# 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)
* 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

* Jaime González (born 1956), composer and music educator
* 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)

## Cuba

* Hilario González (1920-1999)

## 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 (1933–2025)
* 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 (1924–2024)
* 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)
* Giulio Cesare Brero (1908–1973)
* 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
* Valter Aamodt (1902–1989), Norwegian composer and music critic
* 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
* Francisco González Gamarra (1890–1972), composer and painter
* 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)
* 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)