This is a list of composers who have written

symphonies A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...

, listed in chronological order by year of birth, alphabetical within year. It includes only composers of significant fame, notability or importance who have Wikipedia articles. For lists of music composers by other classifications, see

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1650–1699

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (ca 1670 – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, ...

(1670–1736), Italian composer of a dozen ''sinfonie.'' *

Tomaso Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While famous in his day as an opera comp ...

(1671–1751), Italian violinist, singer, and composer of eight ''sinfonie'' *

Giovanni Porta Giovanni Porta (c. 1677 – 21 June 1755) was an Italian opera composer. His opera ''Argippo'', to a libretto by Domenico Lalli, was premiered in Venice in 1717.Freeman, Daniel E. (1992)''The Opera Theater of Count Franz Anton Von Sporck in ...

(c. 1675–1755), Italian composer of a ''sinfonia'' in D. *

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

(1678–1741), Italian violinist, teacher, cleric, and composer of 21 string ''sinfonie'' *

Christoph Graupner Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel. Life Born in Hartmannsdorf ...

(1683–1760), German composer of at least 113 symphonies * Giuseppe Matteo Alberti (1684–1751), Italian composer of the ''Sinfonia Teatrale.'' *

Francesco Manfredini Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (22 June 1684 – 6 October 1762) was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. He was born at Pistoia to a trombonist. He studied violin with Giuseppe Torelli in Bologna, then a part of the Papal ...

(1684–1762), Italian composer of numerous ''sinfonie.'' *

Domenico Scarlatti Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, also known as Domingo or Doménico Scarlatti (26 October 1685-23 July 1757), was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the deve ...

(1685–1757), Italian composer famous for keyboard sonatas but also a writer of ''sinfonie'' for strings. *

Benedetto Marcello Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (; 31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher. Life Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and in his compositions he is f ...

(1686–1739), Italian composer of 7 ''sinfonie'' *

Johann Friedrich Fasch Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer. Much of his music is in the Baroque-Classical transitional style known as galant. Life Fasch was born in the town of Buttelstedt, 11 km north o ...

(1688–1758), German violinist and composer of at least 19 symphonies for strings *

Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (also Bressonelli; ca. 1690, Bologna – 4 October 1758, Stuttgart) was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist. Brescianello's name is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1715 by which Maximilian II ...

(c. 1690–1758), Italian composer of at least 6 symphonies *

Giovanni Antonio Giay Giovanni Antonio Giay (sometimes spelled Giaj; 11 June 1690 – 10 September 1764) was an Italian composer. His compositional output includes 15 operas, 5 symphonies, and a significant amount of sacred music. Life and career Born in Turin, ...

(1690–1764), Italian composer of 5 symphonies *

Leonardo Vinci Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 27 May 1730) was an Italian composer known chiefly for his 40 or so operas; comparatively little of his work in other genres survives. A central proponent of the Neapolitan School of opera, his influence on subseque ...

(1690–1730), Italian composer known for opera, but writer of a sinfonia for strings. *

Giuseppe Tartini Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred of pieces for the violin with the majority of ...

(1692–1770), Italian composer of a sinfonia in A. *

Christoph Förster Christoph Förster (30 November 1693 – 6 December 1745) was a German composer of the baroque period. Life Christoph Förster (spelled Johann Christoph Friedrich in his death register) was born in Bibra, Thuringia as the son of council tre ...

(1693–1745), German composer of at least 15 symphonies *

Johan Helmich Roman Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish George Frideric Handel, Handel." He was the leader of Swedish Opera through most of Swedish ...

(1694–1758), Swedish composer of at least 21 symphonies *

Johann Melchior Molter Johann Melchior Molter (10 February 1696 – 12 January 1765) was a German composer and violinist of the late Baroque period. He was born at Tiefenort, near Eisenach, and was educated at the Gymnasium in Eisenach. By autumn 1717 he had left ...

(1696–1765), German composer of more than 140 symphonies *

Andrea Zani Andrea Teodoro Zani (11 November 1696 – 28 September 1757) was an Italian violinist and composer. Life Zani was born at Casalmaggiore in the Province of Cremona. He received his first instruction in playing the violin from his father, an ...

(1696–1757), Italian violinist and composer of the earliest securely dated symphonies (part of his Op. 2, published in 1729) *

Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

(1699–1783), German singer, teacher, and composer of six symphonies

1700–1749

Giovanni Battista Sammartini Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c. 1700 – 15 January 1775) was an Italian composer, violinist, organist, choirmaster and teacher. He counted Gluck among his students, and was highly regarded by younger composers including Johann Christian ...

(c. 1701–1775), Italian oboist, organist, choirmaster, teacher, and composer of at least 67 symphonies (often confused with his brother,

Giuseppe Sammartini Giuseppe Francesco Gaspare Melchiorre Baldassare Sammartini (also Gioseffo, S Martini, St Martini, San Martini, San Martino, Martini, Martino; 6 January 1695 – between 17 and 23 November 1750) was an Italian composer and oboist during the late B ...

, who did not compose any symphonies) *

Johan Agrell Johan Joachim Agrell (1 February 170119 January 1765) was a late German/Swedish baroque composer. He was born in Löth parish, Memming district, Östergötland, a province in Sweden, and studied in Uppsala. By 1734 he was a violinist at th ...

(1701–1765), German-Swedish composer of at least 22 symphonies *

Johann Gottlieb Graun Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702/1703 – 28 October 1771) was a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist, born in Wahrenbrück. His brother Carl Heinrich was a singer and also a composer, and is the better known of the two. Johann Gottlieb ...

(1703–1771), German violinist and composer of about 100 symphonies *

Carl Heinrich Graun Carl Heinrich Graun (7 May 1704 – 8 August 1759) was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time. Biography Graun was born in Wahrenbrüc ...

(1704–1759), German composer of 1 symphony *

Carlos Seixas José António Carlos de Seixas (; 11 June 1704 – 25 August 1742) was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century. An accomplished virtuoso of both the organ and the harpsichord, Seixas succeeded his father as the organist for Old Cat ...

(1704–1742), Portuguese composer of at least 3 symphonies *

Andrea Bernasconi Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706 – 24 January 1784) was an Italian composer. He began his career in his native country as a composer of operas. In 1755 he was appointed to the post of '' Kapellmeister'' at the Bavarian court in Munich where he ...

(1706–1784), Italian composer of about 20 symphonies *

Antonio Brioschi Antonio Brioschi (fl. c. 1725 – 1750) was an Italian symphony composer who wrote at least twenty six symphonies; most of which were preserved in the collection of Pierre Philibert de Blancheton. Brioschi was a pioneer in symphonic music in ...

(fl. c. 1725–1750), Italian composer of at least 26 symphonies *

Carl Höckh Carl Höckh (22 January 1707 – 25 November 1773) was a German violinist and composer. Biography Carl Höckh was born in January 1707 to Christoph and Magdalena Höckh of Ebersdorf. He studied violin with his father and voice with Ferdinand D ...

(1707–1773), German composer of 11 symphonies *

Giovanni Battista Martini Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Martini, O.F.M. Conv. (24 April 1706 – 3 August 1784), also known as Padre Martini, was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, who was a leading musician, composer, and music historian of the period ...

(1707–1784), Italian composer of 24 symphonies *

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (19 June 1708 – 1762) was a German Baroque composer who wrote in the galant style, transitional between the Baroque and Classical periods. Life Janitsch was born in Schweidnitz, Silesia (today Świdnica, Poland). ...

(1708 – c. 1763), Silesian composer of at least 7 symphonies *

Johann Adolf Scheibe Johann Adolph Scheibe (5 May 1708 – 22 April 1776) was a German-Danish composer and significant critic and theorist of music. Though much of his theoretical work survives, most of his compositions are lost, though the extant ones demonstrate a ...

(1708–1760), German-Danish composer of more than 70 symphonies *

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(1709–1786), Bohemian composer of 17 symphonies *

Franz Xaver Richter Franz (Czech: František) Xaver Richter, known as ''François Xavier Richter'' in France (December 1, 1709 – September 12, 1789) was an Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor and music theoretician who spent most of his life fir ...

(1709–1789), Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor, music theoretician, and composer of at least 69 symphonies *

Christoph Schaffrath Christoph Schaffrath (1709 in Hohnstein 7 February 1763 in Berlin) was a German musician and composer of the late Baroque to Classical transition era. Career Schaffrath was born in Hohnstein. He applied to be organist at the Sophienkirche in D ...

(1709–1763), German composer of many symphonies *

Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 17105 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of ''The Beggar's Opera'', whic ...

(1710–1778), British composer of roughly a dozen symphonies originally written as overtures to stage works *

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 17101 July 1784), the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach, was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer ...

(1710–1784), Eldest son of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

, and a German composer of 8 symphonies *

Giuseppe Bonno Giuseppe Bonno (29 January 1711 – 15 April 1788)Michael Lorenz (musicologist), Michael Lorenz gives his first name as "Joseph" because Emperor Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph I was his godfather; Lorenz also asserts that Bonno was born on ...

(1711–1788), Austrian composer of at least 3 symphonies *

William Boyce William Boyce may refer to: *William Boyce (composer) (1711–1779), English-born composer and Master of the King's Musick * William Binnington Boyce (1804–1889), English-born philologist and clergyman, active in Australia *William Waters Boyce ( ...

(1711–1779), English composer whose Op. 2 is a set of 8 "symphonies", although they started life as overtures to other works *

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (, 25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great suc ...

(1711–1772), French composer of 6 symphonies *

Ignaz Holzbauer Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer (18 September 1711 – 7 April 1783) was an Austrian composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school. His aesthetic style is in line with that of the ''Sturm und Drang'' "m ...

(1711–1783), Austro-German composer of 69 symphonies *

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...

(1712–1786) King of Prussia, composer of 4 symphonies *

Antoine Dauvergne Antoine Dauvergne (3 October 1713 – 11 February 1797) was a French composer and violinist. Dauvergne was born in Moulins, Allier. He served as master of the ''Chambre du roi'', director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and direct ...

(1713–1797), French composer of 4 symphonies *

Johann Ludwig Krebs Johann Ludwig Krebs (baptized 12 October 1713 – 1 January 1780) was a German Baroque musician and composer for the pipe organ, harpsichord, other instruments and orchestras. His output also included chamber music, choral works and concertos. ...

(1713–1780), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

(1714–1788), German composer of 17 symphonies, with several more being also attributed to him *

Christoph Willibald Gluck Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he g ...

(1714–1787), German opera reformer of at least several symphonies *

Georg Christoph Wagenseil Georg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Vienna, and became a favorite pupil of the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux. Wagenseil himself composed for the court from 1 ...

(1715–1777), Austrian composer of several symphonies *

Georg Matthias Monn Georg Matthias Monn (born ''Johann Georg Mann'' 9 April 1717, Vienna – 3 October 1750, Vienna) was an Austrian composer, organist and music teacher whose works were fashioned in the transition from the Baroque to Classical period in music. ...

(1717–1750), composer of the first symphony (1740) with a minuet as the third movement *

Johann Stamitz Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Antonín Stamic; 18 June 1717 – 27 March 1757) was a Bohemian composer and violinist. His two surviving sons, Carl and Anton Stamitz, were composers of the Mannheim school, of which Johann is ...

(1717–1757), Czech composer of 58 symphonies, and the first composer to regularly include a minuet as the third movement *

Wenzel Raimund Birck Wenzel Raimund Johann Birck (also spelled "Pirck", "Birk", "Birckh", "Pirckh", "Pürk", and "Pürck") (1718–1763) was one of the early proponents of Symphonic music in Vienna, along with Georg Christoph Wagenseil and Georg Matthias Monn, and an ...

(1718–1763), Austrian composer of pre-Classical "sinfonie", as well as a few symphonies of the evolved form *

Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist and theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook ''Versuch einer gründlichen ...

(1719–1787), Austrian violinist and composer who wrote symphonies in which he included (natural) French horns *

Georg Benda Georg Anton Benda ( cz, Jiří Antonín Benda, italic=no, link=no; 30 June 17226 November 1795) was a composer, violinist and Kapellmeister of the classical period from the Kingdom of Bohemia. Biography Born into a family of notable musicians ...

(1722–1795), Czech composer of about 30 symphonies *

Carl Friedrich Abel Carl Friedrich Abel (22 December 1723 – 20 June 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. He was a renowned player of the viola da gamba, and produced significant compositions for that instrument. Life Abel was born in Köthen, ...

(1723–1787), German viola da gamba virtuoso and composer, later active in London, wrote 43 symphonies, one of which was misattributed in the 19th century to

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

as his Symphony No. 3 *

Johann Hartmann Johann Ernst Hartmann (His real name was Johann Hartmann, but due to a confusion with his elder son, who was also a composer, he became known by posterity as Johann Ernst Hartmann; 24 December 1726, Głogów, Bohemian Crown – 21 October 1 ...

(1726–1793), Danish composer of 4 symphonies, grandfather of

Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (14 May 1805 – 10 March 1900) was, together with his son-in-law Niels W. Gade, the leading Danish composer of the 19th century. According to Alfred Einstein, he was ″the real founder of the Romantic movement in D ...

Johann Wilhelm Hertel Johann Wilhelm Hertel (9 October 1727 – 14 June 1789) was a German composer, harpsichord and violin player. He was born in Eisenach, into a family of musicians. His father, Johann Christian Hertel (1697–1754) was ''Konzertmeister'' (from 1 ...

(1727–1789), German composer of many symphonies *

Florian Leopold Gassmann Florian Leopold Gassmann (3 May 1729 – 21 January 1774) was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of '' dramma giocoso'' immed ...

(1729–1774), German-speaking Bohemian composer of 32 symphonies *

Pierre van Maldere Pieter van Maldere, known also as Pierre van Maldere (16 October 1729 – 1 November 1768) was a Flemish violinist and composer. He was a violinist of the Royal Chapel, the court orchestra in Brussels of the governor-general of the Austrian Neth ...

(1729–1768), Belgian composer of about 45 symphonies *

František Xaver Pokorný František Xaver Pokorný (20 December 1729, Městec Králové – 2 July 1794, Regensburg) was a Czech composer and violinist of the classical period. While young, he left his hometown for Regensburg where he studied violin playing with Joseph R ...

(1729–1794), Bohemian composer of about 140 symphonies, 104 of which were deliberately misattributed to other composers in 1796 by

Theodor von Schacht Theodor von Schacht (1748 in Strasbourg – 20 June 1823 in Regensburg) was a German composer. After his studies in Stuttgart and Wetzlar, von Schacht arrived in Regensburg as a knight (''Hofkavalier''). There he was appointed in 1773 director ...

Jean-Baptiste Cardonne Jean-Baptiste Cardonne (26 June 1730 – after August 1792) was a French composer, singer and harpsichordist. Cardonne was born at Versailles, where his father was a member of the royal household. He became a royal page, but his musical talents wer ...

(1730–1792), French composer of at least 2 symphonies *

Christian Cannabich Johann Christian Innocenz Bonaventura Cannabich (28 December 1731 (bapt.) – 20 January 1798), was a German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister of the Classical era. A composer of some 200 works, he continued the legacy of Johann Stamitz ...

(1731–1798), German composer of the Mannheim school, who wrote about 70 symphonies *

František Xaver Dušek František Xaver Dušek (german: Franz Xaver Duschek or ''Dussek)''; 8 December 1731 – 12 February 1799) was a Czech composer and one of the most important harpsichordists and pianists of his time. Biography Dušek was born in Chotěborky, whi ...

(1731–1799), Czech composer of 37 symphonies *

Gaetano Pugnani Gaetano Pugnani (27 November 1731 – 15 July 1798, full name: Giulio Gaetano Gerolamo Pugnani) was an Italian composer and violinist. Biography Gaetano Pugnani was born in 1731 in Turin, the city where he spent most of his life, son of Giova ...

(1731–1798), Italian violinist and composer of at least 12 symphonies *

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795) was a harpsichordist and composer, the fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach". Born in Leipzig in the Electorate of Saxony, he was ...

(1732–1795), of German composer of 28 symphonies, most of which are lost. He was the fifth son of

. *

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

(1732–1809), Austrian composer, one of the best-known Classical composers of symphonies, he wrote 106 examples, combining wit and structural clarity (see the

List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn There are 106 symphonies by the classical composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). Of these, 104 have numbers associated with them which were originally assigned by Eusebius Mandyczewski in 1908 in the chronological order that was known at the time. ...

and the Category of Haydn symphonies) *

Franz Ignaz von Beecke Franz Ignaz von Beecke (28 October 1733 – 2 January 1803) was a classical music composer born in Wimpfen am Neckar, Germany. Life Von Beecke served in the Bavarian Dragoon Regiment of Zollern from 1756, during which time he fought in th ...

(1733–1803), German composer of at least 33 symphonies *

Anton Fils Anton Fils (also Antonín Fils, Johann Anton Fils, Johann Anton Filtz), 22 September 1733 (baptized) – 14 March 1760 (buried) was a German classical composer. Fils was born in Eichstätt, in the Bishopric of Eichstätt. Long thought to ha ...

(1733–1760), German composer who wrote at least 40 symphonies for the Mannheim orchestra *

Franz Ignaz Beck Franz Ignaz Beck (20 February 1734 – 31 December 1809) was a German violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher who spent the greater part of his life in France, where he became director of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. Possibly the m ...

(1734–1809), German composer of about 25 symphonies *

François-Joseph Gossec François-Joseph Gossec (17 January 1734 – 16 February 1829) was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works. Life and work The son of a small farmer, Gossec was born at the village of Vergnies, then a French e ...

(1734–1829), French composer of over 60 symphonies * Karl von Ordoñez (1734–1786), Austrian composer of some 73 symphonies *

Luka Sorkočević Count Luka Sorkočević ( it, Luca Sorgo; January 13, 1734 – September 11, 1789) was composer from the Republic of Ragusa. His music has been preserved, like other Sorkočević family possessions, in the archives of the Dubrovnik Franciscan ...

(1734–1789), Croatian composer of 8 symphonies *

Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical period (music), Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After living in Italy for ...

(1735–1782), German composer, son of

, wrote at least 28 symphonies *

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf Ernst Wilhelm Wolf (baptised 25 February 1735 – 29 or 30 November 1792) was a German composer. Life Wolf was born in Grossen Behringen in Thuringia, today part of the Hörselberg-Hainich municipality. His elder brother Ernst Friedrich was a co ...

(1735–1792), German composer of at least 12 symphonies *

Ignaz Fränzl Ignaz Fränzl (3 June 1736 – 6 September 1811 (buried)) was a Germans, German violinist, composer and representative of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim School. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart who heard him at a concert in Novem ...

(1736–1811), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Life Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...

(1737–1806), Austrian composer of 41 symphonies (brother of the more famous

). *

Josef Mysliveček Josef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer who contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music. Mysliveček provided his younger friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with significant comp ...

(1737–1781), Czech composer of over 45 symphonies *

Antonio Boroni Antonio Boroni (Rome, 1738 - Rome, 21 December 1792) was an Italian composer.The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians - Volume 3 - Page 63 Stanley Sadie - 1980 In 1761 he had his first comic opera, La moda, performed at Turin (revived Ven ...

(1738–1792), Italian composer of 1 symphony *

William Herschel Frederick William Herschel (; german: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline H ...

(1738–1822), German-born British composer of 24 symphonies *

Leopold Hofmann Leopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music. Biography Hofmann was the son of a highly educated civil servant, and at the age of seven ...

(1738–1793), Austrian composer of several symphonies *

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer, violinist, and silvologist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart. (webpage has a translation button) Life 1739–1764 Dittersdorf was born in ...

(1739–1799), Austrian composer of at least 120 symphonies *

Johann Baptist Wanhal Johann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech classical music composer. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. He was an instrumental perf ...

(1739–1813), Bohemian composer of 51 published symphonies *

Ernst Eichner Ernst Dietrich Adolph Eichner rnesto Eichner(born 15 February 1740 in Arolsen, died early 1777 in Potsdam) was a German bassoonist and composer. Biography Eichner was born to Johann Andreas Eichner (1694–1768), a court musician to the court of ...

(1740–1777), German composer of 31 symphonies *

Andrea Luchesi Andrea Luca Luchesi (also spelled Lucchesi; 23 May 1741 – 21 March 1801) was an Italian composer. He knew Mozart and Beethoven. Biography Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Cater ...

(1741–1801), Italian composer of at least 8 surviving symphonies *

Johann Gottlieb Naumann Johann Gottlieb Naumann (17 April 1741 – 23 October 1801) was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister. Life Johann Gottlieb Naumann was born in Blasewitz and received his musical training from the teachers at his town school, where he ...

(1741–1801), German composer of 12 symphonies *

Wenzel Pichl Wenzel is a male given name (long version Wenzeslaus) as the German and Old English form of the Czech given name Václav or Venceslav, meaning "praised with glory". Variations are Вячеслав (Ukrainian and Russian), Vencel (Hungarian), Wacła ...

(1741–1805), Austrian composer of about 89 symphonies *

Henri-Joseph Rigel Henri-Joseph Rigel (9 February 1741 – 2 May 1799) was a German-born composer of the Classical era who spent most of his working life in France. He was born in Wertheim am Main where his father was musical intendant to the local prince. After an ...

(1741–1799), German–French composer of at least 15 symphonies *

Simon Le Duc Simon Le Duc, more commonly Leduc (Paris, 15 January 1742 22 January 1777), was a French violinist, soloist at the Concert Spirituel, music publisher and composer. His younger brother, Pierre Le Duc (1755–1818), was also a violinist. Leduc was a ...

(1742–1777), French composer of at least 4 surviving symphonies * Anton Ferdinand Titz (1742–1811), German composer of symphonies *

Luigi Boccherini Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also , ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and ''galante'' style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major European ...

(1743–1805), Italian composer of about 30 symphonies *

Josef Bárta Josef Bárta, also Josef Bartha, (1744 in Prague - 13 June 1787 in Vienna ) was a Czech composer. Bárta was a priest and organist at the Salvator Church in Prague. He then moved to Vienna. In addition to three operas and a singspiel, Bárta wrote ...

(1744–1787), Czech composer of 13 symphonies *

Maxim Berezovsky Maxim Sozontovich Berezovsky (russian: Макси́м Созо́нтович Березо́вский , uk, Максим Созонтович Березовський, translit=Maksym Sozontovych Berezovskyi; (?) — 2 April 1777) was a compos ...

(c. 1745–1777), Ukrainian composer of at least 1 symphony *

Gaetano Brunetti Gaetano Brunetti or Cayetano Brunetti (1744 in Fano – 16 December 1798 near Madrid) was a prolific Italian born composer active in Spain under kings Charles III and IV. Though he was musically influential at court and, to a lesser extent, ...

(1745–1798), Italian composer of at least 29 symphonies *

Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (25 December 1745 – 10 June 1799), was a French Creole (people), Creole virtuoso violinist and composer, who was conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Saint-Georges was born in the ...

(1745–1799), French composer of 2 symphonies and 8 ''Symphonies concertantes'' *

Georg Druschetzky Jiří Družecký (german: Georg Druschetzky, also known as Giorgio Druschetzky, also Druzechi, Druzecky, Druschetzki, Držecky, Truschetzki; 7 April 1745, Jemníky – 21 June 1819, Budapest) was a Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist. Life and c ...

(1745–1819), Czech composer of at least 27 symphonies *

Carl Stamitz Carl Philipp Stamitz ( cs, Karel Stamic; baptized 8 May 17459 November 1801) was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry. He was the most prominent representative of the second generation of the Mannheim School. He was the eldest son of Joh ...

(1745–1801), composer of over 50 symphonies *

Giuseppe Cambini Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini ( Livorno, 13 February? 1746Netherlands? 1810s? or Paris? 1825?) was an Italian composer and violinist. Life Unconfirmed information Information about his life is scarcely traceable. Louis-Gabriel Michaud,Louis-Ga ...

(1746–1825), Italian violinist and composer of about 90 symphonies *

Felice Alessandri Felice Alessandri (24 November 1747 – 15 August 1798) was an Italian keyboardist and composer who was internationally active; working in Berlin, London, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Turin.Pratt, Waldo Selden. ''The History of Music''. New Yor ...

