Topics: Composition : Composers
For composers of classical, orchestral, chamber, art, and related music from the Renaissance to the present day. This includes those who wrote opera, ballet, or film music.
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Aaltonen, Erkki Verner,
Abel, Karl Friedrich,
Ábrahám, Pál,
Abrahamsen, Hans,
Adam, Adolphe Charles,
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Andriessen Family
Links to categories for members of the Andriessen family of Dutch composers.
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Arne Family
This category is for members of the Arne family.
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Babadjanian, Arno,
Babbitt, Milton Byron,
Babell, William,
Bacewicz, Grazyna,
Bach, August Wilhelm,
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Bach Family
Information about the composers in the Bach family.
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Baroque
Composers who composed in the Baroque style during the Baroque era (1600-1750)
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Benda Family
Information about and links to individual members of the Benda family of Bohemian composers.
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Bentzon Family
Links to information about the Bentzon family of composers, especially cousins Jørgen and (Niels Viggo, the latter of whom enjoys much greater renown) and Niels Viggo's son Nikolaj.
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Berkeley Family
Links to information about the Berkeley family of composers, including Lennox and son Michael.
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Bononcini Family
This category is for members of the Bononcini family.
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Boulanger Family
Information about the composers in the Boulanger family.
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Burgmüller Family
Information about the composers in the Burgmüller family.
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By Region
This regional listing links composer names to individual categories, associating composers with the music of various nations.
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Caribbean,
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Cabanilles, Juan Bautista José,
Cabezón, Antonio de,
Caccini, Francesca,
Caccini, Giulio,
Cage, John Milton,
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Caccini Family
Information about the composers in the Caccini family.
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Carulli Family
Information about the Franco-Italian Carulli family.
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Casadesus Family
Sites about the musical Casadesus family with links to various family members.
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Castillo Family
Links to categories for members of the Castillo family of Guatemalan composers.
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Classical
This is a listing of Classical composers; that is, only those people who wrote music primarily during the Classical period (1750 - 1820).
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Contemporary
Composers of contemporary art (classical) music.
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Couperin Family
Information about the composers in the Couperin family.
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Daams, Andreas,
Daglish, Ben,
Dandrieu, Jean-François,
Danilaitis, Danius,
Dargomyzhsky, Alexander Sergeyevich,
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Devreese Family
This category is for members of the Devreese family of composers.
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Eaton, John,
Eberl, Anton Franz Josef,
Edwards, Ross,
Egk, Werner,
Eichenbaum, Daniel,
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Early 20th Century
Composers who lived and worked in the early 20th century, and whose music had an influence on music of the 20th century.
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Falla y Matheu, Manuel de,
Farnaby, Giles,
Farnon, Robert Joseph,
Farrenc, Jeanne-Louise,
Fasch, Johann Friedrich,
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Gabrieli, Andrea,
Gabrieli, Giovanni,
Gade, Jacob Thune Hansen,
Gade, Niels Wilhelm,
Gagliano, Marco da,
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Gabrieli Family
This category links members of the Italian Renaissance composer family Gabrieli.
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Garayev Family
Links to information about the Garayev family of composers, including Gara and son Faradj (Faraj or Faradzh).
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Gruber Family
This category is for members of the Austrian Gruber family.
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Hagen, Daron Aric,
Hagen, Earle,
Haieff, Alexei Vasilievich,
Hajibeyov, Uzeyir,
Halévy, Jacques Fromental,
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Haydn Family
Information about the composers in the Haydn family.
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Hilton Family
Links to information about the Hilton family of composers; supposed to be father and son both named John, who died in 1608 and 1657, respectively.
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Ibert, Jacques François Antoine,
Indy, Vincent d',
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich,
Ireland, John Nicholson,
Isaac, Heinrich,
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Istvan Family
Links to information about the Istvan family of composers, including Miloslav and son Radomir.
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Jacob, Gordon Percival Septimus,
Janácek, Leos,
Janequin, Clément,
Jenkins, John,
Jezek, Jaroslav,
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Kabalevsky, Dmitri Borisovič,
Kagel, Mauricio,
Kalinnikov, Vasily Sergeyevich,
Kalomiris, Manolis,
Kamen, Michael,
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L'Affilard, Michel,
L'Héritier, Jean,
Labate, Bruno,
Labroca, Mario,
Lacépède, Bernard Germain Etienne de la Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de,
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Labunski, Felix Roderick
American composer Felix Labunski (1892-1979) was born in Ksawerynów, Poland. His pianist-composer brother Wiktor also emigrated to the United States.
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Late 20th Century
Composers who wrote music in the second half of the 20th century who are no longer living.
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Lawes Family
This category is for sites pertaining to the Lawes brothers, William and Henry, or for any other family members who might be discovered.
