List of composers by nationality

Albania

• Simon Gjoni, composer of orchestral and piano pieces
• Tonin Harapi
• Agim Krajka, composer of the National Song Festival
• Aleksandër Peçi
• Çesk Zadeja, often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music"

Armenia

• Soghomon Soghomonian Komitas

Belgium

Bolivia

• Asunta Limpias de Parada

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sinan Alimanović
• Anđelka Bego-Šimunić
• Franciscus Bossinensis
• Rade Jovanović
• Vuk Kulenovic
• Mladen Milicevic
• Dino Rešidbegović
• Ališer Sijarić
• Aleksa Šantić
• Dino Zonić

Brazil

• Ernani Aguiar
• Jorge Antunes
• Francisco Braga, composer of operas, piano and symphonic works.
• Oscar Lorenzo Fernández
• Sílvio Ferraz
• Antônio Carlos Gomes, celebrated opera composer in Italy, 19th century
• Mozart Camargo Guarnieri
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia, composer of classical era; priest, wrote both sacred and secular music.
• Radamés Gnatalli
• César Guerra-Peixe
• Osvaldo Lacerda
• Elias Álvares Lobo, composer of sacred and secular music; wrote first Brazilian opera.
• Alexandre Levy
• Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
• Francisco Mignone
• Ronaldo Miranda
• Alberto Nepomuceno
• Marlos Nobre
• José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado
• Cláudio Santoro
• Heitor Villa-Lobos, one of the most performed Brazilian composers worldwide
• José Carlos Amaral Vieira
• Edson Zampronha

Bulgaria

• Georgi Arnaoudov, composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
• Alexandra Fol, composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
• Marin Goleminov, composer, violinist, conductor
• Michail Goleminov, composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
• Dobri Hristov, composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
• Petar Krumov, composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
• Filip Kutev, composer, arranger and founder of Bulgaria's State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance
• Kiril Lambov composer, pianist, and conductor
• Milcho Leviev, composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
• Emanuil Manolov, composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
• Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, composer and director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
• Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, composer, harpist, pedagogue
• Petko Staynov, a founding member and first chairman of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society, which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers
• Veselin Stoyanov, composer of classical music including two symphonies
• Emil Tabakov, composer of symphonies and concertos
• Dobrinka Tabakova, composer
• Julia Tsenova, contemporary composer, pianist, jazz pedagogue
• Georgi Tutev, composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
• Pancho Vladigerov, a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society

Canada

• Airat Ichmouratov, composer, pedagogue, conductor, klezmer clarinetist

Chile

• Jaime González, composer and music educator
• Víctor Jara, composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
• Juan Orrego-Salas
• Jorge Urrutia, composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

China

• Du Mingxin, composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women
• Nie Er, wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
• Qu Xiao-Song, composer, student of Du Mingxin
• Xian Xinghai, composer known for the Yellow River Cantata, a patriotic song during the Second Sino-Japanese War
• Xiao Shuxian, composer who blended elements of Chinese folk culture with Western techniques in her music

Colombia

• Jacqueline Nova, pioneer on experimental music and Colombian feminist movement.

Cuba

• Hilario González

Cyprus

• Nicolas Economou, composer and conductor

Czech Republic

• Antonín Dvořák
• Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst

Denmark

• Niels Gade
• Carl Nielsen

Dominican Republic

• Luis Alberti composer of Merengue music
• Charytín, significant 1970s pop music composer
• Juan Luis Guerra significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
• Johnny Pacheco composer of Salsa music
• Anthony Santos significant bachata composer
• Sandra Zaiter significant children's songs composer

Ecuador

• Mesías Maiguashca

Egypt

• Sayed Darwish
• Mohamed El Qasabgi
• Zakariya Ahmad
• Mohammed Abdel Wahab
• Riad Al Sunbati

