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lphabetical List of Composers

Abel (1723-1787)Adam de la Halle (c. 1245-c. 1300)Adam, A. (1803-1856)Adams (1947- )Agazzari (1578-1640)Agricola (1446-1506)Ahle (1625-1673)Albniz (1860-1909)Alberti (c. 1710-1740)Albinoni (1671-1751)Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)Alfvn (1872-1960)Alkan (1813-1888)Allegri (1582-1652)

Alwyn (1905-1985)Andriessen, H. (1892-1981)Andriessen, L. (1939- )Anerio (1560-1614)Anfossi (1727-1797)Animuccia (c. 1500-1571)Antheil (1900-1959)Anthonello (fl.c. 1400)Arcadelt (1505-1568)Arensky (1861-1906)Argento (1927- )Ariosti (1666-1729)Arne (1710-1778)Arnold (1921-2006)Arriaga (1806-1826)Ashley (1930- )Aston (c. 1485-c. 1558)Astorga (1680-c. 1757)Auber (1782-1871)Auric (1899-1983)Avison (1709-1770)Babbitt (1916- )Bacewicz (1909-1969)Bach, C. P. E. (1714-1788)Bach, J. Christian (1735-1782)Bach, J. Christoph (1642-1703)Bach, J. S. (1685-1750)Bach, W. F. (1710-1784)Badings (1907-1987)Balakirev (1837-1910)Balbastre (1727-1799)Balfe (1808-1870)Banchieri (1568-1634)Bantock (1868-1946)Barber (1910-1981)Bartk (1881-1945)Bassani (c. 1657-1716)Bassano (c. 1558-c. 1617)Bax (1883-1953)Beach (1867-1944)Bedyngham (d.c. 1460)Beethoven (1770-1827)Bellini (1801-1835)

Benda, F. (1709-1786)Benda, G. (1722-1795)Benet (fl.c. 1420-50)Benevoli (1605-1672)Bennet (c. 1575-c. ?1614)Bennett, R. R. (1936- )Bennett, W. S. (1816-1875)Berchem (c. 1505-c. 1565)Berg (1885-1935)Berio (1925- )Berkeley (1903-1989)Berlioz (1803-1869)Bernart de Vent. (c. 1135-c. 1195)Bernstein (1918-1990)Bertoni (1725-1813)Berwald (1796-1868)Biber (1644-1704)Billings (1746-1800)Binchois (c. 1400-1460)Birtwhistle (1934- )Bizet (1838-1875)Blacher (1903-1975)

Blavet (1700-1768)Bliss (1891-1975)Blitzstein (1905-1964)Bloch (1880-1959)Blomdahl (1916-1968)Blow (1649-1708)Boccherini (1743-1805)Bhm (1661-1733)Boieldieu (1775-1834)Boismortier (1689-1755)Boito (1842-1918)Bolcom (1938- )Bononcini (1670-1747)Borodin (1833-1887)Bottesini (1821-1889)Boulanger (1893-1918)Boulez (1925- )Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1560)Boyce (1711-1779)Brade (1560-1630)Brahms (1833-1897)Brant (1913- )

Brassart (fl.1420-45)Brian (1876-1972)Bridge (1879-1941)Bristow (1825-1898)Britten (1913-1976)Brown (1926-2002)Browne (fl.c. 1490)Bruch (1838-1920)Bruck (1500-1554)Bruckner (1824-1896)Bruhns (1665-1697)Brumel (c. 1460-c. 1515)Bryars (1943- )Bull, J. (c. 1562-1628)Bull, O. (1810-1880)Busnois (c. 1430-1492)Busoni (1866-1924)Butterworth (1885-1916)Buus (c. 1500-1565)Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707)Byrd (1543-1623)Cabanilles (1644-1712)

Cabezn (1510-1566)Caccini, F. (1587-1638)Caccini, G. (c. 1545-1618)Cage (1912-1992)Caldara (c. 1670-1736)Cambert (1627-1677)Cambini (1746-1825)Campion (1567-1620)