(1747–1798), Italian composer of 6 symphonies *

Leopold Koželuch Leopold Koželuch (, born ''Jan Antonín Koželuh'', alternatively also ''Leopold Koželuh'', ''Leopold Kotzeluch'') (26 June 1747 – 7 May 1818) was a Czech composer and music teacher. He was born in the town of Velvary, in Bohemia (present- ...

(1747–1818), Czech composer of about 30 symphonies *

Josef Fiala Josef Fiala (''Joseph Fiala'') (3 February 1748 – 31 July 1816), was a Czech composer, oboist, viola da gamba virtuoso, cellist, and pedagogue of the Classical period. Life He was born in Lochovice in Bohemia and began his musical career ...

(1748–1816), Bohemian composer of several symphonies *

(1748–1823), German composer of at least 33 symphonies *

Georg Joseph Vogler Abbé Vogler Georg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler (June 15, 1749 – May 6, 1814), was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist. In a long and colorful career extending over many more nations and decades than was usual at the t ...

(1749–1814), German composer of 1 symphony

1750–1799

Antonio Rosetti Francesco Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750 – 30 June 1792) was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart. There is considerable confusion regarding his name. The occasional mention of a supposed, ...

(c. 1750–1792),

Bohemian Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: *Anything of or relating to Bohemia Beer * National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Pabst * Bohemian, a brand of beer brewed by Molson Coors Culture and arts * Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ...

composer, wrote about 50 symphonies *

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (3 December 1750 in Würzburg – 12 October 1817 in Würzburg) was a German composer and pianist in the 18th and early 19th centuries. He was educated at the University of Würzburg and in 1778 he became chaplain and ...

(1750–1817), German composer of at least 24 symphonies *

Muzio Clementi Muzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer, who was mostly active in England. Encourag ...

(1752–1832), Italian composer of as many as twenty symphonies of which only six survive, 2 with opus numbers and 4 without. *

Justin Heinrich Knecht Justinus or Justin Heinrich Knecht (30 September 1752 – 1 December 1817) was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. Biography He was born in Biberach an der Riss, where he learnt to play the organ, keyboard, violin, and singing. He a ...

(1752–1817), German composer of 1 symphony *

John Marsh John Marsh may refer to: Politicians * John Marsh (MP fl. 1394–1397), MP for Bath * John Marsh (MP fl. 1414–1421), MP for Bath *John Allmond Marsh (1894–1952), Canadian Member of Parliament * John Otho Marsh Jr. (1926–2019), American c ...

(1752–1828), English composer of at least 39 symphonies *

Ambrogio Minoja Ambrogio Minoja (22 October 1752 – 3 August 1825) was a classical composer from Italy, born in Ospedaletto Lodigiano, in the territory of Lodi, in the region of Lombardy. He was professor of composition and writer on vocal music, having wri ...

(1752–1825), Italian composer of 1 symphony *

Jean-Baptiste Bréval Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Bréval (6 November 1753 – 18 March 1823) was a French Cello, cellist and composer. He wrote mostly for his own instrument, including pedagogical works as well as virtuoso display pieces. Life Bréval was born in Pa ...

(1753–1823), French composer of at least 9 concertante symphonies (of which two are lost) for several instruments *

Franz Anton Hoffmeister Franz Anton Hoffmeister (12 May 1754 – 9 February 1812) was an Austrian composer and History of music publishing, music publisher. Early years Franz Anton Hoffmeister was born in Rottenburg am Neckar (Further Austria) on 12 May 1754. At ...

(1754–1812), German composer of over 50 symphonies *

Peter Winter Peter Winter, later Peter von Winter, (baptised 28 August 1754 – 17 October 1825) was a German violinist, conductor and composer, especially of operas. He began his career as a player at the Mannheim court, and advanced to conductor. When the ...

(1754–1825), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick (2 March 1755 – 16 October 1799) was a Belgian classical composer. He was born in Liège. He studied music in Naples. By 1780 Gresnick was working in Lyons and, after visiting Berlin and London, he moved in 1794 to P ...

(1755–1799), Belgian composer of 1 symphony and 1 concertante symphony for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra *

Joseph Martin Kraus Joseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Germany. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. He has been referred ...

(1756–1792), German-Swedish composer of over 20 symphonies, not all of which survive *

(1756–1791), Austrian composer, one of the best-known Classical symphonists. Wrote around 50 symphonies, 41 of which are numbered (see the

List of symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This is a list of symphonies by the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Symphonies No. 2 (attributed to Leopold Mozart) and 3 (written by Carl Friedrich Abel) are spurious. Mozart's "37th symphony" is actually Michael Haydn's 25th symp ...

and the Category of Mozart symphonies) * Johann Vogel (1756–1788), German composer of 3 symphonies * Pavel Vranický (1756–1808), Bohemian composer of about 50 symphonies *

Ignaz Pleyel Ignace Joseph Pleyel (; ; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian-born French composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period. Life Early years He was born in in Lower Austria, the son of a schoolmaster named Ma ...

(1757–1831), Austrian composer, publisher, and piano maker, wrote 41 symphonies *

Alessandro Rolla Alessandro Rolla (; 23 April 175714 September 1841) was an Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher. His son, Antonio Rolla, was also a violin virtuoso and composer. His fame now rests mainly as "teacher of the great P ...

(1757–1841), Italian composer of symphonies *

António Leal Moreira António Leal Moreira (30 June 1758 – 26 November 1819) was a Portugal, Portuguese Classical period (music), Classical composer and organist. He composed a large number of operas, most of which were premiered in Lisbon; much of the rest of his ou ...

(1758–1819), Portuguese composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and 1 for six organs *

François Devienne François Devienne (; 31 January 1759 – 5 September 1803) was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory. Career Devienne was born in Joinville, as the youngest of fourteen children of a saddlemaker. After receiving h ...

(1759–1803), French flautist and composer of 1 symphony and 8 concertante symphonies *

Franz Krommer Franz Krommer ( cz, František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 in Kamenice u Jihlavy – 8 January 1831 in Vienna) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist. He was one of the most popular composers in the 19th century Vienna. ...

(1759–1831), Czech composer of at least 10 symphonies *

Luigi Cherubini Luigi Cherubini ( ; ; 8 or 14 SeptemberWillis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the gre ...

(1760–1842), Italian composer (active in France) of the Symphony in D major (1815). * Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Kunzen (1761–1817), German-born Danish composer of 1 symphony * Antonín Vranický (1761–1820), Czech composer of at least 15 symphonies, half-brother of Pavel Vranický *

Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time in t ...

(1763–1826), German composer of at least 6 symphonies, plus several ''sinfonie concertante'' *

Adalbert Gyrowetz Vojtěch Matyáš Jírovec (Adalbert Gyrowetz) (20 February 1763 – 19 March 1850) was a Bohemian composer. He mainly wrote instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered mo ...

(1763–1850), Bohemian composer of around 60 symphonies, many of them commissioned by

Johann Peter Salomon Johann Peter Salomon (20 February 1745 aptized– 28 November 1815) was a German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario. Although he was an accomplished violinist, he is best known for bringing Joseph Haydn to London and for c ...

in London. *

Étienne Méhul Étienne Nicolas Méhul (; 16 November 1765 ~ 24 December 1817) was a French composer of the Classical period (music), classical period. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the French Revolution, Revolution". He wa ...

(1763–1817), French composer of at least 4 symphonies *

Anton Eberl Anton Franz Josef Eberl (13 June 1765 – 11 March 1807) was an Austrian composer, teacher and pianist of the Classical period. He was a student of Salieri and Mozart. He was also seen as an early friend and rival of Beethoven. Biography Eber ...

(1765–1807), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies *

Joseph Leopold Eybler Joseph Leopold Eybler (8 February 1765 – 24 July 1846) was an Austrian composer and contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Life Eybler was born into a musical family in Schwechat near Vienna.Badura-Skoda and Herrmann-Schneider (n.d.) His fath ...

(1765–1846), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Samuel Wesley Samuel Wesley (24 February 1766 – 11 October 1837) was an English organist and composer in the late Georgian period. Wesley was a contemporary of Mozart (1756–1791) and was called by some "the English Mozart".Kassler, Michael & Olleson, Phi ...

(1766–1837), English composer of 6 symphonies *

Francesco Basili Francesco Basili (31 January 1767 – 27 March 1850) was an Italian composer and conductor. The son of Andrea Basili Andrea Basili (Città della Pieve, 16 December 1705 – Loreto, 28 August 1777), was an Italian composer and music theorist. He ...

(1767–1850), Italian composer of at least 1 symphony (''Sinfonia a piena orchestra sullo stile d'Haydn'', 1841) *

Andreas Romberg Andreas Jakob Romberg (27 April 1767 – 10 November 1821) was a German violinist and composer. Romberg was born in Vechta, in the Duchy of Oldenburg. He learned the violin from his musician father Gerhard Heinrich Romberg and first performed ...

(1767–1821), German composer of 10 symphonies of which only 6 survive, 4 with opus numbers and 2 without. *

Bernhard Romberg Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (November 13, 1767 – August 13, 1841) was a German cellist and composer. Life Romberg was born in Dinklage. His father, Anton Romberg, played the bassoon and cello and gave Bernhard his first cello lessons. He fi ...

(1767–1841), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Carlos Baguer Carlos (or Carles) Baguer (March 1768 – 29 February 1808) was a Spanish classical era composer and organist. Life and career Baguer was born in Barcelona in March 1768 and received his first musical training from his uncle, Francesc Mariner, who ...

(1768–1808), Spanish composer of 19 symphonies * Carl Andreas Göpfert (1768–1818), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Józef Elsner Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner (sometimes ''Józef Ksawery Elsner''; baptismal name, ''Joseph Anton Franz Elsner''; 1 June 176918 April 1854) was a composer, music teacher, and music theoretician, active mainly in Warsaw. He was one of the firs ...

(1769–1854), Polish composer of 8 symphonies *

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

(1770–1827), German composer (often considered the greatest of all symphonists) of 9 symphonies, of which the

ninth In music, a ninth is a compound interval consisting of an octave plus a second. Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...

(''Choral'', 1824) includes mixed chorus and parts for

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by ...

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

, and

baritone A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...

in its finale; in addition, the composer also left sketches for a tenth symphony, later elaborated by Barry Cooper in 1988—see Category of Beethoven symphonies. Finally, the orchestral work ''

Wellington's Victory ''Wellington's Victory'', or the ''Battle of Vitoria'' (also called the ''Battle Symphony''; in German: ''Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria''), Op. 91, is a 15-minute-long orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to comm ...

'', Op. 91 (1813) is sometimes referred to as the "Battle Symphony." *

Anton Reicha Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best reme ...

(1770–1836), Czech–French composer of at least 12 symphonies *

Friedrich Witt Friedrich Jeremias Witt (November 8, 1770 – January 3, 1836) was a German composer and cellist. He is perhaps best known as the likely author of a Symphony in C major known as the Jena Symphony, once attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. Bio ...

(1770–1836), German composer of 23 symphonies *

Ferdinando Paer Ferdinando Paer (1 July 1771 – 3 May 1839) was an Italian composer known for his operas. He was of Austrian descent and used the German spelling Pär in application for printing in Venice, and later in France the spelling Paër. Life and career ...

(1771–1839), Italian composer of 3 symphonies *

Antonio Casimir Cartellieri Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (27 September 1772 – 2 September 1807) was a Polish-Austrian composer, violinist, conductor, and voice teacher. His reputation dissipated after his death, not to be resurrected until the late 20th century. One son w ...

(1772–1807), Polish–Austrian composer of 4 symphonies * Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), German-born Dutch composer of 7 symphonies * Václav Jan Tomášek (1774–1850), Czech composer of 3 symphonies *

Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse Christoph(er) Ernst Friedrich Weyse (5 March 1774 – 8 October 1842) was a Denmark, Danish composer during the Danish Golden Age. Biography Weyse was born at Altona, Hamburg, Altona in Holstein, which was in a personal union with Denmark. ...

(1774–1842), German-born Danish composer of 7 symphonies *

João Domingos Bomtempo João Domingos Bomtempo (; also Buontempo; Lisbon, 28 December 1775 – Lisbon, 18 August 1842) was a Portuguese classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Biography Bomtempo was the son of an Italian musician in the Portuguese court orche ...

(1775–1842), Portuguese composer of 2 symphonies *

E. T. A. Hoffmann Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. Penrith Goff, "E.T.A. Hoffmann" in E ...

(1776–1822), German writer and composer of 1 symphony *

Joseph Küffner Joseph Küffner (''Kueffner'') (31 March 1776 in Würzburg – 9 September 1856 in Würzburg). was a German musician and composer who, among other achievements, contributed significantly to the guitar repertory, including chamber music. Life ...

(1776–1856), German composer of 7 symphonies *

Sigismund von Neukomm Sigismond Neukomm or Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm fter ennoblement as a knight">ennoblement.html" ;"title="fter ennoblement">fter ennoblement as a knight(10 July 1778, in Salzburg – 3 April 1858, in Paris) was an Austrian composer and pianist ...

(1778–1858), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Fernando Sor Fernando Sor (bapt. 14 Feb. 1778, died 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Romantic music, Early Romantic era. Best known for writing solo classical guitar music, he also composed an opera (at the age of 19), thr ...

(1778–1839), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies *

Joachim Nicolas Eggert Joachim Nicolas Eggert (22 February 1779 – 14 April 1813) was a Swedish composer and musical director. Eggert was born in Gingst on Rügen, at that time part of Swedish Pommern. At a very young age he started studying to play the violin. ...

(1779–1813), Swedish composer of 4 finished and 1 unfinished symphonies *

José Eulalio Samayoa José Eulalio Samayoa (1781–ca. 1866) was a Guatemalan classical composer. Biography José Eulalio Samayoa was educated within the system of guilds, progressing from apprentice to journeyman before becoming a master. He founded the Philharmonic ...

(1780–1866), Guatemalan composer of 3 extant symphonies *

François-Joseph Fétis François-Joseph Fétis (; 25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, composer, teacher, and one of the most influential music critics of the 19th century. His enormous compilation of biographical data in the ''Biographie univers ...

(1784–1871), Belgian musicologist and composer of 2 symphonies *

George Onslow George Onslow may refer to: *George Onslow (British Army officer) (1731–1792), British politician and army officer *George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow (1731–1814), British peer and politician *George Onslow (composer) André George(s) Louis ...

(1784–1853), French composer of 4 symphonies in a style combining echoes of Beethoven and Schubert *

Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto ...

(1784–1838), German composer of 8 symphonies, 1 of which is unpublished *

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ...

(1784–1859), German composer of 10 symphonies *

Karol Kurpiński Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (March 6, 1785September 18, 1857) was a Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue. He was a representative of late classicism and a member of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning (Polish: ''Towarzystwo Warszaws ...

(1785–1857), Polish composer of 1 symphony * Henry Bishop (1786–1855), English composer of 1 symphony *

Friedrich Schneider Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider (3 January 1786 in Alt-Waltersdorf – 23 November 1853 in Dessau) was a German pianist, composer, organist, and conductor. Schneider studied piano first with his father Johann Gottlob Schneider (senior), and ...

(1786–1853), German composer of 23 symphonies *

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

(1786–1826), German composer of 2 symphonies, both in C major. *

Johann Peter Pixis Johann Peter Pixis (10 February 178822 December 1874) was a German pianist and composer, born in Mannheim. He lived in Vienna from 1808 to 1824, then in Paris to 1840, during which time he was among the city's most prominent pianists and composers ...

(1788–1874), German pianist and composer of 1 symphony *

Friedrich Ernst Fesca Friedrich Ernst Fesca (15 February 1789 – 24 May 1826) was a German violinist and composer of instrumental music. Life and career He was born at Magdeburg. His father, Johann Peter August Fesca, was the market judge of Magdeburg and active in ...

(1789–1826), German composer of 3 symphonies * Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer of 1 symphony plus a ''Sinfonia concertante'' for four violins and orchestra *

Karol Lipiński Karol Józef Lipiński (30 October 1790 – 16 December 1861) was a Polish music composer and virtuoso violinist active during the partitions of Poland. The Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław, Poland is named after him. Life ...

(1790–1861), Polish violinist and composer of 3 symphonies *

Carl Czerny Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...

(1791–1857), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies *

Ferdinand Hérold Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold (), was a French composer. He was celebrated in his lifetime for his operas, of which he composed more than twenty, but he also wrote ballet mus ...

(1791–1833), French composer of 2 symphonies *

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving children. ...

(1791–1844), Austrian composer of 1 symphony *

Jan Václav Voříšek Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (; ''Johann Hugo Worzischek'', 11 May 1791, in Vamberk, Bohemia – 19 November 1825, in Vienna, Austria) was a Czech composer, pianist, and organist. Life Voříšek was born in the town of Vamberk, Bohemia, where h ...

(1791–1825), Czech composer of 1 symphony *

Cipriani Potter Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter (3 October 1792 – 26 September 1871) was an English musician. He was a composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. After an early career as a performer and composer, he was a teacher in the Royal Academy of Musi ...

(1792–1871), English composer of 9 symphonies *

Anselm Hüttenbrenner Anselm Hüttenbrenner (13 October 1794 – 5 June 1868) was an Austrian composer. He was on friendly terms with both Ludwig van Beethovenhe was one of only two people present at his deathand Franz Schubert, his recollections of whom constitute an ...

(1794–1868), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Ignaz Moscheles Isaac Ignaz Moscheles (; 23 May 179410 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer. He was based initially in London and later at Leipzig, where he joined his friend and sometime pupil Felix Mendelssohn as professor of piano at the ...

(1794–1870), Czech composer of 1 symphony *

Franz Berwald Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after his death than he ...

(1796–1868), Swedish composer of 4 numbered symphonies, preceded by a Symphony in A major (1820), of which only a fragment of the first movement is extant—see Category of Berwald symphonies. *

Carl Loewe Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (; 30 November 1796 – 20 April 1869), usually called Carl Loewe (sometimes seen as Karl Loewe), was a German composer, tenor singer and Conducting, conductor. In his lifetime, his songs ("Balladen") were well enough ...

(1796–1869), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Giovanni Pacini Giovanni Pacini (11 February 17966 December 1867) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Pacini was born in Catania, Sicily, the son of the buffo Luigi Pacini, who was to appear in the premieres of many of Giovanni's operas. The fami ...

(1796–1867), Italian composer of 1 symphony (''Dante Symphony'', 1863, first performance in 1865 for the 6th centenary of the birth of the poet) *

Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the '' bel canto'' opera style dur ...

(1797–1848), Italian composer of at least 15 symphonies *

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

(1797–1828), Austrian composer of 7 complete symphonies (Nos. 1–6, 9); two completed movements from the (incomplete) eighth (''Unfinished'', 1822) are regularly performed. In addition to No. 8, sketches for 5 other incomplete symphonies survive, a number of which have been elaborated by other composers, in particular

Brian Newbould Brian Newbould (born 26 February 1936) is an English composer, conductor and author who has conjecturally completed Franz Schubert's Symphonies D 708A in D major, No. 7 in E major, No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished") and No. 10 ("Last") in D major ...

—see

Schubert's symphonies Franz Schubert began thirteen symphonies, of which up to ten are generally numbered, but only completed seven; nonetheless, one of his incomplete symphonies, the ''Symphony No. 8 (Schubert), Unfinished Symphony'', is among his most popular works. ...

and Category of Schubert symphonies. *

Carl Gottlieb Reissiger Carl Gottlieb Reißiger (also ''Karl Reissiger'', ''Carl Reissiger'', ''Karl Reißiger'') (31 January 1798 – 7 November 1859) was a German Kapellmeister and composer. Biography Born in Belzig, Reissiger attended the Thomasschule zu Leipzig and ...

(1798–1859), German composer of one symphony

1800–1849

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giu ...

(1801–1835), Italian composer of 8 symphonies * John Lodge Ellerton (1801–1873), English composer of 6 symphonies * Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda or Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801–1866), Czech composer of 7 symphonies *

Adolf Fredrik Lindblad Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1 February 1801, Skänninge – 23 August 1878, Linköping) was a Swedish composer from the Romantic era. He is mostly known for his compositions of Swedish song or ''lieder'', of which he produced over 200. His other well ...

(1801–1878), Swedish composer of 2 symphonies *

Bernhard Molique Bernhard Molique (''Wilhelm Bernhard Molique;'' 7 October 180210 May 1869) was a German violinist and composer. Biography He was born in Nuremberg. His father was a musician and the boy studied various instruments, but finally devoted himself to ...

(1802–1869), German composer of 1 symphony *

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

(1803–1869), French composer of 4 unnumbered, programmatic symphonies: ''

Symphonie fantastique ' (''Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections'') Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is an important piece of the early Romantic period. The first performan ...

'' (1830), perhaps the first true programmatic symphony; ''

Harold en Italie ''Harold en Italie,'' ''symphonie avec un alto principal'' (English: ''Harold in Italy,'' ''symphony with viola obbligato''), as the manuscript calls and describes it, is a four-movement orchestral work by Hector Berlioz, his Opus 16, H. 68, w ...

'' (1834), for viola

obbligato In Western classical music, ''obbligato'' (, also spelled ''obligato'') usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance. Its opposite is the marking ''ad libitum''. It can also be used, more specifically, to indica ...

and orchestra; ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1839), a choral symphony with parts for contralto and tenor soloists; and, ''

Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale ''Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale'' (English: ''Grand Funeral and Triumphal Symphony''), Op. 15, is the fourth and last symphony by the French composer Hector Berlioz, first performed on 28 July 1840 in Paris. It is one of the earliest ...

'' (1840), scored for concert band, solo trombone, and (optional) chorus and strings. *

Franz Lachner Franz Paul Lachner (2 April 1803 – 20 January 1890) was a German composer and conductor. Biography Lachner was born in Rain am Lech to a musical family (his brothers Ignaz, Theodor and Vinzenz also became musicians). He studied music with Si ...

(1803–1890), German composer of 8 symphonies *

Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, link=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka., mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recogni ...

(1804–1857), Russian composer of 2 unfinished symphonies, the first completed by Petr Klimov and the second ''On Two Russian Themes'' by Vissarion Shebalin *Sir

Julius Benedict Sir Julius Benedict (27 November 1804 – 5 June 1885) was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career. Life and music Benedict was born in Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker, and in 1820 learnt compo ...

(184–1885), German–British composer of 2 symphonies *

Louise Farrenc Louise Farrenc (née Jeanne-Louise Dumont; 31 May 1804 – 15 September 1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher of the Romantic period. Her compositions include three symphonies, a few choral works, numerous chamber pieces and a ...

(1804–1875), French composer of 3 symphonies *

(1805–1900), Danish composer of 2 symphonies *

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (27 January 1806 – 17 January 1826) was a Spanish Basque people, Basque composer. He was nicknamed "the Spanish Mozart" after he died, because, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was both a chi ...

(1806–1826), Spanish composer of 1 symphony *

Johannes Frederik Fröhlich Johannes Frederik Fröhlich (21 August 1806 – 21 May 1860) (or Frølich), a Danish violinist, conductor and composer, was a precursor of Niels Gade and J.P.E. Hartmann, and a central figure in Danish musical circles during the Romantic er ...

(1806–1860), Danish composer of 1 symphony *

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (15 February 1807 – 9 October 1867) was a Polish pianist and composer. He was the son of Ignacy Dobrzyński, the brother of Edward Dobrzyński, and the father of Bronisław Dobrzyński. Life Dobrzyński was born o ...

(1807–1867), Polish composer of 2 symphonies * Hilarión Eslava (1807–1878), Spanish composer of 1 symphony *

Gottfried von Preyer Gottfried von Preyer (15 March 1807 – 9 May 1901) was an Austrian composer, conductor and teacher. Preyer studied with Simon Sechter from 1828 to 1834. He became professor of harmony and composition at the Vienna Conservatory in 1839, and ...

