Georgi Arnaoudov (born 1957), composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, film, vocal and piano music
Alexandra Fol (born 1981), composer and organist, currently writing her dissertation at McGill University's Schulich School of Music
Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), composer, violinist, conductor
Michail Goleminov (born 1956), composer, pianist, conductor, and co-founder of music publishing house The Orange Factory
Dobri Hristov (1875–1941), composer of choral music as well as music for the church and orchestra
Petar Krumov (born 1934), composer, arranger, conductor and expert on Bulgarian folk music
Filip Kutev (1903–1982), composer, arranger and founder of Bulgaria's State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance
Kiril Lambov (born 1955) composer, pianist, and conductor
Milcho Leviev (1937–2019), composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist
Emanuil Manolov (1860–1902), composed the first Bulgarian opera Siromahkinia based on the work of Ivan Vazov with the same title
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), composer and director in Luxembourg, one of her most famous works is "Gladius"
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean (born 1960), composer, harpist, pedagogue
Petko Staynov (1896–1977), a founding member and first chairman of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933), which later became the Union of Bulgarian Composers
Veselin Stoyanov (1902–1969), composer of classical music including two symphonies
Emil Tabakov (born 1947), composer of symphonies and concertos
Dobrinka Tabakova (born 1980), composer
Julia Tsenova (1948–2010), contemporary composer, pianist, jazz pedagogue
Georgi Tutev (1924–1994), composer of contemporary classical music, one of the main representatives of Bulgarian modernism
Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), a founding member of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933)

Canada

See main article: List of Canadian composers.

Airat Ichmouratov (1973), composer, pedagogue, conductor, klezmer clarinetist

Chile

Víctor Jara (1932–1973), composer, pedagogue, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist
Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019)
Jorge Urrutia (1905–1981), composer, influenced by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

China

See main article: List of Chinese composers.

Du Mingxin (born 1928), composer who collaborated on the ballet Red Detachment of Women
Nie Er (1912–1935), wrote March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China
Qu Xiao-Song (born 1952), composer, student of Du Mingxin
Xian Xinghai (1905–1945), composer known for the Yellow River Cantata, a patriotic song during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Xiao Shuxian (1905–1991), composer who blended elements of Chinese folk culture with Western techniques in her music

Colombia

Jacqueline Nova (1935–1975), pioneer on experimental music and Colombian feminist movement.

Croatia

See main article: List of Croatian composers.

Cyprus

Nicolas Economou (1953–1993), composer and conductor

Czech Republic

See main article: List of Czech composers.

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812–1865)

Denmark

See main article: List of Danish composers.

Niels Gade (1817–1890)
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)

Dominican Republic

Luis Alberti (1906–1976) composer of Merengue music
Charytín (born 1949), significant 1970s pop music composer
Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957) significant contemporary merengue and pop ballad composer
Johnny Pacheco (born 1935) composer of Salsa music
Anthony Santos (born 1981) significant bachata composer
Sandra Zaiter (born 1943) significant children's songs composer

Ecuador

Mesías Maiguashca (born 1938)

Egypt

See main article: List of Egyptian composers.

Sayed Darwish (1892–1923)
Mohamed El Qasabgi (1892–1966)
Zakariya Ahmad (1896–1961)
Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901–1991)
Riad Al Sunbati (1906–1981)

Estonia

See main article: List of Estonian composers.

Arvo Pärt (born 1935)

Finland

See main article: List of Finnish composers.

France

See main article: List of French composers.

Yann Pierre Tiersen (23 June 1970-present)

Germany

See main article: List of German composers.

Greece

See main article: List of Greek composers.

Jani Christou (1926–1970)
Manos Hatzidakis (1925–1994)
Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
Stefanos Korkolis (born 1960)
Nikolaos Lavdas (1879–1940)
Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872), composer of the Greek national anthem
Yannis Markopoulos (born 1939)
Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947–2019)
Mimis Plessas (born 1924)
Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1945), member of the Second Viennese School
Giannis Spanos (1934–2019)
Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021)
Stavros Xarchakos (born 1939)
Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001)
Manos Loizos (1937–1982)
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou Vangelis (1943–2022)
Eleni Karaindrou (1941-present)

Guatemala

Ricardo Arjona (born 1964), modern pop composer

Hungary

See main article: List of Hungarian composers.

