See List of Albanian composers
Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces
Tonin Harapi
Agim Krajka (born 1937), composer of the National Song Festival
Aleksandër Peçi
Esat Rizvanolli (born 1936), composer of songs and choral music
Çesk Zadeja (1927-1997), often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music"
Alfred Hill (1869-1960)
Phillip Houghton (b. 1954)
Peter Sculthorpe (1929-2014)
See List of Azerbaijani composers.
Fikret Amirov (1922-1984)
Gara Garayev (1918-1982)
Uzeyir Hajibeyov(1885-1948)
Ernani Aguiar - (born 1950)
Jorge Antunes - (born 1942)
Antônio Francisco Braga - (1868 - 1945), composer of operas, piano and symphonic works.
Sílvio Ferraz - (born 1959)
Antônio Carlos Gomes - (1836 - 1896), celebrated opera composer in Italy, 19th century
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri - (1907 - 1993)
José Maurício Nunes Garcia - (1767 - 1830), composer of classical era; priest, wrote both sacred and secular music.
Radamés Gnatalli - (1906 - 1988)
César Guerra-Peixe - (1914 - 1993)
Osvaldo Lacerda - (1927 - 2011)
Elias Álvares Lobo - (1834 - 1901), composer of sacred and secular music; wrote first brazilian opera.
Alexandre Levy - (1864 - 1892)
Emerico Lobo de Mesquita - (1746 - 1805)
Francisco Mignone - (1897 - 1986)
Ronaldo Miranda - (born 1948)
Alberto Nepomuceno - (1864 - 1920)
Marlos Nobre - (born 1939)
José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado - (1943 - 2010)
Cláudio Santoro - (1919 - 1989)
Heitor Villa-Lobos - (1887 - 1959), one of the most performed brazilian composers worldwide
José Carlos Amaral Vieira - (born 1952)
Edson Zampronha - (born 1962)
Georgi Arnaoudov (born 1957), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
Alexandra Fol (born 1981), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
Michail Goleminov (born 1956), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
Dobri Hristov (1875–1941), composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
Petar Krumov (born 1934), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
Filip Kutev (1903 – 1982), composer, arranger and founder of Bulgaria's State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance
Milcho Leviev (born 1937), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), composer and director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean composer, harpist, pedagogue
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
Emil Tabakov (born 1947), composer of symphonies and concertos
Dobrinka Tabakova (born 1980), composer
Julia Tsenova (1948-2010), contemporary composer, pianist, jazz pedagogue
Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)
Víctor Jara (1932–1973), composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel
Du Mingxin (born 1928), composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women
Nie Er (1912–1935), wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
Qu Xiao-Song (born 1952), composer, student of Du Mingxin
Xian Xinghai (1905–1945), composer known for the Yellow River Cantata, a patriotic song during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Xiao Shuxian (1905–1991), composer who blended elements of Chinese folk culture with Western techniques in her music
Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), composer and conductor
Luis Alberti (1906-1976) composer of Merengue music
Charytín (born 1949), significant 1970s pop music composer
Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
Johnny Pacheco (born 1935) composer of Salsa music
Anthony Santos (born 1981) significant bachata composer
Sandra Zaiter (born 1943) significant children's songs composer
Finland
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928)
Kaija Saariaho (1952)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), significant Finnish nationalist composer
See List of French composers.