(1807–1901), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Napoléon Henri Reber Napoléon Henri Reber (21 October 1807 – 24 November 1880) was a French composer. Life and career Reber was born in Mulhouse, Alsace, and studied with Anton Reicha and Jean François Lesueur, wrote chamber music, and set to music works of Fr ...

(1807–1880), French composer of 4 symphonies *

Michael William Balfe Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially ''The Bohemian Girl''. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to co ...

(1808–1870), Irish composer of 1 symphony *

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

(1809–1847), German composer of 5 numbered symphonies, the

second The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ...

(''Lobgesang'', 1840) of which is a "symphony-cantata" that includes parts for chorus, two sopranos, and tenor in the final ten of its thirteen movements—see Category of Mendelssohn symphonies. In addition, he completed 13 symphonies for strings. *

Fredrik Pacius Fredrik Pacius (; born Friedrich Pacius; 19 March 1809 – 8 January 1891) was a German-Finnish composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music". Pacius was born in Hamburg. He was ap ...

(1809–1891), German–Finnish composer a Symphony in D minor (1850) *

Norbert Burgmüller August Joseph Norbert Burgmüller (8 February 1810 – 7 May 1836) was a German composer. Life Burgmüller was born in Düsseldorf, the youngest son in a musical family. His father, August Burgmüller, was the director of a theatre. His mother ...

(1810–1836), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Otto Nicolai Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic. Nicolai is best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's comedy ''The Merry Wives of Wi ...

(1810–1849), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

(1810–1856), German composer of 4 symphonies, as well as an earlier incomplete Symphony in G minor (''Zwickau'', WoO 29, 1832–33)—see Category of Schumann symphonies. *

Félicien David Félicien-César David (13 April 1810 – 29 August 1876) was a French composer. Biography Félicien David was born in Cadenet, and began to study music at the age of five under his father, whose death when the boy was six left him an impoverish ...

(1810–1876), French composer of 3 symphonies, as well as the choral symphony ''

Le désert Le Désert () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.Ferdinand Hiller Ferdinand (von) Hiller (24 October 1811 – 11 May 1885) was a German composer, Conductor (music), conductor, pianist, writer and music director. Biography Ferdinand Hiller was born to a wealthy Jewish family in Frankfurt am Main, where his fat ...

(1811–1885), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

(1811–1886), Hungarian composer of 2 unnumbered, programmatic symphonies, of which the ''

Faust Symphony ''A Faust Symphony in three character pictures'' (german: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern), S.108, or simply the "''Faust Symphony''", is a choral symphony written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Go ...

'' (1854, r. 1857–61 and 1880) includes male chorus and parts for organ and tenor soloist, while the ''

Dante Symphony ''A Symphony to Dante's Divine Comedy'', List of compositions by Franz Liszt (S.1 - S.350), S.109, or simply the "''Dante Symphony''", is a choral symphony composed by Franz Liszt. Written in the high romantic style, it is based on Dante Alighieri ...

'' (1855–56) includes women's chorus and a soprano soloist. *

Wilhelm Taubert Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert (23 March 1811 – 7 January 1891) was a German pianist, composer, and conductor, and the father of philologist and writer Emil Taubert. Life Born in Berlin, Taubert studied under Ludwig Berger (piano) and Bernhard ...

(1811–1891), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Karl Graedener Karl Graedener (14 January 1812 – 10 June 1883) was a German composer. Biography He was born in Rostock.William Lines Hubbard, George W. Andrews, Edward Dickinson, Arthur Foote, Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall, Emil Liebling (1908). , p. 3 ...

(1812–1883), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Emilie Mayer Emilie Luise Friderica Mayer (14 May 1812,Sources variously give Mayer's date of birth as 1812 (as in the references and external links below) or 1821 (e.g. Grove). It is possible that a transcription error was made by an early writer or typeset ...

(1812–1883), German composer of 8 symphonies *

Julius Rietz August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (28 December 1812 – 12 September 1877) was a German composer, conductor, cellist, and teacher. His students included Woldemar Bargiel, Salomon Jadassohn, Arthur O'Leary, and (by far the most celebrated) Sir Arthur ...

(1812–1877), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Johann Rufinatscha Johann Rufinatscha (1 October 1812 – 25 May 1893) was an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher. Life Rufinatscha was born in 1812 in Mals (Austria, now in the Italian province of South Tyrol). At the age of 14 he came to Innsbruck ...

(1812–1893), Austrian composer of 6 symphonies *

William Henry Fry William Henry Fry (August 10, 1813 – December 21, 1864) was an American composer, music critic, and journalist. Fry was the first known person born in the United States to write for a large symphony orchestra, and the first to compose a public ...

(1813–1864), American composer of 7 symphonies *

George Alexander Macfarren Sir George Alexander Macfarren (2 March 181331 October 1887) was an English composer and musicologist. Life George Alexander Macfarren was born in London on 2 March 1813 to George Macfarren, a dancing-master, dramatic author and journalist, wh ...

(1813–1887), English composer of 9 symphonies *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(1813–1883), German composer of the Symphony in C major (1832, r. 1882), as well as sketches for a (incomplete) Symphony in E major (1834, WWV 35) *

Mihály Mosonyi Mihály Mosonyi (4 September 1815 in Boldogasszony, Austria-Hungary – 31 October 1870 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. Born Michael Brand, he changed his name to ''Mosonyi'' in honor of the district of Moson (where his place of birt ...

(1815–1870), Hungarian composer of 2 symphonies *

Robert Volkmann Friedrich Robert Volkmann (6 April 1815 – 30 October 1883) was a German composer. Life Robert Volkmann was born in Lommatzsch near Meißen, Germany. His father, a music director for a church, trained him in music to prepare him as a successor. ...

(1815–1883), German composer of 2 symphonies *

August Wilhelm Ambros August Wilhelm Ambros (17 November 181628 June 1876) Blom, Eric (2005) ''Everyman's Dictionary of Music'', Kessinger Publishing. p. 15. . was an Austrian composer and music historian of Czech descent. Life He was born in Mýto, Rokycany Distri ...

(1816–1876), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Franz Krenn Franz Krenn (26 February 1816 – 18 June 1897) was an Austrian composer and composition teacher born in Droß. He studied under Ignaz von Seyfried in Vienna, and served as organist in a number of Viennese churches, becoming Kapellmeister of St. M ...

(1816–1897), Austrian composer of 1 symphony *Sir

William Sterndale Bennett Sir William Sterndale Bennett (13 April 18161 February 1875) was an English composer, pianist, conductor and music educator. At the age of ten Bennett was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he remained for ten years. B ...

(1816–1875), English composer of 5 symphonies *

Johannes Verhulst Johannes Joseph Hermann Verhulst (March 19, 1816 in The Hague – January 17, 1891 in Bloemendaal) was a Dutch composer and conductor. As a composer mainly of songs and as administrator of Dutch musical life, his influence during his lifet ...

(1816–1891), Dutch composer of 1 symphony *

Édouard Deldevez Édouard Marie Ernest Deldevez (31 May 1817 – 6 November 1897) was a French violinist, conductor at important Parisian musical institutions, composer, and music teacher. Biography Deldevez was born and died in Paris. He won many prizes as a ...

(1817–1897), French composer of at least 3 symphonies *

Eduard Franck Eduard Franck (5 October 1817 – 1 December 1893) was a German composer, pianist and music pedagogue. Life Franck was born in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. He was the fourth child of a wealthy banker who exposed h ...

(1817–1893), German composer of 4 symphonies, of which Nos. 1 and 2 are lost *

Niels Gade Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day. Biography Gade was born ...

(1817–1890), Danish composer of 8 symphonies *

Fritz Spindler Fritz Spindler (24 November 1817 – 26 December 1905) was a German pianist and composer, especially of works for the piano. Biographical sketch Born in Wurzbach, Spindler's output of more than 400 opus numbers includes salon pieces, chamber mus ...

(1817–1905), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Charles Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...

(1818–1893), French composer of 2 numbered symphonies (a third was unfinished on his death) as well as a ''Petite symphonie'' for nine wind instruments. * Carl Helsted (1818–1904), Danish composer of 1 symphony *

Théodore Gouvy Louis Théodore Gouvy (3 July 1819 – 21 April 1898) was a French/German composer. Biography Gouvy was born into a French-speaking family in the village of Goffontaine, then a Prussian village in the Sarre region (now Saarbrücken-Schafbrücke, ...

(1819–1898), French composer of 9 symphonies * Oscar Byström (1821–1909), Swedish composer of 1 symphony *

August Conradi August Conradi (27 June 1821 – 26 May 1873) was a German organist and composer. Life Born in Berlin, Conradi was originally intended by his father to study theology. Instead, he was enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. There he s ...

(1821–1873), German composer of 5 symphonies *

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...

(1822–1890), Belgian composer of the Symphony in D minor (1888), known for its use of

cyclic form Cyclic form is a technique of musical construction, involving multiple sections or movements, in which a theme, melody, or thematic material occurs in more than one movement as a unifying device. Sometimes a theme may occur at the beginning and e ...

. *

Joachim Raff Joseph Joachim Raff (27 May 182224 or 25 June 1882) was a German-Swiss composer, pedagogue and pianist. Biography Raff was born in Lachen in Switzerland. His father, a teacher, had fled there from Württemberg in 1810 to escape forced recruitme ...

(1822–1882), Swiss-born German composer of 11 numbered symphonies, of which the eleventh (''Der Winter'', 1876) is unfinished (completion by

Max Erdmannsdörfer Max Erdmannsdörfer (14 June 184814 February 1905) (sometimes seen as ''Max von Erdmannsdörfer'') was a German conductor, pianist and composer. He was born in Nuremberg. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, becoming concertmaster at Sonders ...

). Also symphonic is the Grand Symphony in E minor (WoO 18, 1854), of which only two of the five movements are extant—see Category of Raff symphonies— and the Sinfonietta (Op. 188) for wind band of 1873, believed to be the earliest work to be designated a Sinfonietta. *

Carl Martin Reinthaler Carl Martin Reinthaler (13 October 1822 – 13 February 1896) was a German organist, conductor and composer. Alternative spellings include Karl Martin Reinthaler and Carl Martin Rheinthaler. Biography Reinthaler was born in Erfurt. He received ...

(1822–1896), German composer of 1 symphony *

Édouard Lalo Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo (27 January 182322 April 1892) was a French composer. His most celebrated piece is the ''Symphonie espagnole'', a five-movement concerto for violin and orchestra, which remains a popular work in the standard reper ...

(1823–1892), French composer of the Symphony in G minor (1886), as well as the concertante work ''

Symphonie espagnole The ''Symphonie espagnole'' in D minor, Op. 21, is a work for violin and orchestra by Édouard Lalo. History The work was written in 1874 for violinist Pablo Sarasate, and premiered in Paris on February 7, 1875. Although called a "Spanish Sympho ...

'', for violin and orchestra, Op. 21 (1874). *

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

(1824–1896), Austrian composer of 9 numbered symphonies, many of which—due to edits, cuts, and revisions—exist in multiple editions. The

(1887–96) is only partially complete, Bruckner having left the finale unfinished (a number of composers subsequently have made completions). In addition, two completed, unnumbered symphonies survive: the

Study Symphony in F minor Anton Bruckner's Symphony in F minor, WAB 99, was written in 1863, at the end of his study period in form and orchestration by Otto Kitzler. Bruckner gave the score of the Symphony in F minor to his friend Cyrill Hynais, together with that of t ...

(WAB 99, 1863; often called Symphony No. 00) and the Symphony in D minor (WAB 100, 1869; often called Symphony No. 0 or ''Die Nullte''). Finally, sketches for a (unfinished) Symphony in B-flat major (WAB 142, 1869) also survive—see

List of symphonies by Anton Bruckner The Austrian composer Anton Bruckner composed eleven symphonies, the first, the Symphony in F minor (Bruckner), Symphony in F minor in 1863, the last, the unfinished Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner), Ninth symphony from 1893 to 1896. Bruckner's F-minor ...

and Category of Bruckner symphonies. *

Carl Reinecke Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (23 June 182410 March 1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist in the mid-Romantic era. Biography Reinecke was born in what is today the Hamburg district of Altona; technically he was born a Dane, as ...

(1824–1910), German composer of 3 numbered symphonies plus a symphony in G major (probably lost) and a ''Kinder–Sinfonie'' (op. 239) *

Adolphe Samuel Adolphe-Abraham Samuel (11 July 1824 Liège, Belgium – 11 September 1898 Ghent, Belgium) was a Belgian music critic, teacher, conductor and composer. Biography Adolphe-Abraham Samuel was born in Liège in an artistic family. His parents en ...

(1824–1898), Belgian composer of 7 symphonies *

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( , ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival." He has been regarded i ...

(1824–1884), Czech composer of the ''Triumphal Symphony'' (1854, r. c. 1882; sometimes called the ''Festive Symphony'') *

Richard Wüerst Richard Wüerst (22 February 1824 – 9 October 1881) was a German composer, music professor and pedagogue. Wüerst was born and died in Berlin. He was a pupil of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen at the Prussian Academy of Arts and a pupil of Felix Men ...

(1824–1881), German composer of 3 symphonies *

George Frederick Bristow George Frederick Bristow (December 19, 1825 – December 13, 1898) was an American composer. He advocated American classical music, rather than favoring European pieces. He was famously involved in a related controversy involving William Henr ...

(1825–1898), American composer of 6 symphonies *

Richard Hol Richard (or Rijk) Hol (23 July 1825, in Amsterdam – 14 May 1904, in Utrecht (city), Utrecht) was a Dutch composer and conducting, conductor, based for most of his career at Utrecht (city), Utrecht. His conservative music showed the influence o ...

(1825–1904), Dutch composer of 4 symphonies *

Walter Cecil Macfarren Walter Cecil Macfarren (28 August 1826 – 20 September 1905) was an English pianist, composer and conductor, and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music. Life He was born in London in 1826, youngest son of the dramatist George Macfarren, and br ...

(1826–1905), English composer of 1 symphony *

Ernst Pauer Ernst Pauer (21 December 1826 – 5 May 1905) was an Austrian pianist, composer and educator. Biography Pauer formed a direct link with great Viennese traditions: he was born in Vienna, his mother was a member of the famous Streicher family o ...

(1826–1905), Austrian composer of 1 symphony *

Hugo Staehle Hugo Staehle (21 June 1826, Fulda – 29 March 1848, Kassel) was a German composer. Staehle was the son of a Hessian army officer. He studied violin and piano with Wilhelm Beichert and composition with Moritz Hauptmann. When Hauptmann went to ...

(1826–1848), German composer of 1 symphony * Julius Otto Grimm (1827–1903), German composer of 1 symphony * Ludwig Meinardus (1827–1896), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Woldemar Bargiel Woldemar Bargiel (3 October 182823 February 1897) was a German composer. Life Bargiel was born in Berlin, and was the younger maternal half-brother of Clara Schumann. Bargiel’s father Adolph was a well-known piano and voice teacher while his mo ...

(1828–1897), German composer of 1 symphony * Pietro Platania (1828–1907), Italian composer of 3 symphonies *

Albert Dietrich Albert Hermann Dietrich (28 August 182920 November 1908), was a German composer and conductor. In addition to his work, he is remembered for his friendship with Johannes Brahms. Dietrich was born at Golk, near Meissen. From 1851 he studied com ...

(1829–1908), German composer of 1 symphony *

Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside the United States. Life and car ...

(1829–1869), American composer of 2 symphonies: Symphonie romantique "''A Night in the Tropics''" and "''À Montevideo''" *

Anton Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein ( rus, Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, r=Anton Grigor'evič Rubinštejn; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Sai ...

(1829–1894), Russian composer of 6 symphonies *

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (11 February 18303 November 1913) was a classical musician and composer who studied under Franz Liszt. Biography Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (also called Hans von Bronsart) was born into a Prussian military fami ...

(1830–1913), German composer of 2 symphonies (both lost) *

Karl Goldmark Karl Goldmark (born Károly Goldmark, Keszthely, 18 May 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1915) was a Hungarian-born Viennese composer.Peter Revers, Michael Cherlin, Halina Filipowicz, Richard L. Rudolph The Great Tradition and Its Legacy 2004; , p. ...

(1830–1915), Hungarian composer of 2 symphonies *

Eduard Lassen Eduard Lassen (13 April 183015 January 1904) was a Belgium, Belgian-Denmark, Danish composer and conducting, conductor. Although of Denmark, Danish birth, he spent most of his career working as the music director at the court in Weimar. A moderat ...

(1830–1904), Danish–Belgian composer of 2 symphonies *

Robert Radecke Albert Martin Robert Radecke (31 October 1830 – 21 June 1911; aged 80) was a German composer and conductor. Biography He was born in Dittmannsdorf, in Silesia, and received his musical training in the Conservatory of Leipzig. In 1853 he b ...

(1830–1911), German composer of 1 symphony *

Johann von Herbeck Johann Ritter von Herbeck (25 December 1831 – 28 October 1877) was an Austrian musician, conductor and composer, born in Vienna, best known for leading the premiere of Franz Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony. He was practically a self-educa ...

(1831–1877), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies *

Salomon Jadassohn Salomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer and a renowned teacher of piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory. Life Jadassohn was born to a Jewish family living in Breslau, the capital of the ...

(1831–1902), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Ludvig Norman Ludvig Norman (28 August 183128 March 1885) was a Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, and music teacher. Together with Franz Berwald and Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, he ranks among the most important Swedish symphonists of the 19th century. Norman ...

(1831–1885), Swedish composer, conductor, pianist who wrote 3 symphonies *

Johann Joseph Abert Johann Joseph Abert (20 September 1832 – 1 April 1915 in Stuttgart) was a German composer. An ethnic German from the Sudetenland, he is also known in Czech as Jan Josef Abert. Life and career Abert was born in Kochowitz near Gastorf, Bohemia, ...

(1832–1915), German composer of 7 symphonies *

Leopold Damrosch Leopold Damrosch (October 22, 1832 – February 15, 1885) was a German American orchestral conductor and composer. Biography Damrosch was born in Posen (Poznań), Kingdom of Prussia, the son of Heinrich Damrosch. His father was Jewish and his m ...

(1832–1885), German–American conductor and composer of 1 symphony *

Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin ( rus, link=no, Александр Порфирьевич Бородин, Aleksandr Porfir’yevich Borodin , p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr pɐrˈfʲi rʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bərɐˈdʲin, a=RU-Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin.ogg, ...

(1833–1887), Russian composer of 2 symphonies, as well as sketches for two movements to a (incomplete) third symphony—subsequently orchestrated by

Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov; ger, Glasunow (, 10 August 1865 – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 ...

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Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

(1833–1897), German composer—considered by

Eduard Hanslick Eduard Hanslick (11 September 18256 August 1904) was an Austrian music critic, aesthetician and historian. Among the leading critics of his time, he was the chief music critic of the ''Neue Freie Presse'' from 1864 until the end of his life. H ...

to be the artistic heir of Beethoven—of 4 symphonies, of which the

first First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

(1854–76) is sometimes referred to as "Beethoven's Tenth" (for example, by conductor

Hans von Bülow Freiherr Hans Guido von Bülow (8 January 1830 – 12 February 1894) was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. As one of the most distinguished conductors of the 19th century, his activity was critical for es ...

)—see Category of Brahms symphonies. * Albert Becker (1834–1899), German composer of 1 symphony *

Vilém Blodek Vilém Blodek, born Vilém František Plodek (October 3, 1834, Prague – May 1, 1874, Prague), was a Czech composer, flautist, and pianist. Biography Blodek was born into a poor family and was educated at a German Piarist school in Prague. Aft ...

(1834–1874), Czech composer of 1 symphony *

Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (, ; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera ''La Gioconda''. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. Life and work Born in Paderno Fasolaro (now Paderno Ponchiell ...

(1834–1886), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *

Felix Draeseke Felix August Bernhard Draeseke (7 October 1835 – 26 February 1913) was a composer of the "New German School" admiring Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including eight operas and stage works, four symphonies, ...

(1835–1913), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Ebenezer Prout Ebenezer Prout (1 March 1835 – 5 December 1909) was an English musical theorist, writer, music teacher and composer, whose instruction, afterwards embodied in a series of standard works still used today, underpinned the work of many British cl ...

(1835–1909), English composer of 4 symphonies *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

(1835–1921), French composer of 3 numbered symphonies, of which the

third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

(1886) includes a part for organ; he also completed two unnumbered symphonies, in A major (1850) and F major (''Urbs Roma''; 1856), respectively. *

Bernhard Scholz Bernhard E. Scholz, (30 March 1835 – 26 December 1916) was a German conductor, composer and teacher of music. Life Bernhard Scholz was born in Mainz in 1835. He was intended by his father to take over his father's business (Lithographis ...

(1835–1916), German composer of 2 symphonies *

August Winding August Winding (24 March 183516 June 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer. Life Early life and education August Henrik Winding was born in Tårs, near Sandby on the island of Lolland. His father was a clergyman who collected and arran ...

(1835–1899), Danish composer of 1 symphony *

Emil Hartmann Emil Hartmann (1 February 1836, Denmark – 18 July 1898, Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish composer of the romantic period, fourth generation of composers in the Danish Hartmann musical family. Early life and education Hartmann was born o ...

(1836–1898), Danish composer of 7 symphonies *

Mily Balakirev Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (russian: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев,BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian: Miliy Alekseyevich Balakirev; ALA-LC system: ''Miliĭ Alekseevich Balakirev''; ISO 9 system: ''Milij Alekseevič Balakir ...

(1837–1910), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *

John Francis Barnett John Francis Barnett (16 October 183724 November 1916) was an English composer, pianist and teacher. Life John Francis Barnett was born on 16 October 1837 at St John's Wood, London. His father was Joseph Alfred Barnett (1810-1898), a professor ...

(1837–1916), English composer of 1 symphony *

Théodore Dubois Clément François Théodore Dubois (24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. After study at the Paris Conservatoire, Dubois won France's premier musical prize, the Prix de Rome in 1861. He bec ...

(1837–1924), French composer of 3 symphonies *

Alexandre Guilmant Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantor ...

(1837–1911), French composer of 2 symphonies for organ and orchestra, which are versions of his 1st and the 8th organ sonatas, respectively * Karl Adolf Lorenz (1837–1923), German composer of 1 symphony *

Heinrich Urban Heinrich Urban (27 August 1837 – 24 November 1901) was a German violinist and composer. Life and career Heinrich Urban was born in Berlin, and studied with Ferdinand Laub, Hubert Ries and Friedrich Kiel. He sang alto in the Königlich Domchor ...

(1837–1901), German composer of 1 symphony *

Józef Wieniawski Józef Wieniawski (23 May 1837 – 11 November 1912) was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. He was born in Lublin, the younger brother of the famous violinist Henryk Wieniawski. After Franz Liszt, he was the first pianist to public ...

(1837–1912), Polish pianist and composer of 1 symphony *

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

(1838–1875), French composer of 2 symphonies. The composer referred to the second as ''Roma'' (1861–71), although it is classified often as a suite. *

Max Bruch Max Bruch (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) was a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a prominent staple of the standard v ...

(1838–1920), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Alexis de Castillon Marie-Alexis de Castillon de Saint-Victor (13 December 1838 – 5 March 1873) was a French composer. Life and career Born in Chartres into an old aristocratic family from Languedoc, his parents initially intended him to pursue a military caree ...

(1838–1873), French composer of 2 symphonies * Heinrich Schulz-Beuthen (1838–1915), German composer of 8 symphonies (2 others are incomplete) *

Ferdinand Thieriot Ferdinand Thieriot (April 7, 1838 – July 31, 1919) was a German composer of Romantic music and a cellist. Life and career Thieriot was born in Hamburg. He was a pupil of Eduard Marxsen in Altona and belonged to the circle of musicians aroun ...

(1838–1919), German composer of 9 symphonies plus a sinfonietta *

Friedrich Gernsheim Friedrich Gernsheim (17 July 1839 – 10 September 1916) was a German composer, conductor and pianist. Early life Gernsheim was born in Worms. He was given his first musical training at home under his mother's care, then starting from the age of ...