Béla Bartók (1881–1945), 20th-century composer, considered one of the founders of ethnomusicology
Gábor Darvas (1911–1985), composer and musicologist
Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960), 20th-century composer, Variations on a Nursery Tune, Suite in F-sharp minor, Ruralia Hungarica
Péter Eötvös (born 1944)
Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Romantic composer influenced by Richard Wagner
Stephen Heller (1813–1888), Early Romantic composer and pianist
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), 20th-century composer and ethnomusicologist
Rezső Kókai (1906–1962), composer and musicologist
György Kurtág (born 1926), 20th-century composer
Franz Lehár (1870–1948), 20th-century composer most known for The Merry Widow
György Sándor Ligeti (1923–2006), 20th-century composer best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut
Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Romantic composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
Ervin Nyiregyházi (1903–1987), romantic composer-pianist
Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), 20th-century composer, best known for his film music
Tibor Szemző (born 1955), composer, performer and media artist
Leo Weiner (1885–1960), 20th-century composer of the "Fox Dance"

Iceland

See main article: List of Icelandic composers.

India

See main article: List of Indian composers.

M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016), carnatic music
Clarence Barlow (1945–2023), contemporary art music
Sandeep Bhagwati (born 1963), contemporary art music
R.D. Burman (1939–1994), film composer, musician and singer
Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer
Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), film composer
Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger
Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Jatin–Lalit, music composer duo
Khayyam (1927–2019), film composer
Shirish Korde (born 1945), contemporary art music
Bappi Lahiri (born 1952), film composer
Laxmikant–Pyarelal, film composer duo
Madan Mohan (born 1981), film composer, musician and singer
Nadeem-Shravan, film composer duo
Naushad (1919–2006), film composer
O.P. Nayyar (1926–2007), film composer
A. R. Rahman (born 1966 as Dilip), film composer, record producer, musician and singer
Harris Jayaraj (born 8 July 1975), Indian film composer
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 1979), singer-songwriter, film score, and soundtrack composer
Santhosh Narayanan (born 1983), Indian film composer
Sean Roldan (born 1987), Indian musician
Darbuka Siva (born 1982), Indian musician, director and actor
Armaan Malik (born 1995), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
Amaal Malik (born 1990), Indian composer, singer and songwriter
Vivek-Mervin, Indian film composer duo
Ravi (1926–2012), film composer
Anirudh Ravichander (born 1990), singer, music director, film composer
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio of record producers, musicians, multi-instrumentalists
Shankar Jaikishan, music composer duo
Naresh Sohal (1939–2018), contemporary art music
Amit Trivedi (born 1979), film composer
Param Vir (born 1952), contemporary art music

Indonesia

See main article: List of Indonesian composers.

Otto Sidharta (born 1955), music composer
Ananda Sukarlan (born 1968)

Iran

See main article: List of Iranian composers.

Ireland

See main article: List of Irish classical composers.

Italy

See main article: List of Italian composers.

Japan

See main article: List of Japanese composers.

Liechtenstein

Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901)

Lithuania

See main article: List of Lithuanian composers.

Luxembourg

See main article: List of Luxembourgish composers.

Jean-Marie Kieffer (born 1960)

North Macedonia

Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
Todor Skalovski (1909–2004)

Madagascar

Raymond Razafimbahiny (1919–1963)

Malta

Charles Camilleri (1931–2009), 20th century classical composer
Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), music teacher and composer
Robert Samut (1869–1934), composer of Malta's National Anthem, l-Innu Malti

Mexico

See main article: List of Mexican composers of classical music.

Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), 20th Century composer
Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), discovered the 13th sound
Ricardo Castro (1864–1907), composer and pianist
Daniel Catán (1949–2011), composer of operas
Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), 20th-century classical composer and conductor
Jose Mariano Elizaga (1786–1842), composer and theoretician
Manuel Enriquez (1926–1994), modern classical composer
Julio Estrada (born 1943), composer and theoretician
Blas Galindo (1910–1993), 20th-century composer
María Grever (1884–1951), composer of romantic songs like "Júrame"
Carlos Jiménez Mabarak (1916–1994), 20th century composer
Agustin Lara (1897–1970), composer of romantic songs like Maria Bonita, Solamente una Vez, Granada, etc.
Mario Lavista (born 1943), composer and writer
Francisco López Capillas (1608–1674), composer of the Baroque
Armando Manzanero (1935–2020), singer, pianist and composer of Boleros
Arturo Márquez (born 1950), wrote Danzón No. 2
José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), composer of "Huapango"
Melesio Morales (1839–1908), composer of the opera Ildegonda
Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), wrote for player piano
Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948), 20th-century composer
Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940), 20th-century classical composer of Sensemayá
Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), composer of vals "Sobre las olas"
Manuel de Sumaya (1678–1755), composer of the Baroque
Eugenio Toussaint (1954–2011), contemporary jazz and classical composer
Consuelo Velázquez (1924–2005), wrote the song "Bésame Mucho"

