List of composers by nationality

The following is a list of composers by nationality.

Albania

 * Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces
 * Tonin Harapi (1925–1991)
 * Agim Krajka (1937–2021), composer of the National Song Festival
 * Aleksandër Peçi (born 1951)
 * Çesk Zadeja (1927–1997), often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music"

Argentina
• Antonio Agri (1932–1998)

• Tito Alberti (1923–2009)

• Amancio Jacinto Alcorta (1805–1862)

• Casimiro Alcorta (1840–1913)

• Athy (harpist) (born 1984)

• Luis Bacalov (1933–2017)

• Gato Barbieri (1932–2016)

• Lautaro Bellucca (born 1986)

• José Bragato (1915–2017)

• Claudia Brant (born 1966)

• Julio César Brero (1908–1973)

• Jorge Calandrelli (born 1939)

• Sergio Calligaris (born 1941)

• Miguel Caló (1907–1972)

• Francisco de Caro (1898–1976)

• Julio de Caro (1899–1980)

• Cacho Castaña (1942–2019)

• Cátulo Castillo (1906–1975)

• Juan José Castro (1895–1968)

• Guillermo Carlos Cazenave (born 1955)

• Alejandro Civilotti (born 1959)

• Tránsito Cocomarola (1918–1974)

• Al Conti (born 1968)

• Ellen C. Covito (born 1974)

• Eloísa D'Herbil (1847–1943)

• Lucio Demare (1906–1974)

• Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951)

• Celestino Piaggio (1886–1931)

• Fernando Egozcue (born 1959)

• Pablo Elorza (born 1982)

• Sebastián Escofet (born 1968)

• Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808–1878)

• Mariano Etkin (1943–2016)

• Don Fabian

• Eduardo Falú (1923–2013)

• Juan Falú (born 1948)

• Lourdes Cecilia Fernández (born 1981)

• Juan de Dios Filiberto (1885–1964)

• Roberto Firpo (1884–1969)

• Enrique Mario Francini (1916–1978)

• Carlos Franzetti (born 1948)

• Osvaldo Fresedo (1897–1984)

• Gerardo Gandini (1936–2013)

• Juan Garcia Estrada (1895–1961)

• Augusto Gentile (1891–1932)

• Gilardo Gilardi (1889–1963)

• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983), ballet, classical

• Carlos Grätzer (born 1956)

• Vicente Greco (1888–1924)

• Adrián Iaies (born 1960)

• César Isella (1938–2021)

• Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)

• Emilio Kauderer

• Gaby Kerpel (born 1965)

• Guillermo Klein (born 1969)

• Marcelo Koc (1918–2006)

• Bernardo Kuczer (born 1955)

• Martin Kutnowski

• Marta Lambertini (1937–2019)

• Pablo Lescano (born 1977)

• Analia Llugdar (born 1972)

• Enrique Maciel (1897–1962)

• Isidro B. Maiztegui (1905–1996)

• Héctor Marcó (1906–1987)

• Martín Matalon (born 1958)

• Esteban Mellino (1945–2008)

• Rosita Melo (1897–1981)

• Rosendo Mendizábal (1868–1913)

• Sandra Mihanovich (born 1957)

• Silvina Milstein (born 1956)

• Ben Molar (1915–2015)

• Cholo Montironi (born 1931)

• Mariano Mores (1918–2016)

• Ricardo Moyano (born 1961)

• Martin Musaubach (born 1982)

• Fernando Otero (born 1972)

• Juan Pampin (born 1967)

• Fabián Panisello (born 1963)

• Ettore Panizza (1875–1967)

• Blas Parera (1777–1840)

• Amy Patterson (1912–2019)

• Paula Nenette Pepin (1908–1990)

• Marcelo Peralta (1961–2020)

• Osmán Pérez Freire (1878–1930)

• Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

• Raúl Porchetto (born 1949)

• Osvaldo Pugliese (1905–1995)

• Rodrigo Ratier (born 1969)

• Sol Rezza (born 1982)

• Tito Ribero (1915–1964)

• Waldo de los Ríos (1934–1977)

• Julián Robledo (1887–1940)

• Zenón Rolón (1856–1902)

• Enrique Saborido (1877–1941)

• Gustavo Santaolalla (born 1951)

• Sebastian Schneider (born 1982)

• Pía Sebastiani (1925–2015)

• Alberto Soriano (1915–1981)

• Julio Sosa (guitarist)

• Chango Spasiuk (born 1968)

• Atilio Stampone (1926–2022)

• Oscar Strasnoy (born 1970)

• Daniel Tinte (born 1969)

• Pil Trafa (born 1959)

• Terig Tucci (1897–1973)

• Elvino Vardaro (1905–1971)

• Sebastian Volco (born 1973)

• María Elena Walsh (1930–2011)

• Alberto Williams (1862–1952)

• Luis Zubillaga (1928–1995)

Armenia

 * Soghomon Soghomonian Komitas (26 Sept 1869 – 22 Oct 1935)

Australia
• Roy Agnew (1898–1941)

• Hugo Alpen (1842–1917

• Brenton Broadstock (born 1952)

• Arthur Chanter (1886–1950

• Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann (1858–1914)

• Percy Code (1888–1953)

• Cesare Cutolo (1826–1867)

• Vince Courtney (–1951)

• George De Cairos Rego (1858–1946)

• Ruby Claudia Davy (1883–1946)

• George Savin De Chanéet (1861–1926)

• John Albert Delany (1852–1907)

• Herbert De Pinna (1880–1936)

• Frederick Ellard (1824–1874)

• Mary Finsterer (born 1962)

• Edwin Fowles (1871–1945)

• Percy Grainger (1882–1961)

• Stuart Greenbaum (born 1966)

• Christian Helleman (1880–1954)

• Alfred Hill (1869–1960)

• Phillip Houghton (1954–2017)

• Guglielmo Enrico Lardelli (1857–1910)

• Louis Lavater (1867–1953)

• Alexander Frame Lithgow (1870–1929)

• Richard Meale (1932–2009)

• Isaac Nathan (1791–1864)

• Albert Bokhare Saunders (1880–1946)

• Reginald Stoneham (1879–1942)

• Joseph Summers (1839–1917)

• May Summerbelle (1867–1914)

• Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014)

• Alfred Wheeler (1865–1949)

• Nigel Westlake (born 1958)

Azerbaijan
• Fikret Amirov (1922–1984)

• Nariman Azimov (1936–2016)

• Gara Garayev (1918–1982)

• Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948)

• Muslim Magomaev (1942–2008)

• Soltan Hajibeyov (1919–1974)

• Said Rustamov (1907–1983)

• Rauf Hajiyev (1922–1995)

• Jahangir Jahangirov (1921–1992)

• Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000)

• Vagif Mustafazade (1940–1979)

• Rafig Babayev (1937–1994)

• Arif Malikov (1933–2019)

• Frangiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947)

• Jovdat Hajiyev (1917–2002)

• Rauf Hajiyev (1922–1995)

• Faraj Garayev (born 1943)

Belgium
• Jean Absil (1893–1974)

• Jean-Baptiste Accolay (1833–1900)

• Karel Albert (1901–1987)

