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2,000 composers, ranked by their place in the repertoire

Pablo de Sarasate

1844–1908
Romantic Spain

Dances · Fantasias · Variations

52 works · 90 versions

Johann Hermann Schein

1586–1630
Baroque Germany

Lieder · Motets · Sacred cantatas

216 works · 225 versions

Erwin Schulhoff

1894–1942
Early 20th century Czechia

Sonatas · Suites · Concertos

37 works · 42 versions

Louis Vierne

1870–1937
Early 20th century France

Symphonies · Suites · Masses

54 works · 64 versions

Henri Vieuxtemps

1820–1881
Romantic Belgium

Concertos · Fantasias · Variations

60 works · 90 versions

George Antheil

1900–1959
Early 20th century United States

Sonatas · Symphonies · Songs

34 works · 34 versions

Amy Marcy Beach

1867–1944
Early 20th century United States

Songs · Waltzes · Cantatas

118 works · 131 versions
B

Georg Böhm

1661–1733
Baroque Germany

Chorale preludes · Suites · Partitas

39 works · 46 versions

Juan Cabanilles

1644–1712
Baroque Spain

Tientos · Versets · Toccatas

198 works · 207 versions
C

Thomas Campion

1567–1620
Baroque United Kingdom

Songs · Airs

5 works · 7 versions

Alfredo Casella

1883–1947
Early 20th century Italy

Songs · Sonatas · Concertos

49 works · 61 versions

Emilio de' Cavalieri

1550–1602
Renaissance Italy

Madrigals · Sacred oratorios · Lamentations

3 works · 4 versions

Cécile Chaminade

1857–1944
Early 20th century France

Songs · Waltzes · Studies

234 works · 263 versions

Jan Ladislav Dussek

1760–1812
Classical Czechia

Sonatas · Concertos · Duets

88 works · 93 versions
G

Vincenzo Galilei

1520–1591
Renaissance Italy

Songs · Psalms · Galliards

14 works · 16 versions

Percy Grainger

1882–1961
Early 20th century Australia

Folksongs · Songs · Dances

52 works · 98 versions

Jacob Handl

1550–1591
Renaissance Slovenia

Motets · Masses · Psalms

58 works · 66 versions

Johann Adolph Hasse

1699–1783
Classical Germany

Operas · Sonatas · Cantatas

138 works · 151 versions

Jacques Ibert

1890–1962
Early 20th century France

Songs · Concertos · Suites

63 works · 80 versions

Emmerich Kálmán

1882–1953
Early 20th century Hungary

Operas · Waltzes · Musicals

11 works · 26 versions

Mykola Lysenko

1842–1912
Romantic Ukraine

Songs · Operas · Nocturnes

53 works · 61 versions

Heinrich Marschner

1795–1861
Romantic Germany

Lieder · Songs · Sonatas

60 works · 73 versions

Claudio Merulo

1533–1604
Renaissance Italy

Canzonas · Madrigals · Motets

48 works · 66 versions
M

Thomas Morley

1559–1602
Renaissance United Kingdom

Canzonets · Madrigals · Fantasias

96 works · 121 versions

Giovanni Paisiello

1740–1816
Classical Italy

Comic operas · Operas · Cantatas

98 works · 112 versions

Manuel Ponce

1882–1948
Early 20th century Mexico

Sonatas · Preludes · Mazurkas

61 works · 84 versions

Joachim Raff

1822–1882
Romantic Switzerland

Suites · Fantasias · Symphonies

190 works · 240 versions

Silvestre Revueltas

1899–1940
Early 20th century Mexico

Quartets · Songs · Symphonic poems

25 works · 29 versions

Samuel Scheidt

1587–1654
Baroque Germany

Variations · Canzonas · Sacred songs

48 works · 59 versions

Franz Schreker

1878–1934
Early 20th century Monaco

Operas · Songs · Lieder

27 works · 34 versions

Ethel Smyth

1858–1944
Early 20th century United Kingdom

Operas · Songs · Sonatas

21 works · 26 versions

Giuseppe Torelli

1658–1709
Baroque Italy

Concertos · Sonatas · Sinfonias

52 works · 67 versions

Carl Friedrich Abel

1723–1787
Classical Germany

Symphonies · Sonatas · Concertos

47 works · 53 versions

Gregorio Allegri

1582–1652
Baroque Italy

Psalms · Motets · Concertos

10 works · 17 versions

Anton Arensky

1861–1906
Romantic Russia

Romances · Suites · Quartets

71 works · 104 versions

Arnold Bax

1883–1953
Early 20th century United Kingdom

Songs · Sonatas · Symphonies

137 works · 143 versions

Georg Benda

1722–1795
Classical Czechia

Sacred cantatas · Sonatas · Operas

64 works · 64 versions

Franz Berwald

1796–1868
Romantic Sweden

Trios · Concertos · Fantasias

57 works · 58 versions

Nadia Boulanger

1887–1979
Early 20th century France

Songs · Chansons · Melodies

17 works · 20 versions
B

Nicolaus Bruhns

1665–1697
Baroque Germany

Sacred cantatas · Preludes · Concertos

16 works · 17 versions

John Bull

1562–1628
Baroque United Kingdom

Preludes · Galliards · Fantasias

57 works · 73 versions

Louise Farrenc

1804–1875
Romantic France

Variations · Studies · Trios

62 works · 67 versions