Campra (1660-1744)Cannabich (1731-1798)Canteloube (1879-1957)Capirola (1474-c. 1550)Cara (c. 1470-1525)Cardoso (c. 1566-1650)Carissimi (1605-1674)Caron (fl.c. 1475)Carpenter (1876-1951)Carpentras (c. 1470-1548)Carter (1908- )Carulli (1770-1841)Carver (c. 1490-c. 1550)Cascia (fl.1340-50)

Casella (1883-1947)Castello (fl.c. 1620-35)Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)Catalani (1854-1893)Cavalieri (c. 1550-1602)Cavalli (1602-1676)Cavazzoni (c. 1490-c. 1560)Cazzati (c. 1620-1677)Certon (d.1572)Cesaris (fl.c. 1385-c. 1420)Cesti (1623-1669)Chabrier (1841-1894)Chadwick (1854-1931)Chambonnires (c. 1602-1672)Chaminade (1857-1944)Charpentier, G. (1860-1956)Charpentier, M.-A. (c. 1645-1704)Chausson (1855-1899)Chvez (1899-1978)Cherubini (1760-1842)Chopin (1810-1849)Ciconia (c. ?1335-1412)Cilea (1866-1950)Cimarosa (1749-1801)Clarke, J. (c. 1674-1707)Clarke, R. (1886-1979)Clemens (non Papa) (c. 1510-c. 1556)Clementi (1752-1832)Clrembault (1676-1749)Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)Colonna (1637-1695)Compre (c. 1445-1518)Copland (1900-1990)Coppini (c. 1465-1527)Coprario (c. 1575-1626)Cordier (fl.c. 1400)Corelli (1653-1713)Corigliano (1938- )Cornelius (1824-1874)Cornysh (d.1523)Correa de Arauxo (c. 1576-1654)Corrette (1709-1795)Costeley (c. 1530-1606)

Couperin, F. (1668-1733)Couperin, L. (c. 1626-1661)Cowell (1897-1965)Crawford (Seeger) (1901-1953)Crecquillon (c. 1490-1557)Creston (1906-1985)Crger (1598-1662)Crumb (1929- )Crusell (1775-1838)Cui (1835-1918)Czerny (1791-1857)DAnglebert (1635-1691)Dalayrac (1753-1809)DallAbaco (1675-1742)Dallapiccola (1904-1975)Dandrieu (c. 1682-1738)Danzi (1763-1826)Daquin (1694-1772)Dargomzhsky (1813-1869)David, F. (1810-1876)David, J. N. (1895-1977)Davidovsky (1934- )

Davies (1934- )Davy (c. 1465-c. 1507)De Silva (b.c. 1475)Debussy (1862-1918)Degli Antoni (1639-1720)Del Tredici (1937- )Delibes (1836-1891)Delius (1862-1934)Dello Joio (1913- )Dering (c. 1580-1630)Dessau (1894-1979)Diamond (1915-2005)Diepenbrock (1862-1921)Dietrich (c. 1493-1548)Dittersdorf (1739-1799)Dohnnyi (1877-1960)Donati (c. 1575-1638)Donato (c. 1525-1603)Donizetti (1797-1848)Dowland (1562-1626)Druckman (1928-1996)Du Caurroy (1549-1609)

Dufay (c. 1398-1474)Dukas (1865-1935)Du Mont (1610-1684)Dunstable (c. 1390-c. 1453)Duparc (1848-1933)Duphly (1715-1789)Dupr (1886-1971)Durante (1684-1755)Durey (1888-1979)Durufl (1902-1986)Dus ek (1760-1812)Dutilleux (1916- )Dvork (1841-1904)Eccard (1553-1611)Eimert (1897-1972)Einem (1918-1996)Eisler (1898-1962)Elgar (1857-1934)Encina (1468-c. 1530)Enescu (1881-1955)Erkel (1810-1893)Escobar (c. 1465-c. 1536)