• Flor Alpaerts (1875–1954)

• August Baeyens (1895–1966)

• Peter Benoit (1834–1901), founder of the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp

• Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802–1870), founder of the Belgian violin school

• Jan Blockx (1851–1912), founder of the Antwerp Opera House

• August de Boeck (1865–1937)

• Luc Brewaeys (1959–2015)

• Dirk Brossé (born 1960)

• Boudewijn Buckinx (born 1945)

• Joseph Callaerts (1830–1901)

• Jacques Calonne (1930–2022)

• Roland Cardon (1929–2001)

• Jean de Castro (1540–1611)

• Peeter Cornet (1575–1633)

• Alain Crépin (born 1954)

• Arthur De Greef (1862–1940)

• Thierry De Mey (born 1956)

• Eva Dell'Acqua (1856–1930)

• Frédéric Devreese (1929–2020)

• Albert Dupuis (1877–1967)

• Sylvain Dupuis (1856–1931)

• Johan Evenepoel (born 1965)

• Ernest van der Eyken (1913–2010)

• François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1871)

• Jean-Joseph Fiocco (1696–1746)

• Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703–1741)

• Bernard Foccroulle (born 1953)

• Jacqueline Fontyn (born 1930)

• François-Auguste Gevaert (1828–1908), composer of the Belgian colonial hymn

• Frans Geysen (born 1936)

• Pierre De Geyter (1848–1932)

• Matthias Vanden Gheyn (1721–1785)

• Paul Gilson (1865–1942)

• Lucien Goethals (1932–2006)

• Karel Goeyvaerts (1923–1999)

• Jacques Gregoir (1817–1876)

• André Grétry (1741–1813)

• Albert Grisar (1808–1869)

• Richard de Guide (1909–1962)

• Carolus Hacquart (1640–1701)

• Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912)

• Wim Henderickx (born 1962)

• Robert Herberigs (1886–1974)

• Léonard de Hodémont (1575–1639)

• Johan Hoogewijs (born 1957)

• Luc van Hove (born 1957)

• Walter Hus (born 1959)

• Albert Huybrechts (1899–1938)

• Heinrich Isaac (1450–1517)

• Joseph Jongen (1873–1953)

• Joannes Florentius a Kempis (1635–1711)

• Pierre Kolp (born 1969)

• André Laporte (born 1931)

• Paul Lebrun (1863–1920)

• Claude Ledoux (composer) (born 1960)

• Pierre Leemans (1897–1980)

• Vic Legley (1915–1994)

• Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894)

• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823–1881)

• Armand Limnander (1814–1892)

• Jacques Loeillet (1685–1748)

• Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent (1688–1720)

• Jef Maes (1905–1996)

• Pierre van Maldere (1729–1768)

• Paul de Maleingreau (1887–1956)

• Martin Pierre Marsick (1847–1924)

• Martin-Joseph Mengal (1784–1851)

• Wim Mertens (born 1953)

• Karel Miry (1823–1889), composer of the Flemish national hymn

• Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny (1762–1842)

• Arie Van de Moortel (1918–1976)

• Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868–1952)

• Johannes Ockeghem (1410–1497)

• Willy Ostijn (1913–1993)

• Flor Peeters (1903–1986)

• Marcel Poot (1901–1988)

• Henri Pousseur (1929–2009)

• Marcel Quinet (1915–1986)

• Jean-Théodore Radoux (1835–1911)

• Godfried-Willem Raes (born 1952)

• Jan Rijspoort (late 16th century)

• Peter Ritzen (born 1956)

• Joseph Ryelandt (1870–1965)

• Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898)

• Adrien-François Servais (1807–1866)

• André Souris (1899–1970)

• Daniel Sternefeld (1905–1986)

• André Stordeur (1941–2020)

• Rudi Tas (born 1957)

• Edgar Tinel (1854–1912)

• Alexander Utendal (1543–1581)

• Yolande Uyttenhove (1925–2000)

• Johan Van Barel (born 1964)

• François van Campenhout (1779–1848), composer of the Belgian National hymn

• Jan Van der Roost (born 1956)

• Jules Van Nuffel (1883–1953)

• Annette Vande Gorne (born 1946)

• Maurice Vaute (1913–2000)

• Lucie Vellère (1896–1966)

• Carl Verbraeken (born 1950), president of the  Union of Belgian Composers

• Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881)

• Josée Vigneron-Ramackers  (1914–2002)

• Berthe di Vito-Delvaux (1915–2005)

• Joséphine-Rosalie de Walckiers (1756–1836)

• Henry Wyn

• Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)

Bolivia

 * Asunta Limpias de Parada (1915–1995)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 * Sinan Alimanović (born 1954)
 * Anđelka Bego-Šimunić (born 1941)
 * Franciscus Bossinensis (1485–1535)
 * Rade Jovanović (1928–1986)
 * Vuk Kulenovic (1946–2017)
 * Mladen Milicevic (born 1958)
 * Dino Rešidbegović (born 1975)
 * Ališer Sijarić (born 1969)
 * Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924)
 * Dino Zonić (born ?)
 * Hanan Hadžajlić (born 1991)

Brazil

 * Ernani Aguiar (born 1950)
 * Jorge Antunes (born 1942)
 * Antônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945), composer of operas, piano and symphonic works.
 * Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948)
 * 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 1963)

Bulgaria

 * 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
 * Kiril Lambov (born 1955) composer, pianist, and conductor
 * Milcho Leviev (1937–2019), 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 (born 1960), 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)

Canada

 * Airat Ichmouratov (1973), composer, pedagogue, conductor, klezmer clarinetist

Chile

 * Víctor Jara (1932–1973), composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
 * Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019)
 * Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

China

 * 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

Colombia

 * Jacqueline Nova (1935–1975), pioneer on experimental music and Colombian feminist movement.

Croatia
• Andrea Antico (c. 1480–1538)

• Krešimir Baranović (1894–1975)

• Blagoje Bersa (1873–1934)

• Bruno Bjelinski (1909–1992)

• Rudolf Brucci (1917–2002)

• Arsen Dedić (1938–2015)

• Dubravko Detoni (born 1937)

• Jakov Gotovac (1895–1982)

• Josip Hatze (1879–1959)

• Žiga Hirschler (1894–1941)

• Đelo Jusić (1939–2019)

• Alfi Kabiljo (born 1935)

• Milko Kelemen (1924–2018), contemporary composer

• Ivana Kiš (born 1979)

• Franjo Krežma (1862–1881)

• Igor Kuljerić (1938–2006)

• Ivana Lang (Zagreb, 1912 – Zagreb, 1982), composer, pianist and piano teacher.

• Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854), 19th-century composer and co–founder of "Illyrian Movement"

• Ferdo Livadić (1799–1879)

• Nada Ludvig-Pečar (1929–2008)

• Ivan Lukačić (1584–1648), renaissance composer

• Josip Mandić (1883–1959)

• Ivan Matetić Ronjgov (1880–1960)

• Boris Papandopulo (1914–1986), 20th-century composer

• Dora Pejačević (1885–1923), late-romantic composer

• Dragan Plamenac (1895–1983)

• Elena Pucić-Sorkočević (1786–1865)

• Vjekoslav Rosenberg-Ružić (1870–1954)

• Marko Rothmüller (1908–1993)

• Josif Runjanin (1821–1878)

• Milan Sachs (1884–1968)

• Antun Sorkočević (1775–1841)

• Luka Sorkočević (1734–1789)

• Josip Štolcer-Slavenski (1896–1955)

• Stjepan Šulek (1906–1991), 20th-century composer

• Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976)

• Marko Tomasović (composer) (born 1976), 21st-century composer

• Marcel Tyberg (1893–1944), composer who lived in Abbazia (formerly in Italy), now called Opatija, Croatia

• Albe Vidaković (1914–1964)

• Ivan Zajc (1832–1914)

Cyprus

 * Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), composer and conductor

Czech Republic

 * Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
 * Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865)

Denmark

 * Niels Gade (1817–1890)
 * Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)

Dominican Republic

 * 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

Ecuador

 * Mesías Maiguashca (born 1938)

Egypt

 * Sayed Darwish (1892–1923)
 * Mohamed El Qasabgi (1892–1966)
 * Zakariya Ahmad (1896–1961)
 * Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901–1991)
 * Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981)

Estonia

 * Arvo Pärt (born 1935)

Finland
• Kalevi Aho (born 1949)

• Erik Bergman (1911–2006)

• Kaj Chydenius (born 1939)

• Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775–1838)

• Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013)

• Einar Englund (1916–1999)

• Paavo Heininen (1938–2022)

• Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951)

• Armas Järnefelt (1869–1958)

• Jouni Kaipainen (1956–2015)

• Robert Kajanus (1856–1933)

• Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959)

• Uuno Klami (1900–1961)

• Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996)

• Olli Kortekangas (born 1955)

• Toivo Kuula (1883–1918)

• Ilkka Kuusisto (born 1933)

• Armas Launis (1884–1959)

• Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982)

• Magnus Lindberg (born 1958)

• Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947)

• Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008)

• Erkki Melartin (1875–1937)

• Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958)

• Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924)

• Usko Meriläinen (1930–2004)

• Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008)

• Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891), moved to Finland at the age of 25, composer of Finnish national anthem

• Selim Palmgren (1878–1951)

• Jorma Panula (born 1930)

• Ernest Pingoud (1887–1942), born in St. Petersburg

• Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980)

• Väinö Raitio (1891–1945)

• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016)

• Kaija Saariaho (born 1952)

• Aulis Sallinen (born 1935)

• Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002)

• Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 1958)

• Leif Segerstam (born 1944)

• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), significant Finnish nationalist composer

• Jukka Tiensuu (born 1948)

• Erik Tulindberg (1761–1814)

• Martin Wegelius (1846–1906)

• Lotta Wennäkoski (born 1970)

France

 * Yann Pierre Tiersen (23 June 1970-present)

Greece

 * Jani Christou (1926–1970)
 * Manos Hatzidakis (1925–1994)
 * Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
 * Stefanos Korkolis (born 1960)
 * Nikolaos Lavdas (1879–1940)
 * Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872), composer of the Greek national anthem
 * Yannis Markopoulos (born 1939)
 * Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947–2019)
 * Mimis Plessas (born 1924)
 * Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1945), member of the Second Viennese School
 * Giannis Spanos (1934–2019)
 * Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021)
 * Stavros Xarchakos (born 1939)
 * Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)
 * Manos Loizos (1937–1982)
 * Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou Vangelis (1943–2022)
 * Eleni Karaindrou (1941-present)

Guatemala

 * Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), modern pop composer

Hungary

 * 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
 * Péter Eötvös (born 1944)
 * Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
 * Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
 * Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
 * 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 Nyiregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
 * Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), 20th-century composer, best known for his film music
 * Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
 * Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"

India

 * M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016), carnatic music
 * Clarence Barlow (1945–2023), contemporary art music
 * Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
 * R.D. Burman (1939–1994), film composer, musician and singer
 * Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
 * Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), film composer
 * Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
 * Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
 * Jatin–Lalit, music composer duo
 * Khayyam (1927–2019), film composer
 * Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
 * Bappi Lahiri (born 1952), film composer
 * Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
 * Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
 * Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
 * Naushad (1919–2006), film composer
 * O.P. Nayyar (1926–2007), film composer
 * A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
 * Harris Jayaraj (born 8 July 1975), Indian film composer
 * Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
 * Santhosh Narayanan (born 1983), Indian film composer
 * Sean Roldan (born 1987), Indian musician
 * Darbuka Siva (born 1982), Indian musician, director and actor
 * Armaan Malik (born 1995), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
 * Amaal Malik (born 1990), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
 * Vivek-Mervin, Indian film composer duo
 * Ravi (1926–2012), 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 (1939–2018), contemporary art music
 * Amit Trivedi (born 1979), film composer
 * Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music

Indonesia

 * Otto Sidharta (born 1955), music composer
 * Ananda Sukarlan (born 1968)

Italy
• Alessandro Alessandroni (1925–2017)

• Antonello da Caserta (fl. late 14th – early 15th centuries)

• Antonio Bazzini (1818–1897)

• Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)

• Luciano Berio (1925–2003)

• Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

• Paolo Buonvino (born 1968)

• Ferruccio Busoni (1886–1924)

• Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)

• Johannes Ciconia (c. 1370–1412)

• Francesco Cilea (1866–1950)

• Simone Cilio (born 1992)

• Stelvio Cipriani (1937–2018)

• Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

• Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)

• Pino Donaggio (born 1941)

• Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785)

• Gherardello da Firenze (c. 1320 – 1362 or 1363)

• Andrea Guerra (born 1961)

• Jacopo da Bologna (fl. 1340 – c. 1386)

• Francesco Landini (died 1397)

• Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)

• Marchetto da Padova (fl. 1305–1319)

• Dario Marianelli (born 1963)

• Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)

• Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)

• Ennio Morricone (1928–2020)

• Luigi Nono (1924–1990)

• Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–1594)

• Nicola Piovani (born 1946)

• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886)

• Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)

• Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)

• Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868)

• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725)

• Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)

• Kristian Sensini (born 1976)

• Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

• Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709)

• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768)

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)

• Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824)

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Latvia
• Pēteris Barisons (1904–1947)

• Kārlis Baumanis (1835–1905)

• Ilona Breģe (born 1959)

• Jānis Cimze (1814–1881)

• Emīls Dārziņš (1875–1910)

• Volfgangs Dārziņš (1906–1962)

• Rihards Dubra (born 1964)

• Maija Einfelde (born 1939)

• Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 1977)

• Lūcija Garūta (1902–1977)

• Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983)

• Alberts Jērums (1919–1978)

• Andrejs Jurjāns (1856–1922)

• Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879–1951)

• Romualds Kalsons (born 1936)

• Arturs Maskats (born 1957)

• Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966)

• Emilis Melngailis (1974–1954)

• Georgs Pelēcis (born 1947)

• Pēteris Plakidis (1947–2017)

• Uģis Prauliņš (born 1957)

• Santa Ratniece (born 1977)

• Lolita Ritmanis (born 1962)

• Ādolfs Skulte (1909–2000)

• Pēteris Vasks (born 1946)

• Ernests Vīgners (1850–1933)

• Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948)

• Marģeris Zariņš (1910–1993)

• Imants Zemzaris (born 1951)

