List of Canadian composers

This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Canada, are a citizen of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their career living and working in Canada. The list is arranged in alphabetical order:
==A==
*John Abram (born 1959)
*Murray Adaskin (1906–2002)
*Andrew Ager (born 1962)
*Kati Agócs (born 1975)
*Lucio Agostini (1913–1996)
*Robert Aitken (born 1939)
*J. E. P. Aldous (1853–1934)
*Gaston Allaire (born 1916)
*Émilien Allard (1915–1977)
*Joseph Allard (1873–1947)
*Peter Allen (born 1952)
*Paul Ambrose (1868–1941)
*Robert Ambrose (1824–1908)
*W.H. Anderson (1882–1955)
*Samuel Andreyev (born 1981)
*Humfrey Anger (1862–1913)
*István Anhalt (1919-2012)
*Paul Anka (born 1941)
*Louis Applebaum (1918–2000)
*Violet Archer (1913–2000)
*John Arpin (1936–2007)
*Raynald Arseneault (1945–1995)
==B==
*Michael Conway Baker (born 1937)
*Gerald Bales (1919–2002)
*Steve Barakatt (born 1973)
*Lesley Barber (born 1968)
*Milton Barnes (1931–2001)
*Joseph Beaulieu (1895–1965)
*William Beauvais (born 1956)
*Christophe Beck (born 1972)
*John Beckwith (born 1927)
*Léon Bernier (1936-2011) 
*Denis Bédard (born 1950)
*Norma Beecroft (born 1934)
*Jack Behrens (born 1935)
*Marc Bélanger (born 1940)
*Alan Belkin (born 1951)
*Gilles Bellemare (born 1952)
*Herbert Belyea (1917–2001)
*Boris Berlin (1907–2001)
*Conrad Bernier (1904–1988)
*Daniel Berthiaume (born 1956)
*Lorne Betts (1918–1985)
*Amin Bhatia (born 1961)
*Jocelyne Binet (1923–1968)
*Keith Bissell (1912–1992)
*Lloyd Blackman (born 1928)
*Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910–2003)
*Antoine Bouchard (born 1932)
*Linda Bouchard (born 1957)
*Victor Bouchard (1926–2011)
*Adélard Joseph Boucher (1835–1912)
*Lydia Boucher (1890–1971)
*Walter Boudreau (born 1947)
*Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962)
*Denys Bouliane (born 1955)
*Pierre Brabant (born 1925)
*Timothy Brady (born 1956)
*Henry Brant (1913–2008)
*Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis I (1785–1832)
*Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II (1814–1871)
*Alexander Brott (1915–2005)
*Stephen Brown (born 1948)
*Edwin Orion Brownell (born 1964)
*Walter Buczynski (born 1933)
*John Burge (born 1961)
*John Burke (born 1951)
==C==
*Bruce Cockburn (born 1945)
*Howard Cable (born 1920)
*Christian Calon (born 1950)
*Allison Cameron (born 1963)
*Bruce Carlson (born 1944)
*Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972)
*Albert Chamberland (1886–1975)
*Claude Champagne (1891–1965)
*Alexander Chuhaldin (1892–1951)
*Gustav Ciamaga (born 1930)
*Chan Ka Nin (born 1949)
*Derek Charke (born 1974)
*Benoît Charest (born 1964)
*Stephen Chatman (born 1950)
*Brian Cherney (born 1942)
*Neil Chotem (1920–2008)
*Dolores Claman (born 1927)
*F. R. C. Clarke (1931–2009)
*James P. Clarke (1807/8–1877)
*Stephen Codman (c. 1796–1852)
*Warren Cohen
*Leonard Cohen (born 1934)
*Michael Colgrass (born 1932)
*Ron Collier (1930–2003)
*Alexis Contant (1858–1918)
*Jean Coulthard (1908–2000)
*Guillaume Couture (1851–1915)