Estonia

• Arvo Pärt

France

• Yann Pierre Tiersen

Greece

• Jani Christou
• Manos Hatzidakis
• Manolis Kalomiris, classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
• Stefanos Korkolis
• Nikolaos Lavdas
• Nikolaos Mantzaros, composer of the Greek national anthem
• Yannis Markopoulos
• Thanos Mikroutsikos
• Mimis Plessas
• Nikos Skalkottas, member of the Second Viennese School
• Giannis Spanos
• Mikis Theodorakis
• Stavros Xarchakos
• Iannis Xenakis
• Manos Loizos
• Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou Vangelis
• Eleni Karaindrou

Guatemala

• Ricardo Arjona, modern pop composer

Haiti

• Nemours Jean-Baptiste saxophonist, writer, composer and band leader of Conjunto International. He is credited with being the inventor of compas.
• Othello Bayard musician, violinist, poet, and composer. Known for the patriotic song "Haïti Chérie".
• Carmen Brouard pianist, composer and music educator.
• Frantz Casseus, guitarist and composer
• Issa El-Saieh, saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, arranger, businessman, gallerist and art collector.
• Justin Elie, composer and pianist
• Nicolas Geffrard , musician and composer, best known for "La Dessalinienne", the Haitian national anthem.
• Alphonse Henriquez, composer.
• Lee Holdridge, composer, conductor, and orchestrator
• Werner Jaegerhuber, composer.
• Occide Jeanty, composer, trumpeter, pianist and music director.
• Ludovic Lamothe, composer and virtuoso pianist.
• Lina Mathon-Blanchet, pianist, music teacher and composer.
• Michel Mauléart Monton, musician, pianist and composer. famous for the méringue classic, choucoune
• Widens Pkolo Dorsainville, producer, actor and composer.
• Webert Sicot, saxophone player, composer and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of Cadence rampa.
• Jean Bélony Murat, composer and guitarist.
• Jean Jacques Clark Parent, writer, poet, composer, singer, playwright, novelist, and philosopher.

Hungary

• Béla Bartók, 20th-century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
• Gábor Darvas, composer and musicologist
• Ernő Dohnányi, 20th-century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F-sharp minor, Ruralia Hungarica
• Péter Eötvös
• Karl Goldmark, Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
• Stephen Heller, Early Romantic composer and pianist
• Joseph Joachim
• Zoltán Kodály, 20th-century composer and ethnomusicologist
• Rezső Kókai, composer and musicologist
• György Kurtág, 20th-century composer
• Franz Lehár, 20th-century composer most known for The Merry Widow
• György Sándor Ligeti, 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, Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
• Ervin Nyiregyházi, romantic composer-pianist
• Miklós Rózsa, 20th-century composer, best known for his film music
• Tibor Szemző, composer, performer and media artist
• Leo Weiner, 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"

India

• M. Balamuralikrishna, carnatic music
• Clarence Barlow, contemporary art music
• Sandeep Bhagwati, contemporary art music
• R.D. Burman, film composer, musician and singer
• Sachin Dev Burman, music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
• Pritam Chakraborty, film composer
• Salil Chowdhury, film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
• Ilaiyaraja, film composer, record producer, musician and singer
• Jatin–Lalit, music composer duo
• Khayyam, film composer
• Shirish Korde, contemporary art music
• Bappi Lahiri, film composer
• Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
• Madan Mohan, film composer, musician and singer
• Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
• Naushad, film composer
• O.P. Nayyar, film composer
• A. R. Rahman, film composer, record producer, musician and singer
• Harris Jayaraj, Indian film composer
• Yuvan Shankar Raja, singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
• Santhosh Narayanan, Indian film composer
• Sean Roldan, Indian musician
• Darbuka Siva, Indian musician, director and actor
• Armaan Malik, Indian composer, singer and songwriter
• Amaal Malik, Indian composer, singer and songwriter
• Vivek-Mervin, Indian film composer duo
• Ravi, film composer
• Anirudh Ravichander, singer, music director, film composer
• Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio of record producers, musicians, multi-instrumentalists
• Shankar Jaikishan, music composer duo
• Naresh Sohal, contemporary art music
• Amit Trivedi, film composer
• Param Vir, contemporary art music

