List of Belgian classical composers

This is a list of Belgian classical composers, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names. It includes composers of classical music who were born within Belgium (after the establishment of the country in 1830) or became permanent residents there. It also includes those living before 1830 who were born or resident within the borders of modern Belgium (see Southern Netherlands).

A

• Joseph Abaco (1710–1805)
• Jean Absil (1893–1974)
• Emmanuel Adriaenssen (c. 1554–1604)
• Alexander Agricola (1445/1446–1506)
• Flor Alpaerts (1876–1954)

B

• René Barbier (1890–1981) (de:René Barbier (Komponist))
• Jacobus Barbireau (1455–1491)
• Pierre Bartholomée (born 1937) (nl:Pierre Bartholomée)
• Jean-Valentin Bender (1801–1873) (nl:Jean-Valentin Bender)
• Constantin Bender (1826–1902) (nl:Constantin Bender)
• Peter Benoit (1834–1901)
• Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802–1870)
• Frank Bernaerts (born 1967) (de:Frank Bernaerts)
• René Bernier (1905–1984) (nl:René Bernier)
• Gilles Binchois (c. 1400–1460)
• Jan Blockx (1851–1912)
• August de Boeck (1865–1937)
• Philippe Boesmans (born 1936)
• Nicolas Bosret (1799–1876)
• Francis de Bourguignon (1890–1961) (nl:Francis de Bourguignon)
• Josse Boutmy (1697–1779)
• Johannes Brassart (c. 1400/1405–1455)
• Louis Brassin (1840–1884)
• Petrus Hercules Brehy (1673–1737) ([1])
• Dirk Brossé (born 1960)
• Antoine Busnois (c. 1430–1492)

C

• Peter Cabus (1923–2000) (nl:Peter Cabus)
• Joseph Callaerts (1838–1901)
• Ivan Caryll (1861–1921)
• Jean de Castro (c. 1540–1611)
• Lambert Chaumont (c. 1635–1712)
• Johannes Ciconia (c. 1370–1412)
• Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. 1510/1515–c. 1555)
• Loyset Compère (c. 1445–1518)
• Peeter Cornet (c. 1570/1580–1633)
• Thomas Crecquillon (c. 1505–1557)
• Henri-Jacques de Croes (1705–1786) (de:Henri-Jacques de Croes)

D

• Dieudonné Dagnelies (1825–1894) (nl:Dieudonné Dagnelies)
• Didier van Damme (born 1929)
• Daniel Danielis (1635–1696)
• Arthur De Greef (1862–1940)
• Jean De Latre (c. 1505/1510–1569)
• Jan De Maeyer (born 1949) (nl:Jan De Maeyer)
• Karel De Schrijver (1908–1992) (nl:Karel De Schrijver)
• Karel De Wolf (1952–2011) (nl:Karel De Wolf (componist))
• Nazaire De Wolf (1917–1983) (de:Nazaire De Wolf)
• René Defossez (1905-1988) (nl:René Defossez)
• Frédéric Devreese (born 1929)
• Antonius Divitis (Anthonius Rycke) (c. 1470–c. 1530)
• Guy Duijck (1927–2008) (nl:Guy Duijck)
• Guillaume Dufay (1397–1474)
• Henri Dumont (1610–1684)
• Albert Dupuis (1877–1967)
• Sylvain Dupuis (1856–1931)

E

• Alphonse d'Eve (1666–1727) ([2])
• Ernest van der Eyken (1913–2010)

F

• Gérard Favere (1903–1975) (nl:Gérard Favere)
• François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1871)
• Jean-Joseph Fiocco (1686–1746)
• Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703–1741)
• Georges Follman (born 1920) (nl:Georges Follman)
• Jacqueline Fontyn (born 1930)
• César Franck (1822–1890)
• Charles Frison (born 1921) (nl:Charles Frison)
• Pierre Froidebise (1914–1962) (de:Pierre Froidebise)

G

• Lucien Gekiere (1912–1990) (nl:Lucien Gekiere)
• Frans Geysen (born 1936)
• Géry de Ghersem (1573/1575–1630)
• Mathias van den Gheyn (1721–1785)
• Johannes Ghiselin (Verbonnet) (fl. 1491–1507)
• Paul Gilson (1865–1942)
• Elias Gistelinck (1935–2005) (nl:Elias Gistelinck)
• Félix Godefroid (1818–1897)
• Lucien Goethals (1931–2006)
• Karel Goeyvaerts (1923–1993)
• Nicolas Gombert (c. 1495–c. 1560)
• François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)
• André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741–1813)
• Albert Grisar (1808–1869)

H

• Carolus Hacquart (c. 1640–1701?)
• Jan Haderman (born 1952) (nl:Jan Haderman)
• Jean-Noël Hamal (1709–1778) (fr:Jean-Noël Hamal)
• Jos Hanniken (1912–1998) (nl:Jos Hanniken)
• Hayne van Ghizeghem (c.  1445–after 1476)
• Charles-Joseph van Helmont (1715–1790) (de:Charles-Joseph van Helmont)
• Wim Henderickx (born 1962)
• Léonard de Hodémont (c. 1575–1639) (fr:Léonard de Hodémont)
• Jef van Hoof (1886–1959)
• Albert Huybrechts (1899–1938)

