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Composers

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

Anton Webern

1883–1945
Early 20th century Austria

Lieder · Quartets · Cantatas

43 works · 47 versions

William Byrd

1543–1623
Renaissance United Kingdom

Motets · Songs · Sacred songs

357 works · 445 versions

Aaron Copland

1900–1990
Modern United States

Songs · Concertos · Serenades

10 works · 10 versions

Arcangelo Corelli

1653–1713
Baroque Italy

Sonatas · Concertos · Fugues

71 works · 174 versions

Antonín Dvořák

1841–1904
Romantic Czechia

Quartets · Songs · Symphonies

146 works · 355 versions

Charles Ives

1874–1954
Early 20th century United States

Studies · Marches · Sonatas

67 works · 69 versions

Jean Sibelius

1865–1957
Early 20th century Finland

Songs · Suites · Symphonic poems

128 works · 179 versions

Gabriel Fauré

1845–1924
Romantic France

Songs · Nocturnes · Barcarolles

137 works · 249 versions

Edvard Grieg

1843–1907
Romantic Norway

Songs · Secular choruses · Folksongs

149 works · 355 versions

Camille Saint-Saëns

1835–1921
Romantic France

Songs · Concertos · Secular choruses

327 works · 605 versions

Guillaume Dufay

1397–1474
Renaissance Belgium

Chansons · Masses · Motets

178 works · 182 versions

George Gershwin

1898–1937
Early 20th century United States

Songs · Musicals · Operas

57 works · 108 versions

Paul Hindemith

1895–1963
Early 20th century Germany

Sonatas · Concertos · Motets

186 works · 206 versions

Giacomo Puccini

1858–1924
Early 20th century Italy

Operas · Lyric operas · Songs

25 works · 59 versions

Gioacchino Rossini

1792–1868
Romantic Italy

Operas · Comic operas · Songs

98 works · 334 versions

Carl Maria von Weber

1786–1826
Classical Germany

Lieder · Variations · Concertos

108 works · 291 versions

Edward Elgar

1857–1934
Early 20th century United Kingdom

Songs · Secular choruses · Marches

193 works · 473 versions

César Franck

1822–1890
Romantic Belgium

Melodies · Fantasias · Offertories

98 works · 206 versions

Johannes Ockeghem

1410–1497
Renaissance Belgium

Chansons · Masses · Motets

51 works · 61 versions

Thomas Tallis

1505–1585
Renaissance United Kingdom

Motets · Sacred hymns · Masses

75 works · 96 versions

Zoltán Kodály

1882–1967
Early 20th century Hungary

Songs · Dances · Sonatas

48 works · 50 versions

Niccolò Paganini

1782–1840
Romantic Italy

Sonatas · Variations · Quartets

115 works · 236 versions
Early 20th century United Kingdom

Songs · Folksongs · Symphonies

165 works · 213 versions

François Couperin

1668–1733
Baroque France

Motets · Sonatas · Sacred hymns

27 works · 32 versions

Gaetano Donizetti

1797–1848
Romantic Italy

Operas · Masses · Sacred songs

240 works · 360 versions

Erik Satie

1866–1925
Early 20th century France

Songs · Preludes · Waltzes

84 works · 153 versions

Kurt Weill

1900–1950
Early 20th century Germany

Operas · Songs · Cantatas

26 works · 33 versions

Vincenzo Bellini

1801–1835
Romantic Italy

Operas · Lyric operas · Songs

29 works · 91 versions

Manuel de Falla

1876–1946
Early 20th century Spain

Operas · Suites · Serenades

23 works · 74 versions

Mikhail Glinka

1804–1857
Romantic Russia

Variations · Mazurkas · Songs

73 works · 121 versions

Francis Poulenc

1899–1963
Early 20th century France

Songs · Melodies · Sonatas

130 works · 163 versions

Heitor Villa-Lobos

1887–1959
Early 20th century Brazil

Quartets · Songs · Chorinhos

124 works · 142 versions

Georges Bizet

1838–1875
Romantic France

Melodies · Songs · Suites

80 works · 179 versions

Girolamo Frescobaldi

1583–1643
Baroque Italy

Canzonas · Ricercars · Fantasias

138 works · 179 versions
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Giovanni Gabrieli

1557–1612
Renaissance Italy

Canzonas · Motets · Madrigals

77 works · 122 versions

Carlo Gesualdo

1566–1613
Renaissance Italy

Madrigals · Responsories · Motets

63 works · 64 versions

Jules Massenet

1842–1912
Romantic France

Melodies · Suites · Songs

289 works · 433 versions

Carl Nielsen

1865–1931
Early 20th century Denmark

Songs · Secular choruses · Incidental music

379 works · 582 versions

Edgard Varèse

1883–1965
Early 20th century France

Songs · Secular choruses

11 works · 11 versions

Jacques Offenbach

1819–1880
Romantic Germany

Operas · Comic operas · Romances

145 works · 260 versions

Alessandro Scarlatti

1660–1725
Baroque Italy

Cantatas · Operas · Concertos

512 works · 551 versions

Bedřich Smetana

1824–1884
Romantic Czechia

Polkas · Symphonic poems · Operas

80 works · 148 versions

Ferruccio Busoni

1866–1924
Early 20th century Italy

Sonatas · Fantasias · Concertos

92 works · 101 versions

John Field

1782–1837
Classical Ireland

Nocturnes · Rondos · Concertos

49 works · 78 versions

Charles Gounod

1818–1893
Romantic France

Melodies · Songs · Masses

248 works · 548 versions

Jacob Obrecht

1457–1505
Renaissance Belgium

Chansons · Masses · Songs

48 works · 59 versions