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

Louis Spohr

1784–1859
Romantic Germany

Quartets · Concertos · Duets

172 works · 233 versions

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

1687–1750
Baroque Poland

Sonatas · Partitas · Fantasias

66 works · 138 versions

Max Bruch

1838–1920
Romantic Germany

Cantatas · Concertos · Secular choruses

71 works · 119 versions
B

Antoine Busnois

1430–1492
Renaissance France

Chansons · Rondeaux · Motets

91 works · 94 versions

Francesco Cavalli

1602–1676
Baroque Italy

Operas · Canzonas · Motets

25 works · 26 versions

Emmanuel Chabrier

1841–1894
Romantic France

Melodies · Polkas · Waltzes

60 works · 94 versions

Carl Czerny

1791–1857
Romantic Austria

Variations · Studies · Fantasias

420 works · 439 versions

Luigi Dallapiccola

1904–1975
Modern Croatia

Songs · Motets · Studies

22 works · 24 versions

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

1778–1837
Classical Slovakia

Variations · Sonatas · Concertos

167 works · 225 versions

Édouard Lalo

1823–1892
Romantic France

Concertos · Trios · Allegros

37 works · 70 versions

Jean-Marie Leclair

1697–1764
Baroque France

Concertos · Sonatas · Suites

22 works · 24 versions
P

Pérotin

1155–1230
Medieval France

Masses · Motets · Sacred hymns

5 works · 5 versions

Joaquín Rodrigo

1901–1999
Modern Spain

Preludes · Berceuses · Sicilianas

3 works · 3 versions

Cipriano de Rore

1515–1565
Renaissance Belgium

Madrigals · Motets · Masses

81 works · 105 versions

Albert Roussel

1869–1937
Early 20th century France

Suites · Melodies · Songs

71 works · 89 versions

Arthur Sullivan

1842–1900
Romantic United Kingdom

Songs · Savoy operas · Sacred hymns

129 works · 200 versions

Sergey Taneyev

1856–1915
Romantic Russia

Songs · Quartets · Trios

76 works · 83 versions

Giuseppe Tartini

1692–1770
Baroque Slovenia

Concertos · Sonatas · Sinfonias

144 works · 238 versions
Z

Jan Dismas Zelenka

1679–1745
Baroque Czechia

Masses · Psalms · Sacred hymns

154 works · 164 versions
Early 20th century Austria

Songs · Operas · Quartets

29 works · 31 versions

Mily Balakirev

1837–1910
Romantic Russia

Waltzes · Mazurkas · Overtures

64 works · 73 versions
C

Giulio Caccini

1551–1618
Renaissance Italy

Songs · Madrigals · Arias

12 works · 14 versions

Ernest Chausson

1855–1899
Romantic France

Songs · Motets · Melodies

50 works · 65 versions

Carlos Chávez

1899–1978
Modern Mexico

Sonatas

4 works · 4 versions

Luigi Cherubini

1760–1842
Classical Italy

Operas · Sacred hymns · Masses

79 works · 123 versions

Reinhold Glière

1875–1956
Early 20th century Ukraine

Romances · Concertos · Quartets

78 works · 105 versions
K

Ernst Krenek

1900–1991
Modern Austria

Songs · Operas · Concertos

50 works · 54 versions

Léonin

1135–1201
Medieval France

Sacred hymns

1 work · 1 version

Pietro Mascagni

1863–1945
Early 20th century Italy

Operas · Songs · Lyric operas

25 works · 78 versions

Stanisław Moniuszko

1819–1872
Romantic Belarus

Songs · Operas · Sacred songs

131 works · 202 versions

Nikolay Myaskovsky

1881–1950
Early 20th century Poland

Symphonies · Sonatas · Quartets

94 works · 107 versions

Jacopo Peri

1561–1633
Baroque Italy

Arias · Operas · Madrigals

5 works · 6 versions
R

Frederic Rzewski

1938–2021
Modern United States

Songs · Sonatas · Studies

133 works · 134 versions
S

Antonio Soler

1729–1783
Classical Spain

Sonatas · Tientos · Versets

29 works · 40 versions

Fernando Sor

1778–1839
Classical Spain

Fantasias · Variations · Divertimentos

94 works · 100 versions

Francisco Tárrega

1852–1909
Romantic Spain

Studies · Preludes · Waltzes

97 works · 116 versions

Dmytro Bortniansky

1751–1825
Classical Ukraine

Sacred hymns · Sonatas · Concertos

21 works · 34 versions
C

Antonio de Cabezón

1510–1566
Renaissance Spain

Tientos · Variations · Versets

62 works · 62 versions
C

Louis Couperin

1626–1661
Baroque France

Fantasias · Fugues · Trios

69 works · 102 versions

Léo Delibes

1836–1891
Romantic France

Melodies · Operas · Secular choruses

71 works · 157 versions

Johann Joseph Fux

1660–1741
Baroque Austria

Masses · Suites · Offertories

81 works · 97 versions

Aleksandr Glazunov

1865–1936
Early 20th century Russia

Quartets · Symphonies · Preludes

123 works · 204 versions

Francisco Guerrero

1528–1599
Renaissance Spain

Motets · Sacred songs · Sacred choruses

27 works · 38 versions

Scott Joplin

1868–1917
Early 20th century United States

Rags · Songs · Marches

59 works · 153 versions

Bruno Maderna

1920–1973
Modern Italy

Concertos

2 works · 2 versions