Eybler (1765-1846)Eyck (c. 1589-1657)Falla (1876-1946)Farina (c. 1600-c. 1640)Farnaby (c. 1565-1640)Farrenc (1804-1875)Fasch (1688-1758)Faur (1845-1924)

Fayrfax (1464-1521)Fed (c. 1415-1477)Feldman (1926-1987)Ferrabosco ( lder)(1543-1588)Ferrabosco (Younger)(1578-1628)Ferrari (c. 1603-1681)Festa (c. 1490-1545)Fvin (c. 1470-c. 1512)Fibich (1850-1900)Field (1782-1837)Finck (c. 1445-1527)Fine (1913-1962)Finzi (1901-1956)Fischer (c. 1662-1746)

Flecha (1481-1553)Flotow (1812-1883)Floyd (1926- )Foerster (1859-1951)Fontaine (c. 1390-c. 1450)Fontana (d.c. 1630)Forest (d. 1446)Forqueray (c. 1672-1745)Fortner (1907-1987)Foss (1922- )Foster (1826-1864)Franaix (1912-1997)Francesco (1497-1543)Franck, C. (1822-1890)Franck, M. (c. 1579-1639)Franco (1532-1585)Frauenlob (c. 1255-1318)Frederick II (1712-1786)Frescobaldi (1583-1643)Froberger (1616-1667)Fry (1813-1864)Frye ( .c. 1450-1475)Fux (1660-1741)Gabrieli, A. (c. 1520-1585)Gabrieli, D. (1651-1690)Gabrieli, G. (c. 1553-1612)Gade (1817-1890)Gaffurius (1451-1522)Gagliano (1582-1643)Galilei (c. 1528-1591)Galuppi (1706-1785)Garcia (1767-1830)Gasparini (1668-1727)Gastoldi (c. 1550-1609)Gaultier (1603-1672)Geminiani (1687-1762)Genet (see Carpentras)Gerhard (1896-1970)Gershwin (1898-1937)Gervaise (fl.1540-60)Gesualdo (c. 1561-1613)Ghiselin (fl.c. 1500)Gibbons (1583-1625)

Gilles (1668-1705)Ginastera (1916-1983)Giordani (c. 1733-1806)Giordano (1867-1948)Giuliani (1781-1829)Glass (1937- )Glazunov (1865-1936)Glire (1875-1956)Glinka (1804-1857)Gluck (1714-1787)Goehr (1932- )Golijov (1960- )Goldmark (1830-1915)Goldschmidt (1903-1996)Gombert (c. 1495-c. 1560)Gomes (1836-1896)Grecki (1933- )Gossec (1734-1829)Gottschalk (1829-1869)Goudimel (c. 1515-1572)Gould (1913-1996)Gounod (1818-1893)

Grainger (1882-1961)Granados (1867-1916)Grandi (c. 1575-1630)Graun, C. (c. 1703-1759)Graun, J. (c. 1702-1771)Graupner (1683-1760)Graziani (c. 1604-1664)Greene (1696-1755)Grenon (c. 1380-1456)Grtry (1741-1813)Grieg (1843-1907)Griffes (1884-1920)Grof (1892-1972)Gubaidulina (1931- )Guerrero (1528-1599)Guglielmi (1728-1804)Guillaume IX (1071-1127)Hba (1893-1973)Hahn (1874-1947)Halvy (1799-1862)Hammerschmidt (c. 1611-1675)Handel (1685-1759)

Handl (1550-1591)Hanson (1896-1981)Harbison (1938- )Harris (1898-1979)Harrison (1917-2003)Hartmann (1905-1963)Harty (1879-1941)Hasse (1699-1783)Hassler (1564-1612)Hauer (1883-1959)Haydn, J. (1732-1809)Haydn, M. (1737-1806)Hayne van Ghiz. (c. 1445- c. 1485)Heinichen (1683-1729)Heinrich, A. P. (1781-1861)Heinrich von Meissen (see Frauenlob)Heise (1830-1879)Hellinck (c. 1496-1541)Henze (1926- )Herbert (1859-1924)Hrold (1791-1833)Herrmann (1911-1975)

