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These pages are under construction.

These pages are an attempt to catalogue the expanded central repertoire of "Western classical music".  The works listed here are often performed, recorded, or studied, within their respective categories.  For example, if a work is central to the repertory of, say, tuba concertos, or late Romantic English choral anthems, or Renaissance Spanish organ music, the aim is to include it here.  To that end, also included are works somewhat less often performed today, but which were central to the repertory at one time, or which are still generally held to be considerably influential or otherwise important.  Effort has also been made to include contemporary works which, while history has yet to judge, have strong potential to become lasting contributors to their respective genres.

Large bold type indicates an item of major importance.
Bold type indicates an item of considerable importance, which should be known by the well-rounded musician.
Regular type indicates an item of secondary importance, worthy of further investigation.
Italic type indicates an item of lesser importance, of interest to those with particular focus in the genre or historical era.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Middle Ages  (c.900 - c.1200)

High Middle Ages  (c.1200 - c.1360)

Early Renaissance  (c.1350 - c.1460)

Middle Renaissance  (c.1450 - c.1530)

High Renaissance  (c.1520 - c.1620)

Early Baroque  (c.1600 - c.1660)

Middle Baroque  (c.1650 - c.1710)

High Baroque  (c.1690 - c.1750)

Classical  (c.1750 - c.1810)

Early Romantic  (c.1800 - c.1860)

Late Romantic  (c.1850 - c.1910)

Early Modernist (c.1900 - c.1950)

Post-War Modernist  (c.1950 - present)

Contemporary  (flourished c.1980 - present)

COMPOSER INDEX

Note: This list includes only those composers whose entries are deemed to be most complete.