(1839–1916), German composer of 4 symphonies *

Victorin de Joncières Félix-Ludger Rossignol, known as Victorin de Joncières (12 April 1839 – 26 October 1903), was a French composer and music critic.Wright LA. "Victorin de Joncières". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London & New York, 1997 ...

(1839–1903), French composer of 1 symphony (''Symphonie romantique'') *

Eduard Nápravník Eduard Francevič Nápravník (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer. Nápravník settled in Russia and is best known for his leading role in Rus ...

(1839–1916), Czech–Russian composer of 4 symphonies *

John Knowles Paine John Knowles Paine (January 9, 1839 – April 25, 1906) was the first American-born composer to achieve fame for large-scale orchestral music. The senior member of a group of composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Paine was one of those ...

(1839–1906), American composer of 2 symphonies *

Josef Rheinberger Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was a Liechtensteiner organist and composer, residing in Bavaria for most of his life. Life Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, whose father was the treasurer for Aloys II, Prince of Liecht ...

(1839–1901), Liechtensteiner composer of 2 symphonies *

Alice Mary Smith Alice Mary Smith (married name Alice Mary Meadows White; 19 May 1839 – 4 December 1884) was an English composer. Her compositions included two symphonies and a large collection of choral works, both sacred and secular. Biography Smith was bo ...

(1839–1884), English composer of 3 symphonies *

Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray (2 February 1840 – 4 July 1910) was a French Breton composer, pianist, and professor of music history/theory at the Conservatoire de Paris as well as a Prix de Rome laureate. He was born at Nantes and died at ...

(1840–1910), French composer of 2 symphonies (the second, ''Symphonie religieuse'' for choir and orchestra) *

Samuel de Lange Samuel de Lange Jr. (22 February 1840 – 7 July 1911) was a Dutch composer, music conservatory director, organist, pianist, conductor and music teacher. His father, Samuel de Lange Sr., and his brother Daniel, one year his junior, were also well- ...

jr. (1840–1911), Dutch composer of 5 symphonies *

Hermann Goetz Hermann Gustav Goetz (7 December 1840 – 3 December 1876) was a German composer who spent much of his career in Switzerland. He is best known for his 1872 opera '' Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung'', based on Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shre ...

(1840–1876), German composer of 1 symphony (1 other is incomplete) *

Ernst Rudorff Ernst Friedrich Karl Rudorff (January 18, 1840 – December 31, 1916) was a German composer and music teacher, also a founder of nature protection movement. Biography Born in Berlin, Rudorff studied piano under Woldemar Bargiel from 1852 to 1857 ...

(1840–1916), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Johan Svendsen Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 184014 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark. Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin ...

(1840–1911), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (A third symphony allegedly was destroyed during an 1883 domestic dispute.) *

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...

(1840–1893), Russian composer of 6 numbered symphonies; the programmatic ''

Manfred Symphony ''Manfred'' is a ''"Symphony in Four Scenes"'' in B minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Opus 58, but unnumbered. It was written between May and September 1885 to a program based upon the eponymous 1817 poem by Byron, coming after the composer' ...

'', Op. 58 (1885) is unnumbered; a seventh symphony, in E, was abandoned in 1892 ( Bogatyrev completion c. 1955), with the first movement re-scored in 1894 by the composer as ''

Allegro Brillante ''Allegro Brillante'' is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3. The ballet is danced by a principal couple and a corps de ballet of eight. Balanchine said it "contains everything I knew about classic ...

'' for piano and orchestra—see Category of Tchaikovsky symphonies. *

Elfrida Andrée Elfrida Andrée (19 February 1841 – 11 January 1929), was a Swedish organist, composer, and conductor. A 1996 recording on the Caprice label features Andrée's piano quintet, along with a piano sonata, the string quartet in D minor, and vo ...

(1841–1929), Swedish composer of 2 orchestral and 2 organ symphonies * Giovanni Bolzoni (1841–1919), Italian composer of 1 symphony *

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...

(1841–1904), Czech composer of 9 symphonies; many of his symphonies utilize Bohemian folk elements, while the

(''From the New World'', 1893) was inspired by Native American music and African-American spirituals—see Category of Dvořák symphonies. *

Giovanni Sgambati Giovanni Sgambati (28 May 1841 – 14 December 1914) was an Italian pianist and composer. Biography Born in Rome, to an Italian father and an English mother, Sgambati, who lost his father early, received his early education at Trevi, in Umbria ...

(1841–1914), Italian composer of 2 numbered symphonies plus "Sinfonia-Epitalamio" and "Sinfonia Festosa" *

Arrigo Boito Arrigo Boito (; 24 February 1842 10 June 1918) (whose original name was Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito and who wrote essays under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio) was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best ...

(1842–1918), Italian composer of 1 symphony * Heinrich Hofmann (1842–1902), German composer of 1 symphony *

Ödön Mihalovich Ödön (Edmund) Péter József de Mihalovich (September 13, 1842 in Fericsánci, Slavonia – April 22, 1929 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer and music educator. Mihalovich first studied in Pest with Mihály Mosonyi. In 1865, he moved ...

(1842–1929), Hungarian composer of 4 symphonies *

Arthur Sullivan Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera, operatic Gilbert and Sullivan, collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including ''H.M.S. Pinaf ...

(1842–1900), British composer of 1 symphony *

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...

(1843–1907), Norwegian composer of the Symphony in C minor (1864), as well as sketches for a second. *

Asger Hamerik Asger Hamerik (Hammerich) (April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923) was a Danish composer of the late romantic period. Life and career Born in Frederiksberg (near Copenhagen), he studied music with J.P.E. Hartmann and Niels Gade, being related to the f ...

(1843–1923), Danish conductor and composer of 8 symphonies *

Heinrich von Herzogenberg Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch, ...

(1843–1900), Austrian composer of 8 symphonies *

Charles Lefebvre Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1843–1917), French composer of 1 symphony * Miguel Marqués (1843–1918), Spanish composer of 5 symphonies *

Hermann Graedener Hermann Graedener or Grädener (8 May 1844 – 15 September 1929) was a German composer, conductor and teacher. Biography He was born in Kiel in the Duchy of Holstein. He was educated by his father, composer Karl Graedener. He then studied a ...

(1844–1929), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Émile Paladilhe Émile Paladilhe (3 June 1844 – 6 January 1926) was a French composer of the late romantic period. Biography Émile Paladilhe was born in Montpellier. He was a musical child prodigy, and moved from his home in the south of France to Paris to ...

(1844–1926), French composer of 1 symphony *

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

(1844–1908), Russian composer of 3 symphonies, the second of which ( ''Antar'', Op. 9; 1868, r. 1897 and 1903) the composer later reclassified as a symphonic suite; in addition, he left sketches for two other symphonies. *

Charles-Marie Widor Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the ...

(1844–1937), French composer of 6 orchestral symphonies and 10 symphonies for organ * August Bungert (1845–1915), German composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia Vietrix'' op. 70 for choir, solo voices and orchestra) * Anastazy Wilhelm Dreszer (1845–1907), Polish composer of 2 symphonies *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

(1845–1924), French composer of 1 symphony (Op. 40, unpublished, the manuscript was destroyed; material was re-used in the late violin sonata n. 2 Op.108 and cello sonata n. 1 Op.109) *

Ignaz Brüll Ignaz Brüll (7 November 184617 September 1907) was a Moravian-born pianist and composer who lived and worked in Vienna. His operatic compositions included '' Das goldene Kreuz'' (''The Golden Cross''), which became a repertory work for several d ...

(1846–1907), Austrian composer of 1 symphony *

William Gilchrist William Wallace Gilchrist (January 8, 1846 – December 20, 1916) was an American composer and a major figure in nineteenth century music of Philadelphia. He founded the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia in 1874. Early life Gilchrist was bo ...

(1846–1916), American composer of at least one symphony *

Zygmunt Noskowski Zygmunt Noskowski (2 May 1846 – 23 July 1909) was a Polish composer, conductor, and teacher. Biography Noskowski was born in Warsaw and was originally trained at the Warsaw Conservatory studying violin and composition with Stanisław Moni ...

(1846–1909), Polish composer of 3 symphonies *

Robert Fuchs Robert Fuchs (15 February 1847 – 19 February 1927) was an Austrian composer and music teacher. As Professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatory, Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in hi ...

(1847–1927), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies * Johannes Haarklou (1847–1925), Norwegian composer of 4 symphonies *

August Klughardt August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (30 November 1847 – 3 August 1902) was a German composer and conductor. Life Klughardt, who was born in Köthen, took his first piano and music theory lessons at the age of 10. Soon he began to compose his fir ...

(1847–1902), German composer of 6 symphonies. The first one, titled ''Waldleben'' (Life in the forest) was withdrawn *

Otto Malling Otto Valdemar Malling (1 June 1848 – 5 October 1915) was a Danish composer, from 1900 the cathedral organist in Copenhagen and from 1889 professor, then from 1899 Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen. Otto Malling was b ...

(1848–1915), Danish composer of 1 symphony *

Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 18487 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is b ...

(1848–1918), British composer of 5 symphonies *

Henri Dallier Henri Édouard Dallier (20 March 1849 – 21 December 1934) was a French organist. Career Born in Reims, Dallier studied organ with César Franck at the Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conserv ...

(1849–1934), French organist and composer of 1 symphony *

Benjamin Godard Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (18 August 184910 January 1895) was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera ''Jocelyn''. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concer ...

(1849–1895), French composer of 5 symphonies *

Arnold Krug Arnold Krug (16 October 1849 – 14 August 1904) was a German composer and music teacher. Biography Born in Hamburg, Krug began his music studies with piano lessons from his father, Diederich Krug, who was himself a pianist and composer. Later he ...

(1849–1904), German composer of 2 symphonies

1850–1899

Tomás Bretón Tomás Bretón y Hernández (29 December 1850 – 2 December 1923) was a Spanish conductor and composer. Biography Tomás Bretón was born in Salamanca. He completed his musical studies at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown, where he ea ...

(1850–1923), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1872; No. 2, E-flat major, 1883; and No. 3, G major, 1905) *

Zdeněk Fibich Zdeněk Fibich (, 21 December 1850 in Loket (Benešov District), Všebořice – 15 October 1900 in Prague) was a List of Czech composers, Czech composer of european classical music, classical music. Among his compositions are chamber works (incl ...

(1850–1900), Czech composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1883; No. 2, E-flat major, 1893; and No. 3, E minor, 1899); sketches for three other symphonic projects are also extant: two symphonies from his student years (c. 1860s), in E-flat major (two movements survive scored for string quartet) and G minor (a Scherzo survives for piano duet); and, one symphonic fragment from the year of his death *

Jacob Adolf Hägg Jacob Adolf Hägg (29 June 1850, Östergarn – 1 March 1928, Bjuråker) was a Swedish composer. Hägg studied piano at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1865 to 1870, as well as composition in Copenhagen with Niels Wilhelm Gade and in Berlin wi ...

(1850-1928), Swedish composer of 4 symphonies *

Iver Holter Iver Paul Fredrik Holter (13 December 1850 – 27 January 1941) was a Norwegian composer. He was conductor and music director of the Oslo Philharmonic for a quarter century. Biography Iver Paul Fredrik Holter was born in Gausdal, Oppland, N ...

(1850–1941), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in F major (c. 1878–84) *

Peter Lange-Müller Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 – 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist. His compositional style was influenced by Danish folk music and by the work of Robert Schumann; Johannes Brahms; and his Danish countrymen, includ ...

(1850–1926), Danish composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, D minor, ''Autumn'', 1879; and No. 2, D minor, 1889, r. 1915) *

Luise Adolpha Le Beau Luise Adolpha Le Beau (25 April 1850 in Rastatt, Grand Duchy of Baden – 17 July 1927 in Baden-Baden) was a German composer of classical music. She studied with noted musicians Clara Schumann and Franz Lachner, but her primary instr ...

(1850–1927), German composer of 1 symphony * Ole Olsen (1850–1927), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in G major (1876) *

Xaver Scharwenka Theophil Franz Xaver Scharwenka (6 January 1850 – 8 December 1924) was a German pianist, composer and teacher of Polish descent. He was the brother of Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka (1847–1917), who was also a composer and teacher of music. Life ...

(1850–1924), German–Polish composer of a Symphony in C minor (1882) *

Antonio Scontrino Antonio Scontrino (17 May 1850, Trapani – 7 January 1922, Florence) was an Italian composer. Scontrino studied at the Palermo Conservatory from 1861 and 1870 and later in Munich. He began performing as a double bassist in 1891. In 1898, he bec ...

(1850–1922), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *

Alexander Taneyev Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Тане́ев, also transliterated as Taneiev, Tanaiev, Taneieff, and Taneyeff in English; January 17, 1850, Saint Petersburg – February 7, 1918, Petrogra ...

(1850–1918), Russian composer of 3 symphonies *

Anton Urspruch Anton Urspruch (17 February 1850 – 11 January 1907) was a German composer and pedagogue who belonged to the late German Romantic era. Life and career Urspruch was a pupil of Ignaz Lachner and ...

(1850–1907), German composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1881) *

Victor Bendix Victor Emanuel Bendix (17 May 1851 in Copenhagen – January 1926) was a Danish composer, conductor and pianist, who came from a Jewish family. His teachers included Niels Gade. He was also a friend of Carl Nielsen, who dedicated his Symph ...

(1851–1926), Danish composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, C major, ''Mountain Climbing'', 1882; No. 2, D major, ''Sounds of Summer from South Russia'', 1888; No. 3, A minor, 1895; and No. 4, D minor, 1906) *

Jan Blockx Jan Blockx (25 January 1851 – 26 May 1912) was a Belgian composer, pianist and teacher. He was a leader of the Flemish nationalist school in music. Biography Born in Antwerp, Blockx studied the piano with Frans Aerts, the organ with Joseph ...

(1851–1912), Belgian composer of a Symphony in D major (1885) *

Ruperto Chapí Ruperto Chapí y Lorente (27 March 1851 – 25 March 1909) was a Spanish composer, and co-founder of the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers. Biography Chapí was born at Villena, the son of a Valencian barber. He trained in his home to ...

(1851–1909), Spanish composer of a Symphony in D minor (1879) *

Vincent d'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Par ...

(1851–1931), French composer of 3 numbered symphonies; also symphonic is the ''

Symphony on a French Mountain Air The Symphony on a French Mountain Air (french: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français ), Op. 25, is written in 1886 by Vincent d'Indy. As indicated by the title, d'Indy took the principal theme from a folk song he heard at Périer overlooki ...

'', for piano and orchestra, Op. 25 (1886) and the programmatic symphony ''Jean Hundaye'', Op. 5 (1874–75). * Mykhailo Kalachevsky (1851-c.1910), Ukrainian composer of a Symphony called ''Ukrainian'' (1876) * Antoni Stolpe (1851–1872), Polish composer of a Symphony in A minor (1867) *Sir

Frederic Hymen Cowen Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (29 January 1852 – 6 October 1935), was an English composer, conductor and pianist. Early years and musical education Cowen was born Hymen Frederick Cohen at 90 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica, the fifth and last c ...

(1852–1935), British composer of 6 symphonies and a sinfonietta * Hans Huber (1852–1921), Swiss composer of 8 numbered symphonies, plus an A major symphony (1889, unpublished) *

Charles Villiers Stanford Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic music, Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was ed ...

(1852–1924), British composer of 7 symphonies *

Hans von Koessler Hans von Koessler (1 January 1853 – 23 May 1926) was a German composer, conductor and music teacher. In Hungary, where he worked for 26 years, he was known as János Koessler. Biography Koessler, a cousin of Max Reger, was born in Waldeck, Fich ...

(1853–1926), German composer of 2 symphonies *

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéra comique, opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage wo ...

(1853–1929), French composer of a Symphony in A major (1876) * Jean Louis Nicodé (1853–1919), German composer of 1 symphony *

George Whitefield Chadwick George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854 – April 4, 1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was a representative composer of what is called the Se ...

(1854–1931), American composer of 3 symphonies *

Moritz Moszkowski Moritz Moszkowski (23 August 18544 March 1925) was a German Confederation, German composer, pianist, and teacher of History of Jews in Poland, Polish-Jewish descent.

(1854–1925), German pianist and composer of 1 symphony * Bernard Zweers (1854–1924), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, D major, 1881; No. 2, E-flat major, 1883; and No. 3, B-flat major, ''To My Fatherland'', 1890) *

Ernest Chausson Amédée-Ernest Chausson (; 20 January 1855 – 10 June 1899) was a French Romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish. Life Born in Paris into an affluent bourgeois family, Chausson was the sole surviving child of a ...

(1855–1899), French composer of the Symphony in B-flat major (1890), as well as sketches for a second (1899) *

Michele Esposito Michele Esposito (29 September 1855 – 19 November 1929) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist who spent most of his professional life in Dublin, Ireland. Training Esposito was born at Castellamare di Stabia, near Sorrento. As a boy ...

(1855–1929), Italian composer of 2 symphonies * Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss of Köstritz (1855–1910), German composer of 6 symphonies *

Julius Röntgen Julius Engelbert Röntgen (9 May 1855 – 13 September 1932) was a German-Dutch composer of classical music. He was a friend of Liszt, Brahms and Grieg. Life Julius Röntgen was born in Leipzig, Germany, to a family of musicians. His father, ...

(1855–1932), Dutch composer of 21 symphonies *

Arthur Bird Arthur Homer Bird (23 July 1856 – 22 December 1923) was an American composer, for many years resident in Germany. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied organ and composition in Berlin and spent a year at Weimar with Franz Liszt. He c ...

(1856–1923), American composer of 1 symphony *

André Gedalge André Gedalge (27 December 1856 – 5 February 1926) was a French composer and teacher. Biography André Gedalge was born at 75 rue des Saints-Pères in Paris where he first worked as a bookseller and editor, specialising in ''livres de prix' ...

(1856–1926), French composer of 4 symphonies (the last unfinished) *

Robert Kajanus Robert Kajanus (2 December 1856 – 6 July 1933) was a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher. In 1882, he founded the Helsinki Orchestral Society, Finland's first professional orchestra. As a conductor, he was also a notable champion and in ...

(1856–1933), Finnish composer of a ''Sinfonietta for Strings'' in B-flat major (1915); the ''

Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and r ...

''-based symphonic poem '' Aino'', for male chorus and orchestra, is often misclassified as a symphony. *

Giuseppe Martucci Giuseppe Martucci (; 6 January 1856, in Capua – 1 June 1909, in Naples) was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. Sometimes called "the Italian Brahms", Martucci was notable among Italian composers of the era in that he dedicate ...

(1856–1909), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *

Christian Sinding Christian August Sinding (11 January 18563 December 1941) was a Norwegian composer. He is best known for his lyrical work for piano '' Frühlingsrauschen'' (Rustle of Spring, 1896). He was often compared to Edvard Grieg and regarded as his succ ...

(1856–1941), Norwegian composer of 4 symphonies *

Sergei Taneyev Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Тане́ев, ; – ) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author. Life Taneyev was born in Vladimir, Vladimir Governorate, Russia ...

(1856–1915), Russian composer of 4 symphonies *

George Templeton Strong George Templeton Strong (January 26, 1820 – July 21, 1875) was an American lawyer, musician and diarist. His 2,250-page diary, discovered in the 1930s, provides a striking personal account of life in the 19th century, especially during the eve ...

(1856–1948), American composer of 3 symphonies *

Cécile Chaminade Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a ...

(1857–1944), French composer of 1 symphony (''Les Amazones'', for choir and orchestra) *

Frederic Cliffe Frederic Cliffe (2 May 1857 – 19 November 1931) was an English composer, organist and teacher. Life Cliffe was born in Lowmoor, near Bradford, Yorkshire. As a youth, he showed a promising musical aptitude and was enrolled as a scholar of the N ...

(1857–1931), English composer of 2 symphonies *Sir

Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

(1857–1934), English composer of 2 symphonies, with sketches for a

elaborated into a performing version by

Anthony Payne Anthony Edward Payne (2 August 1936 – 30 April 2021) was an English composer, music critic and musicologist. He is best known for his acclaimed completion of Edward Elgar's third symphony, which subsequently gained wide acceptance into Elga ...

in 1997—see Category of Elgar symphonies. In addition, the composer referred to a fourth work, ''The Black Knight'' (1889–93), as a "symphony for chorus and orchestra," although it is classified typically as a cantata. *

Edgar Stillman Kelley Edgar Stillman Kelley (April 14, 1857 – November 12, 1944) was an American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music. He is sometimes associated with the Indianist movement in American music. Life Kelley was of New England stock, his ...

(1857–1944), American composer of 2 symphonies *

Sylvio Lazzari Sylvio Lazzari (born Josef Fortunat Silvester Lazzari; 30 December 1857 – 10 June 1944) was a French composer of Austrian and italian origin. Life Born in Bolzano – then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire – , Lazzari came to Paris in 1882 ...

(1857–1944), French composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1907) *

Catharinus Elling Catharinus Elling (13 September 1858 – 8 January 1942) was a Norwegian music teacher, organist, music critic, and composer. He was also a folk music collector and the author of a number of books. Biography Elling was born in Christiania ( ...

(1858–1942), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, A major, 1890; and No. 2, A minor, 1897) *

Richard Franck Richard Franck (3 January 1858 – 22 January 1938) was a German pianist, composer and teacher. Life He was born in Cologne and was the son of the German composer, pianist and teacher Eduard Franck. His father, who had studied with Felix Mendels ...

(1858–1938), German composer of 1 symphony *

Jenő Hubay Jenő Hubay, Jenő Hubay von Szalatna, hu, szalatnai Hubay Jenő (; 15 September 185812 March 1937), also known by his Germany, German name Eugen Huber (), was a Hungarian violinist, composer and music teacher. Early life Hubay was born i ...

(1858–1937), Hungarian violinist and composer of 4 symphonies (the last two with voices and chorus) *

Hans Rott Johann Nepomuk Karl Maria Rott (1 August 1858 – 25 June 1884) was an Austrian composer and organist. His music is little-known today, though he received high praise in his time from Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. He left a symphony and ''Li ...

(1858–1884), Austrian composer of a Symphony in E major (1880), as well as a ''Symphony for Strings'' in A-flat major (1875); the composer also left sketches for a second symphony *

Harry Rowe Shelley Harry Rowe Shelley (June 8, 1858 – September 12, 1947) was an American composer, organist (church and concert), and professor of music. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Shelley studied with Gustave J. Stoeckel at Yale College, Dudley Buck, ...

(1858–1947), American composer of 2 symphonies *

Max Fiedler Max Fiedler (21 December 1859, Zittau – 1 December 1939, Stockholm) was a German conductor and composer, born August Max Fiedler in Zittau, Saxony, Germany. He was especially noted as an interpreter of Brahms. He first studied the piano ...

(1859–1939), German conductor and composer of 1 symphony *

Gerard von Brucken Fock Gerardus Hubertus Galenus von Brucken Fock (28 December 1859 – 15 August 1935) was a nineteenth-century classical Dutch pianist who gave up his career as a performer to compose and paint. Constantly torn between art and church, he traveled much ...

(1859–1935), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies *

Josef Bohuslav Foerster Josef Bohuslav Foerster (30 December 1859 – 29 May 1951) was a Czechs, Czech composer and musicologist. He is often referred to as J. B. Foerster, and his surname is sometimes spelled Förster. Life Foerster was born in Prague. His ancestors ...

(1859–1951), Czech composer of 5 symphonies * Eugène d'Harcourt (1859–1918), French composer of 3 symphonies *

Alexander Ilyinsky Alexander Alexandrovich Ilyinsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Ильи́нский; 23 February 1920) was a Russian music teacher and composer, best known for the ''Lullaby (Berceuse)'', Op. 13, No. 7, from his orch ...

(1859–1920), Russian composer of 1 symphony *

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Ипполи́тов-Ива́нов; 28 January 1935) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era ...

(1859–1935), Russian composer of 2 symphonies plus a "Sinfonietta for Orchestra" *

Sergei Lyapunov Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov (or Liapunov; russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Ляпуно́в, ; 8 November 1924) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. Life Lyapunov was born in Yaroslavl in 1859. After the death of his fath ...