Indonesia

• Otto Sidharta, music composer
• Ananda Sukarlan

Japan

Liechtenstein

• Josef Rheinberger

Luxembourg

• Jean-Marie Kieffer

North Macedonia

• Dimitrije Bužarovski
• Todor Skalovski

Madagascar

• Raymond Razafimbahiny

Malta

• Charles Camilleri, 20th century classical composer
• Carmelo Pace, music teacher and composer
• Robert Samut, composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-''Innu Malti''

Mexico

• Miguel Bernal Jiménez, 20th Century composer
• Julián Carrillo, discovered the 13th sound
• Ricardo Castro, composer and pianist
• Daniel Catán, composer of operas
• Carlos Chávez, 20th-century classical composer and conductor
• Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer and theoretician
• Manuel Enriquez, modern classical composer
• Julio Estrada, composer and theoretician
• Blas Galindo, 20th-century composer
• María Grever, composer of romantic songs like "Júrame"
• Carlos Jiménez Mabarak, 20th century composer
• Agustin Lara, composer of romantic songs like Maria Bonita, Solamente una Vez, Granada, etc.
• Mario Lavista, composer and writer
• Francisco López Capillas, composer of the Baroque
• Armando Manzanero, singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
• Arturo Márquez, wrote Danzón No. 2
• José Pablo Moncayo, composer of "Huapango"
• Melesio Morales, composer of the opera Ildegonda
• Conlon Nancarrow, wrote for player piano
• Manuel María Ponce, 20th-century composer
• Silvestre Revueltas, 20th-century classical composer of Sensemayá
• Juventino Rosas, composer of vals "Sobre las olas"
• Manuel de Sumaya, composer of the Baroque
• Eugenio Toussaint, contemporary jazz and classical composer
• Consuelo Velázquez, wrote the song "Bésame Mucho"

Netherlands

• Michel van der Aa, modern classical composer
• Hendrik Andriessen, classical composer of symphonies, songs and organworks
• Louis Andriessen, modern classical composer
• Henk Badings, classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
• Henriëtte Bosmans, classical composer of instrumental music and songs
• Jan Brandts Buys, composer of operas and chamber music
• Johannes van Bree, classical composer of symphonies, orchestral works, operas, songs, chamber music
• Lex van Delden, modern classical composer
• Bernard van Dieren, composer of chamber music, symphonies, vocal works
• Cornelis Dopper, classical composer of symphonies, operas, concertos
• Rudolf Escher, classical composer of songs, symphonies, chamber music
• Carel Anton Fodor, classical composer of symphonies, concertos
• Jan van Gilse, classical composer of operas, symphonies, chamber music
• Pieter Hellendaal, classical composer of concerti grossi, chamber music, psalms and oratorios
• Elisabeth Kuyper, classical composer of orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, choral music, and songs
• Guillaume Landré, classical composer of vocal music, operas and symphonies
• Samuel de Lange, classical composer of operas, organ music, symphonic works, chamber music
• Fred Momotenko, classical composer
• Leon Orthel, classical composer of symphonies and chamber music
• Willem Pijper, classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic works
• Julius Röntgen, classical composer of symphonies, concertos, chamber music, vocal works
• Leo Smit, classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic music
• Johannes Verhulst, classical composer of vocal music, symphonic works
• Matthijs Vermeulen, classical composer of symphonies and songs
• Alexander Voormolen, classical composer of chamber music, piano music and orchestral works
• Bernard Zweers, classical composer of vocal music, orchestral works and symphonies

