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

Johann Sebastian Bach

1685–1750
Baroque Germany

Chorales · Sacred cantatas · Chorale preludes

1,430 works · 3,209 versions

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770–1827
Classical Germany

Sonatas · Songs · Variations

360 works · 872 versions

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756–1791
Classical Austria

Sonatas · Symphonies · Concertos

754 works · 1,572 versions

Richard Wagner

1813–1883
Romantic Germany

Operas · Songs · Overtures

55 works · 178 versions

Claude Debussy

1862–1918
Early 20th century France

Songs · Suites · Chansons

107 works · 339 versions

Igor Stravinsky

1882–1971
Early 20th century Russia

Songs · Ballets · Concertos

109 works · 144 versions

Joseph Haydn

1732–1809
Classical Austria

Trios · Symphonies · Quartets

667 works · 1,256 versions

Frédéric Chopin

1810–1849
Romantic Poland

Mazurkas · Waltzes · Polonaises

127 works · 280 versions

Claudio Monteverdi

1567–1643
Baroque Italy

Madrigals · Motets · Psalms

133 works · 150 versions

Johannes Brahms

1833–1897
Romantic Germany

Lieder · Songs · Sonatas

160 works · 374 versions

George Frideric Handel

1685–1759
Baroque Germany

Cantatas · Sonatas · Minuets

574 works · 1,321 versions

Franz Liszt

1811–1886
Romantic Austria

Songs · Lieder · Marches

548 works · 749 versions

Franz Schubert

1797–1828
Romantic Austria

Lieder · Songs · Secular choruses

1,023 works · 1,651 versions

Gustav Mahler

1860–1911
Romantic Czechia

Symphonies · Lieder · Songs

22 works · 47 versions

Maurice Ravel

1875–1937
Early 20th century France

Songs · Cantatas · Fugues

83 works · 191 versions

Arnold Schoenberg

1874–1951
Early 20th century Austria

Lieder · Quartets · Songs

73 works · 93 versions

Béla Bartók

1881–1945
Early 20th century Romania

Folksongs · Concertos · Sonatas

80 works · 167 versions

Olivier Messiaen

1908–1992
Modern France

Preludes · Melodies

3 works · 3 versions

Dmitry Shostakovich

1906–1975
Modern Russia

Quartets · Symphonies · Concertos

70 works · 71 versions

Richard Strauss

1864–1949
Early 20th century Germany

Lieder · Operas · Songs

127 works · 247 versions

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

1840–1893
Romantic Russia

Romances · Operas · Secular choruses

155 works · 434 versions

Giuseppe Verdi

1813–1901
Romantic Italy

Lyric operas · Operas · Songs

41 works · 148 versions

Antonio Vivaldi

1678–1741
Baroque Italy

Concertos · Sonatas · Operas

667 works · 1,017 versions

Josquin Desprez

1455–1521
Renaissance France

Chansons · Motets · Masses

156 works · 242 versions

Jean-Philippe Rameau

1683–1764
Baroque France

Operas · Concertos · Cantatas

61 works · 98 versions

Robert Schumann

1810–1856
Romantic Germany

Lieder · Songs · Romances

169 works · 467 versions

Sergey Prokofiev

1891–1953
Early 20th century Ukraine

Sonatas · Suites · Songs

116 works · 160 versions

John Cage

1912–1992
Modern United States
1 work · 1 version

Felix Mendelssohn

1809–1847
Romantic Germany

Lieder · Sonatas · Symphonies

247 works · 623 versions

Henry Purcell

1659–1695
Baroque United Kingdom

Songs · Catches · Incidental music

443 works · 699 versions

Domenico Scarlatti

1685–1757
Baroque Italy

Sonatas · Cantatas · Studies

583 works · 960 versions

Hector Berlioz

1803–1869
Romantic France

Cantatas · Melodies · Sacred hymns

70 works · 150 versions

Alban Berg

1885–1935
Early 20th century Austria

Songs · Lieder · Variations

27 works · 32 versions

Leoš Janáček

1854–1928
Early 20th century Czechia

Operas · Songs · Dances

50 works · 63 versions

Orlande de Lassus

1532–1594
Renaissance Belgium

Motets · Madrigals · Chansons

1,290 works · 1,395 versions

Jean-Baptiste Lully

1632–1687
Baroque Italy

Operas · Ballets · Motets

69 works · 136 versions

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873–1943
Early 20th century Russia

Romances · Songs · Preludes

80 works · 157 versions

Heinrich Schütz

1585–1672
Baroque Germany

Sacred choruses · Madrigals · Sacred cantatas

154 works · 159 versions

Hildegard

1098–1179
Medieval Germany

Antiphons · Responsories · Masses

77 works · 78 versions

Guillaume de Machaut

1367–1377
Medieval France

Songs · Rondeaux · Motets

22 works · 29 versions

Modest Mussorgsky

1839–1881
Romantic Russia

Songs · Operas · Scherzos

78 works · 140 versions

Aleksandr Scriabin

1872–1915
Early 20th century Russia

Preludes · Sonatas · Waltzes

91 works · 118 versions

Georg Philipp Telemann

1681–1767
Baroque Germany

Sacred cantatas · Sonatas · Concertos

1,400 works · 1,906 versions

Anton Webern

1883–1945
Early 20th century Austria

Lieder · Quartets · Cantatas

43 works · 47 versions