(1859–1924), Russian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1887; and No. 2, B-flat minor, 1917) *

Pietro Floridia Pietro Floridia (5 May 1860 in Modica – 16 August 1932 in New York City) was an Italian composer of classical music. According to David Johnson (quoting the notes, by Luigi della Croce, to the Bongiovanni recording of Floridia's Symphony and ...

(1860–1932), Italian–American composer of 1 symphony *

Alberto Franchetti Alberto Franchetti (18 September 1860 – 4 August 1942) was an Italian composer, best known for the 1902 opera ''Germania''. Biography Alberto Franchetti was born in Turin, a Jewish nobleman of independent means. He studied first in Venice, the ...

(1860–1942), Italian composer of a Symphony in E minor (1885) *

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

(1860–1911), Austrian composer of 9 numbered symphonies, the

(1893–96) of which is his longest symphony at approximately 105 minutes, while the eighth (1906) calls for three choirs and eight vocal soloists (and premiered with over 1,000 performers); in addition, the composer also left detailed sketches for a tenth symphony, later elaborated by, among others,

Deryck Cooke Deryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert. Life Cooke was born in Leicester to a poor, working-class family; his father died when he was a child, but his mother ...

—see Category of Mahler symphonies. Finally, a composition for soprano, tenor, and orchestra, ''

Das Lied von der Erde ''Das Lied von der Erde'' ("The Song of the Earth") is an orchestral song cycle for two voices and orchestra written by Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. Described as a symphony when published, it comprises six songs for two singers who alte ...

'' (1908–09), is classified as an unnumbered symphony. *

Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski (; – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer who became a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the new nation's Prime Minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of Versaill ...

(1860–1941), Polish composer of a Symphony in B minor, Op. 24 (''Polonia'', 1908) *

Emil von Reznicek Emil Nikolaus Joseph, Freiherr von Reznicek (4 May 1860, in Vienna – 2 August 1945, in Berlin) was an Austrian composer of Romanian-Czech ancestry. Life Reznicek's grandfather, Josef Resnitschek (1787–1848), was a trumpet virtuoso and b ...

(1860–1945), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies *

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...

(1860–1940), Scottish composer of a "Creation Symphony" *

Felix Woyrsch Felix Woyrsch (8 October 1860, Opava – 20 March 1944, Altona) was a German composer and choir director. Life Woyrsch was born in Troppau, just over the Prussian border in Austrian Silesia (now Opava in the Czech Republic). He was raised in Dre ...

(1860–1944), German composer of 7 symphonies *

Anton Arensky Anton Stepanovich Arensky (russian: Анто́н Степа́нович Аре́нский; – ) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. Biography Arensky was born into an affluent, music-loving ...

(1861–1906), Russian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1883; and No. 2, A major, 1889) *

Wilhelm Berger Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (9 August 1861 – 16 January 1911) was a German composer, pianist and conductor. Life Berger's father, originally a merchant from Bremen, worked in Boston (where Berger was born) as a music shopkeeper and made a name for ...

(1861–1911), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Georgy Catoire Georgy Lvovich Catoire (or ''Katuar'', russian: Гео́ргий Льво́вич Катуа́р, french: Georges Catoire) (Moscow 27 April 1861 – 21 May 1926) was a Russian composer of France, French heritage. Life Catoire studied piano in Berl ...

(1861–1926), Russian composer of a Symphony in C minor (c. 1889 91, orch. 1895–98) *

Ludwig Thuille Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (Bolzano, Bozen, 30 November 1861 – 5 February 1907) was an Austrian composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the so-called Munich School of composers, whose most fam ...

(1861–1907), Austrian composer of a Symphony in F major (1885, r. 1886) *

Léon Boëllmann Léon Boëllmann (; 25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897) was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ. His best-known composition is '' Suite gothique'' (1895), which is a staple of the organ repertoire, especially ...

(1862–1897), French composer of a Symphony in F major (1894) *

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

(1862–1918), French composer of a two-movement Symphony in B minor (1880), scored for piano four-hands, as well as ''La mer'' (1905), a set of three "symphonic sketches" that the composer occasionally referred to as a symphony *

Maurice Emmanuel Marie François Maurice Emmanuel (2 May 1862 – 14 December 1938) was a French composer of classical music and musicologist born in Bar-sur-Aube, a small town in the Champagne-Ardenne region of northeastern France. It was there where he first hea ...

(1862–1938), French composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, A major, 1919; and No. 2, ''Bretonne'', A major, 1931) *

Edward German Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of ...

(1862–1936), English composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, E minor, 1887, r. 1890; and No. 2, A minor, ''Norwich'', 1893), as well as sketches for an abandoned Symphony in B-flat major, some material from which was incorporated into the Second *

Friedrich Koch Friedrich Ernst Koch (3 July 1862 – 30 January 1927) was a German composer, cello, cellist and teacher. Biography He was born in Berlin and studied cello with Robert Hausmann and composition with Woldemar Bargiel at the Berlin Berlin Universit ...

(1862–1927), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Alberto Williams Alberto Williams (23 November 1862 – 17 June 1952) was an Argentine composer, pianist, pedagogue, and conductor. Life and work Alberto Williams was born in Buenos Aires, in 1862. His maternal grandfather, Amancio Jacinto Alcorta, had been ...

(1862–1952), Argentine composer of 9 symphonies *

Felix Blumenfeld Felix Mikhailovich Blumenfeld (russian: Фе́ликс Миха́йлович Блуменфе́льд; – 21 January 1931) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor of the Imperial Opera St-Petersburg, pianist, and teacher. He was born ...

(1863–1931), Russian composer of a Symphony in C minor, ''À la mémoire des chers défunts'' (1906) *

Hugo Kaun Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (21 March 1863 – 2 April 1932) was a German composer, conductor, and music teacher. Biography Kaun was born in Berlin, Germany and completed his musical training in his native city. In 1886 (or 1887), he left Germany fo ...

(1863–1932), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Emánuel Moór Emánuel Moór (; 19 February 1863 – 20 October 1931) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and inventor of musical instruments. Moór was born in Kecskemét, Hungary, and studied in Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Between 1885 and 1897 he to ...

(1863–1931), Hungarian composer of 8 symphonies *

Horatio Parker Horatio William Parker (September 15, 1863 – December 18, 1919) was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the undergradu ...

(1863–1919), American composer of 1 symphony *

Arthur Somervell Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 18632 May 1937) was an English composer and art song writer. After Hubert Parry, he was one of the most successful and influential writers of art song in the English music renaissance of the 1890s–1900s. One of his ...

(1863–1937), English composer of a Symphony in D minor, ''Thalassa'' (1913) *

Jāzeps Vītols Jāzeps Vītols (german: Joseph Wihtol; 26 July 1863 – 24 April 1948) was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music. Biography Vītols, born in Valmiera the son of a sc ...

(1863–1948), Latvian composer of 2 symphonies *

Felix Weingartner Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (2 June 1863 – 7 May 1942) was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist. Life and career Weingartner was born in Zara, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary (now Zadar, Croatia), to Austrian parents. T ...

(1863–1942), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies and a sinfonietta *

Eugen d'Albert Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer. Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to stud ...

(1864–1932), German composer of a Symphony in F major (1886) *

Hjalmar Borgstrøm Hjalmar Borgstrøm (23 March 1864 – 5 July 1925) was a Norwegian composer and music critic who played a prominent role in the musical life of his country in the first quarter of the 20th century. Biography He was born Hjalmar Jensen on 23 Marc ...

(1864–1925), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies *

Louis Glass Louis Christian August Glass (23 March 1864 – 22 January 1936) was a Denmark, Danish composer. Glass, born in Copenhagen, was an almost exact contemporary of Carl Nielsen and, like Nielsen, was a student of Niels Gade. However, Glass also ...

(1864–1936), Danish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1, E major, 1894; No. 2, C minor, 1899; No. 3, ''Wood Symphony'', D major, 1901; No. 4, E minor, 1911; No. 5, ''Svastika'', C major, 1920; and No. 6, ''Birth of the Scyldings'', 1924), of which the Second includes parts for male chorus and organ *

Alexander Gretchaninov Alexander Tikhonovich GretchaninovAlso commonly transliterated as ''Aleksandr/Alexandre'' ''Grechaninov/Gretchaninoff/Gretschaninow'' ( rus, Алекса́ндр Ти́хонович Гречани́нов, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲɪtɕɐˈnʲin� ...

(1864–1956), Russian composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1894; No. 2, ''Pastoral'', A major, 1908; No. 3, E major, 1923; No. 4, C major, 1927; and No. 5, G minor, 1936); sketches exist for an unfinished Sixth (c. 1940s) *

Johan Halvorsen Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conducting, conductor and violinist. Life Born in Drammen, he was an accomplished violinist from a very early age and became a prominent figure in Norwegian musical ...

(1864–1935), Norwegian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1923; No. 2, ''Fatum'', D minor, 1924, r. 1928; and No. 3, C major, 1929) * Alexandre Levy (1864–1892), Brazilian composer of a Symphony in E minor (1888) *

Alberto Nepomuceno Alberto Nepomuceno (July 6, 1864October 16, 1920) was a Brazilian composer and conductor. Career and music Nepomuceno was born in Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil. His parents were Vitor Augusto Nepomuceno ...

(1864–1920), Brazilian composer of a Symphony in G minor (1893) *

Guy Ropartz Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (; 15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphony, symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both i ...

(1864–1955), French composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, ''On a Breton Chorale'', A minor, 1895; No. 2, F minor, 1900; No. 3, E major, 1906; No. 4, C major, 1911; and No. 5, G major, 1945), of which the Third include parts for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, and mixed chorus; also symphonic is the ''Petite symphonie'', for orchestra (1943) *

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

(1864–1949), German composer of 2 early conventional symphonies; also of 2 program symphonies of his maturity, symphonic in name and scale if not traditional technique; namely the multi-section symphonic poems ''

Symphonia Domestica ''Symphonia Domestica'', Op. 53, is a tone poem for large orchestra by Richard Strauss. The work is a musical reflection of the secure domestic life so valued by the composer himself and, as such, harmoniously conveys daily events and family lif ...

'', Op. 53 (1903) and ''

An Alpine Symphony ''An Alpine Symphony'' (''Eine Alpensinfonie''), Op. 64, is a tone poem for large orchestra written by German composer Richard Strauss in 1915. It is one of Strauss's largest non-operatic works; the score calls for about 125 players and a ty ...

'', Op. 64 (1915). His ''Sonatina No. 2 for 16 Wind Instruments'' (1946) was given the title ''Symphony for Wind Instruments'' by the publisher, though the composer did not use the word. *

August de Boeck Julianus Marie August De Boeck (May 9, 1865 in Merchtem, Belgium – October 9, 1937 in Merchtem) was a Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue. He was the son of organist and director Florentinus (Flor) De Boeck (1826-1892) Career Fro ...

(1865–1937), Belgian composer of a Symphony in G major (1896) *

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( or ; 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His b ...

(1865–1935), French composer of a Symphony in C major (1896) *

Paul Gilson Paul Gilson (Brussels, 15 June 1865 – Brussels, 3 April 1942) was a Belgian musician and composer. Biography Paul Gilson was born in Brussels. In 1866, his family moved to Ruisbroek in the Belgian province of Brabant. There he studied the ...

(1865–1942), Belgian composer of 3 symphonies and ''La Mer'' (4 Symphonic sketches) *

(1865–1936), Russian composer of 8 symphonies, as well as sketches for a

(piano sketch, 1910; later orchestrated by Gavril Yudin)—see Category of Glazunov symphonies. *

Albéric Magnard Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (; 9 June 1865 – 3 September 1914) was a French composer, sometimes referred to as a "French Bruckner", though there are significant differences between the two composers. Magnard became a national hero in ...

(1865–1914), French composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1890; No. 2, E major, 1893; No. 3, B-flat minor, 1896; and No. 4, C-sharp minor, 1913) *

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

(1865–1931), Danish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1 in G minor, 1894; No. 2, ''The Four Temperaments'', 1902; No. 3, ''Sinfonia espansiva'', 1911; No 4, ''Inextinguishable,'' 1916; No. 5, 1922; and No. 6, ''Sinfonia semplice'', 1925), of which the

Third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

utilizes a

vocalise A vocal warm-up is a series of exercises meant to prepare the voice for singing, acting, or other use. There is very little scientific data about the benefits of vocal warm-ups. Relatively few studies have researched the effects of thesexercis ...

for soprano and baritone in its second movement—see Category of Nielsen symphonies *

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest com ...

(1865–1957), Finnish composer of 7 symphonies (No. 1, E minor, 1899, r. 1900; No. 2, D major, 1902; No. 3, C major, 1907; No. 4, A minor, 1911; No. 5, E-flat major, 1915, r. 1916, r. 1919; No. 6, D minor, 1923; and No. 7, C major, 1924), of which the

Seventh Seventh is the ordinal form of the number seven. Seventh may refer to: * Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution * A fraction (mathematics), , equal to one of seven equal parts Film and television *"The Seventh", a second-season e ...

(in one movement) erodes the traditional subdivisions of

sonata form Sonata form (also ''sonata-allegro form'' or ''first movement form'') is a musical form, musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation. It has been used widely since the middle ...

; the composer also destroyed sketches for an unfinished eighth in the 1930s. In addition, the choral work ''

Kullervo Kullervo () is an ill-fated character in the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic compiled by Elias Lönnrot. Growing up in the aftermath of the massacre of his entire tribe, he comes to realise that the same people who had brought him up, t ...

'' (1892) and ''

Lemminkäinen Lemminkäinen () or Lemminki () is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is one of the heroes of the ''Kalevala'', where his character is a composite of several separate heroes of oral poetry. He is usually depicted as young and good-loo ...

'' (1895)—both based upon ''

'' myths—are classified occasionally as unnumbered, programmatic symphonies—see Category of Sibelius symphonies *

Waldemar von Baußnern Waldemar Edler von Baußnern (also ''Baussnern'' or ''Bausznern''; 29 November 1866 – 20 August 1931) was a German composer and music teacher. Life Born in Berlin, and descended from Transylvanian Saxons, Baußnern was the son of a financial ...

(1866–1931), German composer of 8 symphonies and 1 chamber symphony *

Vasily Kalinnikov Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (russian: Васи́лий Серге́евич Кали́нников; 13 January 1866 – 11 January 1901 ) was a Russian composer. His body of work consists of two symphonies, several additional orchestral wo ...

(1866–1901), Russian composer of 2 symphonies ( No. 1, G minor, 1895; and No. 2, A major, 1897) * Georg Schumann (1866–1952), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Amy Beach Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her Gaelic Symphony, "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symph ...

(1867–1944), American composer of the ''

Gaelic Symphony ''Gaelic Symphony'' or Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 was written by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach in 1894; it was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer. The piece debuted in Boston on Friday, October 30, 1896 to "public an ...

'' (1894), the first such work to be composed by a female American composer * Christian Danning (1867–1925), Danish composer of 3 symphonies *

Charles Koechlin Charles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin (; 27 November 186731 December 1950), commonly known as Charles Koechlin, was a French composer, teacher and musicologist. He was a political radical all his life and a passionate enthusiast for such diverse things ...

(1867–1950), French composer of 5 symphonies *

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger ( 27 February 1867, Ullånger — 3 December 1942, Östersund) was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, August Söderman and Wagner as well as Swedish folk id ...

(1867–1942), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies * Ewald Straesser (1867–1933), German composer of 6 symphonies (at least 3 unpublished) *

Gustav Strube Gustav Strube (3 March 1867 – 2 February 1953) was a German-born conductor and composer. He was the founding conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 1916, and taught at the Peabody Conservatory. He wrote two operas, ''Ramona'', which ...

(1867–1953), German–American composer of 2 symphonies *

Granville Bantock Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (7 August 186816 October 1946) was a British composer of classical music. Biography Granville Ransome Bantock was born in London. His father was an eminent Scottish surgeon.Hadden, J. Cuthbert, 1913, ''Modern Music ...

(1868–1946), British composer of 4 unnumbered symphonies, chronologically as: the ''Hebridean Symphony'' (1913); the ''Pagan Symphony'' (1927); ''The Cyprian Goddess'' (1939); and the ''Celtic Symphony'' (1940), for string orchestra and harps * Hermann Bischoff (1868–1936), German composer of 2 symphonies * Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), Scottish pianist and composer of 1 symphony *Sir

John Blackwood McEwen Sir John Blackwood McEwen (13 April 1868 – 14 June 1948) was a Scottish classical composer and educator. He was professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1898 to 1924, and principal from 1924 to 193 ...

(1868–1948), Scottish composer of 5 symphonies *

José Vianna da Motta José Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as 'Viana da Mota') (22 April 18681 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt. The José Vianna da Motta Music Competition was founded in 1957 ...

(1868–1948), Portuguese pianist and composer of 1 symphony *

Henry Walford Davies Sir Henry Walford Davies (6 September 1869 – 11 March 1941) was an English composer, organist, and educator who held the title Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941. He served with the Royal Air Force during the First World War, dur ...

(1869–1941), English composer of 2 symphonies * Robert Hermann (1869-1912), Swiss composer of 2 Symphonies, one in 1895 and the other in 1905. *

Alfred Hill Alfred Hill may refer to: * Alfred John Hill (1862–1927), British railway engineer * Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1865) (1865–1936), English cricketer * Alfred Hill (politician) (1867–1945), British Member of Parliament for Leicester West 19 ...

(1869–1960), Australian composer of 12 symphonies *

Vasily Kalafati Vasily Pavlovich Kalafati (russian: Василий Павлович Калафати, ''Vasilij Pavlovič Kalafati''; , Yevpatoria, Crimea – 20 March 1942, near Saint Petersburg, Leningrad) was a Russian composer and pedagogue of Greek descent. ...

(1869–1942), Russian composer of 1 symphony *

Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński (25 July 1869 – 18 April 1928) was a Polish composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. Works Orchestral works * Piano Concerto in e minor (1892-4) * Piano Concerto in c minor (1898) * Symphony in c minor Stage Wo ...

(1869–1928), Polish composer of 1 symphony *

Hans Pfitzner Hans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera ''Palestrina'' (1917), loosely based on the life of the s ...

(1869–1949), German composer of 2 symphonies plus a ''Kleine Sinfonie'' (Op. 44, 1939) *

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

(1869–1937), French composer of 4 symphonies *

Howard Brockway Howard A. Brockway (November 22, 1870 – February 20, 1951) was an American composer. Brockway was born on November 22, 1870 in Brooklyn, New York. He spent five years in Berlin, studying composition under Otis Bardwell Boise and piano und ...

(1870–1951), American composer of 1 symphony *

Ludvík Čelanský Ludvík or Ludvik is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ludvík Aškenazy (1921–1986), Czech writer and journalist *Ludvik Buland (1893–1945), Norwegian trade unionist * Ludvík Čelanský (1870–1931), Czech conductor and c ...

(1870–1931), Czech composer of 1 symphony *

Cornelis Dopper Cornelis 'Kees' Dopper (7 February 1870, Stadskanaal – 19 September 1939, Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer, Conductor (music), conductor and teacher. Life Born in the northern Dutch town of Stadskanaal, he came to study at the Leipzig con ...

(1870–1939), Dutch composer of 7 symphonies *

Emil Młynarski Emil Szymon Młynarski (; 18 July 18705 April 1935) was a Polish conductor, violinist, composer, and pedagogue. Life Młynarski was born in Kibarty (Kybartai), Russian Empire, now in Lithuania. He studied violin with Leopold Auer and composit ...

(1870–1935), Polish composer of a Symphony in F major (''Polonia'', Op. 14, 1910) *

Vítězslav Novák Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important e ...

(1870–1949), Czech composer of two unnumbered symphonies (the ''Autumn Symphony'', 1934, for mixed chorus and orchestra; and the ''May Symphony'', 1943, for soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra) *

Joseph Ryelandt Joseph Ryelandt (7 April 1870 – 29 June 1965) was a Belgian classical composer. He is known for sacred vocal music, including several oratorios and masses. His oeuvre catalog, which lists 133 opus numbers, includes symphonies, masses, an opera, ...

(1870–1965), Belgian composer of 6 symphonies *

Florent Schmitt Florent Schmitt (; 28 September 187017 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are ''La tragédie de Salome'' and ''Psaume XLVII'' (Psalm 47). He has been described as "one of the ...

(1870–1958), French composer of 3 symphonies, chronologically as: a ''Symphonie concertante'', for piano and orchestra (1932); a symphony for strings, ''Janiana'' (1941); and a "Symphony No. 2" (1957) *

Hermann Suter Hermann Suter (28 April 1870 – 22 June 1926) was a Swiss composer and conductor. Biography Born in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Suter studied in the conservatories at Basel, Stuttgart and Leipzig, under Hans Huber and Carl Reinecke. He was an o ...

(1870–1926), Swiss composer of a Symphony in D minor (1914) *

Charles Tournemire Charles Arnould Tournemire (22 January 1870 – 3 or 4 November 1939) was a French composer and organist, notable partly for his improvisations, which were often rooted in the music of Gregorian chant. His compositions include eight symphon ...

(1870–1939), French composer of 8 orchestral symphonies, as well as a ''Simphonie-choral'' and ''Symphonie sacrée'' for organ *

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a '' Messe solennelle ...

(1870–1937), French composer of a Symphony in A minor (1908), as well as six numbered symphonies for solo organ *

Adolphe Biarent Adolphe Biarent (16 October 1871 – 4 February 1916) was a Belgium, Belgian composer, conducting, conductor, cellist and music teacher. Biarent studied at the conservatories of Brussels and of Ghent, and was a pupil of Émile Mathieu (composer), ...

(1871–1916), Belgian composer of 1 symphony *

Frederick Converse Frederick Shepherd Converse (January 5, 1871 – June 8, 1940), was an American composer of classical music, whose works include four operas and five symphonies. Life and career Converse was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Edmund Winche ...

(1871–1940), American composer of 5 symphonies *

Henry Kimball Hadley Henry Kimball Hadley (20 December 1871 – 6 September 1937) was an American composer and Conducting, conductor.''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', 8th edition, p. 692 Early life Hadley was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, t ...

(1871–1937), American composer of 5 symphonies *

Sigurd Lie Sigurd Lie (May 23, 1871 – September 30, 1904) was a Norwegian composer and conductor. Lie was born in Drammen. He grew up in Kristiansand, studied in Leipzig in the early 1890s, and then moved to Oslo to work as a conductor. He died of tuberc ...

(1871–1904), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in A minor (1903) *

Ruben Liljefors Ruben Mattias Liljefors (30 September 1871, Uppsala – 4 March 1936, Uppsala) was a Swedish composer and conductor, brother of the artist Bruno Liljefors.Niclas HögmanRuben Liljefors – en biografi CD-uppsats 2003, University of Uppsala, retr ...

(1871–1936), Swedish composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1906) *

Wilhelm Stenhammar Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Stenhammar was born in Stockholm and was the brother of architect Ernst Stenhammar. He received his first musical e ...

(1871–1927), Swedish composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1903; and No. 2, G minor, 1915), the first of which he disowned after it premiered; the composer also left a fragment for a third symphony (1918–1919) *

Alexander von Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Biography Early life Zemlinsky was born in Vienna to a highly diverse family. Zemlinsky's grandfather, Anton S ...

(1871–1942), Austrian composer of 2 numbered symphonies (No. 1, D minor, 1893; and No. 2, B-flat major, 1897), as well as a (incomplete) Symphony in E minor (1891) from his student years; also symphonic are the ''

Lyric Symphony The ''Lyric Symphony'' (german: Lyrische Symphonie), Op. 18, was composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky between 1922 and 1923 and received its premiere in Prague on June 4, 1924, under the composer's direction. The work is in seven connected movemen ...

'' (1923), for soprano, baritone, and orchestra; a ''Sinfonietta'' (1934); and the symphonic fantasy '' Die Seejungfrau'' (''The Mermaid'', 1903)—the last a symphony in all but name *

Hugo Alfvén Hugo Emil Alfvén (; 1 May 18728 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Career Violinist Alfvén was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and studied at the Royal College of Music (Kungliga Musikhögskolan) from 1887 ...

