List of composers by nationality
The following is a list of composers by nationality:
Albania
Australia
Belgium
Bulgaria
- Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean composer, harpist, pedagogue
- Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), composer and director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
- Alexander Tanev (1928-1996), composer of classical music, world famous for his choral works, professor of composition
- Alexandra Fol (born 1981), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
- Andrey Vratchansky (1915–1990), one of his most famous works are "Iz Dunavskata ravnina" (Over Danube's plain; Из Дунавската равнина) and "Elenino horo Moyata godenica" ("My Fiancee"; Еленино хоро Моята годеница)
- Diko Iliev (1898–1984), probably most famous of his works is "Dunavsko horo" (Danube's horo; Дунавско хоро)
- Dobri Hristov (1875–1941), composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
- Dobrinka Tabakova (born 1980), composer
- Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
- Emil Tabakov (born 1947), composer of symphonies and concertos
- Georgi Arnaoudov (born 1957), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
- Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
- Hristo Tsanoff (born 1947), composer
- Julia Tsenova (1948-2010), contemporary composer, pianist, jazz pedagogue
- Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
- Michail Goleminov (born 1956), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
- Milcho Leviev (born 1937), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
- Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)
- Petar Krumov (born 1934), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
- Peter Christoskov (1917–2006), violinist, teacher, composer, http://www.ubc-bg.com/en/composer/127
- Petko Staynov (1896–1977), a founding member and first chairman of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933), which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers
- Veselin Stoyanov (1902-1969), composer of classical music including two symphonies
Chile
China
Croatia
- Andrea Antico (c. 1480–1538)
- Krešimir Baranović (1894–1975)
- Blagoje Bersa (1873–1934)
- Rudolf Brucci (1917–2002)
- Bruno Bjelinski (1909–1992)
- Davor Bobić
- Arsen Dedić (born 1938)
- Dubravko Detoni (born 1937)
- Jakov Gotovac (1895–1982)
- Josip Hatze (1879–1959)
- Žiga Hirschler (1894-1941)
- Stanko Horvat (1930–2006), 20th-century composer
- Đelo Jusić (born 1939)
- Fedor Kabalin (born 1920)
- Alfi Kabiljo (born 1935)
- Milko Kelemen (born 1924), contemporary composer
- Ivana Kiš (born 1979)
- Franjo Krežma
- Branimir Krstić
- Igor Kuljerić (1938–2006)
- Ivana Lang (Zagreb, 1912 – Zagreb, 1982), composer, pianist and piano teacher.
- Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854), 19th-century composer and co–founder of "Illyrian Movement"
- Ferdo Livadić (1799–1879)
- Nada Ludvig-Pečar
- Ivan Lukačić (1584–1648), renaissance composer
- Ivan Matetić Ronjgov
- Boris Papandopulo (1914–1986), 20th-century composer
- Dora Pejačević (1885–1923), late–romantic composer
- Dragan Plamenac (1895-1983)
- Elena Pucić-Sorkočević (1786–1865)
- Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić (1870–1954)
- Marko Rothmüller (1908–1993)
- Josif Runjanin
- Milan Sachs (1884–1968)
- Antun Sorkočević
- Luka Sorkočević
- Josip Štolcer-Slavenski
- Stjepan Šulek (1906–1991), 20th-century composer
- Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976)
- Marko Tomasović (composer) (born 1976), 21st-century composer
- Marcel Tyberg 1893-1944, composer who lived in Abbazia (formerly in Italy), now called Opatija, Croatia [1]
- Albe Vidaković (1914–1964)
- Ivan Zajc (1832–1914)
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
- Anthony Santos (born 1981) significant bachata composer
- Charytín (born 1949), significant 1970s pop music composer
- Johnny Pacheco (born 1935) composer of Salsa music
- Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
- Luis Alberti (1906-1976) composer of Merengue music
- Sandra Zaiter (born 1943) significant children's songs composer
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
- Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
- Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
- Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
- Franz Lehár (1870–1948), 20th-century composer most known for The Merry Widow
- Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960), 20th-century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F-sharp minor, Ruralia Hungarica
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), 20th-century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
- Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), 20th-century composer and ethnomusicologist
- Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"
- Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
- Rezső Kókai (1906–1962), composer and musicologist
- Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), composer and musicologist
- György Sándor Ligeti (1923–2006), 20th-century composer best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut.