*Gabriel Cusson (1903–1972)
==D==
*Jimmy Dale (born 1935)
*Eleanor Joanne Daley (born 1955)
*Omar Daniel (born 1960)
*Jeff Danna (born 1964)
*Mychael Danna (born 1958)
*Yves Daoust (born 1946)
*Lionel Daunais (1901–1982)
*Raymond Daveluy (born 1926)
*Hugh Davidson (born 1930)
*Victor Davies (born 1939)
*Morris Davis (1904–1968)
*Gordon Delamont (1918–1981)
*Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991)
*Allard de Ridder (1887–1966)
*Jean Derome (born 1955)
*Alfred De Sève (1858–1927)
*Jacques Desjardins
*Jean Deslauriers (1909–1978)
*Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943)
*Alan Detweiler (1926–2012)
*Paul Dolden (born 1956)
*Samuel Dolin (1917–2002)
*René Dupéré (born 1946)
*Jean-Paul Dubois (born 1993)
*Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986)
==E==
*Colin Eatock (born 1958)
*Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974)
*Arne Eigenfeldt (born 1962)
*Carleton Elliott (1928–2003)
*Lisle Ellis (born 1951)
*John Estacio (born 1966)
*José Evangelista (born 1943)
==F==
*Percy Faith (1908–1976)
*Robert Farnon (1917–2005)
*Jacques Faubert (born 1952)
*Robert Fleming (1921–1976)
*Leila Fletcher (1899–1988)
*John Fodi (1944–2009)
*Clifford Ford (born 1947)
*Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011)
*W. O. Forsyth (1859–1937)
*Achille Fortier (1864–1939)
*David Foster (born 1949)
*Joseph-A. Fowler (1845–1917)
*Jason Frederick (born 1970)
*Harry Freedman (1922–2005)
==G==
*Gérald Gagnier (1926–1961)
*J.-J. Gagnier (1885–1949)
*René Gagnier (1892–1951)
*Alain Gagnon (born 1938)
*Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915)
*Gustave Gagnon (1842–1930)
*Henri Gagnon (1887–1961)
*Serge Garant (1929–1986)
*Mort Garson (1924–2008)
*Desmond Gaspar (born 1970)
*James Gayfer (1916–1997)
*James Gelfand, (born 1959)
*Steven Gellman (born 1947)
*Graham George (1912–1993)
*Aaron Gervais (born 1980)
*Allan Gilliland (born 1965)
*Srul Irving Glick (1934–2002)
*Denis Gougeon (born 1951)
*Glenn Gould (1932–1982)
*Trevor Grahl (born 1984)
*Hector Gratton (1900–1970)
==H==
*Peter Hannan (born 1953)
*Hagood Hardy (1937–1997)
*Chris Harman (born 1970)
*Johana Harris (1912–1995)
*Charles A.E. Harriss (1862–1929)
*Christos Hatzis (born 1953)
*John Hawkins (1944–2007)
*Donald Heins (1878–1949)
*Jacques Hétu (1938–2010)
*W. H. Hewlett (1873–1940)
*Jim Hiscott (born 1948)
*Bruce Holder (1905–1987)
*Derek Holman (born 1931)
*Charles Houdret (1905-after 1964)
*Melissa Hui (born 1966)
*Richard Hunt (1930-2011)
*Ricky Hyslop (1915–1998)
==I==
*Scott Irvine (born 1953)
*Airat Ichmouratov (born 1973)
==J==
*Frantz Jehin-Prume (1839–1899)
*Otto Joachim (1910–2010)
*Richard Johnston (1917–1997)
*Charles Jones (1910–1997)
*Kelsey Jones (1922–2004)
==K==
*James Keelaghan (born 1959)
*Jack Kane (1924–1961)
*Udo Kasemets (1919-2014)
*Iain Kelso (born 1975)
*Talivaldis Kenins (1919–2008)
*Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
*Gary Koftinoff
*Rudolf Komorous (born 1931)
*Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)
*Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001)
*Mark Korven
*Veronika Krausas (born 1963)
*David Kristian (born 1967)
*Gary Kulesha (born 1954)
*Alfred Kunz (born 1929)
*Larysa Kuzmenko
*Milan Kymlicka (1936–2008)
==L==
*Larry Lake (1943-2013)
*Jean-Baptiste Labelle (1825–1898)
*Fariborz Lachini (born 1949)
*Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952)
*Alcides Lanza (born 1929)
*Eugène Lapierre (1899–1970)
*Yves Lapierre (born 1946)
*Anne Lauber (born 1943)
*Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau (1861–1916)
*Calixa Lavallée (1842–1891)
*Jimmie LeBlanc (born 1977)
*Hugh Le Caine (1914–1977)
*Brent Lee (born 1964)
*Alain Lefèvre (born 1962)
*André Éric Létourneau (born 1967)
*Omer Létourneau (1891–1983)
*Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938)
*Analia Llugdar (born 1972)
*Andrew Lockington (born 1972)
*Ruth Lomon (born 1930)
*Michel Longtin (born 1946)
*Alexina Louie (born 1949)
*Clarence Lucas (1866–1947)
*René Lussier (born 1957)
==M==
*Andrew Paul MacDonald (born 1958)
*David MacIntyre (born 1952)
*Ernest MacMillan (1893–1973)
*Walter MacNutt (1910–1996)
*Robert Graham Manson (1883–1950)
*Leo Marchildon (born 1962)
*Frank Marsales (1886–1975)
*Charles-Amador Martin (1648–1711)
*Lucien Martin (1908–1950)
*Gene Martynec (born 1947)
*Bruce Mather (born 1939)
*André Mathieu (1929–1968)
*Rodolphe Mathieu (1890–1962)
*Roger Matton (born 1929)
*Michael Matthews (born 1950)
*Christopher Mayo (born 1980)
*Michael McCann (born 1976)
*Boyd McDonald (born 1932)
*Diana McIntosh (born 1937)
*Allan McIver (1904–1969)
*Ben McPeek (1934–1981)
*Colin McPhee (1900–1964)
*Lubomyr Melnyk (born 1948)
*Pierre Mercure (1927–1966)
*Alfred Mignault (1895–1961)
*David Mills (born 1929)
*John Mills-Cockell (born 1943)
*Kenneth G. Mills (1923–2004)
*Robin Minard (born 1953)
*Henri Miro (1879–1950)
*Joni Mitchell (born 1943)
*Stephan Moccio (born 1972)
*James Montgomery (born 1943)
*Oskar Morawetz (1917–2007)
*François Morel (born 1926)
*Éric Morin (born 1969)
*Léo-Pol Morin (1892–1941)
*Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886 or 1890–1957)
*Jocelyn Morlock (born 1969)
*Marjan Mozetich (born 1948)
==N==
*Phil Nimmons (born 1923)
*Robert Normandeau (born 1955)
==O==
*Oscar O'Brien (1892–1958)
*Michael Oesterle (born 1968)
*John Oliver (born 1959)
*Charles O'Neill (1882–1964)
*John Oswald (born 1953)
==P==
*Owen Pallett (born 1979)
*Jean Papineau-Couture (1916–2000)
*Donald Patriquin (born 1938)
*Trevor W. Payne (born 1948)
*Kenneth Peacock (1922–2000)
*Paul Pedersen (born 1935)
*Frédéric Pelletier (1870–1944)
*Romain Pelletier (1875–1953)
*Romain-Octave Pelletier I (1843–1927)
*Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
*Barbara Pentland (1912–2000)
*Clermont Pépin (born 1926)
*Michel Perrault (born 1925)
*Jean Piché (born 1951)
*Dave Pierce (born 1972)
*Randolph Peters (born 1959)
*Benoît Poirier (1882–1965)
*Paul Pratt (1894–1967)
*Albert Pratz (1914–1995)
*André Prévost (1934–2001)
*Harry Puddicombe (1870–1953)
==Q==
*Donald Quan (born 1962)