(1872–1960), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, F minor, 1897; No. 2, D major, 1898; No. 3, E major, 1905; No. 4, ''From the Outermost Skerries'', C minor, 1919; and No. 5, A minor, 1942–53, r. 1958), of which the Fourth includes a vocalise for soprano and tenor *

Eyvind Alnæs Eyvind Alnæs (29 April 1872 – 24 December 1932) was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director. Personal life Alnæs was born in Fredrikstad, as the son of headmaster Johannes Jørgen Lauritz Alnæs (1835–1916) and Elise Ma ...

(1872–1932), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1897; and No. 2, D major, 1923) *

Frederic Austin Frederic William Austin (30 March 187210 April 1952) was an English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905–30. He is best remembered for his restoration and production of ''The Beggar's Opera'' by John Gay and Joha ...

(1872–1952), English baritone and composer of 1 symphony *

Felix Borowski Felix Borowski (March 10, 1872 – September 6, 1956) was a British/American composer and teacher. He taught composers Silvestre Revueltas and Louise Cooper Spindle at Chicago Musical College. Life and career Felix Borowski was of Polish des ...

(1872–1956), British–American composer of 3 symphonies *

Arthur Farwell Arthur Farwell (April 23, 1872 – January 20, 1952) was an American composer, conductor, educationalist, lithographer, esoteric savant, and music publisher. Interested in American Indian music, he became associated with the Indianist movement ...

(1872–1972), American composer of 1 symphony (1934), developed from a fragmentary opening left by his mentor Rudolph Gott *

Paul Graener Paul Graener (11 January 1872 – 13 November 1944) was a German composer and conductor. He composed numerous operas and orchestral works in the Romanticism style. Biography Graener was born in Berlin and orphaned as a young child. A boy s ...

(1872–1944), German composer of 3 symphonies and a sinfonietta (for harp and strings) *

Siegmund von Hausegger Siegmund von Hausegger (16 August 1872 – 10 October 1948) was an Austrian composer and conductor. Early life Siegmund was born in Graz, the son of Friedrich von Hausegger (1837-1899), a lawyer and writer on music. According to Siegmund's ow ...

(1872–1948), Austrian composer of the ''Natursymphonie'' (''Nature Symphony'', 1911), the finale of which includes mixed chorus * Edward Burlingame Hill (1872–1960), American composer of 4 symphonies *

Paul Juon Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

(1872–1940), Russian–Swiss composer of 4 unnumbered symphonies: a Symphony in F-sharp minor (1895), a Symphony in A major (1903), a ''Kleine Sinfonie'' in A minor (''Little Symphony'', 1929), and a ''Rhapsodische Sinfonie'' (''Rhapsodic Symphony'', 1939); also symphonic is a chamber symphony (1907) and a ''Sinfonietta capricciosa'' for orchestra (1939) *

Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

(1872–1915), Russian composer of 3 numbered symphonies (No. 1, E major, 1900; No. 2, C minor, 1901; and No. 3, ''The Divine Poem'', C minor, 1903), of which the

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includes parts for mezzo-soprano and tenor; his two tone poems, ''

The Poem of Ecstasy ''The Poem of Ecstasy'' (''Le Poème de l'extase''), Op. 54, is a symphonic poem by Russian composer and pianist Alexander Scriabin written between 1905 and 1908,From the essay by Bernard Jacobson (1991) in the booklet accompanying the recording is ...

'' (1908) and '' Prometheus: The Poem of Fire'' (1910) are classified frequently as Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, respectively—see Category of Scriabin symphonies *

Bernhard Sekles Bernhard Sekles (20 March 1872 – 8 December 1934) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue. Life and career Bernhard Sekles was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of Maximilian Seckeles and Anna (née Bischheim). The fami ...

(1872–1934), German composer of 1 symphony *

Sergei Vasilenko Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (russian: Серге́й Никифорович Василенко, ''Sergej Nikiforovič Vasilenko''; – 11 March 1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and music teacher whose compositions showed a str ...

(1872–1956), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *

Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...

(1872–1958), English composer of 9 symphonies, the first of which (''

A Sea Symphony ''A Sea Symphony'' is an hour-long work for soprano, baritone, chorus and large orchestra written by Ralph Vaughan Williams between 1903 and 1909. The first and longest of his nine symphonies, it was first performed at the Leeds Festival in ...

''; 1903–09) includes a chorus as well as parts for soprano and baritone, while the third ('' A Pastoral Symphony''; 1922) utilizes a vocalise for soprano in the fourth movement—see Category of Vaughan Williams symphonies. *

Dimitri Arakishvili Dimitri Arakishvili ( ka, დიმიტრი არაყიშვილი) (11 February 1873 – 13 August 1953) was a Soviet and Georgian composer and ethnomusicologist considered one of the founding fathers of modern Georgian music. He was ...

(1873–1953), Georgian composer of 3 symphonies *

Blagoje Bersa Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence.

(1873–1934), Croatian composer of 1 symphony *

Joseph Jongen Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. Biography Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. On the strength of an amazing precocity ...

(1873–1953), Belgian composer of a Symphony for orchestra, Op. 15 (1898), as well as ''Symphonie concertante'' for organ and orchestra, Op. 81 (1926) *

Witold Maliszewski Witold Maliszewski (russian: Витольд Осипович Малишевский, uk, Вітольд Йосифович Малішевський; 20 July 1873 – 18 July 1939) was a Polish composer, founder of Odessa Conservatory, and a profes ...

(1873–1939), Polish composer of 5 symphonies *

Daniel Gregory Mason Daniel Gregory Mason (November 20, 1873 – December 4, 1953) was an American composer and music critic. Biography Mason was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He came from a long line of notable American musicians, including his father Henry Ma ...

(1873–1953), American composer of 3 symphonies *

Henri Rabaud Henri Benjamin Rabaud (10 November 187311 September 1949) was a French conductor, composer and pedagogue, who held important posts in the French musical establishment and upheld mainly conservative trends in French music in the first half of t ...

(1873–1949), French composer of 2 symphonies *

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

(1873–1943), Russian composer of 3 numbered symphonies, as well as the choral symphony ''The Bells'', Op. 35 (1913); also symphonic is the unfinished Youth Symphony in D minor (1891)—see Category of Rachmaninoff symphonies. *

Julius Bittner Julius Bittner (born Vienna, 9 April 1874; died Vienna, 9 January 1939) was an Austrian composer. Life The son of a judge, Bittner also initially pursued a career in law. Until 1920 he was a judge in Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel, in Lower Austria. ...

(1874–1939), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies *

Gustav Holst Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite ''The Planets'', he composed many other works across a range ...

(1874–1934), English composer of a Symphony F major (''The Cotswolds'', 1900), as well as a First Choral Symphony (1924), for soprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra (fragmentary sketches also exist for a Second Choral Symphony); in addition, the composer also completed a Scherzo (1933–34) for a projected but unfinished symphony. *

Charles Ives Charles Edward Ives (; October 20, 1874May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed f ...

(1874–1954), American composer of 4 numbered symphonies, the fourth (1910–24) of which requires two conductors and includes parts for piano (four-hands); in addition, he wrote two unnumbered symphonies: ''New England Holidays'' (1897–1913) and the (unfinished) ''Universe Symphony'' (1911–28)—see Category of Ives symphonies. * Paul Pierné (1874–1952), French composer of 2 symphonies * Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953), German composer of 1 symphony * Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies *

Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (, ; ; 13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian-American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was as ...

(1874–1951), Austrian composer of 2 chamber symphonies and sketches for several (unfinished) symphonies. In addition, the tone poem ''Pelleas und Melisande'', Op. 5 (1902–03) is sometimes considered to have symphonic qualities—for example, by

Alban Berg Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...

. * Josef Suk (1874–1935), Czech composer of 2 unnumbered symphonies: the Symphony in E major, Op. 14 (1897–99) and the '' Asrael Symphony'', Op. 27 (1905–06)—a 'funeral symphony' in commemoration of the deaths of his wife, Otilie Suková, and of his father-in-law,

. *

Franco Alfano Franco Alfano (8 March 1875 – 27 October 1954) was an Italian composer and pianist, best known today for his opera ''Risurrezione'' (1904) and for having completed Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' in 1926. He had considerable success with several o ...

(1875–1954), Italian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, ''Classica'', E major, 1910, r. 1953; and No. 2, C major, 1932, r. 1933) *

Julián Carrillo Julián Carrillo Trujillo (January 28, 1875 – September 9, 1965) was a Mexican composer,Camp, Roderic Ai (1995). "Carrillo (Flores), Nabor" on ''Mexican Political Biographies, 1935–1993: Third Edition'', p. 121. . conductor, violi ...

(1875–1965), Mexican composer, wrote 2 symphonies plus 3 atonal symphonies written in the "Thirteen Sound" technique *

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 18751 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor. Of mixed-race birth, Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white New York musicians as the "African Mahler" when ...

(1875–1912), English composer of a Symphony in A minor (1896) *

Reinhold Glière Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (born Reinhold Ernest Glier, which was later converted for standardization purposes; russian: Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр; 23 June 1956), was a Russian Imperial and Soviet composer of German and P ...

(1875–1956), Russian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, E-flat major, 1900; No. 2, C minor, 1908; and No. 3, ''Ilya Muromets'', B minor, 1911) *

Erkki Melartin Erkki Gustaf Melartin (7 February 1875, Käkisalmi – 14 February 1937, Helsinki) was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most signif ...

(1875–1937), Finnish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1902; No. 2, E minor, 1904; No. 3, F major, 1907; No. 4, ''Summer Symphony'', F major, 1912; No. 5, ''Sinfonia brevis'', A minor, 1915; and No. 6, 1924), of which the Fourth includes a vocalise for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto in its third movement; also extant are three additional symphonic projects in fragmentary form: No. 7, ''Sinfonia gaia'' (1936); No. 8 (1937); and No. 9 (c. 1930s) *

Cyril Rootham Cyril Bradley Rootham (5 October 1875 – 18 March 1938) was an English composer, educator and organist. His work at Cambridge University made him an influential figure in English music life. A Fellow of St John's College, where he was also or ...

(1875–1938), English composer of 2 symphonies, of which the Second (''The Revelation of St. John'', 1938) is for orchestra and chorus *

Donald Tovey Sir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 187510 July 1940) was a British musical analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist. He had been best known for his '' Essays in Musical Analysis'' and his editions of works by Bach ...

(1875–1940), British composer of a Symphony in D major (1913) *

Richard Wetz Richard Wetz (26 February 1875 – 16 January 1935) was a German late Romantic composer best known for his three symphonies. In these works, he "seems to have aimed to be an immediate continuation of Bruckner, as a result of which he actually ...

(1875–1935), German composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1917; No. 2, A major, 1919; and No. 3, B-flat minor, 1922) *

Hakon Børresen Axel Ejnar Hakon Børresen (2 June 1876, Copenhagen – 6 October 1954, Copenhagen) was one of the foremost Danish composers of the 20th century. Life Børresen was descended from a merchant family. As a child, he was given violin, cello an ...

(1876–1954), Danish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1901; No. 2, ''The Sea'', A major, 1904; No. 3, and C major, 1926) *

Havergal Brian Havergal Brian (born William Brian; 29 January 187628 November 1972) was an English composer. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies (an unusually high total for a 20th-century composer), most of them late in his life. His best-know ...

(1876–1972), English composer of 32 symphonies, most of which he wrote in his seventies and eighties. His

symphony, ''The Gothic'', is one of the largest symphonies ever written *

John Alden Carpenter John Alden Carpenter (February 28, 1876 – April 26, 1951) was an American composer. Carpenter's compositional style was considered to be mainly "mildly modernistic and impressionistic"; many of his works strive to encompass the spirit of America ...

(1876–1951), American composer of 2 symphonies *

Mieczysław Karłowicz Mieczysław Karłowicz (, 11 December 18768 February 1909) was a Polish composer and conductor. Life Mieczysław Karłowicz was born in Vishneva, in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus) into a noble family belonging to C ...

(1876–1909), Polish composer of 1 symphony *

Ludolf Nielsen Karl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen (29 January 1876 – 16 October 1939) was a Danish composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist. Today he is considered one of the most important Danish composers of the early 1900s (together with the more famous Carl Ni ...

(1876–1939), Danish composer of 3 symphonies (B minor, 1903; E major, ''Symphony of Joy'', 1909; and C major, 1913) *

Bruno Walter Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, was naturalised as a French citizen in 1938, and settled in the Un ...

(1876–1962), German conductor and composer of 2 symphonies *

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (born Ermanno Wolf) (January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as '' Il segreto di Susanna'' (1909). A number of his works were based on plays by ...

(1876–1948), Italian-German composer of the ''Sinfonia da camera'' (''Chamber Symphony'') in B-flat major (1901), as well as ''Sinfonia brevis'' in E-flat major (1947), for orchestra *

Sergei Bortkiewicz Sergei Bortkiewicz (russian: Сергей Эдуардович Борткевич; – 25 October 1952) was a Russian-born Austrian Romantic composer and pianist. He moved to Vienna in 1922 and became a naturalized Austrian citizen in 1926. Li ...

(1877–1952), Austrian pianist and composer of 2 symphonies *

Ernő Dohnányi Ernő or Erno is a Finnish and Hungarian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ernő Balogh (1897-1989), Hungarian pianist, composer, editor, and educator *Ernő Bánk (1883-1962), Hungarian painter and teacher * Ernő Bér ...

(1877–1960), Hungarian composer of two numbered symphonies (

D minor D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major. The D natural minor scale is: Changes needed for t ...

, 1901; and

E major E major (or the key of E) is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps. Its relative minor is C-sharp minor and its parallel minor is E minor. Its enharmonic equivalent, ...

, 1945, r. 1957), as well as an earlier Symphony in F major (1896) *

Thomas Dunhill Thomas Frederick Dunhill (1 February 187713 March 1946) was a prolific English composer in many genres, though he is best known today for his light music and educational piano works. His compositions include much chamber music, a song cycle, '' ...

(1877–1946), English composer of 1 symphony *

Albert Dupuis Albert Dupuis (1 March 1877 – 19 September 1967) was a Belgian composer. Biography Albert Dupuis was born in Verviers on 1 March 1877. The son of a music teacher, Dupuis studied the finesses of the violin, the piano and the flute from the age o ...

(1877–1967), Belgian composer of 2 symphonies *

Rudolph Ganz Rudolph Ganz (24 February 1877 – 2 August 1972) was a Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator. Career Early career as a pianist and conductor Born in Zurich, Ganz studied cello with Friedrich Hegar and piano w ...

(1877–1972), Swiss–American composer of 1 symphony *

Luis Gianneo Luis Gianneo (9 January 1897 – 15 August 1968) was an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. As music educator, he was the teacher of composers Ariel Ramirez, Juan Carlos Zorzi, Marta Lambertini, , and Rodolfo Arizaga, among others. Foun ...

(1877–1968), Argentine composer of 1 symphony *

Alexander Goedicke Alexander Fyodorovich Goedicke ( rus, Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ге́дике, r=Aleksandr Fyodorovich Gedike; in Moscow9 July 1957 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist. Goedicke was a professor at Moscow Con ...

(1877–1957), Russian composer of 3 symphonies *

Jean Huré Jean-Louis Charles Huré (17 September 1877 – 27 January 1930) was a French composer and organist. Though educated in music at a monastery in Angers, he was mostly self-taught. Life Born in Gien, Loiret, Huré studied anthropology, Musical comp ...

(1877–1930), French composer of 3 symphonies *

Paul Ladmirault Paul Émile Ladmirault (8 December 1877 – 30 October 1944) was a French language, French composer and Music criticism, music critic whose music expressed his devotion to Brittany. Claude Debussy wrote that his work possessed a "fine dreamy musi ...

(1877–1944), French composer of 1 symphony *

Ernst Mielck Ernst Leopold Christian Mielck (24 October 187722 October 1899) was a Finnish composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. A precocious but sickly youth, his promising career was cut short in its infancy when he died of consumption ...

(1877–1899), Finnish composer of the Symphony in F minor (1897) * Roderich Mojsisovics von Mojsvar (1877–1953), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies *

Feliks Nowowiejski Feliks Nowowiejski (7 February 1877 – 18 January 1946) was a Polish composer, conductor, concert organist, and music teacher. Nowowiejski was born in Wartenburg (today Barczewo) in Warmia in the Prussian Partition of Poland (then admini ...

(1877–1946), Polish composer of 4 symphonies * David Stanley Smith (1877–1945), American composer of 5 symphonies *

Rutland Boughton Rutland Boughton (23 January 187825 January 1960) was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music. He was also an influential communist activist within the Communist Party of Gre ...

(1878–1960), English composer of 3 symphonies *

Fritz Brun Fritz Brun (18 August 1878 – 29 November 1959) was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Life Brun was born in Lucerne. He was a student of Franz Wüllner at the conservatory at Cologne, and studied piano and theory t ...

(1878–1959), Swiss conductor and composer of 10 symphonies *

Adam Carse Adam Von Ahnen Carse (19 May 1878 – 2 November 1958) was an English composer, academic, music writer and editor, remembered today for his studies on the history of instruments and the orchestra, and for his educational music. His collection ...

(1878–1958), English composer of 2 symphonies for strings *

Antun Dobronić Antun Dobronić (2 April 1878, Jelsa, Croatia – 12 December 1955, Zagreb, Croatia) was a Croatian composer and pupil of Vítězslav Novák. He studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1910 to 1912. From 1922 to 1940, he served as professor at the ...

(1878–1955), Croatian composer of 8 symphonies * Carl Ehrenberg (1878–1962), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Joseph Holbrooke Joseph Charles Holbrooke (5 July 18785 August 1958) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. Life Early years Joseph Holbrooke was born Joseph Charles Holbrook in Croydon, Surrey. His father, also named Joseph, was a music hall music ...

(1878–1958), English composer of 9 symphonies *

Artur Kapp Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician. Ka ...

(1878–1952), Estonian composer. Generally considered to be one of the founders of Estonian symphonic music. He wrote 5 symphonies * Arrigo Pedrollo (1878–1964), Italian composer of 1 symphony *

Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (originally ''Schrecker''; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, Schreker developed a style characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture ...

(1878–1934), Austrian composer of 1 symphony (unpublished) and 1 chamber symphony *

Volkmar Andreae Volkmar Andreae (5 July 1879 – 18 June 1962) was a Swiss conductor and composer. Life and career Andreae was born in Bern. He received piano instruction as a child and his first lessons in composition with Karl Munzinger. From 1897 to 1900, ...

(1879–1962), Swiss composer of 2 symphonies *

Natanael Berg Carl Natanael Rexroth-Berg (9 February 1879, Stockholm – 14 October 1957, Stockholm) was a Swedish composer. Berg trained in veterinary medicine and began learning music by teaching himself. He later studied at the Stockholm Conservatory ...

(1879–1957), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies *

Frank Bridge Frank Bridge (26 February 187910 January 1941) was an English composer, violist and conductor. Life Bridge was born in Brighton, the ninth child of William Henry Bridge (1845-1928), a violin teacher and variety theatre conductor, formerly a m ...

(1879–1941), English composer of an unfinished Symphony for Strings (1941) *

Grzegorz Fitelberg Grzegorz Fitelberg (18 October 1879 – 10 June 1953) was a Polish conductor, violinist and composer. He was a member of the Young Poland group, together with artists such as Karol Szymanowski, Ludomir Różycki and Mieczysław Karłowicz. Life ...

(1879–1953), Polish composer of 2 symphonies *

Philippe Gaubert Philippe Gaubert (5 July 1879 – 8 July 1941) was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute. Biography Gaubert – commonly referred to as Gauberto – ...

(1879–1941), French composer of a Symphony in F major (1936) *Sir

Hamilton Harty Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (4 December 1879 – 19 February 1941) was an Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist. After an early career as a church organist in his native Ireland, Harty moved to London at about age 20, soon becoming a w ...

(1879–1941), Irish composer of ''An Irish Symphony'' (1904, r. 1915, 1924) *

Otto Olsson Otto Emanuel Olsson (19 December 1879 – 1 September 1964) was a Swedish organist and classical music composer. Life and career Olsson, a native of Stockholm, was one of the most renowned organ virtuosos of his time. He studied organ with Augus ...

(1879-1964), Swedish composer of 1 symphony, Op.11 (1901–02) *

Otakar Ostrčil Otakar Ostrčil (25 February 1879 in Prague – 20 August 1935 in Prague) was a Czech composer and conductor. He is noted for symphonic works ''Impromptu'', ''Suite in C Minor'', and ''Symfonietta'', and in his opera compositions '' Poupě'' an ...

(1879–1935), Czech composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *

Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi ( , , ; 9 July 187918 April 1936) was an Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and musicologist and one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. List of compositions by Ottorino Respighi, His compositions r ...

(1879–1936), Italian composer of the ''Sinfonia drammatica'' (1914) *

Cyril Scott Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrot ...

(1879–1970), English composer of 4 symphonies * Johanna Senfter (1879–1961), German composer of 9 symphonies *

Julius Weismann Julius Weismann (26 December 1879 – 22 December 1950) was a German pianist, conductor, and composer.See LCCN. Biography Weismann was born in Freiburg im Breisgau. He studied with Josef Rheinberger and Ludwig Thuille. As a composer, he left ove ...

(1879–1950), German composer of 3 symphonies * Adolf Wiklund (1879–1950), Swedish composer of 1 symphony *

Edgar Bainton Edgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 18808 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer. He is remembered today mainly for his liturgical anthem ''And I saw a new heaven'', a popular work in the repertoire of Anglican ch ...

(1880–1956), British composer of 4 symphonies *

Ernest Bloch Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the greatest Swiss composers in history. As well as producing music ...

(1880–1959), American composer of Swiss origin, whose works include (in addition to an unpublished ''Symphonie orientale'' amongst his juvenilia) a Symphony in C-sharp minor, a Sinfonia Breve, a Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra, and a Symphony in E-flat *

Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (17 September 188014 February 1965) was a French composer, conductor and writer. Life and career Inghelbrecht was born in Paris, the son of a violist. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut as a ...

(1880–1965), French composer of a ''Sinfonia brève da camera'' (1930) *

Rudolf Karel Rudolf Karel (9 November 1880 in Plzeň – 6 March 1945 in Theresienstadt) was a distinguished Czech people, Czech composer. Biography Rudolf Karel was a son of a railway employee. He studied law at Charles University and then composition from ...

(1880–1945), Czech composer of 4 symphonies (the second for violin and orchestra) *

Ildebrando Pizzetti Ildebrando Pizzetti (20 September 1880 – 13 February 1968) was an Italian composer of classical music, Musicology, musicologist, and Music criticism, music critic. Biography Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation ...

(1880–1968), Italian composer of "Symphony in A" and "Sinfonia del fuoco" (from music for the silent film

Cabiria ''Cabiria'' is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War (218–202 BC). It follows a melodramatic main p ...

) *

Charles Wakefield Cadman Charles Wakefield Cadman (December 24, 1881 – December 30, 1946) was an American composer. For 40 years he worked closely with Nelle Richmond Eberhart, who wrote most of the texts to his songs, including ''Four American Indian Songs''. She also ...

(1881–1946), American composer of 1 symphony (''Pennsylvania Symphony'') *

Nancy Dalberg Nancy Dalberg (July 6, 1881 – September 28, 1949) was a Danish composer. Dalberg grew up on the Danish island of Funen (Fyn) where she learned to play the piano. Her father, a well-off industrialist, refused her wish to study at the Royal Co ...

(1881–1949), Danish composer of 1 symphony (the first symphony written by a Danish female composer) * Sem Dresden (1881–1957), Dutch composer of 1 sinfonietta for clarinet and orchestra and 1 concertante symphony *

George Enescu George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biog ...