Composer Years Historical Period Nationality Principal Genres

A
Keiko Abe b.1937 Post-War Modernist Japan marimba
Carl Friedrich Abel 1723–1787 Classical Germany/Britain orchestral (esp. symphonies), viola da gamba
Pierre Abélard 1079–1142 Middle Ages France chant
Peter Ablinger * b.1959 Contemporary Austria orchestral
Paul Abraham * 1892–1960 Early Modernist Germany operetta
Hans Abrahamsen * b.1952 Contemporary Denmark orchestral, chamber
Franz Wilhelm Abt * 1819–1885 Late Romantic Germany song
Jean-Baptiste Accolay 1833–1900 Late Romantic Belgium violin
Joseph Achron 1886–1943 Early Modernist Lithuania/USA violin
Adam de la Halle c.1240–1288? High Middle Ages France musical play, song
Adolphe Adam 1803–1856 Early Romantic France ballet, opera
H. Leslie Adams * b.1932 Post-War Modernist USA song
John Adams b.1947 Contemporary USA opera, orchestral
John Luther Adams b.1953 Contemporary USA orchestral, chamber
Richard Addinsell 1904–1977 Early Modernist Britain film
Thomas Adčs b.1971 Contemporary Britain orchestral, opera, chamber
Samuel Adler * b.1928 Contemporary USA choral, solo vocal, orchestral, instrumental
Adrien le Roy c.1520–1598 High Renaissance France guitar, vocal
Alexander Agricola 1445/6?–1506 Middle Renaissance Flanders masses, motets, chansons
Dionisio Aguado 1784–1849 Early Romantic Spain guitar
Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia 1561–1627 Early Baroque Spain organ, vocal
Julián Aguirre 1868–1924 Late Romantic Argentina piano, chamber, song
Johann Rudolf Ahle 1625–1673 Middle Baroque Germany sacred vocal
Kalevi Aho b.1949 Contemporary Finland orchestral (esp. symphonies, concertos), opera
Jehan Alain 1911–1940 Early Modernist France organ
Pierre Alamire * c.1470–1536 Middle Renaissance Flanders instrumental
Isaac Albéniz 1860–1909 Late Romantic Spain piano
Mateo Pérez de Albéniz 1765–1831 Classical Spain piano
Sebastián de Albero 1722–1756 High Baroque Spain keyboard
Eugčn d'Albert 1864–1932 Late Romantic Germany opera, Lieder, piano
Stephen Albert 1941–1992 Contemporary USA orchestral
Tomaso Albinoni 1671–1751 Late Baroque Italy instrumental (esp. oboe concertos), vocal
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger 1736–1809 Classical Austria instrumental
William Albright * 1944–1998 Contemporary USA piano, organ
Franco Alfano 1875–1954 Early Modernist Italy opera
Alfonso X ("El Sabio") 1221–1284 High Middle Ages Spain sacred vocal
Kenneth Alford * 1881–1945 Early Modernist Britain march
Hugo Alfvén 1872–1960 Late Romantic Sweden orchestral, choral
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh b. 1947 Contemporary Azerbaijan chamber
Charles-Valentin Alkan 1813–1888 Late Romantic France piano
Gregorio Allegri 1582–1652 Early Baroque Italy sacred choral
Richard Allison * fl.1580–1610 High Renaissance England instrumental
Eyvind Alnćs 1872–1932 Late Romantic Norway song
?? Alonso 15th century Middle Renaissance Spain instrumental
Francisco Alonso * 1887–1948 Early Modernist Spain zarzuela
Johann Ernst Altenburg 1734–1801 Classical Germany trumpet
William Alwyn 1905–1985 Late Modernist Britain orchestral, film, chamber
Alexander Alyabyev 1787–1851 Early Romantic Russia song, chamber
Fikret Amirov * 1922–1984 Post-War Modernist Azerbaijan orchestral
Elias Ammerbach * c.1530–1597 High Renaissance Germany organ
John Amner 1579–1641 Early Baroque Britain sacred choral
David Amram * b. 1930 Post-War Modernist USA orchestral, etc.
Gilbert Amy * b. 1936 Contemporary France orchestral, chamber, vocal
Juan de Anchieta 1462–1523 Middle Renaissance Spain choral sacred and secular
Joachim Andersen 1847–1909 Late Romantic Denmark flute
Beth Anderson * b. 1950 Contemporary USA chamber
Julian Anderson * b. 1967 Contemporary Britain orchestral, choral
Leroy Anderson 1908–1975 Post-War Modernist USA orchestral light music
Elfrida Andrée * 1841–1929 Late Romantic Sweden organ
Hendrik Andriessen 1892–1981 Early Modernist Netherlands organ, choral, solo vocal, orchestral
Louis Andriessen b. 1939 Post-War Modernist Netherlands vocal/instrumental ensemble, opera
Felice Anerio 1560–1614 High Renaissance Italy sacred vocal, madrigal
Giovanni Francesco Anerio c.1567–1630 Early Baroque Italy sacred and secular vocal
George Antheil 1900–1959 Early Modernist USA orchestral, piano, chamber
Anthonello da Caserta fl c.1400 Early Renaissance Italy vocal
John Antill 1904–1986 Post-War Modernist Australia ballet, orchestral
Georges Aperghis b. 1945 Contemporary Greece/France vocal, opera
Benedictus Appenzeller * 1480/88–after 1558 Middle Renaissance Flanders sacred and secular vocal
Mark Applebaum * b. 1967 Contemporary USA chamber, etc.
Jesús y Gárate Arámbarri 1902–1930 Early Modernist Spain orchestral, vocal
Juan de Araujo 1646–1712 Middle Baroque Spain/Peru/Bolivia sacred vocal
Jean-Baptiste Arban 1825–1889 Late Romantic France cornet
Thoinot Arbeau 1520–1595 High Renaissance France instrumental dance
Jacques Arcadelt 1504/5–1568 High Renaissance Flanders/Italy/France chansons (madrigals)
Julián Arcas * 1832–1882 Late Romantic Spain guitar
Anton Arensky 1861–1906 Late Romantic Russia chamber, orchestral
Dominick Argento b. 1927 Post-War Modernist USA opera, choral, solo vocal
Attilio Ariosti 1666–1729 Middle Baroque Italy vocal, viola d'amore
Alexander Arkhangelsky 1846–1924 Late Romantic Russia choral
Thomas Arne 1710–1778 Classical Britain opera, incidental, orchestral, vocal, chamber, keyboard
Malcolm Arnold 1921–2006 Post-War Modernist Britain orchestral (esp. symphonies, concertos), chamber, etc.
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga 1806–1826 Classical
Early Romantic		 Spain chamber (esp. string quartets), orchestral, opera, vocal
Emilio Arrieta * 1850–1923 Late Romantic Spain zarzuela, opera
Vyacheslav Artyomov b. 1940 Contemporary Russia orchestral, vocal, choral
Alexander Arutiunian b. 1920 Post-War Modernist Armenia orchestral (esp. concertos), chamber
Vicente Asencio 1908–1979 Post-War Modernist Spain guitar, orchestral
Robert Ashley b. 1930 Contemporary USA opera
Daniel Asia * b. 1953 Contemporary USA orchestral, vocal, chamber
Hugh Aston c.1485–1558 Middle Renaissance Britain keyboard, sacred choral
Ivor Atkins * 1869–1953 Early Modernist Britain choral sacred
Pierre Attaingnant c.1494–1551/2 Middle Renaissance France dance
Kurt Atterberg 1887–1974 Early Modernist Sweden orchestral (esp. symphonies)
Thomas Attwood 1765–1838 Early Romantic Britain choral sacred
Daniel Auber 1782–1871 Early Romantic France opera
Tor Aulin 1866–1914 Late Romantic Sweden violin
Leopold Auer * 1845–1930 Late Romantic Hungary violin
Georges Auric 1899–1983 Early Modernist France film, chamber
Larry Austin * b. 1930 Contemporary USA electronic, etc.
Charles Avison 1709–1770 High Baroque Britain concerto grosso
Aaron Avshalomov * 1894–1965 Early Modernist Russia/China/USA opera, orchestral
Jacob Avshalomov * b. 1919 Contemporary China/USA choral, orchestral
B
         

* indicates a composer who is deemed a possible candidate for deletion from this list.

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