Hesdin (d. 538)Hidalgo (c. 1614-1685)Hildegard (1098-1179)Hiller, J. (1728-1804)Hiller, L. (1924-1994)Hindemith (1895-1963)Hoffmann (1776-1822)Hofhaimer (1459-1537)

Holmboe (1909-1996)Holst (1874-1934)Holzbauer (1711-1783)Honegger (1892-1955)Hothby (c. 1410-1487)Hovhaness (1911-2000)Howells (1892-1983)Humfrey (1647-1674)Hummel (1778-1837)Humperdinck (1854-1921)Husa (1921- )Ibert (1890-1962)India (c. 1582-1629)Indy (1851-1931)

Ingegneri (c. 1547-1592)Ippolitiv-Ivanov (1859-1935)Ireland (1879-1962)Isaac (c. 1450-1517)Ives (1874-1954)acopo da Bologna ( . c. 1350)acquet de la Guerre (c. 1666-1729)acquet of Mantua (1483-1559)ancek (1854-1928)anequin (c. 1485-c. 1558)ehannot (d.1304)enkins (1592-1678)ohannes de Limburgia ( . 1400-40)olivet (1905-1974)omelli (1714-1774)ongen (1873-1953)oplin (1868-1917)osquin (c. 1440-1521)udenknig (c. 1450-1526)

Kabalevsky (1904-1987)Kagel (1931- )Kalkbrenner (1785-1849)Kapsberger (c. 1580-1651)Karg-Elert (1877-1933)Keiser (1674-1739)Kerle (c. 1531-1591)Kerll (1627-1693)Kernis (1960- )Khatchaturian (1903-1978)Kirchner (1919- )Kirnberger (1721-1783)Klein (1919-1945)Kodaly (1882-1967)Koechlin (1867-1950)Konrad von Wrzburg (c. 1225-1287)Korngold (1897-1957)Kozeluch (1747-1818)Krebs (1713-1780)Kreisler (1875-1962)Krenek (1900-1991)Krieger, J. (1652-1735)Krieger, J. P. (1649-1725)Krommer (1759-1831)

Kubik (1914-1984)Kuhlau (1786-1832)Kuhnau (1660-1722)Kurtg (1926- )La Rue (c. 1460-1518)Lalande (1657-1726)Lalo (1823-1892)Lambe (c. 1450-1499)Lambert (1905-1951)Landi (c. 1587-1639)Landini (c. 1325-1397)Lanier (c. 1588-1666)Lantins, A. (fl. 1420-30)Lantins, H. (fl. 1420-30)Larsson (1908-1986)Lassus (c. 1532-1594)Lauridsen (1943- )Lawes, H. (1596-1662)Lawes, W. (1602-1645)Layolle (1492-c. 1540)Le Jeune (c. 1528-1600)Le Sueur (1760-1837)

Lechner (c. 1553-1606)Leclair (1697-1764)Legrant ( .1418-56)Legrenzi (1626-1690)Lehr (1870-1948)Lekeu (1870-1894)Leo (1694-1744)Leoncavallo (1858-1919)Lonin (fl.c. 1163-1201)Leopold I (1640-1705)Lhritier (c. 1480-1553)Liadov (1855-1914)Liapunov (1859-1924)Ligeti (1923-2006)Linley (1756-1778)Liszt (1811-1886)Lloyd (1913-1998)Lobo, A. (c. 1555-1617)Lobo, D. (?1565-1646)Locatelli (1695-1764)Locke (c. 1622-1677)Loeffler (c. 1861-1935)