Liechtenstein

 * Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)

Luxembourg

 * Jean-Marie Kieffer (born 1960)

North Macedonia

 * Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
 * Todor Skalovski (1909–2004)

Madagascar

 * Raymond Razafimbahiny (1919–1963)

Malta

 * 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

Mexico

 * 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 (1949–2011), 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 (born 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 (born 1943), composer and writer
 * Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
 * Armando Manzanero (1935–2020), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
 * Arturo Márquez (born 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 (1939–2021), modern classical composer
 * Henk Badings (1907–1987), classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
 * Henriëtte Bosmans (1895–1952), 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 (born 1970), 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

New Zealand

 * Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
 * Jack Body (1944–2015)
 * Ivan Bootham (1939–2016)
 * 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)
 * Fanny Howie (1868–1916), composer of "Hine E Hine"
 * 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 (born 1941)
 * 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

Nigeria

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

Norway

 * Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (born 1964), 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
 * Kjell Habbestad (born 1955), Norwegian composer
 * 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 (born 1954)
 * Ståle Kleiberg (born 1958), classical composer and musicologist
 * Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
 * Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 1979)
 * 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
 * Marcus Paus (born 1979), Norwegian composer who writes tonal contemporary music and who has been described as a lyrical modernist
 * 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 (born 1946), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
 * Lasse Thoresen (born 1949)
 * Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
 * Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto

Pakistan

 * Nisar Bazmi (1924–2007)

Peru

 * Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983), contemporary jazz, pop and film score composer
 * 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
 * Chabuca Granda (1920–1983), singer, contemporary and folk music 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

Poland
• Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969)

• Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (1834–1861)

• Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981)

• Cyprian Bazylik (c.1535-c. 1600)

• Bazyli Bohdanowicz (1740–1817)

• Joanna Bruzdowicz (born 1943)

• Diomedes Cato (c. 1570-c. 1603)

• Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Romantic era composer known for single piano pieces

• Nicolaus Cracoviensis (1st half of the 16th century)

• Wojciech Długoraj (1557–1619)

• Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807–1867)

• Józef Ksawery Elsner (1769–1854)

• Sebastian z Felsztyna (c. 1480/1490-after 1543)

• Julian Fontana (1810–1869)

• Kasia Glowicka (born 1977)

• Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)

• Mikołaj Gomółka (1535–1591)

• Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665/67–1734)

• Henryk Górecki (1933–2010)

• Konstanty Gorski (1859–1924)

• Adam Jarzębski (c. 1590–1649)

• Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (born 1953)

• Bronisław Kaper (1902–1983)

• Zbigniew Karkowski (1958–2013)

• Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909)

• Wojciech Kilar (1932–2013)

• Stefan Kisielewski (1911–1991)

• Krzysztof Klabon (c. 1550-after 1616)

• Sebastian Klonowic (c. 1545–1602)

• Józef Koffler (1896–1944)

• Krzysztof Komeda (1931–1969)

• Zygmunt Konieczny (born 1937)

• Włodzimierz Kotoński (1925–2014)

• Zygmunt Krauze (born 1938)

• Hanna Kulenty (born 1961)

• Karol Kurpiński (1785–1857)

• Marcin Leopolita (c. 1540-c.1589)

• Franciszek Lessel (1780–1838)

• Franciszek Lilius (c. 1600 – 1657)

• Karol Lipiński (1790–1861)

• Jan z Lublina (late 15th century–1540)

• Paweł Łukaszewski (born 1968)

• Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)

• Roman Maciejewski (1910–1998)

• Krzysztof Meyer (born 1943)

• Marcin Mielczewski (1600–1651)

• Franciszek Mirecki (1791–1862)

• Emil Młynarski (1870–1935)

• Stanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872)

• Maurycy Moszkowski (1854–1925)

• Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar (1924–2009)

• Paweł Mykietyn (born 1971)

• Zygmunt Noskowski (1846–1909)

• Feliks Nowowiejski (1877–1946)

• Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (1728–1800)

• Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765–1833)

• Edward Olearczyk (1915–1994)

• Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1864–1941)

• Roman Palester (1907–1989)

• Andrzej Panufnik (1914–1991)

• Bartłomiej Pękiel (died 1670)

• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020)

• Jakub Polak (1540–1605)

• Zbigniew Preisner (born 1955)

• Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil (born 1947)

• Marta Ptaszyńska (born 1943)

• Jacek Różycki (1625/35–1703/04)

• Ludomir Różycki (1884–1953)

• Witold Rudziński (1913–2004)

• Marian Sawa (1937–2005)

• Bogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019)

• Franciszek Ścigalski (1782–1846)

• Kazimierz Serocki (1922–1981)

• Andrzej Siewiński (died by 1726)

• Elżbieta Sikora (born 1943)

• Marek Stachowski (1936–2004)

• Roman Statkowski (1859–1925)

• Zygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski (1870–1946)

• Bolesław Szabelski (1896–1979)

• Wacław z Szamotuł (c. 1526–1560)

• Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński (prob. 2nd half of the 17th century)

• Aleksander Szeligowski (1934–1963)

• Tadeusz Szeligowski (1896–1963)

• Władysław Szpilman (1911–2000)

• Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831)

• Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)

• Paweł Szymański (born 1954)

• Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986)

• André Tchaikowsky (1935–1982)

• Zbigniew Turski (1908–1979)

• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)

• Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880)

• Kazimierz Wiłkomirski (1900–1995)

• Juliusz Zarębski (1854–1885)

• Władysław Żeleński (1837–1921)

• Maciej Zieliński (born 1971)

• Mikołaj Zieleński (1st half of the 17th century)

Portugal

 * Alfredo Keil (1850–1907)
 * Jaime Reis (born 1983)

Puerto Rico
• Juan F. Acosta (1890–1968)

• Esther Alejandro de León (born 1947)

• Mercedes Arias (c. 1860–1930)

• Rafael Alers (1903–1978)

• Julio Alvarado Tricoche (1886–1970)

• Miguel Angel Amadeo

• Roberto Angleró (1929–2018)

• Henry Arana (1921–2008)

• Julio C. Arteaga (1867–1923)

• Julio Bagué (born 1968)

• Samuel Beníquez (born 1971)

• Obie Bermúdez (born 1981)

• Americo Boschetti (born 1951)

• Lou Briel (born 1954)

• Roy Brown (born 1945)

• Antonio Cabán Vale (born 1942)

• Nano Cabrera

• Héctor Campos Parsi (1922–1998)

• Bobby Capó (1922–1989)

• Vicente Carattini (1939–2005)

• Andrés Castro Ríos (1942–2006)

• Arístides Chavier Arévalo (1867–1942)

• Edwin Colón Zayas (born 1965)

• Ernesto Cordero (born 1946)

• Federico A. Cordero (1928–2012)

• Tony Croatto (1940–2005)

• Bobby Cruz (born 1937)

• Tite Curet Alonso (1926–2003)

• Braulio Dueño Colón (1854–1934)

• Johnathan Dwayne (born 1963)

• Rafi Escudero (born 1945)

• Noel Estrada (1918–1979)

• Cheo Feliciano (1935–2014)

• José Feliciano (born 1945)

• Manuel Fernández Juncos (1846–1928)

