List of composers by nationality

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The following is a list of composers by nationality:

[edit] Albania

Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), 20th century composer of orchestral and piano pieces
Esat Rizvanolli, b. 1936, composer of songs and choral music

[edit] Argentina

Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983), 20th century composer
Marcelo Koc (1918–2006), 20th century composer
Sandro de América (born 1945), contemporary pop music composer
Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008), contemporary composer
Facundo Cabral (born 1937), contemporary protest music composer
Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), influential tango composer of the era
Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000), composer of Romantic and folk influenced music
Ricardo Montaner (born 1957), contemporary pop music composer
Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992), contemporary composer of nuevo tango

[edit] Brazil

Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836 — 1896)
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935), composer, pianist and conductor
Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Alfredo Moura (born 1964)
Francisco Mignone (1897–1986)
M. Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)
César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)
Claudio Santoro (1919–1989)
Gilberto Mendes (born 1922)
Tom Jobim (1927–1994)
Edino Krieger (born 1928)
Lindembergue Cardoso (1939–1989)
Marlos Nobre (born 1939)
José Antônio de Almeida Prado (born 1943)
Guilherme Bauer (born 1940)
Marisa Rezende (born 1944)
Angela Ro Ro (born 1949)
Paulo Costa Lima (born 1954)
Harry Lamott Crowl Jr. (born 1958)
Sílvio Ferraz (born 1959)
Roberto Victório (born 1959)
Maurício Dottori (born 1960)
Wellington Gomes (born 1960)

[edit] Bulgaria

Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean composer, harpist, pedagogue
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), composer & director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
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
Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
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
Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)
Alexandra Fol (born 1981), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
Petar Krumov (born 1934), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
Milcho Leviev (born 1937), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
Emil Tabakov (born 1947), composer of symphonies and concertos
Dobrinka Tabakova (born 1980), composer
Hristo Tsanoff (born 1947), composer
Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
Michail Goleminov (born 1956), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
Georgi Arnaoudov (born 1957), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, composer mostly of harp music

[edit] Chile

Víctor Jara (1932–1973), 20th century composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), 20th century composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

[edit] China

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
Nie Er (1912–1935), wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
Du Mingxin (born 1928), composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women

[edit] Croatia

see the List of Croatian composers

[edit] Cyprus

Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), 20th century composer and conductor

[edit] Czech Republic

see the List of Czech composers

[edit] Denmark

Niels Gade (1817–1890), significant early Romantic composer
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), 20th century composer

[edit] Dominican Republic

Charytín (born 1949), significant 1970s pop music composer
Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
Anthony Santos (born 1981) significant bachata composer
Sandra Zaiter (born 1943) significant children's songs composer

[edit] Egypt

see the List of Egyptian composers

[edit] Estonia

Arvo Pärt (born 1935), Minimalist composer

[edit] Finland

see the List of Finnish composers

[edit] France

see the List of French composers

[edit] Germany

see the List of German composers

[edit] Greece

see the List of Greek composers

[edit] Guatemala

Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), modern pop composer

[edit] 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), 20th century romantic composer-pianist
Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), 20th century 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.

[edit] Iceland

see the List of Icelandic composers

[edit] Iran

Fariborz Lachini (born 1949), contemporary film score composer
Behzad Mirkhani (born 1969), the first Iranian composer of guitar solos established in Iran Ministry of Culture
Mehdi Hosseini (born 1979), 21st century contemporary composer

[edit] India

A. R. Rahman (born 1966), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
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

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Ireland

see the List of Irish composers

[edit] Israel

see the List of Israeli classical composers

[edit] Italy

see the List of Italian composers

[edit] Japan

Kan Ishii (born 1921), 20th century classical composer
Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996), 20th century contemporary composer
Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959), 20th-21st century musician and video game composer
Koji Kondo (born 1960), 20th-21st century video game composer
Kajiura Yuki (born 1965), 20th-21st century music producer and composer

[edit] South Korea

Kyoung Shin Park (born 1939), 20th century classical composer. He loved music.

[edit] Macedonia

Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)

[edit] 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 (1972 - ), 20th / 21st century classical composer

[edit] Mexico

Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
Manuel de Sumaya (1678–1755), composer of the Baroque
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.

[edit] New Zealand

John Psathas (Born 1966), 20th century classical

[edit] Netherlands

see the List of Dutch composers

[edit] Nigeria

Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005), 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer

[edit] 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
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

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] 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
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

[edit] Poland

see the List of Polish composers

[edit] Portugal

see also List of Portuguese composers

[edit] Romania

see the List of Romanian composers

[edit] Russia

see the List of Russian composers

[edit] Singapore

Zulkifli Mohamed Amin (born 1983), world music composer/arranger/accordionist, associate conductor of Orkestra Melayu Singapura (BELIA)

[edit] Slovakia

sse the List of Slovak composers

[edit] Slovenia

Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), composer of film scores
Jakob Aljaž (1845–1927), composer of choir music
Blaž Arnič (1901–1970) symphonic composer
Darijan Božič (1933), composer and conductor
Vinko Globokar (1934), composer and trombonist
Nenad Firšt (1964), composer and conductor
Jani Golob (1934), composer
Jakob Jez (1928), composer
Marij Julij Kogoj (1892–1956), avantgard composer and opera composer
Marjan Kozina 1907 - 1966, symphonic composer, composer of film scores
Uros Rojko (1954), composer
Aldo Kumar (1954), symphonic composer, composer of film scores
Lojze Lebič (1934), composer
Pavel Mihelčič (1937), composer and critic
Slavko Osterc (1895–1941), composer
Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), late Renaissance composer
Stanko Premrl composer of choir music

[edit] South Africa

see the List of South African composers

[edit] Spain

see the List of Spanish composers

[edit] Sweden

see the List of Swedish composers

[edit] Switzerland

Joachim Raff (1822–1882), Romantic composer, noted for his eleven symphonies, particular nos. 3 (Im Walde), 4 and 5 (Lenore)
Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845-1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
Arthur Honegger
Frank Martin
Othmar Schoeck
Andreas Vollenweider