New Zealand

• Gillian Bibby
• Jack Body
• Ivan Bootham
• Helen Bowater
• Dorothy Buchanan
• Edwin Carr, 20th century classical
• Lyell Cresswell, 20th century classical
• Eve de Castro-Robinson
• Gareth Farr
• Sir Dean Goffin, brass band composer
• Peter Hobbs
• Fanny Howie, composer of "Hine E Hine"
• Mihi-ki-te-kapua, composer of waiata
• Douglas Lilburn
• Andrew Perkins
• Robert J. Pope, songwriter
• John Psathas, 20th century classical
• Rihi Puhiwahine Te Rangi-hirawea, composer of waiata
• John Rimmer
• Anthony Ritchie, 20th century classical
• Stephen Roche, composer of film music
• Michael Smither
• Sir William Southgate
• Ronald Tremain, 20th century classical
• Peter van der Fluit
• Gillian Karawe Whitehead
• Michael Williams, 20th century classical
• Kenneth Young
• Wayan Yudane, composer of Balinese music

Nigeria

• Joshua Uzoigwe, 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer

Norway

• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, composer
• Valter Aamodt, Norwegian composer and music critic
• Ole Bornemann Bull was a Norwegian violinist and composer, wrote The Herdgirl's Sunday
• Edvard Grieg, Romantic composer, known for his incidental music for Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto
• Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Romantic composer and pianist, contemporary of Edvard Grieg
• Kjell Habbestad, Norwegian composer
• Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer, famous for Entry March of the Boyars and Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel
• Hans Fredrik Jacobsen
• Ståle Kleiberg, classical composer and musicologist
• Herman Severin Løvenskiold, Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
• Jan Erik Mikalsen
• Finn Mortensen, Norwegian composer, famous for bringing serialism and twelve-tone music to Norway
• Arne Nordheim, 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
• Marcus Paus, Norwegian composer who writes tonal contemporary music and who has been described as a lyrical modernist
• Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
• Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
• Olav Anton Thommessen, Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
• Lasse Thoresen
• Geirr Tveitt
• Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto

Pakistan

• Nisar Bazmi

Peru

• Jaime Delgado Aparicio, contemporary jazz, pop and film score composer
• Jose Bernardo Alcedo, 19th-century Peruvian romantic composer, wrote the Peruvian National Anthem
• Daniel Alomía Robles, romantic composer, wrote El Cóndor Pasa
• Sadiel Cuentas, contemporary composer
• Francisco González Gamarra, composer and painter
• Chabuca Granda, singer, contemporary and folk music composer
• Rafael Leonardo Junchaya, contemporary composer
• Celso Garrido Lecca, contemporary composer
• Jimmy Lopez, contemporary composer
• Clara Petrozzi, contemporary composer
• Felipe Pinglo Alva, poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla
• Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann, contemporary composer

Portugal

• Alfredo Keil
• Jaime Reis

Serbia

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Sweden

• Lars-Erik Larsson
• Johan Helmich Roman
• Dag Wirén

Switzerland

• Fritz Bovet, violinist, composed at least one string quartet, watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
• Caroline Charrière, composer, flautist, choir director
• Heinz Holliger
• Arthur Honegger
• Frank Martin
• Othmar Schoeck
• Andreas Vollenweider

Taiwan

• Tyzen Hsiao
• Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒, 21st century contemporary classical composer

Turkey

• Ahmed Adnan Saygun
• Ulvi Cemal Erkin
• Cemal Reşit Rey
• Hasan Ferit Alnar
• Necil Kazım Akses

United Kingdom

• Malcolm Arnold
• Arnold Bax
• Harrison Birtwistle
• Arthur Bliss
• John Blow
• Frank Bridge
• Benjamin Britten
• William Byrd
• Eric Coates
• Peter Maxwell Davies
• Frederick Delius
• John Dowland
• John Dunstable
• Edward Elgar
• George Frideric Handel
• Gustav Holst
• Herbert Howells
• John Ireland
• Hubert Parry
• Henry Purcell
• Arthur Sullivan
• Thomas Tallis
• Michael Tippett
• Ralph Vaughan Williams
• William Walton

Uruguay

• Miguel del Águila