• Pedro Flores (1894–1979)

• Luis Fonsi (born 1978)

• Kany García (born 1982)

• Gloria González (born 1944)

• Rafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965)

• Harold Hopkins Miranda (born 1971)

• Gustavo Laureano (born 1970)

• Raphy Leavitt (1948–2015)

• Gerónimo Lluberas (1956–2003)

• Víctor Manuelle (born 1968)

• Ladislao Martínez (1898–1979)

• Ismael Miranda (born 1950)

• Ángel Mislan (1862–1911)

• Glenn Monroig (born 1957)

• Juan Morel Campos (1857–1896)

• Angélica Negrón (born 1981)

• Noelia (born 1979)

• José Nogueras (born 1951)

• William Ortiz-Alvarado (born 1947)

• Luis "Perico" Ortiz (born 1949)

• Olimpio Otero Vergés (1845–1911)

• José Enrique Pedreira (1904–1959)

• Ángel Peña (born 1948)

• Pijuán (1942–2018)

• Miguel Poventud (1942–1983)

• Lourdes Pérez (born 1961)

• Ivy Queen (born 1972)

• Sylvia Rexach (1922–1961)

• Luciano Quiñones (born 1948)

• Ismael Quintana (1937–2016)

• José Ignacio Quintón (1881–1925)

• Chamaco Ramírez (1941–1983)

• Luis Antonio Ramírez (1923–1995)

• Juan Ríos Ovalle (1863–1928)

• Tomás Rivera Morales (1927–2001)

• Chamaco Rivera (born 1946)

• Ismael Rivera (1931–1987)

• Ramón Rivero (1909–1956)

• Augusto Rodríguez (1904–1993)

• Julito Rodríguez (1925–2013)

• Willie Rosario (born 1930)

• Herman Santiago (born 1941)

• Daniel Santos (1916–1992)

• Nino Segarra (born 1953)

• Roberto Sierra (born 1953)

• Arturo Somohano (1910–1977)

• Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (1843–1883)

• Yomo Toro (1933–2012)

• Raymond Torres-Santos (born 1958)

• Eladio Torres (born 1950)

• Rawy Torres (born 1975)

• Tommy Torres (born 1971)

• Juan Vélez (born 1983)

• Wilkins (born 1953)

Romania
• Mihail Andricu (1894–1974)

• Pascal Bentoiu (1927–2016)

• Eduard Caudella (1841–1929)

• Adrian Enescu (1948–2016)

• George Enescu (1881–1955)

• Mihail Jora (1891–1971)

• Sorin Lerescu (born 1953)

• Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950)

• Tiberiu Olah (1921–2002)

• Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883)

• George Stephănescu (1843–1925)

• Aurel Stroe (1932–2008)

• Anatol Vieru (1926–1998)

Russia
• Alexander Abramsky (1898–1985)

• Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946)

• Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov (1888–1982)

• Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1905–1994)

• Alexander Alyabyev (1787–1851)

• Iosif Andriasov (1933–2000)

• Anton Arensky (1861–1906)

• Alexander Arkhangelsky (1846–1924)

• Lera Auerbach (born 1973)

• Arseny Avraamov (1886–1944)

• Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)

• Maksim Berezovsky (c. 1745–1777)

• Matvey Blanter (1903–1990)

• Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)

• Dmitry Bortniansky (1751–1825)

• Yury G. Chernavsky (born 1947)

• Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944)

• Julius Conus (1869–1942)

• César Cui (1835–1918)

• Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813–1869)

• Edison Denisov (1929–1996)

• Leonid Desyatnikov (born 1955)

• Nikolay Diletsky (c. 1630–after 1680)

• Irina Elcheva (1926–2013)

• Victor Ewald (1860–1935)

• Samuil Feinberg (1890–1962)

• Veniamin Fleishman (1913–1941)

• Yan Frenkel (1920–1989)

• Arthur Friedheim (1859–1932)

• Varvara Gaigerova (1903–1944)

• Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

• Reinhold Glière (1875–1956)

• Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)

• Mikhail Gnesin (1883–1957)

• Alexander Goedicke (1877–1957)

• Nicolai Golovanov (1891–1953)

• Evgeny Golubev (1910–1988)

• Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)

• Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931)

• Alexander Ilyinsky (1859–1920)

• Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935)

• Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904–1987)

• Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901)

• Viktor Kalinnikov (1870–1927)

• Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020)

• Nikolai Karetnikov (1930–1994)

• Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948)

• Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978)

• Karen Khachaturian (1920–2011)

• Ivan Khandoshkin (1747–1804)

• Yuri Khanon (born 1965)

• Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007)

• Alexander Knaifel (born 1943)

• Alexander Kopylov (1854–1911)

• Andrei Krylov (born 1961)

• Ivan Larionov (1830–1889)

• Ekaterina Likoshin (fl. 1800–1810)

• Aleksandr Lokshin (1920–1987)

• Arthur Lourié (1892–1966)

• Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)

• Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924)

• Katerina Maier (fl. c. 1800)

• Nina Makarova (1908–1976)

• Vladimir Martynov (born 1946)

• Mikhail Matyushin (1861–1934)

• Samuel Maykapar (1867–1938)

• Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951)

• Fred Momotenko (born 1970), modern classical composer

• Alexander Mosolov (1900–1973)

• Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)

• Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950)

• Vyacheslav Nagovitsin (born 1939)

• Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924–1993)

• Nikolai Obukhov (1899–1954)

• Vasily Pashkevich (c. 1742–1797)

• Boris Pasternak (1890–1960)

• Alla Pavlova (born 1952)

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

• Vladimir Rebikov (1866–1920)

• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)

• Nikolai Roslavets (1881–1944)

• Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894)

• Leonid Sabaneyev (1881–1968)

• Adrian Schaposhnikov (1888–1967)

• Joseph Schillinger (1895–1943)

• Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)

• Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)

• Julian Scriabin (1908–1919)

• Vladimir Shainsky (1925–2017)

• Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932)

• Vladimir Shcherbachov (1889–1952)

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

• Yekaterina Sinyavina (died 1784)

• Gregory Skovoroda (1722–1794)

• Nikolay Sokolov (1859–1922)

• Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946)

• Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)

• Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998)

• Alexander Taneyev (1850–1918)

• Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915)

• Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996)

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

• Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977)

• Alexey Nikolayevich Titov (1769–1827)

• Vasily Polikarpovich Titov (c. 1650–c. 1715)

• Galina Ustvolskaya (1919–2006)

• Vladimir Vavilov (1925–1973)

• Artemy Vedel (c. 1767–1808)

• Alexander Veprik (1898–1958)

• Yuliya Veysberg (1878/1880–1942)

• Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979)

• Alexander Zhurbin (born 1945)

• Lev Zhurbin (born 1978)

• Marija Zubova (1749–1799)

Serbia
• Isidor Bajić (1878–1915)

• Petar Bergamo (1930–2022)

• Stanislav Binički (1872–1942)

• Goran Bregović (born 1950)

• Dejan Despić (born 1930)

• Uroš Dojčinović (born 1959)

• Zoran Erić (born 1950)

• Dragutin Gostuški (1923–1998)

• Vladimir Graić (born 1968)

• Stevan Hristić (1885–1958)