Mongolia

See main article: List of Mongolian composers.

Netherlands

See main article: List of Dutch composers.

Michel van der Aa (born 1970), modern classical composer
Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981), classical composer of symphonies, songs and organworks
Louis Andriessen (1939–2021), modern classical composer
Henk Badings (1907–1987), classical composer of symphonic works, songs, electro-acoustical works
Henriëtte Bosmans (1895–1952), classical composer of instrumental music and songs
Jan Brandts Buys (1868–1933), composer of operas and chamber music
Johannes van Bree (1801–1857), classical composer of symphonies, orchestral works, operas, songs, chamber music
Lex van Delden (1919–1988), modern classical composer (symphonies, vocal music)
Bernard van Dieren (1887–1936), composer of chamber music, symphonies, vocal works
Cornelis Dopper (1870–1939), classical composer of symphonies, operas, concertos
Rudolf Escher (1912–1980), classical composer of songs, symphonies, chamber music
Carel Anton Fodor (1768–1846), classical composer of symphonies, concertos
Jan van Gilse (1881–1944), classical composer of operas, symphonies, chamber music
Pieter Hellendaal (1721–1799), classical composer of concerti grossi, chamber music, psalms and oratorios
Elisabeth Kuyper (1877–1953), classical composer of orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, choral music, and songs
Guillaume Landré (1905–1968), classical composer of vocal music, operas and symphonies
Samuel de Lange (1840–1911), classical composer of operas, organ music, symphonic works, chamber music
Fred Momotenko (born 1970), classical composer
Leon Orthel (1905–1885), classical composer of symphonies and chamber music
Willem Pijper (1894–1947), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic works
Julius Röntgen (1855–1932), classical composer of symphonies, concertos, chamber music, vocal works
Leo Smit (1900–1943), classical composer of chamber music, songs, symphonic music
Johannes Verhulst (1816–1891), classical composer of vocal music, symphonic works
Matthijs Vermeulen (1888–1967), classical composer of symphonies and songs
Alexander Voormolen (1895–1980), classical composer of chamber music, piano music and orchestral works
Bernard Zweers (1854–1924), classical composer of vocal music, orchestral works and symphonies

New Zealand

Gillian Bibby (born 1945)
Jack Body (1944–2015)
Ivan Bootham (1939–2016)
Helen Bowater (born 1952)
Dorothy Buchanan (born 1945)
Edwin Carr (1926–2003), 20th century classical
Lyell Cresswell (born 1944), 20th century classical
Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 1956)
Gareth Farr (born 1968)
Sir Dean Goffin (1918–1984), brass band composer
Peter Hobbs (born 1970)
Fanny Howie (1868–1916), composer of "Hine E Hine"
Mihi-ki-te-kapua (?–c. 1872), composer of waiata
Douglas Lilburn (1915–2001)
Andrew Perkins (born 1961)
Robert J. Pope (1865–1949), songwriter
John Psathas (born 1966), 20th century classical
Rihi Puhiwahine Te Rangi-hirawea (?–1906), composer of waiata
John Rimmer (born 1939)
Anthony Ritchie (born 1960), 20th century classical
Stephen Roche (born 1964), composer of film music
Michael Smither (born 1939)
Sir William Southgate (born 1941)
Ronald Tremain (1923–1998), 20th century classical
Peter van der Fluit (born 1963)
Gillian Karawe Whitehead (born 1941)
Michael Williams (born 1962), 20th century classical
Kenneth Young (born 1955)
Wayan Yudane, composer of Balinese music

Nigeria

Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005), 20th century classical and Nigerian folk composer