(1881–1955), Romanian violinist, pianist, cellist, conductor, teacher, and composer of 3 (acknowledged and complete) numbered symphonies, as well as 2 unfinished symphonies elaborated by

Pascal Bentoiu Pascal Bentoiu (22 April 1927 – 21 February 2016) was a Romanian modernist composer. Life and career Bentoiu studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Mihail Jora and piano with Theophil Demetriescu. He spent three years res ...

as No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. (In addition, among the composer's juvenilia are 4 early "Study Symphonies".) Also symphonic are the Chamber Symphony, for 12 instruments, Op. 33 (1954), and the ''Symphonie concertante'' in B minor, for cello and orchestra, Op. 8 (1901). *

Jan van Gilse Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse (Rotterdam, 11 May 1881 – Oegstgeest, 8 September 1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera '' Thijl''. Life Coming from a family of theologians, J ...

(1881–1944), Dutch composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1901; No. 2, E-flat major, 1902; No. 3, ''Elevation'', D minor, 1907; and No. 4, A major, 1915), of which the Third includes a part for soprano soloist; the composer also left sketches for a Fifth *

Peder Gram Peter Jørgensen Gram (25 November 1881 – 4 February 1956) was a Danish composer and organist. Life Gram was born in Copenhagen and studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Stephan Krehl, Arthur Nikisch and Hans Sitt. From 1908, he worke ...

(1881–1956), Danish composer of 3 symphonies *

Edvin Kallstenius Edvin Kallstenius (29 August 1881 – 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and librarian.Svenskt Musik/Swedish Music Information Centre http://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/micv5eng.nsf/docsbycodename/start He arranged the traditional folk tune used ...

(1881–1967), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies and 4 sinfoniettas *

Paul Le Flem Marie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic. Biography Born in Radon, Orne, and living most of his life in Lézardrieux, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Ind ...

(1881–1984), French composer of 4 symphonies *

Nikolai Myaskovsky Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky or Miaskovsky or Miaskowsky (russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; pl, Mikołaj Miąskowski, syn Jakóbowy; 20 April 18818 August 1950), was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is som ...

(1881–1950), Russian composer of 27 symphonies, as well as 3 sinfoniettas for strings. *

Nikolai Roslavets Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets (russian: link=no, Никола́й Андре́евич Ро́славец; in Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire – 23 August 1944 in Moscow) was a significant Ukrainian modernist composer of Beloruss ...

(1881–1944), Russian composer of 1 symphony and 1 chamber symphony *

Karl Weigl Karl Ignaz Weigl (6 February 1881 – 11 August 1949) was a Jewish Austrian composer and pianist, who later became a naturalized American citizen in 1943. Biography Weigl was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of a bank official who was al ...

(1881–1949), Austrian composer of 6 symphonies *

Marion Bauer Marion Eugénie Bauer (15 August 1882 – 9 August 1955) was an American composer, teacher, writer, and music critic. She played an active role in shaping American musical identity in the early half of the twentieth century. As a composer, ...

(1882–1955), American composer of 1 symphony *

Walter Braunfels Walter Braunfels (; 19 December 1882 – 19 March 1954) was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Life Walter Braunfels was born in Frankfurt. His first music teacher was his mother, the great-niece of the composer Louis Spohr. He co ...

(1882–1954), German composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia brevis'' op. 69) plus a ''Sinfonia concertante'' for violin, viola, 2 horns and strings *

Alf Hurum Alf Thorvald Hurum (21 September 1882 – 12 August 1972) was a Norwegian composer and painter. Early and personal life Hurum was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of Thorvald Hurum (1839-1909) and Jakobine Olava Haslum (1 ...

(1882–1972), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in D minor (1927) *

Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (; hu, Kodály Zoltán, ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music ed ...

(1882–1967), Hungarian composer of 1 symphony *

Gian Francesco Malipiero Gian Francesco Malipiero (; 18 March 1882 – 1 August 1973) was an Italian composer, musicologist, music teacher and editor. Life Early years Born in Venice into an aristocratic family, the grandson of the opera composer Francesco Malipiero, Gia ...

(1882–1973), Italian composer of 11 symphonies *

Gino Marinuzzi Gino Marinuzzi (24 March 188217 August 1945) was an Italian conductor and composer, particularly associated with the operas of Wagner and the Italian repertory. Biography Marinuzzi was born and studied in Palermo, and began his career there a ...

(1882–1945), Italian composer of 1 symphony *

Joseph Marx Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic. Life and career Marx was born in Graz and pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earni ...

(1882–1964), Austrian composer of ''An Autumn Symphony'' (1921), the final movement of which the composer replaced in 1946 with the newly-composed tone poem ''Autumnal Revelries''; also symphonic is the ''Sinfonia in modo classico'', originally written for string quartet (1941) but later arranged for string orchestra in 1944 * John Powell (1882–1963), American composer of a Symphony in A major, ''Virginia Symphony'' (1945, r. 1951) *

Lazare Saminsky Lazare Saminsky, born Lazar Semyonovich Saminsky (russian: Лазарь (Элиэзер) Семенович Саминский; Valehotsulove (now Dolynske), near Odessa, 27 October 1882 O.S. / 8 November N.S. – Port Chester, New York, 30 Jun ...

(1882–1959), Russian–American composer of 5 symphonies *

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

(1882–1971), Russian composer of 3 (purely orchestral) unnumbered symphonies, as well as the choral symphony ''

Symphony of Psalms The ''Symphony of Psalms'' is a choral symphony in three movements composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1930 during his neoclassical period. The work was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orch ...

'' (1930, r. 1948)—see Category of Stravinsky symphonies. Finally, the chamber piece '' Symphonies of Wind Instruments'' (1920, r. 1947) uses the word 'symphony' in the old (Greek) sense of "sounding together." *

Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Szymanowski (; 6 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. He was a member of the modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Szymanowski's early works show the inf ...

(1882–1937), Polish composer of 4 symphonies, of which the

(''The Song of the Night'', 1914–16) includes mixed chorus and a part for tenor (or soprano) soloist, while the fourth (''Symphonie concertante'', 1932) is a concertante work for piano and orchestra—see Category of Szymanowski symphonies. *

Joaquín Turina Joaquín Turina Pérez (9 December 188214 January 1949) was a Spanish composer of classical music.''Encyclopædia Britannica'' online (2014)"Joaquín Turina"/ref> Biography Turina was born in Seville. He studied in Seville as well as in Mad ...

(1882–1949), Spanish composer of "Sinfonía sevillana" (1920) and "Sinfonía del mar" (1945) *

Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Freiherr von Waltershausen (Göttingen, 12 October 1882 – Munich, 14 June 1954) was a German composer, conductor, teacher and writer. Life and career He was the son of the economist August Sartorius von Waltershausen ...

(1882–1954), German composer of 1 symphony * Paul Hastings Allen (1883–1952), American composer of 8 symphonies *Sir

Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...

(1883–1953), English composer of 7 numbered symphonies, preceded by a Symphony in F major (completed piano score 1907; orchestrated in 2012–13 by

Martin Yates Martin Yates (born 1 July 1958, London) is a British conductor. After attending Kimbolton School (1969–1974), he studied at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College of Music, London, where his teachers included Bernard Keeffe (conducti ...

); the tone poem ''Spring Fire'' (1913) is classified occasionally as an unnumbered, programmatic symphony. Bax also composed a Sinfonietta—see Category of Bax symphonies *

Alfredo Casella Alfredo Casella (25 July 18835 March 1947) was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor. Life and career Casella was born in Turin, the son of Maria (née Bordino) and Carlo Casella. His family included many musicians: his grandfather, a f ...

(1883–1947), Italian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1906; No. 2, C minor, 1909; and No. 3, titled ''Sinfonia'', 1940) *Sir George Dyson (1883–1964), English composer of 1 symphony, plus a Choral Symphony, composed in 1910 but not premiered until 2014. *

Joseph Matthias Hauer Josef Matthias Hauer (March 19, 1883 – September 22, 1959) was an Austrian composer and music theorist. He is best known for developing, independent of and a year or two before Arnold Schoenberg, a method for composing with all 12 notes of the ...

(1883–1959), Austrian composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *

Manolis Kalomiris Manolis Kalomiris ( el, Μανώλης Καλομοίρης; December 14, 1883, Smyrna – April 3, 1962, Athens) was a Greek classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music. Biography Born in Smyrna, he attended sch ...

(1883–1962), Greek composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, ''Leventia'', for mixed chorus and orchestra, 1920, r. 1937, 1952; No. 2, ''Symphony of the Simple and Good People'', for mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra, 1931; and No. 3, ''Palamiki'', D minor, for reciter and orchestra, 1955) *

Paul von Klenau Paul August von Klenau (11 February 1883 in Copenhagen – 31 August 1946 in Copenhagen) was a Danish-born composer who worked primarily in Germany and Austria. Biography Klenau was born in Copenhagen, where he studied under Otto Malling. Already a ...

(1883–1946), Danish composer of 9 symphonies *

Alexander Krein Alexander Abramovich Krein (; 20 October 1883 in Nizhny Novgorod – 25 April 1951 in Staraya Ruza, Moscow Oblast) was a Soviet composer. Background The Krein family was steeped in the klezmer tradition; his father Abram (who moved to Russia fr ...

(1883–1951), Russian composer of 1 symphony *

Toivo Kuula Toivo Timoteus Kuula (7 July 1883 – 18 May 1918) was a Finnish composer and conductor of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods, who emerged in the wake of Jean Sibelius, under whom he studied privately from 1906 to 1908. The core of Kuu ...

(1883–1918), Finnish composer of an incomplete, projected Symphony, Op. 36 (1918), of which only the Introduction was sketched. *

Maximilian Steinberg Maximilian Osseyevich Steinberg (Russian Максимилиан Осеевич Штейнберг; – 6 December 1946) was a Russian composer of classical music. Though once considered the hope of Russian music, Steinberg is far less well known ...

(1883–1946), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *

Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stea ...

(1883–1945), Austrian composer of 1 symphony (1928) *

Boris Asafyev Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev (russian: link=no, Бори́с Влади́мирович Аса́фьев; 27 January 1949) was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology. He is the ...

(1884–1949), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *

York Bowen Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a ...

(1884–1961), English composer of 3 symphonies, of which the third (1951) exists only in recorded form. (The score was lost in a publishing house flood.) *

Louis Gruenberg Louis Gruenberg ( ; June 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American pianist and prolific composer, especially of operas. An early champion of Schoenberg and other contemporary composers, he was also a highly respected Oscar-nominated film composer in Ho ...

(1884–1964), Russian–American composer of 5 symphonies *

Arthur Meulemans Arthur Meulemans (19 May 1884 in Aarschot – 29 June 1966 in Etterbeek) was a Belgian composer, conductor, and music teacher. Biography Meulemans’ father was an artisan and a music lover who composed dance music. As a child, Arthur Meulemans ...

(1884–1966), Belgian composer of 15 symphonies *

Ture Rangström Anders Johan Ture Rangström (30 November 1884 – 11 May 1947) belonged to a new generation of Swedish composers who, in the first decade of the 20th century, introduced modernism to their compositions. In addition to composing, Rangström was a ...

(1884–1947), Swedish composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, ''August Strindberg in memoriam'', C-sharp minor, 1914; No. 2, ''My Country'', D minor, 1919; No. 3, ''Song under the Stars'', D-flat major, in one movement, 1929; and No. 4, ''Invocatio'', D minor, for organ and orchestra, 1936) * Albert Wolff (1884–1970), French conductor and composer of 1 symphony * Julio Fonseca (1885–1950), Costa Rican composer of the "Great Symphonic Fantasy on folk motifs" *

Henri Collet Henri Collet (; 5 November 1885 – 23 November 1951) was a French composer and music critic who lived in Paris. Biography Born in Paris, Collet first studied at the Conservatory of Music at Bordeaux before going to Madrid to study Spanish literat ...

(1885–1951), French composer of "Symphonie de l'Alhambra" (1947) *

Dimitrie Cuclin Dimitrie Cuclin ( – February 7, 1978) was a Romanian classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator, and writer. Biography Early life Dimitrie Cuclin was born in the city of Galaţi, a port on the left shore of the Da ...

(1885–1978), Romanian composer of 20 symphonies *

Werner Josten Werner Erich Josten (June 12, 1885 in Elberfeld, Germany – February 6, 1963 in New York City) was a German-born composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Munich with Rudolf Siegel and in Geneva with Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and ...

(1885–1963), German–American composer of 1 symphony *

Otto Klemperer Otto Nossan Klemperer (14 May 18856 July 1973) was a 20th-century conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the US, Hungary and finally Britain. His early career was in opera houses, but he was later better known as a concer ...

(1885–1973), German conductor and composer of 6 symphonies *

Artur Lemba Artur Lemba (24 September 1885, Tallinn – 21 November 1963, Tallinn) was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music. Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876-1962) were the first ...

(1885–1963), Estonian composer of 2 symphonies *

Dora Pejačević Countess Maria Theodora Paulina (Dora) Pejačević ( hu, Gróf verőczei Pejácsevich Mária Theodóra Paulina "Dóra", link=no, 10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer and a member of the Pejačević noble family. She wa ...

(1885–1923), Croatian composer of a Symphony in F-sharp minor (1917, r. 1920) *

Wallingford Riegger Wallingford Constantine Riegger ( ; April 29, 1885 – April 2, 1961) was an American modernist composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral and modern dance music. He was born in Albany, Georgia, but spent most of his career in New York Ci ...

(1885–1961), American composer of 4 symphonies *

Egon Wellesz Egon Joseph Wellesz CBE (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music. Early life and education in Vienna Egon Joseph Wellesz was ...

(1885–1974), Austrian musicologist and composer of 9 symphonies *

John J. Becker John Joseph Becker (January 22, 1886 – January 21, 1961) was an American composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, a conductor, a writer on music, and a music administrator. In the early 1930s he was especially active as a conduct ...

(1886–1961), American composer of 7 symphonies *

Edward Joseph Collins Edward Joseph Collins (November 10, 1886 – December 1, 1951) was an American pianist, conductor and composer of classical music in a neoromantic style. Life and career Collins was born in Joliet, Illinois, into an Irish family – his father ...

(1886–1951), American composer of a Symphony in B minor, ''Nos habeit humus'' (1925) *

Marcel Dupré Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré () (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Biography Born in Rouen into a wealthy musical family, Marcel Dupré was a child prodigy. His father Aimable Albert Dupré was titular o ...

(1886–1971), French composer of a Symphony in G minor, for organ and orchestra (1927); also symphonic are two works for solo organ (''Symphonie-Passion'', 1924; and Symphony No. 2 in C-sharp minor, 1929) and a ''Sinfonia'', for piano and organ (1946) *

Óscar Esplá Óscar Esplá y Triay (5 August 1886 – 6 January 1976) was a Spanish composer. The Conservatorio Superior de Música ( conservatory) of the city of Alicante is dedicated to him. The ''Premio internacional de composición Óscar Esplá'' (Ós ...

(1886–1976), Spanish composer of 2 symphonies *

Wilhelm Furtwängler Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler ( , , ; 25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major ...

(1886–1954), German composer of 3 symphonies *

Henri Gagnebin Henri David Gagnebin (13 March 1886 – 2 June 1977) was a Belgian-born Swiss composer. Early Life Gagenbin was born on 13 March 1886 in Liège, the son of Henri-Auguste Gagnebin, a pastor, and Adolphine Heshuysen, a native of the Netherlands. ...

(1886–1977), Belgian–Swiss composer of 4 symphonies *

Carlo Giorgio Garofalo Carlo Giorgio Garofalo (5 August 1886 – 6 April 1962) was an Italian composer, conductor and organist. Garofalo was born in Rome, Italy to Giovanni and Faustina Rinaldi Garofalo. He later attended the Vatican college where he studied orga ...

(1886–1962), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *

Jesús Guridi Jesús Guridi Bidaola (25 September 1886 – 7 April 1961) was a Spanish Basque composer who was a key player in 20th-century Spanish and Basque music. His style fits into the late Romantic idiom, directly inherited from Wagner, and with a stron ...

(1886–1961), Spanish composer of "Sinfonía pirenaica" ("Pyrenean Symphony", 1945) *

Robert Heger Robert Heger (19 August 1886 – 14 January 1978) was a German conductor and composer from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. Life and career He studied at the Conservatory of Strasbourg under Franz Stockhausen, then in Zurich under Lothar ...

(1886–1978), German conductor and composer of 3 symphonies *

Jef van Hoof Jef van Hoof (8 May 1886 - 24 April 1959) was a Belgian composer and conductor with a Flemish ethnic background. Born in Antwerp, Van Hoof was a pupil of Paul Gilson and was heavily influenced by the works of Peter Benoit. He studied at the ...

(1886–1959), Belgian composer of 6 symphonies *

Paul Paray Paul Marie-Adolphe Charles Paray () (24 May 1886 – 10 October 1979) was a French conductor, organist and composer. He was the resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1952 until 1963. Early life and education Paul Paray was ...

(1886–1979), French composer of 2 symphonies plus a "Symphonie d'archets" for string orchestra * Kosaku Yamada (1886–1965), First Japanese symphonic composer. He wrote 3 symphonies; the first being traditional, the second more akin of a symphonic poem and the third with Japanese traditional music and a voice. Finally there is also a choreographic symphony on a unrealized ballet titled "Maria Magdalena". *

Kurt Atterberg Kurt Magnus Atterberg (, 12 December 188715 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and engineer. He is best known for his symphonies, operas, and ballets. Biography Atterberg was born in Gothenburg. His father was Anders Johan Atterberg, engineer ...

(1887–1974), Swedish composer of 9 symphonies, of which the Ninth includes parts for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and mixed chorus; also symphonic is the ''Sinfonia for Strings'' (1953) * Josef Jonsson (1887-1969), Swedish composer of 3 symphonies (1919–22; 1931; 1947) and a chamber symphony (1949) * Oskar Lindberg (1887–1955), Swedish composer of the Symphony in F major (1916) *

Leevi Madetoja Leevi Antti Madetoja (; 17 February 1887 – 6 October 1947) was a Finnish composer, music critic, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as one of the most significant Finnish ...

(1887–1947), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1916; No. 2, E-flat major, 1918; and No. 3, A major, 1926); an incomplete fourth symphony was lost when the composer was robbed in Paris—see Category of Madetoja symphonies *

Ernest Pingoud Ernest Pingoud ([]; 14 October 1887 – 1 June 1942) was a Finland, Finnish composer. Life Born in Saint Petersburg to a German-Finnish mother and a father of French Huguenots, Huguenot ancestry, Pingoud was a pupil of the Russian composers Anto ...

(1887–1942), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (1920; 1921; and 1927) *

Florence Price Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical music, classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Mus ...

(1887–1953), American composer of 4 symphonies, the second of which (c. 1935) is lost; her

(1932) is recognized as the first symphony by an African-American female composer *

Yuri Shaporin Yuri Alexandrovich Shaporin (russian: Юрий (Георгий) Александрович Шапорин) ( – 9 December 1966), PAU, was a Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer. Biography Shaporin was born in Hlukhiv in the Russian Empire ...

(1887–1966), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *

Heinz Tiessen Richard Gustav Heinz Tiessen (10 April 1887 – 29 November 1971) was a German composer. Biography Tiessen was born at Königsberg, where he studied with composer Erwin Kroll before moving to Berlin. There, he enrolled at Humboldt University a ...

(1887–1971), German composer of 2 symphonies *

Ernst Toch Ernst Toch (; 7 December 1887 – 1 October 1964) was an Austrian composer of classical music and film scores. He sought throughout his life to introduce new approaches to music. Biography Toch was born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, into the family ...

(1887–1964), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies *

Max Trapp Hermann Emil Alfred Max Trapp (November 1, 1887 – May 31, 1971) was a German composer and teacher. A prestigious figure in the Berlin cultural scene during the 1930s, Trapp, amongst others in the Nazi influenced scene, was regularly invited t ...

(1887–1971), German composer of 7 symphonies *

Fartein Valen Olav Fartein Valen (25 August 1887 – 14 December 1952) was a Norwegian composer, notable for his work in atonal polyphonic music. He developed a polyphony similar to Bach's counterpoint, but based on motivic working and dissonance rather th ...

(1887–1952), Norwegian composer of 5 symphonies *

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

(1887–1959), Brazilian composer of 12 symphonies, the fifth of which is lost. The

is for orchestra, brass band, and (optional) mixed chorus; similarly, the Symphony No. 4 (Villa-Lobos), fourth is for orchestra, wind band, and concertino ensemble. Finally, the Symphony No. 10 (Villa-Lobos), tenth is a 'symphony-oratorio' that includes mixed chorus and parts for tenor, baritone, and bass soloists—see :Symphonies by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Category of Villa-Lobos symphonies. In addition, the composer left two sinfoniette (1916 and 1947, respectively). *Anatoly Alexandrov (composer), Anatoly Alexandrov (1888–1982), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *Emil Bohnke (1888–1928), German violist and composer of 1 symphony *Max Butting (1888–1976), German composer of 10 symphonies (the first for 16 instruments), plus a chamber symphony and 2 sinfoniettas (the first with banjo) *Philip Greeley Clapp (1888–1954), American composer of 12 symphonies *Luis Cluzeau Mortet (1888–1957), Uruguayan composer of 1 symphony *Piero Coppola (1888–1971), Italian conductor and composer of 1 symphony *Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888–1986), German composer of 1 symphony *Victor Kolar (1888–1957), Hungarian–American composer of 1 symphony *Matthijs Vermeulen (1888–1967), Dutch composer of 7 symphonies *Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960), English composer of 3 symphonies *Ina Boyle (1889–1967), Irish composer of 3 symphonies *Rudolf Mauersberger (1889–1971), German composer of 1 symphony *Vilém Petrželka (1889–1967), Czech composer of 4 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Levko Revutsky (1889–1977), Ukrainian composer of 2 symphonies *Francisco Santiago (1889–1947), Filipino composer of "Taga-ilog", in 1938 *Vladimir Shcherbachov (1889–1952), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *Rudolph Simonsen (1889–1947), Danish composer of 2 symphonies *Luís de Freitas Branco (1890–1955), Portuguese composer of 4 symphonies *Hans Gál (1890–1987), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies *Jacques Ibert (1890–1962), French composer of 1 symphony (''Symphonie marine'', 1931) and 1 concertante symphony for oboe and string orchestra *Andrés Isasi (1890–1940), Spanish composer of 2 symphonies *Philip James (1890–1975), American composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Frank Martin (composer), Frank Martin (1890–1974), Swiss composer of 1 symphony plus a ''Petite symphonie concertante'' for harp, harpsichord, piano and string orchestra *Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), Czech composer of 6 symphonies—see :Symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů, Category of Martinů symphonies. *Antoni Massana (1890–1966), Catalan composer of 1 symphony *Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966), Swedish composer of 6 symphonies: ''Sinfonia breve'' (1931); ''Sinfonia expressiva'' (1935–37); Sinfonia del mare (Nystroem), ''Sinfonia del mare'' (''Symphony of the Sea''), for soprano and orchestra (1948); ''Sinfonia Shakespeariana'' (1952); ''Sinfonia seria'' (1963); and ''Sinfonia tramontana'' (1965); also symphonic is the ''Sinfonia concertante'', for cello and orchestra (1944, r. 1952) *Wilhelm Petersen (composer), Wilhelm Petersen (1890–1957), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Arthur Bliss (1891–1975), English composer of ''A Colour Symphony'' (1922) and the choral work ''Morning Heroes'' (1930), described as a "symphony for orator, chorus and orchestra". *Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German–Swiss violinist and composer of 1 symphony *Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968), Czech–German composer of 1 symphony (''Pan'', 1919) *Frederick Jacobi (1891–1952), American composer of 2 symphonies *Karel Boleslav Jirák (1891–1972), Czech composer of 6 symphonies *Mihail Jora (1891–1971), Romanian composer of 1 symphony *Georges Migot (1891–1976), French composer of 13 symphonies plus a ''Petite symphonie'' for strings *Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), Russian composer of 7 symphonies, of which the Symphony No. 4 (Prokofiev), fourth (Op. 47, 1929; revised as Op. 112, 1947) exists in two versions; plans to revise his Symphony No. 2 (Prokofiev), second (Op. 40, 1924–25) went unrealized. In addition, two youth symphonies precede the numbered symphonies—see :Symphonies by Sergei Prokofiev, Category of Prokofiev symphonies. Also symphonic is the Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950–52) and the Sinfonietta (Prokofiev), Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 5 (1909; later revised as Op. 48, 1929). *Väinö Raitio (1891–1945), Finnish composer of a Symphony in G minor (1919) *Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981), Dutch composer of 4 numbered symphonies and a ''Symphonia Concertante'' *Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman (1892–1971), Dutch composer of 1 symphony *Ettore Desderi (1892–1974), Italian composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia davidica'' for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra) *Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892–1965), Italian composer of 1 symphony (''Symphonia'', posthumous work) *Arthur Honegger (1892–1955), Swiss-French composer of 5 symphonies—see :Symphonies by Arthur Honegger, Category of Honegger symphonies. *Philipp Jarnach (1892–1982), German composer of a ''Sinfonia brevis'' *Jaroslav Kvapil (composer), Jaroslav Kvapil (1892–1958), Czech composer of 4 symphonies *László Lajtha (1892–1963), Hungarian composer of 9 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Arthur Lourié (1892–1966), Russian–American composer of 2 symphonies *Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), French composer of 12 numbered symphonies, 6 numbered chamber symphonies, an unnumbered ''Symphonie pour l'univers claudélien'', and a ''Symphonie Concertante'' for four instruments and orchestra—see :Symphonies by Darius Milhaud, Category of Milhaud symphonies. *Miklós Radnai (1892–1935), Hungarian composer of 1 symphony for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (''Symphony of the Magyars'', 1921) *Hilding Rosenberg (1892–1985), Swedish composer of 8 symphonies *Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892–1988), English composer of 12 symphonies: 7 for piano, 3 for organ, and 2 for piano, organ, chorus and large orchestra. The first of his piano symphonies ("No. 0") is the piano part of his otherwise unfinished 2nd Symphony for Orchestra. *Jean Absil (1893–1974), Belgian composer of 5 symphonies *Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960), Australian composer of 1 symphony (1944–45) *Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Eugene Goossens (1893–1962), British conductor and composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta *Rued Langgaard (1893–1952), Danish composer of 16 symphonies, many of which he later revised. The third (''La Melodia'', 1915–16, r. 1925–33) is essentially a concertante work for piano and orchestra, while the fourteenth (''Morgenen'', 1947–48, r. 1951) includes mixed chorus; the sixteenth (''Sørstormen'', 1937, r. 1949) is for baritone soloist and male chorus. *Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (B minor, 1916; A major, ''War Symphony'', 1918; and 1953) *Douglas Moore (1893–1969), American composer of 2 symphonies *Manuel Palau (1893–1967), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies *Bernard Rogers (1893–1968), American composer of 5 symphonies *Marcel Tyberg (1893–1944), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies *Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979), Russian–French composer of 2 symphonies (''Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra'' for 4 pianos in quarter tones and ''Symphonie en un mouvement'') *Ernest John Moeran (1893–1950), English composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta. No.2 was left unfinished and completed by