• Jovo Ivanišević (1861–1889)

• Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), Romanian composer of Serbian descent

• Aleksandar Kobac (born 1971)

• Marko Kon (born 1972)

• Petar Konjović (1883–1970)

• Kristina Kovač (born 1974)

• Petar Krstić (1877–1957)

• Luigi von Kunits (1870–1931), founder of both the Pittsburg and Toronto symphony orchestras

• Ljubica Marić (1909–2003)

• Josif Marinković (1851–1931), one of the most important Serbian composers of the 19th century

• Milan Mihajlović (born 1945)

• Miloje Milojević (1884–1946)

• Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (1856–1914)

• Vasilije Mokranjac (1923–1984)

• Vojna Nešić (born 1947)

• Elena Pucić-Sorkočević (1786–1865) was the first female composer in the Republic of Ragusa (Republic of Dubrovnik)

• Miloš Raičković (born 1956)

• Rudolph Réti (1885–1957)

• Josip Runjanin (1821–1878), well-known Croatian and Serbian composer. Ethnic Serb

• Kornelije Stanković (1831–1865)

• Petar Stojanović (1877–1957)

• Josip Stolcer-Slavenski (1896–1955)

• Zoran Sztevanovity (born 1942)

• Marko Tajčević (1900–1984)

• Vladimir Tošić (born 1949)

• Dusan Trbojevic (1925–2011)

• Jasna Veličković (born 1974)

• Mihailo Vukdragović (1900–1967)

South Korea
• Ahn Eak-tai (1906–1965)

• Junsang Bahk (born 1937)

• Unsuk Chin (born 1961)

• Insook Choi (born 1962)

• DaeSeob Han (born 1977)

• Sungji Hong (born 1973)

• Hyun Jae-Myung (1902–1960)

• Hi Kyung Kim (born 1954)

• Kim Jin-Hi (born 1957)

• Chan-Hae Lee (born 1945)

• Young-ja Lee (born 1931)

• Lim Jun-Hee (born 1959)

• Sook-Ja Oh (born 1941)

• Younghi Pagh-Paan (born 1945)

• Jeajoon Ryu (born 1970)

• Kyungsun Suh (born 1942)

• Yun I-sang (1917–1995)

Spain
• Marcial del Adalid y Gurréa (1826–1881), composer

• Dionisio Aguado y García (1784–1849), composer and guitarist

• Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia (1561–1627), composer and organist

• Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), late Romantic composer and pianist, wrote nationalist works such as Iberia

• Mateo Albéniz (1755–1831), composer

• Manuel Alejandro (born 1969), contemporary song composer

• Francisco Alonso (1887–1948), composer of zarzuela

• Vicente Amigo (born 1967), composer

• Juan de Anchieta (1462–1523), composer

• Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806–1826), Romantic composer, nicknamed the "Spanish Mozart" before dying at age 19

• Emilio Arrieta (1821–1894), composer

• Salvador Bacarisse (1898–1963), composer

• Leonardo Balada (born 1933), composer, naturalized American

• Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823–1894), composer of zarzuela

• Sergio Blardony (born 1965), composer

• Tomás Bretón (1850–1923), composer

• Pablo Bruna (1611–1679), composer and organist

• Johannes Cornago (c. 1400–after 1475)

• Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644–1712), composer and organist

• Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566), composer and organist

• Ramón Carnicer (1841–1922), composer

• Narciso Casanovas (1747–1799), composer

• Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909), composer

• Federico Chueca (1846–1908), composer

• Gaspar Cassado (1897–1966), composer and cellist

• Juan J. Colomer (born 1966), composer

• Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584–1654), composer and organist

• Sebastián Durón (1660–1716), composer

• Gustavo Díaz-Jerez (born 1970), composer

• Juan del Encina (1468–1529), composer

• Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), 20th-century composer, best known for The Three-Cornered Hat

• Mateo Flecha (1481–1553), composer

• Antón García Abril (1933–2021), composer

• Manuel García the Senior (1775–1832), also Manuel del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez García

• Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970), composer

• Enrique Granados (1867–1916), nationalist composer and pianist, influenced later composers such as Manuel de Falla

• Isabel Güell i López (1872-1956), composer, pianist, organist

• Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599), composer

• Jesús Guridi (1886–1961), composer

• Cristóbal Halffter (1930–2021), composer and conductor

• Ernesto Halffter (1905–1989), composer

• Rodolfo Halffter (1900–1987), composer

• Luis Venegas de Henestrosa (c. 1510–1570)

• Juan Hidalgo de Polanco (1614–1685), composer and harpist

• Joaquin Homs (1906–2006), composer

• Sebastián Iradier (1809–1865), composer

• Andrés Isasi (1890–1940), composer

• Ricard Lamote de Grignon (1899–1965), composer

• Ramon Lazkano (born 1968), composer

• Antoni Lliteres Carrió (1673–1747), composer of zarzuela

• Miguel Llobet (1878–1938), guitarist and composer

• Alonso Lobo (1555–1617), composer

• Paco de Lucía (1947–2014), composer

• Pablo Luna (1879–1942), composer of zarzuela

• Josep Mestres Quadreny (1929–2021), composer

• Tomás Marco (born 1942), composer

• Luis de Milán (c. 1500–1561), composer and vihuelist

• Federico Mompou (1893–1987), composer

• Ramón Montoya (1880–1949), composer

• Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002), composer

• Cristóbal de Morales (1500–1553), composer

• Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982), composer

• Alonso Mudarra (1510–1580), composer

• Luis de Narváez (fl. 1526–1549), composer and vihuelist

• Pablo Nassarre (1650–1730), composer, organist, and theorist

• Jaime Nunó (1824–1908), composer

• Fernando Obradors (1897–1945), composer

• Gonzalo de Olavide (1934–2005), composer

• Diego Ortiz (1510–1570), composer and theorist

• Luis de Pablo (1930–2021), composer

• Felipe Pedrell (1841–1922), 19th-century composer

• Joan Baptista Pla (1720–1773), composer

• David del Puerto (born 1964), composer

• Joan Pau Pujol (1570–1626), composer

• Niño Ricardo (1904–1972), composer

• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), 20th-century composer, wrote the Concierto de Aranjuez for classical guitar and orchestra

• Antonio Rodríguez de Hita (1722–1787), composer

• Antonio Ruiz-Pipò (1934–1997), 20th-century composer for the guitar

• Sabicas (1912–1990), composer

• José María Sánchez-Verdú (born 1968), composer

• Manolo Sanlúcar (born 1943), composer

• Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710), Baroque era guitar composer

• Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908), Romantic era virtuoso violinist and composer

• José Serrano (1873–1941), composer

• Juan Sesé y Balaguer (1736–1801), composer

• Antonio Soler (1729–1783), wrote sonatas and concertos for the harpsichord and organ

• Fernando Sor (1778–1839), Classical/Romantic era composer for the guitar

• Pablo Sorozábal (1897–1988), composer

• Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909), Romantic era guitarist and composer

• Eduardo Torres (1872–1934), Late Romantic composer of organ works and guitar pieces

• Joaquín Turina (1882–1949), composer of chamber music, piano works, guitar pieces, and songs

• Juan de Urrede (c. 1430–after 1482)

• José María Usandizaga (1887–1915)

• Manuel Valls (1920–1984), composer

• Joaquín Valverde Durán (1846–1910), composer of zarzuelas

• Joaquín "Quinito" Valverde Sanjuán (1875–1918), composer of zarzuelas

• Octavio Vazquez (born 1972), composer

• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), composer

• Pedro Vilarroig (born 1954), contemporary neo-tonal composer.

