born 1939)
• Brian Head (born 1965)
• Walter Heinze (1943–2005)
• Hans Werner Henze (born 1926)
• Anders Hillborg (born 1954)
• Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
• Evan Hirschelman (born 1976)
• Alun Hoddinott (born 1929)
• Vagn Holmboe (1909–1996)
• Joseph Horovitz (born 1926)
• Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000)
• Bertold Hummel (1925–2002)
• Oliver Hunt (1934–2000)

I

• Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)

J

• Stephen Jaffe (born 1954)
• Bryan Johanson (born 1951)
• André Jolivet (1905–1974)
• Antonio José (1902–1936)
• Wilfred Josephs (1927–1997)

K

• Andrei Krylov (born 1959)
• Leon Koudelak (born 1961)
• Juho Kangas (born 1976)
• Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957)
• Aaron Jay Kernis (born 1960)
• Francis Kleynjans (born 1951)
• Anđelko Klobučar (born 1931)
• Barbara Kolb (born 1939)
• Nikita Koshkin (born 1956)
• Joseph-François Kremer (born 1954)
• Ernst Krenek (1900–1991)
• Ian Krouse (born 1956)
• Branimir Krstic (born 1971)
• Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958)
• György Kurtág (born 1926)
• Karl-Wieland Kurz (born 1961)

L

• Paul Lansky (born 1944)
• Antonio Lauro (1917–1986)
• Mario Lavista (born 1943)
• Luigi Legnani (1790–1877)
• Troy Lennerd (born 1970)
• John Anthony Lennon (born 1950)
• Peter Scott Lewis (born 1953)
• Antoine de l'Hoyer (1768–1852)
• Lowell Liebermann (born 1961)
• Magnus Lindberg (born 1958)
• Jyrki Linjama (born 1962)
• Bent Lorentzen (born 1935)
• Arne Löthman (born 1954)
• Elisabeth Lutyens (1906–1983)

M

• Bruce MacCombie (born 1943)
• Steven Mackey (born 1956)
• Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)
• Gui Mallon (born 1953)
• Ester Mägi (born 1922)
• Daniele Magli (born 1970)
• Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882–1973)
• Ursula Mamlok (born 1928)
• Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
• Joan Manén (1883–1971)
• Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866–1919)
• Eduardo Martin (born 1956)
• Frank Martin (1890–1974)
• Robert Martin (born 1952)
• Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773–1830)
• Colin Matthews (born 1946)
• Nicholas Maw (born 1935)
• Edward McGuire (born 1948)
• Gordon McPherson (born 1965)
• Wilfrid Mellers (1914–2008)
• Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856)
• Josep Maria Mestres-Quadreny (born 1929)
• John Metcalfe (born 1964)
• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
• Behzad Mirkhani (born 1969)
• Bagher Moazen (born 1948)
• Luis Manuel Molina (born 1959)
• Francesco Molino (1768–1847)
• Federico Mompou (1893–1987)
• Jorge Morel (born 1930)
• Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982)
• Scott Morris (composer) (born 1970)
• Robert Morris (born 1943)
• Thea Musgrave (born 1927)
• Stanley Myers (1933–1993)
• Robert Newell

N

• Alasdair Nicholson (born 1961)
• Tage Nielsen (born 1929)
• Per Nørgård (born 1932)
• Ib Nørholm (born 1931)
• Bayan Northcott (born 1940)

O

• Maurice Ohana (1914–1992)
• Stephen Oliver (1950–1992)
• Atanas Ourkouzounov (born 1970)

P

• Åke Parmerud (born 1953)
• Apostolos Paraskevas (born 1964)
• Carlos Pedrell (1878–1941)
• Nick Peros (born 1963)
• Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987)
• Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
• Hannu Pohjannoro (born 1963)
• Manuel Ponce (1886–1948)
• Pierre Jean Porro (1750–1831)
• Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
• Mel Powell (1923–1998)
• André Previn (born 1929)
• Maximo Diego Pujol (born 1957)
• Veli-Matti Puumala (born 1965)

Q

R

• Štěpán Rak (born 1945)
• Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971)
• Giulio Regondi (1822–1872)
• Igor Rekhin (born 1941)
• Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
• Roger Reynolds (born 1934)
• Lew Richmond (born 1947)
• Alan Ridout (1934–1996)
• Rodrigo Riera (1923–1999)
• Terry Riley (born 1935)
• Carlos Rafael Rivera (born 1970)
• George Rochberg (1918–2005)
• Eduard Rodés (born 1957)
• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999)
• Teresa de Rogatis (1893–1979)
• Ludovico Roncalli (1654–1713)
• Albert Roussel (1869–1937)
• Poul Rovsing-Olsen (1922–1982)
• Ronald Roxbury (1946–1986)
• Poul Ruders (born 1949)
• Hermelindo Ruiz (born 1987)
• Antonio Ruiz-Pipò (1934–1998)
• John Rutter (born 1945)

S

• Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
• Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903–1982)
• Matilde Salvador (born 1918)
• Narciso Saul (born 1957)
• Robert Saxton (born 1953)
• Richard F. Sayage (born 1961)
• Peter Schickele (born 1935)
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
• Gunther Schuller (born 1925)
• Kurt Schwertsik (born 1935)
• Cyril Scott (1879–1970)
• Humphrey Searle (1915–1982)
• Andrés Segovia (1893–1987)
• Shchetynsky, Alexander (born 1960)
• Robert Sierra (born 1953)
• Fredrik Sixten (born 1962) Concerto and Sonata
• Howard Skempton (born 1947)
• Reginald Smith Brindle (1917–2003)
• Johan Söderqvist (born 1966)
• Fernando Sor (1778–1839)
• Bent Sørensen (born 1958)
• Michael Starobin (born 1956)
• Ronald Stevenson (born 1928)
• Giles Swayne (born 1946)
• Lee Sollory (born 1959)

T

• Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)
• Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996)
• Joby Talbot (born 1971)
• Hilary Tann (born 1947)
• Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986)
• Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
• John Tavener (born 1944)
• Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964)
• Michael Tippett (1905–1998)
• Isaac Tipping (1820–1930)
• Colin Tommis (born 1960)
• Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) (Spain)
• Joan Tower (born 1938)
• Joaquín Turina (1882–1949)

U

V

• Benjamin Verdery
• Andersen Viana (born 1962)
• Lois V. Vierk (born 1951)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
• Param Vir (born 1952)
• Kevin Volans (born 1949)

W

• Melinda Wagner (born 1957)
• Errollyn Wallen (born 1958)
• William Walton (1902–1983)
• Anton Webern (1883–1945)
• Flemming Weis (1898–1981)
• Richard Wernick (born 1934)
• Richard White (born 1947)
• Mason Williams (born 1938)
• John R. Williamson (born 1929)
• Thomas Wilson (1927–2001)
• Charles Wuorinen (born 1938)

X

Y

• Andrew York (born 1958)

Z

• Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti (1800–1878)
• Frank Zappa (1940–1993)- Wrote a short 12-tone waltz at the age of 18. It was recorded by David Tanenbaum.
• Richard Zarou (born 1981)

Bibliography

External links

• Classical Guitar Composers List (CGCL) Homepage

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