Manos Hatzidakis (1925–1994)
Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872), composer of the Greek national anthem
Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947)
Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1945), member of the Second Viennese School
Mikis Theodorakis (born 1925)
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), modern pop composer
Béla Bartók (1881–1945), 20th-century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), composer and musicologist
Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960), 20th-century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F-sharp minor, Ruralia Hungarica
Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), 20th-century composer and ethnomusicologist
Rezső Kókai (1906–1962), composer and musicologist
György Kurtág (born 1926), 20th-century composer
Franz Lehár (1870–1948), 20th-century composer most known for The Merry Widow
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
Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"
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M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016), carnatic music
Clarence Barlow (born 1945), contemporary art music
Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
R.D. Burman, film composer, musician and singer
Sachin Dev Burman (1906-1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
Pritam Chakraborty, film composer
Salil Chowdhury (1922- 1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
Hamish Hossain (born 1987), contemporary art music
Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Jatin-Lalit, music composer duo
Khayyam, film composer
Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
Bappi Lahiri, film composer
Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
Naushad, film composer
O.P. Nayyar, film composer
A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
Ravi, film composer
Anirudh Ravichander (born 1990), singer, music director, film composer
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio of record producers, musicians, multi-instrumentalists
Shankar Jaikishan, music composer duo
Naresh Sohal (born 1939), contemporary art music
Asha Srinivasan (born 1973), contemporary art music
Amit Trivedi, film composer
Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music
Otto Sidharta music composer
Ireland
See List of Irish classical composers
Alessandro Alessandroni
Paolo Buonvino
Simone Cilio
Stelvio Cipriani
Pino Donaggio
Andrea Guerra
Dario Marianelli
Ennio Morricone
Nicola Piovani
Kristian Sensini
Yasuharu Takanashi
Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983)
Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
Todor Skalovski (1909-2004)
Charles Camilleri (1931–2009), 20th century classical composer
Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), music teacher and composer
Robert Samut (1869–1934), composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-Innu Malti
Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), 20th Century composer
Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), discovered the 13th sound
Ricardo Castro (1864–1907), composer and pianist
Daniel Catán (1949), composer of operas
Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), 20th-century classical composer and conductor
Jose Mariano Elizaga (1786-1842), composer and theoretician
Manuel Enriquez (1926–1994), modern classical composer
Julio Estrada (1943), composer and theoretician
Blas Galindo (1910–1993), 20th-century composer
María Grever (1884–1951), composer of romantic songs like "Júrame"
Carlos Jiménez Mabarak (1916–1994), 20th century composer
Agustin Lara (1897-1970), composer of romantic songs like Maria Bonita, Solamente una Vez, Granada, etc.
Mario Lavista (1943), composer and writer
Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
Armando Manzanero (1935), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
Arturo Márquez (1950), wrote "Danzón no. 2"
José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), composer of "Huapango"
Melesio Morales (1839-1908), composer of the opera Ildegonda
Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), wrote for player piano
Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948), 20th-century composer
Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940), 20th-century classical composer of Sensemayá
Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), composer of vals "Sobre las olas"
Manuel de Sumaya (1678–1755), composer of the Baroque
Eugenio Toussaint (1954–2011), contemporary jazz and classical composer
Consuelo Velázquez (1924–2005), wrote the song Bésame Mucho
Netherlands
Michel van der Aa (born 1970), modern classical composer
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
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
Samuel de Lange (1840-1911), classical composer of operas, organ music, symphonic works, chamber music
Fred Momotenko (1970), modern classical composer
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
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
Bernard Zweers (1854-1924), classical composer of vocal music, orchestral works and symphonies
See more in List of Dutch composers.
New Zealand
Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
Jack Body (1944-2015)
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)
Gareth Farr (born 1968)
Sir Dean Goffin (1918-1984), brass band composer
Peter Hobbs (born 1970)
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
Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005), 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer
Ole Bornemann Bull (1810–1880) was a Norwegian violinist and composer, wrote The Herdgirl's Sunday
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
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
Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (1954–)
Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing serialism and twelve-tone music to Norway
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
Christian Sinding (1856–1941), Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
Olav Anton Thommessen (1946–), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
Lasse Thoresen (1949–)
Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto
Nisar Bazmi
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
Sadiel Cuentas (born 1973), contemporary composer
Rafael Leonardo Junchaya (born 1965), contemporary composer
Celso Garrido Lecca (born 1926), contemporary composer
Jimmy Lopez (born 1978), contemporary composer
Clara Petrozzi (born 1965), contemporary composer
Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899–1936), poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann (born 1973), contemporary composer
Switzerland
Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845-1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
Heinz Holliger (1939-)
Arthur Honegger
Frank Martin
Othmar Schoeck
Andreas Vollenweider
See more in List of Swiss composers.
Tyzen Hsiao (1938–2015)
Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (born 1969), 21st century contemporary classical composer