Norway

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (born 1964), composer
Ole Bornemann Bull (1810–1880) was a Norwegian violinist and composer, wrote The Herdgirl's Sunday
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Romantic composer, known for his incidental music for Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto
Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907), Romantic composer and pianist, contemporary of Edvard Grieg
Kjell Habbestad (born 1955), Norwegian composer
Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935), Norwegian composer, famous for Entry March of the Boyars and Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel
Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (born 1954)
Ståle Kleiberg (born 1958), classical composer and musicologist
Herman Severin Løvenskiold (1815–1870), Romantic composer who wrote the score for the ballet La Sylphide
Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 1979)
Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing serialism and twelve-tone music to Norway
Arne Nordheim (1931–2010), Norwegian composer, famous for bringing the modernism and electro acoustic music to Norway. Wrote Epitaffio for orchestra and tape, the ballet The Storm and Solitaire
Marcus Paus (born 1979), Norwegian composer who writes tonal contemporary music and who has been described as a lyrical modernist
Christian Sinding (1856–1941), Norwegian composer, wrote Rustle of Spring and the Suite for Violin and Orchestra
Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of the Romance for Violin and Orchestra and 2 Symphonies
Olav Anton Thommessen (born 1946), Norwegian composer, famous for "A Glass Bead Game"
Lasse Thoresen (born 1949)
Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer writing atonal polyphonic music. Famous for Le Cimetère Marin and the Violin Concerto

Pakistan

Nisar Bazmi (1924–2007)

Peru

Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983), contemporary jazz, pop and film score composer
Jose Bernardo Alcedo (1788–1878), 19th-century Peruvian romantic composer, wrote the Peruvian National Anthem
Daniel Alomía Robles (1871–1942), romantic composer, wrote El Cóndor Pasa
Sadiel Cuentas (born 1973), contemporary composer
Chabuca Granda (1920–1983), singer, contemporary and folk music composer
Rafael Leonardo Junchaya (born 1965), contemporary composer
Celso Garrido Lecca (born 1926), contemporary composer
Jimmy Lopez (born 1978), contemporary composer
Clara Petrozzi (born 1965), contemporary composer
Felipe Pinglo Alva (1899–1936), poet and songwriter, father of Música criolla
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann (born 1973), contemporary composer

Philippines

See main article: List of Filipino composers.

Poland

See main article: List of Polish composers.

Portugal

See main article: List of Portuguese composers.

Alfredo Keil (1850–1907)
Jaime Reis (born 1983)

Romania

See main article: List of Romanian composers.

Russia

See main article: List of Russian composers.

Serbia

See main article: List of Serbian composers.

Slovakia

See main article: List of Slovak composers.

Slovenia

See main article: List of Slovenian composers.

South Africa

See main article: List of South African composers.

Spain

See main article: List of Spanish composers.

Sri Lanka

See main article: List of Sri Lankan composers.

Sweden

See main article: List of Swedish composers.

Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)
Dag Wirén (1905–1986)

Switzerland

See main article: List of Swiss composers.

Fritz Bovet (fl. 1845–1888), violinist, composed at least one string quartet (still in print), watchmaker, Swiss vice-counsel to Canton, China
Caroline Charrière (1960–2018), composer, flautist, choir director
Heinz Holliger (born 1939)
Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
Frank Martin (1890–1974)
Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957)
Andreas Vollenweider (born 1953)

Taiwan

Tyzen Hsiao (1938–2015)
Liu Shueh-Shuan 劉學軒 (born 1969), 21st century contemporary classical composer

Turkey

See main article: List of Turkish composers.

Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991)
Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972)
Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985)
Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906–1978)
Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999)

United Kingdom

See main article: List of British classical composers.

Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
Arnold Bax (1883–1953)
Harrison Birtwistle (1934–2022)
Arthur Bliss (1891–1975)
John Blow (1649–1708)
Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
William Byrd (1540–1623)
Eric Coates (1886–1957)
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)
Frederick Delius (1862–1934)
John Dowland (1563–1626)
John Dunstable (c. 1390–1453)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
John Ireland (1879–1962)
Hubert Parry (1848–1918)
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
Thomas Tallis (died 1585)
Michael Tippett (1905–1998)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
William Walton (1902–1983)

United States

See main article: List of American composers.

Ukraine

See main article: List of Ukrainian composers.

Uruguay

Miguel del Águila (born 1957)

External links

Union of Belgian Composers (in Dutch and French)
Union of Bulgarian Composers