- György Kurtág (born 1926), 20th-century composer
- Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
India
- Salil Chowdhury (1922- 1995), Film Music Composer, Western Classical and Folk Fusion Music Writer and Arranger
- Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
- Sachin Dev Burman (1906-1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
- Shankar Jaikishan, music composers duo
- Khayyam, film composer
- Naushad, film composer
- Ravi, film composer
- Laxmikant Pyarelal, film composer duo
- O.P. Nayyar, film composer
- Clarence Barlow (born 1945), contemporary art music
- Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
- Hamish Hossain (born 1987), contemporary art music
- Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
- Naresh Sohal (born 1939), contemporary art music
- Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music
- Asha Srinivasan (born 1973), contemporary art music
- Ustad Sarwat Hussain Khan (born 1950), contemporary composer
- Kalyan Sen Barat (born 1957), contemporary film score composer
- Yateesh M. Acharya (born 1967), singer, composer, lyricist
- Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
- R.D. Burman, film composer, musician and singer
- Bappi Lahiri, film composer
- Nadeem-Shravan, film composer
- Jatin-Lalit, music composers duo
- A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
- Pritam Chakraborty, film composer
- Amit Trivedi, film composer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio of record producers, musicians, multi-instrumentalists
- Anirudh Ravichander (born 1990), singer, film score, music director, film composer
Iran
Macedonia
Malta
- Niccolò Isouard (1775–1818), composer of thirty-five operas within sixteen years, in Malta and in Paris
- Robert Samut (1869–1934), composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-Innu Malti
- Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), music teacher and composer, wrote several operas, including Caterina Desguanez (1965), I Martiri (1967), Angelica (1973) and Ipogeana (1976), and the popular fantasy for village band clubs, Maltesina (1931), based on samples of traditional Maltese folk music.
- Charles Camilleri (1931–2009), 20th century classical composer
- Ruben Zahra (born 1972), 20th / 21st century classical composer
Mexico
- Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
- Manuel de Sumaya (1678–1755), composer of the Baroque
- Jose Mariano Elizaga (1786-1842), composer and theoretician
- Melesio Morales (1839-1908), composer of the opera Ildegonda
- Ricardo Castro (1864–1907), composer and pianist
- Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), composer of vals "Sobre las olas"
- Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), discovered the 13th sound
- Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948), 20th-century composer.
- María Grever (1884–1951), composer of romantic songs like "Júrame"
- Jose Bernardo Alcedo
- Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), 20th-century classical composer and conductor
- Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940), 20th-century classical composer of Sensemayá
- Blas Galindo (1910–1993), 20th-century composer
- José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), composer of "Huapango"
- Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), wrote for player piano
- Carlos Jiménez Mabarak (1916–1994), 20th century composer
- Consuelo Velázquez (1924–2005), wrote the song Bésame Mucho
- Manuel Enriquez (1926–1994), modern classical composer
- Armando Manzanero (1935), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
- Arturo Márquez (1950), wrote "Danzón no. 2"
- Mario Lavista (1943), composer and writer
- Julio Estrada (1943), composer and theoretician
- Daniel Catán (1949), composer of operas
- Eugenio Toussaint (1954–2011), contemporary jazz and classical composer
- Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), 20th Century composer.
Netherlands
- Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), classical composer of symphonies, songs and organworks
- Louis Andriessen (1939), modern classical composer
- Henk Badings (1907-1987), classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
- Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1925), classical composer of instrumental music and songs
- Jan Brandts Buys (1868-1933), composer of operas and chamber music
- Johannes van Bree (1801-1857), classical composer of symphonies, orchestral works, operas, songs, chamber music
- Lex van Delden (1919-1988), modern classical composer (symphonies, vocal music)
- Bernard van Dieren (1887-1936), composer of chamber music, symphonies, vocal works
- Cornelis Dopper (1870-1939), classical composer of symphonies, operas, concertos
- Rudolf Escher (1912-1980), classical composer of songs, symphonies, chamber music
- Carel Anton Fodor (1768-1846), classical composer of symphonies, concertos
- Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), classical composer of operas, symphonies, chamber music
- Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799), classical composer of concerti grossi, chamber music, psalms and oratorios
- Oscar van Hemel (1892-1981), classical composer
- Otto Ketting (1935-2012), modern classical composer
- Piet Ketting (1904-1984), classical composer of organ music, symphonies
- Hans Kox (1930), modern classical composer of operas, symphonies, vocal music
- Elisabeth Kuyper (1877-1953), classical composer of orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, choral music, and songs
- Guillaume Landré (1905-1968), classical composer of vocal music, operas and symphonies