Loewe (1796-1869)Lonati (c. 1645-c. 1712)Loren o da Firenze (d.c. 1372)Lortzing (1801-1851)Lotti (c. 1667-1740)Lbeck (1654-1740)Ludford (c. 1485-c. 1557)Luening (1900-1996)Lully (1632-1687)Lupi (c. 1506-1539)Lupi Second ( . c. 1550)Luther (1483-1546)Lutoslawski (1913-1994)Lutyens (1906-1983)Luzzaschi (1545-1607)MacDowell (1861-1908)Machaut (c. 1300-1377)Macque (c. 1548-1614)Maderna (1920-1973)Mahler (1860-1911)Mainerio (c. 1535-1582)Malbecque (c. 1400-1465)

Malipiero (1882-1973)Manchicourt (c. 1510-1564)Marais (1656-1728)Marazzoli (c. 1602-1662)Marcello, A. (1669-1747)Marcello, B. (1686-1739)Marenzio (c. 1553-1599)Marini (c. 1587-1663)

Marschner (1795-1861)Martin (1890-1974)Martin y Soler (1754-1806)Martini, G. B. (1706-1784)Martini, J. (c. 1440-c. 1498)Martinu (1890-1959)Martucci (1856-1909)Mascagni (1863-1945)Mason (1792-1872)Massenet (1842-1912)Matteo (d.1418)Mattheson (1681-1764)Mauduit (1557-1627)Mayone (c. 1565-1627)

Mayr (1763-1845)Mazzocchi (1592-1665)Medtner (1880-1951)Mhul (1763-1817)Mendelssohn, Fanny (1805-1847)Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)Menotti (1911-2007)Mercadante (1795-1870)Merula (c. 1594-1665)Merulo (1533-1604)Messager (1853-1929)Messiaen (1908-1992)Meyerbeer (1791-1864)Miaskovsky (1881-1950)Miln (c. 1500-c. 1561)Milanuzzi (d.c. 1647)Milhaud (1892-1974)Moeran (1894-1950)Molter (1696-1765)Mompou (1893-1987)Mondonville (1711-1772)Moniuszko (1819-1872)Monk (1942- )Monn (1717-1750)Monsigny (1729-1817)Monte (1521-1603)Montclair (1667-1737)Montemezzi (1875-1952)Monteverdi (1567-1643)Moore (1893-1969)Morales (c. 1500-1553)Morawetz (1917-2007)Morley (c. 1557-1602)Morricone (1928- )Morton (c. 1430-c. 1476)Moscheles (1794-1870)Moulu (c. 1485-1550)Mouton (c. 1459-1522)Mozart, L. (1719-1787)Mozart, W. A. (1756-1791)Mudarra (c. 1510-1580)Muffat, Georg (1653-1704)Muffat, Gottlieb (1690-1770)

Mundy (c. 1529-1591)Musgrave (1928- )Mussorgsky (1839-1881)Myslivecek (1737-1781)Nancarrow (1912-1997)Nardini (1722-1793)Narvez (fl.1530-50)Naumann (1741-1801)Neefe (1748-1798)Neidhart (c. 1180-c. 1240)Neusidler (c. 1508-1563)Niccol da Perugia ( . c. 1360-75)Nicolai (1810-1849)Nielsen (1865-1931)Nono (1924-1990)Nrgard (1932- )Notker (c. 840-912)Nyman (1944- )

brecht (c. 1450-1505)ckeghem (c. 1410-1497)ffenbach (1819-1880)rff (1895-1982)

rtiz (c. 1510-1570)rto (c. 1460-c. 1514)swald von Wolk. (c. 1377-1445)thmayr (1515-1553)

achelbel (1653-1706)acini (1796-1867)aderewski (1860-1941)adilla (c. 1590-1664)adovano (1527-c. 1575)aganini (1782-1840)aine (1839-1906)aisiello (1740-1816)alestrina (c. 1525-1594)allavicino (d.1688)anufnik (1914-1991)aolo (d.1419)arker (1863-1919)arry (1848-1918)arsley (1511-1585)arsons (c. 1530-1570)rt (1935- )artch (1901-1974)

