List of symphonies by number
Most symphonies by classical composers after the baroque era are indicated by a number:
- Symphony No. 0: Bruckner, Schnittke
- Symphony No. 1: Many classical era and quite a few romantic composers - not all 20th-century (or later) classical composers wrote symphonies.
- Symphony No. 2: Usually more than one.
- Symphony No. 3: And, especially in the classic era, usually more than two.
- Symphony No. 4:
- Symphony No. 5:
- Symphony No. 6:
- Symphony No. 7:
- Symphony No. 8:
- Symphony No. 9: An intangible predicament, known as "Curse of the ninth", made many romantic composers stop at (or about) N° 9.
- Symphony No. 10: Not uncommon for composers of the classical era before Beethoven, rare later.
- Symphony No. 11:
- Symphony No. 12
- Symphony No. 13
- Symphony No. 14
- Symphony No. 15
- Symphony No. 16
- Symphony No. 17
- Symphony No. 18
- Symphony No. 19
- Symphony No. 20
- Symphony No. 21
- No. 22 and higher, see e.g.:
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