I

• Sebastiaan Inghelbrecht (born 1978) (de:Sebastiaan Inghelbrecht)
• Heinrich Isaac (Henricus Ysaac) (c. 1450/1455–1517)

J

• Marinus de Jong (1891–1984) (nl:Marinus de Jong)
• Joseph Jongen (1873–1953)
• Josquin des Prez (c. 1450/1455–1521)

K

• Joannes Florentius a Kempis (1635–after 1711)
• Nicolaes a Kempis (c. 1600–1676)
• Abraham van den Kerckhoven (c. 1618–c. 1701)
• Willem Kersters (1929–1998) (nl:Willem Kersters)
• Jacobus de Kerle (1531/1532–1591)
• Pierre Kolp (born 1969)

L

• George de La Hèle (1547–1586)
• André Laporte (born 1931)
• Eduard Lassen (1830–1904)
• Orlandus Lassus (c. 1532–1594)
• Jacques Leduc (born 1932) (fr:Jacques Leduc (compositeur))
• Victor Legley (1915–1994)
• Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894)
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823–1881)
• Nicholas Lens (born 1957)
• Jacques Loeillet (1685–1748)
• Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent (1688–c. 1720)
• Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (John Loeillet) (1680–1730)
• Carolus Luython (1557–1620)

M

• Jef Maes (1905–1996)
• Désiré Magnus (1828–1884)
• Pieter van Maldere (1729–1768)
• Louis Marischal (born 1928) (de:Louis Marischal)
• Jacques Martin (1851–1930) (nl:Jacques Martin (componist))
• Philibert Mees (1929–2006)
• Martin-Joseph Mengal (1784–1851)
• Wim Mertens (born 1953)
• Guilielmus Messaus (1589–1640)
• Arthur Meulemans (1884–1966) (nl:Arthur Meulemans)
• Jos Moerenhout (1909–1985) (nl:Jos Moerenhout)
• Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (1762–1842)
• Philippus de Monte (1521–1603)
• Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868–1952)

O

• Jacob Obrecht (c. 1457/1458–1505)
• Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1410/1425–1497)
• Willy Ostijn (1913–1993)

P

• Flor Peeters (1903–1986)
• Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543–1591)
• Matthaeus Pipelare (c. 1450–c. 1515)
• Marcel Poot (1901–1988)
• Henri Pousseur (1929–2009)
• Armand Preud'homme (1904–1986) (nl:Armand Preud'homme)

Q

• Marcel Quinet (1915–1986)

R

• Jean-Théodore Radoux (1835–1911)
• Godfried-Willem Raes (born 1952)
• Herman Roelstraete (1925–1985) (nl:Herman Roelstraete)
• Jean Rogister (1879–1964)
• Mateo Romero (Mathieu Rosmarin) (c. 1575–1647)
• Cipriano de Rore (1515/1516–1565)
• Pierre de la Rue (c. 1452–1518)
• Joseph Ryelandt (1870–1965)

S

• Jacques de Saint-Luc (1616–c. 1710)
• Maurice Schoemaker (1890–1964) (nl:Maurice Schoemaker)
• Philippus Schoendorff (1558–1617)
• Jan Segers (born 1929) (nl:Jan Segers)
• Jean-Marie Simonis (born 1931) (fr:Jean-Marie Simonis)
• Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812–1875)
• André Souris (1899–1970)
• Daniel Sternefeld (1905–1986)
• Jules Strens (1893–1971) (nl:Jules Strens)
• Johannes de Stokem (c. 1445–1487 or 1501)
• Piet Swerts (born 1960) (nl:Piet Swerts)

T

• César Thomson (1857–1931)
• Johannes Tinctoris (c. 1435–1511)
• Edgar Tinel (1854–1912)
• Geert van Turnhout (c. 1520–1580)

U

• Alexander Utendal (1543/1545–1581)
• Yolande Uyttenhove (1925–2000)

V

• Jacobus Vaet (c.  1529–1567)
• Werner Van Cleemput (1930–2006) (nl:Werner Van Cleemput)
• Jan Van der Roost (born 1956)
• Maurice Vaute (1913–2000) ([3])
• Carl Verbraeken (born 1950)
• Cornelis Verdonck (1563–1625)
• Gaspar Verlit (1622–1682)
• Hans Vermeersch (born 1957) (nl:Hans Vermeersch)
• Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881)

W

• Hubert Waelrant (c. 1517–1595)
• André Waignein (born 1942) (nl:André Waignein)
• Gaspar van Weerbeke (c. 1445–after 1516)
• Giaches de Wert (1535–1596)
• Adrian Willaert (c. 1490–1562)

Y

• Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)
• Théo Ysaÿe (1865–1918)

See also

• Lists of composers
• List of Dutch composers