asquini (1637-1710)aumann (c. 1410-1473)earsall (1795-1856)ealosa (c. 1470-1528)enderecki (1933- )epping (1901-1981)epusch (1667-1752)ergolesi (1710-1736)eri (1561-1633)erle (1915- )rotin (fl.c. 1200)ersichetti (1915-1987)erti (1661-1756)etrassi (1904-2003)etrus de Cruce (fl. c. 1290)ettersson (1911-1980)ezel (1639-1694)fitzner (1869-1949)hilidor (1726-1795)hilips (c. 1560-1628)hinot (c. 1510-c. 1555)iazzolla (1921-1992)

icchi (fl.1600-25)iccinni (1728-1800)iern (1863-1937)ierre de la Croix see Petrus)icker (1954- )ijper (1894-1947)isano (1490-1548)iston (1894-1976)

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Pitoni (1657-1743)Pizzetti (1880-1968)Pleyel (1757-1831)Plummer (c. 1410-c. 1484)Poglietti (d.1683)Pollarolo (c. 1653-1723)Ponce (1882-1948)Ponchielli (1834-1886)Porpora (1686-1768)Porta (c. 1528-1601)Poulenc (1899-1963)Pousseur (1929- )Powell (1923-1998)Power (c. 1375-1445)Praetorius, H. (1560-1629)Praetorius, M. (1571-1621)

Prioris (c. 1460-c. 1521)Prokofiev (1891-1953)Provenzale (c. 1626-1704)Puccini (1858-1924)Pullois (d.1478)Purcell (c. 1659-1695)Quagliati (c. 1555-1628)Quantz (1697-1773)Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)Raff (1822-1882)Rameau (1683-1764)Rautavaara (1928- )Ravel (1875-1937)Ravenscroft (c. 1582-c. 1635)Read (1757-1836)Reger (1873-1916)Regis (c. 1430-c. 1485)Regnart (c. 1545-1599)Regnault (see Sandrin)Reich (1936- )Reicha (1770-1836)Reichardt (1752-1814)

Reincken (1623-1722)Reinecke (1824-1910)Respighi (1879-1936)Revueltas (1899-1940)Rheinberger (1839-1901)Richafort (c. 1480-c. 1548)Riegger (1885-1961)Rigatti (1615-1649)Rihm (1952- )Riley (1935- )Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)Rinaldo (c. 1705-c. 1780)Riquier (c. 1230-c. 1300)Rochberg (1918-2005)Rode (1774-1830)Rodrigo (1901-1999)Roman (1694-1758)Romberg, A. (1767-1821)Romberg, S. (1887-1951)Rore (1516-1565)Rorem (1923- )Rosenmller (c. 1619-1684)

Rossi, L. (c. 1597-1653)

Rossi, M. (c. 1601-1656)Rossi, S. (1570-c. 1630)Rossini (1792-1868)Rota (1911-1979)Rouse (1949- )Rousseau (1712-1778)Roussel (1869-1937)Rovetta (c. 1596-1668)Rzsa (1907-1995)Rubbra (1901-1986)Rubinstein (1829-1894)Ruffo (c. 1508-1587)Ruggles (1876-1971)Rutini (1723-1797)Rutter (1945- )Rzewski (1938- )

Saariaho (1952- )Sacchini (1730-1786)Sachs (1494-1576)Saint-Sans (1835-1921)Salieri (1750-1825)Sallinen (1935- )Sammartini, G. (1695-1750)Sammartini, G. B. (c. 1700-1775)Sances (c. 1600-1679)Sandrin (c. 1490-c. 1562)Saracini (1586-1649)Sarasate (1844-1908)Sarti (1729-1802)Sartorio (1630-1680)Satie (1866-1925)Sauguet (1901-1989)Scandello (1517-1580)Scarlatti, A. (1660-1725)Scarlatti, D. (1685-1757)Schafer (1933- )Scheidemann (c. 1595-1663)Scheidt (1587-1654)