• Sebastián de Vivanco (1551–1622), composer

• Amadeo Vives (1871–1932), composer

• Valentín Zubiaurre (1837–1914), composer

Sweden

 * Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
 * Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)
 * Dag Wirén (1905–1986)

Switzerland

 * Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845–1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
 * Caroline Charrière (1960–2018), composer, flautist, choir director
 * Heinz Holliger (born 1939)
 * Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
 * Frank Martin (1890–1974)
 * Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957)
 * Andreas Vollenweider (born 1953)

Taiwan

 * Tyzen Hsiao (1938–2015)
 * Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (born 1969), 21st century contemporary classical composer

Turkey

 * Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991)
 * Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972)
 * Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985)
 * Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906–1978)
 * Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999)

United Kingdom

 * Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
 * Arnold Bax (1883–1953)
 * Harrison Birtwistle (1934–2022)
 * Arthur Bliss (1891–1975)
 * John Blow (1649–1708)
 * Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
 * Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
 * William Byrd (1540–1623)
 * Eric Coates (1886–1957)
 * Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)
 * Frederick Delius (1862–1934)
 * John Dowland (1563–1626)
 * John Dunstable (c. 1390–1453)
 * Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
 * George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
 * Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
 * Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
 * John Ireland (1879–1962)
 * Hubert Parry (1848–1918)
 * Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
 * Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
 * Thomas Tallis (died 1585)
 * Michael Tippett (1905–1998)
 * Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
 * William Walton (1902–1983)

United States
• Maurice Abrahams (1883–1931)

• Mark Adamo (born 1962)

• Alton Adams (1889–1987)

• John Adams (born 1947)

• John Luther Adams (born 1953)

• H. Leslie Adams (born 1932)

• Samuel Adler (born 1928)

• Bruce Adolphe (born 1955)

• Milton Adolphus (1913–1988)

• Miguel del Águila (born 1957)

• Stephen Albert (1941–1992)

• Mark Alburger (born 1957)

• Russell Alexander (1877–1915)

• Esther Allan (1914–1985)

• Tori Amos (born 1963)

• David Amram (born 1930)

• Trey Anastasio (born 1964)

• Beth Anderson (born 1950)

• Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)

• T. J. Anderson (born 1928)

• John Antes (1740–1811)

• George Antheil (1900–1959)

• Alfredo Antonini (1901–1983)

• Frederic Archer (1838–1901)

• Dominick Argento (1927–2019)

• Harold Arlen (1905–1986)

• Felix Arndt (1889–1918)

• Robert Ashley (1930–2014)

• May Aufderheide (1888–1972)

• Larry Austin (1930–2018)

• Frederick Ayres (1876–1926)

• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011)

• Burt Bacharach (born 1928)

• Ernst Bacon (1898–1990)

• David Baker (1931–2016)

• Leonardo Balada (born 1933)

• Edward Ballantine (1886–1971)

• George Barati (1913–1996)

• Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

• Wayne Barlow (1912–1996)

• Matthew Barnson (born 1979)

• Marion Bauer (1882–1955)

• Amy Beach (1867–1944)

• Robert Beadell (1925–1994)

• Jeff Beal (born 1963)

• Robert Beaser (born 1954)

• Jeremy Beck (born 1960)

• Johann H. Beck (1856–1924)

• John J. Becker (1886–1961)

• Jack Beeson (1921–2010)

• Supply Belcher (1751–1836)

• Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981)

• Arthur Berger (1912–2003)

• Jonathan Berger (born 1954)

• William Bergsma (1921–1994)

• Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

• Derek Bermel (born 1967)

• Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004)

• Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

• Philip Bezanson (1916–1975)

• Lisa Bielawa (born 1968)

• William Billings (1746–1800)

• Phillip Bimstein (born 1947)

• Seth Bingham (1882–1972)

• Arthur H. Bird (1856–1923)

• Easley Blackwood Jr. (born 1933)

• Eubie Blake (1883–1983)

• Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964)

• Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)

• Dušan Bogdanović (born 1955)

• William Bolcom (born 1938)

• Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)

• Francis Boott (1813–1904)

• David Borden (born 1938)

• Benjamin Boretz (born 1934)

• George Botsford (1874–1949)

• Roger Bourland (born 1952)

• Paul Bowles (1910–1999)

• Martin Boykan (1931–2021)

• Henry Brant (1913–2008)

• Joseph Carl Breil (1870–1926)

• Roger Briggs (born 1952)

• Kendall Durelle Briggs (born 1959)

• George Frederick Bristow (1825–1898)

• Howard Brockway (1870–1951)

• Earle Brown (1926–2002)

• Uzee Brown Jr (born 1950)

• William Brown (active 1780–1790)

• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)

• Adolf Brune (1870–1935)

• George Brunner (born 1951)

• Mark Bucci (1924–2002)

• Dudley Buck (1839–1909)

• Harold Budd (1936–2020)

• Harry Burleigh (1866–1949)

• Howard J. Buss (born 1951)

• Curt Cacioppo (born 1951)

• Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881–1946)

• John Cage (1912–1992)

• David DeBoor Canfield (born 1950)

• John Carisi (1922–1992)

• Robert Carl (born 1954)

• David Carlson (born 1952)

• John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951)

• Benjamin Carr (1768–1831)

• Elliott Carter (1908–2012)

• Kristopher Carter (born 1972)

• Romeo Cascarino (1922–2002)

• George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931)

• Evan Chambers (born 1963)

• Eric Chasalow (born 1955)

• Rhys Chatham (born 1952)

• Chen Yi (born 1953)

• Paul Chihara (born 1938)

• F. Melius Christiansen (1871–1955)

• Paul J. Christiansen (1914–1997)

• Avery Claflin (1898–1979)

• Philip Greeley Clapp (1888–1954)

• René Clausen (born 1953)

• Gloria Coates (1938–2023)

• Louis Coerne (1870–1922)

• Robert Cogan (1930–2021)

• James Cohn (1928–2021)

• Dan Coleman (born 1972)

• Valerie Coleman (born 1970)

• Edward Joseph Collins (1886–1951)

• Laura Sedgwick Collins (1859–1927)

• Edward T. Cone (1917–2004)

• Zez Confrey (1895–1971)

• Sylvia Constantinidis (born 1962)

• David Conte (born 1955)

• Bill Conti (born 1942)

• Charles Crozat Converse (1832–1918)

• Frederick Converse (1871–1940)

• Will Marion Cook (1869–1944)

• Carson Cooman (born 1982)

• David Cope (born 1941)

• Aaron Copland (1900–1990)

• Carmine Coppola (1910–1991)

• Sidney Corbett (born 1960)

• John Corigliano (born 1938)

• Mildred Couper (1887–1974)

• Henry Cowell (1897–1965)

• Sibylla Bailey Crane (1851–1902)