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Linley Family
This category is for sites pertaining to the Linley family, particularly Thomas Senior and Junior.
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Lucas Family
This category is for sites pertaining to the Lucas family, beginning with Clarence Lucas and including his son Leighton, or for any other family members who might continue their musical tradition.
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Maayani, Ami,
MacCunn, Hamish,
MacDowell, Edward Alexander,
Mace, Thomas,
Maceda, José,
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Macfarren Family
Information about the composers in the Macfarren family, including brothers George Alexander Macfarren and Walter Cecil Macfarren.
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Mahler Family
Information about the composers in the Mahler family.
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Manfredini Family
Links to information about Francesco Onofrio Manfredini and his son Vincenzo.
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Marcello Family
Links to brothers Alessandro and Benedetto Marcello, a pair of gifted Italian composers of the Baroque period.
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Marinuzzi Family
Links to Gino Marinuzzi, Sr. and Jr., and any other members of the family who composed.
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Maros Family
Links to information about the Maros family of composers, including Rudolf, son Miklós and daughter Eva.
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Mason Family
Links to information about the musical Mason family of whom Lowell and Daniel Gregory were noted composers.
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Matteis Family
Links to information about the Matteis family of composers, Nicola the Elder and Nicola the younger.
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Matthews Family
Links to information about the Matthews family of composers, brothers David and Colin.
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Mazzocchi Family
Links to information about the Mazzocchi family of composers, brothers Domenico and Virgilio.
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Medieval
For Classical composers who composed during the Medieval period (pre-1450)
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Mendelssohn Family
Information about the composers in the Mendelssohn family.
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Mengelberg Family
Links to information about the Mengelberg family of composers, including Willem, nephews Rudolf and Karel, and Karel's son Misha.
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Nancarrow, Conlon,
Nascimbene, Mario Ernesto Rosolino,
Navok, Lior,
Nelhybel, Vaclav,
Nelson, John Havelock,
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Newman Family
Links to various members of the musical Newman family, including Alfred, Randy, Thomas, Maria, Emil, Lionel, and David.
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Nin Family
Links to individuals in the Nin family and sites dealing with them collectively. Includes Joaquín Nin y Castellanos and Joaquín María Nin-Culmell.
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Obrecht, Jacob,
Ockeghem, Johannes,
Offenbach, Jacques,
Ohana, Maurice,
Okoye, Nkeiru,
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Pachelbel, Carl Theodorus,
Pachelbel, Johann,
Pachelbel, Wilhelm Hieronymus,
Padding, Martijn,
Paganini, Niccolò,
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Pachelbel Family
Links to information about Johann and sons Wilhelm Hieronymus and Carl Theodorus Pachelbel.
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Quantz, Johann Joachim,
Quesnel, Joseph,
Quilter, Roger,
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Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilyevich,
Raff, Joseph Joachim,
Rajan, GS,
Rameau, Jean-Philippe,
Ran, Shulamit,
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Renaissance
For those who composed during the Renaissance period (1450-1600).
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Romantic
For Classical composers who composed during the Romantic period (1810-1890).
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Saariaho, Kaija,
Saint-Georges, le Chevalier de,
Saint-Saëns, Camille,
Sainte Colombe, Monsieur,
Salieri, Antonio,
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Schickele Family
Links to information about the Schickele family of composers, including brothers Peter and David.
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Scriabin Family
Links to information about the Scriabin family of composers, including Alexander and son Julian.
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Tailleferre, Germaine,
Takemitsu, Toru,
Tallis, Thomas,
Tanaka, Karen,
Taneyev, Alexander Sergeyevich,
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Tcherepnin Family
Links to various members of the musical Tcherepnin (Cherepnin) family, including Nicolai Nicolaievich, Alexander Nicolaievich, Ivan Alexandrovich, Serge(i) Alexandrovich, and Stefan Ivanovich as well as general information about multiple family members.
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Uematsu, Nobuo,
Ullmann, Viktor,
Ung, Chinary,
Ussachevsky, Vladimir,
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Vali, Reza,
Varèse, Edgard,
Vasilenko, Sergei Nikiforovich,
Vaughan Williams, Ralph,
Velasquez, Glauco,
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Wagner, Melinda,
Wagner, Siegfried,
Wagner, Wilhelm Richard,
Waldteufel, Emile,
Walker, George Theophilus,
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Ye Xiaogang,
Young, La Monte,
Ysaÿe, Eugène-Auguste,
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Zaimont, Judith Lang,
Zeisl, Eric,
Zelenka, Jan Dismas,
Zemlinsky, Alexander von,
Zhou Long,
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Zhou Family
Links to information about the Zhou-Chen family of composers, including husband Zhou Long and wife Chen Yi.
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