Schein (1586-1630)Schenk (1753-1836)Schickele (1935- )Schildt (c. 1592-1667)Schlick (c. 1460-c. 1521)Schmelzer (c. 1620-1680)Schmidt (1874-1939)Schmitt (1870-1958)Schnittke (1934-1998)Schobert (c. 1735-1767)Schoeck (1886-1957)Schoenberg (1874-1951)Schreker (1878-1934)Schubert (1797-1828)Schulhoff (1894-1942)Schuller (1925- )Schulz (1747-1800)Schuman (1910-1992)Schumann, C. (1819-1896)Schumann, R. (1810-1856)Schtz (1585-1672)Scriabin (1872-1915)

Searle (1915-1982)

Wagner (1813-1883)Waldteufel (1837-1915)Walter (1496-1570)Walther von der V. (c. 1170-c. 1230)Walther, J. G. (1684-1748)Walther, J. J. (c. 1650-1717)Walton (1902-1983)Ward (1917- )Warlock (1894-1930)Wassenaer (1692-1766)Waxman (1906-1967)Weber (1786-1826)Webern (1883-1945)Weckmann (c. 1619-1674)Weelkes (c. 1576-1623)Weerbeke (c. 1445-c. 1518)

Weigl (1766-1846)Weill (1900-1950)Weinberger (1896-1967)Weisgall (1912-1997)Weiss (1686-1750)Wellesz (1885-1974)Wert (1535-1596)Wesley, C. (1707-1788)Wesley, S. (1766-1837)Wesley, S. S. (1810-1876)White (c. 1538-1574)Widor (1844-1937)Wieniawski (1835-1880)Wilbye (1574-1638)Wilkinson (c. 1450-c. 1515)Willaert (c. 1490-1562)Willan (1880-1968)Williams (1932- )Winter (1754-1825)Wolf (1860-1903)Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)Wolff (1934- )

Wolfram von E. (fl. c. 1170-c. 1220)Wolpe (1902-1972)Wuorinen (1938- )Xenakis (1922-2001)Young (1935- )Ysae (1858-1931)Yun (1917-1995)Zachow (1663-1712)Zandonai (1883-1944)Zappa (1940-1993)Zemlinsky (1871-1942)Zarlino (1517-1590)Zelenka (1679-1745)Zelter (1758-1832)Ziani, M. (c. 1653-1715)Ziani, P. (1616-1684)Zimmermann, B. A. (1918-1970)Zimmermann, U. (1943- )Zipoli (1688-1726)Zumaya (c. 1678-1756)Zumsteeg (1760-1802)Zwilich (1939- )

Tartini (1692-1770)Tavener (1944- )Taverner (c. 1490-1545)Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)Tcherepnin (1899-1977)Telemann (1681-1767)Thalberg (1812-1871)Theile (1646-1724)Theodorakis (1925- )Thibaut IV (1201-1253)Thomas (1811-1896)Thompson (1899-1984)Thomson (1896-1989)Tinctoris (c. 1435-1511)Tippett (1905-1998)Titelouze (c. 1562-1633)

Toch (1887-1964)Tomsek (1774-1850)Tomkins (1572-1656)Torelli (1658-1709)Tournemire (1870-1939)Tower (1938- )Trabaci (c. 1575-1647)Traetta (1727-1779)Tritonius (c. 1465-1525)Tromboncino (c. 1470-c. 1535)Tubin (1905-1982)Tunder (1614-1667)Turina (1882-1949)Turini (c. 1589-1656)Turnage (1960- )Tye (c. 1505-1572)Uccellini (c. 1603-1680)Ullmann (1898-1944)Ussachevsky (1911-1990)Valderrbano (fl.c. 1550)Varse (1883-1965)Vsquez (c. 1510-c. 1560)

Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)Vecchi (1550-1605)Vento (c. 1544-1575)Veracini (1690-1768)Verbonnet see Ghiselin)Verdelot (c. 1475-c. 1550)Verdi (1813-1901)Veress (1907-1992)Viadana (c. 1560-1627)Vicentino (1511-c. 1576)Victoria (c. 1548-1611)Vierne (1870-1937)Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)Vinci (c. 1690-1730)Viotti (1755-1824)Vitali, G. (1632-1692)Vitali, T. (1663-1745)Vitry (1291-1361)Vivaldi (1678-1741)Vogler (1749-1814)Vorsek (1791-1825)

Wagenseil (1715-1777)

Seiber (1905-1960)Selle (1599-1663)Senfl (c. 1486-1543)Sermisy (c. 1490-1562)Serov (1820-1871)Sessions (1896-1985)Sgambati (1841-1914)Shchedrin (1932- )Sheppard (c. 1515-1559)Shostakovich (1906-1975)Sibelius (1865-1957)Silvestrov (1937- )Simpson, R. (1921-1997)Simpson, T. (1582-c. 1630)Skalkottas (1904-1949)Smetana (1824-1884)

Smyth (1858-1944)Soler (1729-1783)Sondheim (1930- )Sor (1778-1839)Sorabji (1892-1988)Sousa (1854-1932)Spohr (1784-1859)Spontini (1774-1851)Staden, J. (1581-1634)Staden, S. (1607-1655)Stadlmayr (c. 1575-1648)Stamitz, C. (1745-1801)Stamitz, J. (1717-1757)Stanford (1852-1924)Steffani (1654-1728)Stenhammar (1871-1927)Still (1895-1978)Stockhausen (1928- )Stoltzer (c. 1485-1526)Stradella (1644-1682)Strauss, J. (Elder)(1804-1849)Strauss, J. (Younger)(1825-1899)

Strauss, R. (1864-1949)Stravinsky (1882-1971)Striggio (c. 1540-1592)Strozzi (1619-1663)Stucky (1949- )Subotnick (1933- )Suk (1874-1935)Sullivan (1842-1900)Supp (1819-1895)Susato (c. 1500-c. 1562)Sssmayr (1766-1803)Sutherland (1897-1984)Svendsen (1840-1911)Sweelinck (1562-1621)Szymanowski (1882-1937)Tailleferre (1892-1983)Takemitsu (1930-1996)Tallis (c. 1505-1585)Tan (1957- )Taneyev (1856-1915)Tannhuser (c. 1205-c. 1270)Tapissier (c. 1370-1410)

Trrega (1852-1909)

The Classical Composersposter includes over 950 composers arranged chronologically and ranked in four groups accordingo their critical and cultural importance. The four groups are represented by black type (first rank), purple type (second rank),rey type t ir ran an ue type ourt ran . e poster runs c rono ogica y rom e t to rig t, rom t e me ieva perioroug t e twentiet century. From 1400 on, spacing is proportiona 1 = one year , so t at t e rectang es enc osing rst-

nd second-rank composers exactly correspond to their life spans and indicate precisely who lived when. Third- and fourth-an composers are or ere y year o irt an more or ess a p a etica y rom top to ottom, an staggere to give a roug

n ication o t eir i e spans. it es o most wor s appear in t eir origina anguages, wit more popu ar compositions trans ateor ease of identification. Wherever possible, dates of works indicate year of composition or completion (or first performanceor operas), although in earlier periods the date often refers to the year of publication and the works cited are often collectionse.g., Sacrae symp oniae or I quarto i ro e ma riga i [ e Fourt Boo o Ma riga s] . e rst country iste is t e

omposers p ace o irt ; a itiona countries in icate w ere t e composer was is active. For simp icitys sa e, countries areenerally identified by their modern names. The selection of contemporary composers continues to be a source of frustration,s there simply is not enough space to include everyone who should be included. Moreover, the increasingly blurry line between

c assica an ot er genres o music compoun s t e pro em. Weve trie to inc u e a representative samp e t at ta es intoccount popu arity, critica recognition, variety o nationa ity an gen er, as we as suggestions ma e y correspon ents over t e

years, and we again apologize to the many active composers who dont appear here.

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