• John Craton (born 1953)

• Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953)

• Noah Creshevsky (1945–2020)

• Paul Creston (1906–1985)

• David Crumb (born 1962)

• George Crumb (1929–2022)

• Conrad Cummings (born 1948)

• Alvin Curran (born 1938)

• Sebastian Currier (born 1959)

• Hoyt Curtin (1922–2000)

• Walter Damrosch (1862–1950)

• Joseph Dangerfield (born 1977)

• Richard Danielpour (born 1956)

• Mabel Wheeler Daniels (1878–1971)

• Michael Daugherty (born 1954)

• Mario Davidovsky (1934–2019)

• Don Davis (born 1957)

• Katherine K. Davis (1892–1980)

• Reginald De Koven (1859–1920)

• Edmond Dédé (1827–1903)

• David Del Tredici (born 1937)

• Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008)

• Stuart Dempster (born 1936)

• James Di Pasquale (born 1941)

• Rocco Di Pietro (born 1949)

• David Diamond (1915–2005)

• Clarence Dickinson (1873–1969)

• Emma Lou Diemer (born 1927)

• Fannie Charles Dillon (1881–1947)

• Lawrence Dillon (born 1959)

• Charles Dodge (born 1942)

• Daniel Dorff (born 1956)

• Celius Dougherty (1902–1986)

• John Thomas Douglass (1847–1886)

• John W. Downey (1927–2004)

• Deborah Drattell (born 1956)

• Paul Dresher (born 1951)

• Jacob Druckman (1928–1996)

• William Duckworth (1943–2012)

• John Woods Duke (1899–1984)

• Vernon Duke (1903–1969)

• Dennis Eberhard (1943–2005)

• Clara Edwards (1880–1974)

• Cecil Effinger (1914–1990)

• Henry Eichheim (1870–1942)

• Danny Elfman (born 1953)

• Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958)

• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)

• Abraham Ellstein (1907–1963)

• Donald Erb (1927–2008)

• Robert Erickson (1917–1997)

• Pozzi Escot (born 1933)

• Alvin Etler (1913–1973)

• Ralph Evans (born 1953)

• Eric Ewazen (born 1954)

• Roopam Garg (born 1995)

• Ferde Grofé (1892–1972)

Ukraine
• Hryhory Alchevsky (1866–1920)

• Mykola Arkas (1853–1909)

• Svitlana Azarova (born 1976)

• Virko Baley (born 1938)

• Lev Barenboim (1906–1985)

• Alexandre Barjansky (1883–1961)

• Vasyl Barvinsky (1888–1963)

• Maxim Berezovsky (c. 1745–1777)

• Oleksandr Bilash (1931–2003)

• Timofiy Bilohradsky (c. 1710 – c. 1782)

• Felix Blumenfeld (1863 –1931)

• Dmytro Bortnyansky (1751–1825)

• Valentyn Borysov (1901–1988)

• Platon Gregoriewitch Brounoff (1859–1924)

• Mikhail Bukinik (1872–1947)

• Konstantyn Dankevych (1905–1984)

• Ivan Domaratsky

• Eduard Drach (born 1965)

• Lesia Dychko (born 1939)

• Mykola Dyletsky (c. 1630–1690)

• Konstantin Eiges (1875–1950)

• Yuriy Fedynsky (born 1975)

• Arkady Filippenko (1912–1983)

• Volodymyr Flys (1924–1987)

• Bohdana Frolyak (born 1968)

• Alexander Gauk (1893–1963)

• Mikhail Goldstein (1917–1989)

• Yefim Golyshev (1897–1970)

• Mykhailo Haivoronsky (1892–1949)

• Hanna Havrylets' (born 1958)

• Vitaliy Hodziatsky (born 1936)

• Leonid Hrabovsky (born 1935)

• Volodymyr Huba (1938–2020)

• Vitaliy Hubarenko (1934–2000)

• Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873)

• Roman Hurko (born 1962)

• Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949–1979)

• Basilio Kaczurak (1919–1987)

• Ivan Karabyts (1945–2002)

• Hnat Khotkevych (1877–1938)

• Valeri Kikta (born 1941)

• Alexis Kochan (born 1953)

• Filaret Kolessa (1871–1947)

• Mykola Kolessa (1903–2006)

• Taras Kompanichenko (born 1969)

• Viktor Kosenko (1896–1938)

• Alexander Koshetz (1875–1944)

• Oleksandr Kozarenko (born 1963)

• Oleksandr Krasotov (1936–2007)

• Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)

• Vitalij Kuprij (born 1974)

• Iryna Kyrylina (1953–2017)

• Hryhory Kytasty (1907–1984)

• Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921)

• Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968)

• Mykola Lysenko (1842–1912)

• Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879–1979)

• Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913–1992)

• Platon Maiboroda (1918–1989)

• Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)

• Igor Markevitch (1912–1983)

• Mykola Markevych (1804–1860)

• Igor Matsiyevsky (born 1941)

• Yuliy Meitus (1903–1997)

• Mykola Mozhovyy (1947–2010)

• Mykola Mykhailov (1903–1936)

• Petro Nishchynsky (1832–1896)

• Yuriy Oliynyk (1931–2021)

• Tomasz Padura (1801–1871)

• Alla Pavlova (born 1952)

• Symeon Pekalytsky (c. 1630–c. at the end of 1690s)

• Ihor Poklad (born 1941)

• Victoria Poleva (born 1962)

• Alexey Retinsky (born 1986)

• Levko Revutsky (1889–1877)

• Mykola Roslavets (1881–1944)

• Dorian Rudnytsky (born 1944)

• Volodymyr Runchak (born 1960)

• Mariana Sadovska (born 1972)

• Ihor Shamo (1925–1982)

• Alexander Shchetynsky (born 1960)

• Andriy Shtoharenko (1902–1992)

• Aleksandr Shymko (born 1977)

• Roman Simovych (1901–1984)

• Mikhail Skorulskyi (1887–1950)

• Myroslav Skoryk (1938–2020)

• Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722–1794)

• Ihor Sonevytsky (1926–2006)

• Yevhen Stankovych (born 1942)

• Yakiv Stepovy (1883–1921)

• Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882–1922)

• Valentyn Sylvestrov (born 1937)

• Stefania Turkewich (1898–1977)

• Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (born 1961)

• Anatole Vakhnianyn (1841–1908)

• Artem Vedel (c. 1767–1808)

• Mykhaylo Verbytsky (1815–1870)

• Vasyl Verkhovynets (1880–1938)

• Hryhoriy Veryovka (1895–1964)

• Mykola Vilinsky (1888–1856)

• Sydir Vorobkevych (1836–1903)

• Konstanty Wileński (born 1949)

• Peter Wilhousky (1902–1978)

• Yakiv Yatsynevych (1869–1945)

• Ludmila Yurina (born 1962)

• Vsevolod Zaderatsky (1891–1953)

• Alla Zahaikevych (born 1966)

• Sigismund Zaremba (1861–1915)

• León Zuckert (1904–1992)

• Valentyn Silvestrov (1937)

• Iryna Aleksiychuk (born 1967) www.iryna-aleksiychuk-composer.com

Uruguay

 * Miguel del Águila (born 1957)