- Daniël de Lange (1841-1918), classical composer of vocal music, symphonies
- Samuel de Lange (1840-1911), classical composer of operas, organ music, symphonic works, chamber music
- Bertus van Lier (1906-1971), classical composer of vocal and symphonic works
- Johan Gabriël Meder (1729-1800), classical composer of symphonies
- Fred Momotenko (1970), modern classical composer
- Herman Mulder (1894-1989), classical composer of symphonies, chamber music and vocal works
- Leon Orthel (1905-1885), classical composer of symphonies and chamber music
- Willem Pijper (1894-1947), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic works
- Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), classical composer of symphonies, concertos, chamber music, vocal works
- Leo Smit (1900-1943), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic music
- Herman Strategier (1912-1988), classical composer of organ music, symphonic works
- Johannes Verhulst (1816-1891), classical composer of vocal music, symphonic works
- Matthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), classical composer of symphonies and songs
- Alexander Voormolen (1895-1980), classical composer of chamber music, piano music and orchestral works
- Peter Jan Wagemans (1952), modern classical composer of symphonies, operas
- Jan Willem Wilms (1772-1847), classical composer of symphonies, operas, vocal music
- Bernard Zweers (1854-1924), classical composer of vocal music, orchestral works and symphonies
New Zealand
- Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
- Jack Body (born 1944)
- Ivan Bootham (born 1939)
- Helen Bowater (born 1952)
- Dorothy Buchanan (born 1945)
- Edwin Carr (1926-2003), 20th century classical
- Lyell Cresswell (born 1944), 20th century classical
- Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 1956)
- Sir Dean Goffin (1918-1984), brass band composer
- Mihi-ki-te-kapua (?-c.1872), composer of waiata
- Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001)
- Andrew Perkins (born 1961)
- Robert J. Pope (1865-1949), songwriter
- John Psathas (born 1966), 20th century classical
- Rihi Puhiwahine Te Rangi-hirawea (?-1906), composer of waiata
- John Rimmer (born 1939)
- Anthony Ritchie (born 1960), 20th century classical
- Stephen Roche (born 1964), composer of film music
- Michael Smither (born 1939)
- Sir William Southgate
- Ronald Tremain (1923-1998), 20th century classical
- Peter van der Fluit (born 1963)
- Gillian Karawe Whitehead (born 1941)
- Michael Williams (born 1962), 20th century classical
- Kenneth Young (born 1955)
- Wayan Yudane, composer of Balinese music
Nigeria
- Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005), 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer
Norway
- Ole Bornemann Bull (1810–1880) was a Norwegian violinist and composer, wrote The Herdgirl's Sunday
- Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
- Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Romantic composer, known for his incidental music for Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto
- Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907), Romantic composer and pianist, contemporary of Edvard Grieg
- Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (1954–)
- Christian Sinding (1856–1941), Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
- Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935), Norwegian composer, famous for Entry March of the Boyars and Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel
- Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
- Arne Nordheim (1931–2010), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing the modernism and electro acoustic music to Norway. Wrote Epitaffio for orchestra and tape, the ballet The Storm and Solitaire.
- Olav Anton Thommessen (1946–), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
- Lasse Thoresen (1949–)
- Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing serialism and twelve-tone music to Norway.
- Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto
- Arvid Kleven (1899–1929), Norwegian composer of orchestral works
- Pauline Hall (1890-1969), Influenced by Impressionism, she composed works for piano and voice, as well as chamber music, orchestra works, and music for stage and film productions.
- Harald Sæverud (1897-1992), Composed nine symphonies, incidental music for Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, chamber music, and a ballad of revolt against Germany’s invasion of Norway in 1940. Style ranged from late Romantic to atonality.
Pakistan
Peru
- Jose Bernardo Alcedo (1788–1878), 19th-century Peruvian romantic composer, wrote the Peruvian National Anthem
- Daniel Alomía Robles (1871–1942), romantic composer, wrote El Cóndor Pasa
- Celso Garrido Lecca (born 1926), contemporary composer
- Miguel Oblitas Bustamante (1964), contemporary composer Symphonic works
- Elsiario Rueda Pinto (1926–2000), songwriter, TV host (El Parral and El Sotano), medical surgeon. Some of his songs include Amor, Amor, Balcon, Chiquita Linda, Clamor.
- Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899–1936), poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
- Zulkifli Mohamed Amin (born 1983), world music composer/arranger/accordionist, associate conductor of Orkestra Melayu Singapura (BELIA)
South Korea
Switzerland
Taiwan
- Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (born 1969), 21st century contemporary classical composer
Thailand
- Siraseth pantura-umporn (born 1982), 21st century contemporary classical composer
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