*Joseph Quesnel (1746–1809)
==R==
*Allan Rae (born 1942)
*Imant Raminsh (born 1943)
*Jan Randall (born 1952)
*Eldon Rathburn (1916–2008)
*Elizabeth Raum (born 1945)
*John Rea (born 1944)
*William Reed (1859–1945)
*Bill Richards (1923–1995)
*Godfrey Ridout (1918–1984)
*Doug Riley (1945–2007)
*André Ristic (born 1972)
*Normand Roger (born 1949)
*Stan Rogers (1949–1983)
*James Rolfe (born 1961)
*Ivan Romanoff (1914–1997)
*Clark Ross (born 1957)
*Myke Roy (born 1950)
*Stéphane Roy (born 1959)
*Welford Russell (c.1901-1975)
*Jeffrey Ryan (born 1962)
==S==
*Marc Sabat (born 1965)
*Charles Wugk Sabatier (1819–1862)
*Patrick Saint-Denis (born 1975)
*Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux (1938–1985)
*Herbert Sanders (1878–1938)
*Armando Santiago (born 1932)
*Charles Sauvageau (1807–1849)
*Giancarlo Scalia (born 1990)
*R. Murray Schafer (born 1933)
*Oliver Schroer (1956–2008)
*Ernest Seitz (1892–1978)
*Paul Shaffer (born 1949)
*Rodney Sharman (born 1958)
*Howard Shore (born 1946)
*Anita Sleeman (19302011)
*Linda Catlin Smith (born 1957)
*Leo Smith (1881–1952)
*Harry Somers (1925–1999)
*Ann Southam (1937–2010)
*David Squires (born 1957)
*Paul Steenhuisen (born 1965)
*Ben Steinberg (born 1930)
*Donald Steven (born 1945)
*Fred Stone (1935–1986)
*Timothy Sullivan (born 1954)
*Norman Symonds (1920–1998)
*Boleslaw Szczeniowski (1898–1995)
==T==
*Robert Talbot (1893–1954)
*Georges-Émile Tanguay (1893–1964)
*Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann (1855–1946)
*Steve Tittle (born 1935)
*Peter Togni (born 1959)
*Roman Toi (born 1916)
*Jerry Toth (1928–1999)
*Rudy Toth (1925–2009)
*Bramwell Tovey (born 1953)
*Jiří Traxler (born 1912)
*Amédée Tremblay (1876–1949)
*George Tremblay (1911–1982)
*Gilles Tremblay (born 1932)
*Barry Truax (born 1947)
*Robert Turner (1920–2012)
*Ian Tyson (born 1933)
==U==
*Owen Underhill (born 1954)
==V==
*Jean Vallerand (1915–1994)
*Stéphane Venne (born 1941)
*Benoît Verdickt (1884–1970)
*Joseph Vézina (1849–1924)
*Albert Viau (1910–2001)
*Michael Vincent (composer) (born 1976)
*Claude Vivier (1948–1983)
*Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861–1926)
*Calvin Vollrath (born 1960)
==W==
*Arnold Walter (1902–1973)
*Ruth Watson Henderson (born 1932)
*John Weinzweig (1913–2006)
*Frank Welsman (1873–1952)
*John Welsman (born 1955)
*Hildegard Westerkamp (born 1946)
*Dinuk Wijeratne
*Eric Wild (1910–1989)
*Rick Wilkins (born 1937)
*Healey Willan (1880–1968)
*Charles Wilson (born 1931)
*Scott Wilson (born 1969)
*Édouard Woolley (1916–1991)
*John Wyre (1941–2006)
==X==
==Y==
*Kathleen Yearwood (born 1958)
*Gayle Young (born 1950)
*Neil Young (born 1945)
==Z==
*Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981)
*Rui Shi Zhuo (born 1956)
*Joel Zimmerman (born 1981)
*León Zuckert (1904–1992)
==See also==
*Canadian classical music
*Music of Canada
*Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
== References ==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
*Canadian Music Centre
 
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