in 2011 *Mihail Andricu (1894–1974), Romanian composer of 11 symphonies and 13 sinfoniettas *Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer of 7 symphonies *Pavel Bořkovec (1894–1972), Czech composer of 3 symphonies * Paul Dessau (1894–1979), German composer of 2 symphonies *Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894–1969), Norwegian composer of 1 symphony *Ernest John Moeran (1894–1950), British composer of 1 complete symphony, in Symphony in G minor (Moeran), G minor (1937), and a Sinfonietta; the composer also began, but failed to complete, a second symphony, in E-flat major (1947–50; elaborated in 2011 by

). *Willem Pijper (1894–1947), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies *Walter Piston (1894–1976), American composer of 8 symphonies and a sinfonietta—see :Symphonies by Walter Piston, Category of Piston symphonies. *Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942), Czech composer of 8 symphonies (the last 2 in short score) *Mark Wessel (musician), Mark Wessel (1894–1973), American composer of 1 symphony and a Symphony Concertante for piano and horn with orchestra *Jenő Zádor (1894–1977), Hungarian–American composer of 4 symphonies *August Baeyens (1895–1966), Belgian composer of 8 symphonies plus 1 chamber symphony and a ''Sinfonia breve'' for small orchestra *Bjarne Brustad (1895–1978), Norwegian composer of 9 symphonies *Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentine composer of five symphonies *Georges Dandelot (1895–1975), French composer of 1 symphony *Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composer of 8 symphonies, plus a ''Sinfonia preclassica'', a ''Sinfonia breve'' for small orchestra and a symphony for strings *Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), German composer of at least eight works with descriptive titles designated symphonies or sinfoniettas. In chronological order these are the ''Lustige Sinfonietta'' of 1916, the ''Symphony: Mathis der Maler'' of 1931 (the best known of Hindemith's Symphonies), the ''Symphony in E-flat'' of 1939, the ''Symphonia Serena'' of 1946, the ''Sinfonietta in E'' of 1949, ''Die Harmonie der Welt Symphony'' and the ''Symphony in B-flat for Concert Band'' (both 1951) and the ''Pittsburgh Symphony'' of 1958. *Paul Höffer (1895–1949), German composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonie der grossen Stadt'', 1937) *Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British composer of two numbered symphonies, a ''Symphony AD 78'' for band, ''A Little Symphony'', ''Sinfonia Brevis'', and a Symphony for Strings *Wilhelm Kempff (1895–1991), German pianist and composer of 2 symphonies *Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968), Ukrainian composer of 5 symphonies *Henri Martelli (1895–1980), French composer of 3 symphonies *Slavko Osterc (1895–1941), Slovenian composer of 1 symphony *Karol Rathaus (1895–1954), Austrian–American composer of 3 symphonies *Kazimierz Sikorski (1895–1986), Polish composer of 4 symphonies *Leo Sowerby (1895–1968), American composer of 5 numbered orchestral symphonies, as well as a Symphony in G and ''Sinfonia brevis'' for organ *William Grant Still (1895–1978), American composer of 5 symphonies (Afro-American Symphony, No. 1, ''Afro-American'', 1930, r. 1969; No. 2, ''Song of a New Race'', 1937; No. 3, ''The Sunday Symphony'', 1958; No. 4, ''Autochthonous'', 1947; and No. 5, ''Western Hemisphere'', 1945, r. 1970) *Walter Abendroth (1896–1973), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta *František Brož (1896–1962), Czech composer of 1 symphony *Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958), German composer of 4 symphonies *Jacobo Ficher (1896–1978), Argentine composer of 10 symphonies *Emil Frey (composer), Emil Frey (1896–1946), Swiss pianist and composer of 2 symphonies *Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970), Catalan composer, active in England, wrote 5 numbered symphonies (1952–69, the last unfinished), and a Symphony "Homenaje a Pedrell" (1940–41) *Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer of 7 symphonies (No. 1 ''Nordic'', No. 2 ''Romantic''—his most famous, No. 4 ''Requiem'', No. 5 ''Sinfonia Sacra'', and No. 7 ''Sea Symphony'') *Jean Rivier (1896–1987), French composer of 8 symphonies, four of which are for string orchestra *Roger Sessions (1896–1985), American composer of 9 symphonies, all but the first 2 of which are written using some form of the twelve-tone technique—see :Symphonies by Roger Sessions, Category of Sessions symphonies. *Bolesław Szabelski (1896–1979), Polish composer of 5 symphonies *Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), American composer of 3 symphonies *Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), Russian–Swiss composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia fugata'', 1930–32) *Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), German-Israeli composer of 2 symphonies *Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951), Danish composer of 2 symphonies *Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer of 4 symphonies *Henry Cowell (1897–1965), American composer of 20 symphonies (a 21st exists only as sketches), as well as a Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra (1928) and an incomplete ''Symphonic Sketch'' (1943) *Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), Brazilian composer of 2 symphonies *John Fernström (1897–1961), Swedish composer of 12 symphonies *Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969), German composer of 4 symphonies *Hermann Heiss (1897–1966), German composer of 2 symphonies (''Sinfonia giocosa'' and ''Sinfonia atematica'') *Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), Austrian-American composer of 1 symphony *György Kósa (1897–1984), Hungarian composer of 9 symphonies *Francisco Mignone (1897–1986), Brazilian composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and a chamber work titled ''Four Symphonies'', for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon *Quincy Porter (1897–1966), American composer of 2 symphonies (1934; and 1962) *Jaroslav Řídký (1897–1956), Czech composer of 7 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Knudåge Riisager (1897–1974), Danish composer of 5 symphonies *Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), Norwegian composer of 9 symphonies *Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986), Polish composer of 9 symphonies *Ernst Bacon (1898–1990), American composer of 4 symphonies *Emmanuel Bondeville (1898–1987), French composer of 2 symphonies *Marcel Delannoy (1898–1962), French composer of 2 symphonies *Norman Demuth (1898–1968), English composer of 1 symphony for string orchestra *Hanns Eisler (1898–1962), German composer of a ''Little Symphony'' (1932), a ''Chamber Symphony'' (1940) and a ''German Symphony'' for choir and orchestra (1930–1958) *Herbert Elwell (1898–1974), American composer of a ''Blue Symphony'' for soprano and string quartet *Roy Harris (1898–1979), American composer of 15 symphonies, of which Symphony No. 3 (Harris), Symphony No. 3 is by far the most famous *Tibor Harsányi (1898–1954), Hungarian–French composer of 1 symphony *Lev Knipper (1898–1874), Russian composer of 21 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), Romanian–French composer of 5 symphonies *Karl Rankl (1898–1968), Austrian–British conductor and composer of 8 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Vittorio Rieti (1898–1994), Italian–American composer of 11 symphonies *Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944), Czech composer of 2 symphonies (1944, both are reconstructions from the short score of the ''Piano Sonatas No. 5'' and ''Piano Sonatas No. 7'' by Bernard Wulff) *William Baines (1899–1922), English composer of 1 symphony *Radie Britain (1899–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies *Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer of 6 symphonies, as well as a "Dance Symphony" ''Caballos de vapor'' (AKA ''Horse Power''), and a ''Sinfonía proletaria'' (proletarian symphony)—see :Symphonies by Carlos Chávez, Category of Chávez symphonies. *Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974), Canadian composer of 2 symphonies and a Symphony-Concerto for piano and orchestra *William L. Dawson (composer), William Levi Dawson (1899–1990), American composer of the "Negro Folk Symphony" (1934, r. 1952) *Pavel Haas (1899–1944), Czech composer of an unfinished Symphony (1940/41, orchestration completed by Zdenek Zouhar) *Eduardo Hernández Moncada (1899–1995), Mexican composer of 2 symphonies *Finn Høffding (1899–1997), Danish composer of 4 symphonies *Jón Leifs (1899–1968), Icelandic composer of 1 programmatic symphony, called ''Sögusinfónía'' (''Saga Symphony'') *Harl McDonald (1899–1955), American pianist, conductor, and composer of 4 symphonies *Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977), Russian composer of 4 symphonies *Randall Thompson (1899–1984), American composer of 3 symphonies *Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), Bulgarian composer of 2 symphonies (the second for strings)

1900–1949

*George Antheil (1900–1959), American composer of 10 symphonies, of which six are numbered (No. 1, ''Zingareska'', 1920–22, r. 1923; No. 2, 1931–38, r. 1943; No. 3, ''American'', 1936–41, r. 1946; No. 4, ''1942'', 1942; No. 5, ''Joyous'', 1947–48; and No. 6, ''After Delacroix'', 1947–48, r. 1949–50) and four are unnumbered (the ''Symphony for Five Instruments'', 1923, r. 1923; the A Jazz Symphony, ''Jazz Symphony'', for three pianos and orchestra, 1925, r. 1955; a Symphony in F major, 1925–26; and an alternative fifth symphony, ''Tragic Symphony'', 1943–46, which Antheil composed as a requiem to the World War II dead) *Henry Barraud (composer), Henry Barraud (1900–1997), French composer of 3 symphonies (the second for strings) and a ''Symphonie concertante'' for trumpet and orchestra *Nicolai Berezowsky (1900–1953), Russian–American violinist and composer of 4 symphonies *Willy Burkhard (1900–1955), Swiss composer of 1 symphony (''Piccola sinfonia giocosa'' for small orchestra) *Alan Bush (1900–1995), British composer of 4 symphonies *Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer of 3 numbered symphonies, a Symphony for organ and orchestra (later arranged without organ as Symphony No. 1), and a ''Dance Symphony'' for orchestra. The fourth movement of ''Symphony No. 3 (Copland), No. 3'' is based on his famous ''Fanfare for the Common Man'' *Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900–1936), French composer of 1 symphony *Isadore Freed (1900–1960), American composer of 2 symphonies *Anis Fuleihan (1900–1970), Cypriot–American composer of 2 symphonies and a ''Concertante Symphony'' for string quartet and orchestra *Uuno Klami (1900–1961), Finnish composer of 2 numbered symphonies (Symphony No. 1 (Klami), 1938; and Symphony No. 2 (Klami), 1945), as well as a Symphonie enfantine (Klami), ''Symphonie enfantine'' (1928) *Paul Kletzki (1900–1973), Polish conductor and composer of 3 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Ernst Krenek (1900–1991), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies *Colin McPhee (1900–1964), Canadian composer of 2 symphonies *Alexander Mosolov (1900–1973), Russian composer of 8 symphonies *Hermann Reutter (1900–1985), German composer of 1 symphony for strings plus a ''Hamlet–Sinfonie'' for soloists, narrator and orchestra *Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900–1973), Slovene composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Carl Ueter (1900–1985), German composer of 2 symphonies *Kurt Weill (1900–1950), German composer of 2 symphonies *Kazimierz Wiłkomirski (1900–1995), Polish composer of 1 symphony and 1 ''Symphony concertante'' for cello and orchestra *David Wynne (composer), David Wynne (1900–1983), Welsh composer of 4 symphonies (the last incomplete) *Karel Albert (1901–1987), Belgian composer of 4 symphonies plus 1 chamber symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Blaž Arnič (1901–1970), Slovenian composer of 9 symphonies *Julián Bautista (1901–1961), Spanish–Argentine composer of 1 symphony *Conrad Beck (1901–1989), Swiss composer of 7 symphonies *Werner Egk (1901–1983), German composer of 1 symphony (''Kleine Symphonie'', 1926) *Eivind Groven (1901–1977), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, ''Towards the Mountains'', 1937, r. 1951; and No. 2, ''The Midnight Hour'', 1943) *Victor Hely-Hutchinson (1901–1947), British composer of 2 symphonies *Emil Hlobil (1901–1987), Czech composer of 7 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Hanns Jelinek (1901–1969), Austrian composer of 6 symphonies *Ernst Pepping (1901–1981), German composer of 3 symphonies *Marcel Poot (1901–1988), Belgian composer of 7 symphonies *Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986), English composer of 11 symphonies *Henri Sauguet (1901–1989), French composer of 4 symphonies *Henri Tomasi (1901–1971), French composer of 2 symphonies *Mark Brunswick (1902–1971), American composer of 1 symphony *Alfonso de Elías (1902–1984), Mexican composer of 3 symphonies *Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies and a ''Sinfonia brevis'' *Lino Liviabella (1902–1964), Italian composer of 1 symphony *Stefan Bolesław Poradowski (1902–1967), Polish composer of 8 symphonies *Vissarion Shebalin (1902–1963), Russian composer of 5 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *John Vincent (composer), John Vincent (1902–1977), American composer of 2 numbered symphonies and 1 earlier symphony (lost) *Arnold Walter (1902–1973), Austrian–Canadian composer of 1 symphony *Sir William Walton (1902–1983), English composer of 2 symphonies *Meredith Willson (1902–1984), American composer of 2 symphonies *Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972), German-born composer of a Symphony (1955–56) *Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989), English composer of 4 symphonies *Boris Blacher (1903–1975), German composer of 2 symphonies *Vernon Duke (1903–1969), Russian–American composer of 3 symphonies *Antiochos Evangelatos (1903–1981), Greek composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Jerzy Fitelberg (1903–1951), Polish–American composer of 2 symphonies, plus a symphony for strings and a sinfonietta *Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966), American composer of 5 symphonies *Pál Kadosa (1903–1983), Hungarian composer of 8 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), Armenian composer of 3 symphonies *Mykola Kolessa (1903–2006), Ukrainian composer of 2 symphonies *Saburō Moroi (1903–1977), Japanese composer of 5 symphonies *Nicolas Nabokov (1903–1978), Russian–American composer of 3 symphonies *Priaulx Rainier (1903–1986), South African–British composer of 1 chamber symphony for strings *Günter Raphael (1903–1960), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a "Sinfonia breve" *Luis H. Salgado, Luis Humberto Salgado (1903–1977), Ecuadorian composer of 9 symphonies *John Antill (1904–1986), Australian composer of ''Symphony on a City'' (1959) *Victor Bruns (1904–1996), German composer of 6 symphonies, plus 1 chamber symphony for strings and 1 sinfonietta *Erik Chisholm (1904–1965), Scottish composer of 2 symphonies *Hubert Clifford (1904–1959), Australian–British composer of 1 symphony *Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972), Lithuanian composer of 1 symphony *Géza Frid (1904–1989), Hungarian–Dutch pianist and composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta for strings *Kunihiko Hashimoto (1904–1949), Japanese composer of 2 symphonies *Georges Hugon (1904–1980), French composer of 3 symphonies (the last unfinished) *Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904–1987), Russian composer of 4 symphonies *Iša Krejčí (1904–1968), Czech composer of 4 symphonies *Richard Mohaupt (1904–1957), German-U.S. composer of 1 symphony *Gavriil Popov (composer), Gavriil Popov (1904–1972), Russian composer of 7 symphonies (the last unfinished) *Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985), Turkish composer of 2 symphonies *Manuel Rosenthal (1904–2003), French composer of 2 symphonies *Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling (1904–1985), German composer of 2 symphonies *William Alwyn (1905–1985), English composer of 5 symphonies *Boris Arapov (1905–1992), Russian composer of 7 symphonies *Vytautas Bacevičius (1905–1970), Lithuanian composer of 6 symphonies *Theodor Berger (1905–1992), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies *Marc Blitzstein (1905–1961), American composer of 1 symphony (''The Airborne Symphony'', 1946, for narrator, vocal soloists, male chorus and orchestra) *Eugène Bozza (1905–1991), French composer of 5 symphonies *Yevgeny Brusilovsky (1905–1981), Russian composer of 8 symphonies *Francis Chagrin (1905–1972), Romanian–British composer of 2 symphonies *Christian Darnton (1905–1981), British composer of 4 symphonies *Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000), Hungarian composer of 1 symphony *Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905–1963), German composer of 8 symphonies *André Hossein (1905–1983), Iranian–French composer of 3 symphonies *André Jolivet (1905–1974), French composer of 3 numbered symphonies and a symphony for strings *Jef Maes (1905–1996), Belgian composer of 3 symphonies *Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905–1988), German composer of 3 symphonies (the first for strings) plus a concertante symphony for piano and orchestra and a sinfonietta *Léon Orthel (1905–1985), Dutch composer of 6 symphonies *Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971), British composer of 3 symphonies *Marcel Rubin (1905–1995), Austrian composer of 10 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Verdina Shlonsky (1905–1990), Israeli composer of 1 symphony (1937) *Sir Michael Tippett (1905–1998), English composer of 4 symphonies *Eduard Tubin (1905–1982), Estonian composer of 11 symphonies, the last of which is incomplete. Also symphonic is the ''Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs'' (1940). *Dag Wirén (1905–1986), Swedish composer of 5 numbered symphonies, Nos. 2–5 of which are extant (No. 2, 1939; No. 3, 1944; No. 4, 1952; and No. 5, 1964); the composer withdrew his First Symphony (1932) and it was never performed. Also symphonic is a ''Sinfonietta'' (1934)—see :Symphonies by Dag Wirén, Category of Wirén symphonies *Xian Xinghai (1905–1945), Chinese composer of 2 symphonies *Kees van Baaren (1906–1970), Dutch composer of 1 symphony (1957) *Yves Baudrier (1906–1988), French composer of 1 symphony *Ivan Brkanović (1906–1987), Croatian composer of 5 symphonies *Pierre Capdevielle (musician), Pierre Capdevielle (1906–1969), French composer of 3 symphonies *Arnold Cooke (1906–2005), British composer of 6 symphonies *Paul Creston (1906–1985), American composer of 6 symphonies *Antal Doráti (1906–1988), American conductor and composer of Hungarian birth, who wrote 2 symphonies *Klaus Egge (1906–1979), Norwegian composer of 5 symphonies *Will Eisenmann (1906–1992), German–Swiss composer of 1 symphony for strings *Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), Turkish composer of 2 symphonies plus a ''Sinfonietta'' for strings and a ''Symphony concertante'' for piano and orchestra *Ross Lee Finney (1906–1997), American composer of 4 symphonies *Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973), English composer of 8 symphonies *Janis Ivanovs (1906–1983), Latvian composer of 21 symphonies *Ingemar Liljefors (1906–1981), Swedish composer of 1 symphony *Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906–1994), Portuguese composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Peter Mieg (1906–1990), Swiss composer of 1 symphony *Alexander Moyzes (1906–1984), Slovak composer of 12 symphonies *Boris Papandopulo (1906–1991), Croatian composer of 2 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Soviet composer of 15 symphonies, of which a number have vocal parts: the Symphony No. 2 (Shostakovich), second (''To October'', 1927) and Symphony No. 3 (Shostakovich), third (''First of May'', 1929) include mixed chorus; the Symphony No. 13 (Shostakovich), thirteenth (''Babi Yar'', 1962) includes parts for bass soloist and male chorus, while the Symphony No. 14 (Shostakovich), fourteenth (1969) is for soprano and bass soloists—see :Symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich, Category of Shostakovich symphonies. Additionally, five of Shostakovich's String Quartets were arranged (with the composer's approval) for various combinations of instruments by Rudolf Barshai and styled "Chamber Symphonies". *Johannes Paul Thilman (1906–1973), German composer of 7 symphonies *David Van Vactor (1906–1994), American composer of 7 symphonies *Grace Williams (1906–1977), Welsh composer of 2 symphonies plus a "Sinfonia Concertante" *Konstantin Ivanov (conductor), Konstantin Ivanov (1907-1984), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *Tony Aubin (1907–1981), French composer of 2 symphonies *Henk Badings (1907–1987), Dutch composer of 15 symphonies *Günter Bialas (1907–1995), German composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia Piccola'') *Yvonne Desportes (1907–1993), French composer of 3 symphonies *Wolfgang Fortner (1907–1987), German composer of 1 symphony plus a ''Sinfonia concertante'' *Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993), Brazilian composer of 7 symphonies *Karl Höller (1907–1987), German composer of 2 symphonies and 2 little symphonies (op. 32a and 32b, from the two piano four hands little sonatas op. 32) *Dmitri Klebanov (1907–1987), Jewish Ukrainian composer of 9 symphonies *Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994), English composer of 2 symphonies (both withdrawn) plus a symphony for double string orchestra, a sinfonietta and a ''Little Symphony'' *Zygmunt Mycielski (1907–1987), Polish composer of 6 symphonies *Hisato Ōsawa (1907–1953), Japanese composer of at least 3 symphonies *Willem van Otterloo (1907–1978), Dutch conductor and composer of 1 symphony and a ''Symphonietta'' for winds *Roman Palester (1907–1989), Polish composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for chamber orchestra *György Ránki (1907–1992), Hungarian composer of 2 symphonies *Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), Hungarian-American composer of 1 symphony *Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907–1991), Turkish composer of 5 symphonies *Martin Scherber (1907–1974), German composer of 3 symphonies *Menachem Avidom (1908–1995), Israeli composer of 10 symphonies *Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981), Czech composer of 7 symphonies *Elliott Carter (1908–2012), American composer of 3 symphonies, including ''A Symphony of Three Orchestras'' (1976) and ''Symphonia: sum fluxae pretiam spei'' (1993–96) *Jean Coulthard (1908–2000), Canadian composer of 4 symphonies *Marin Goleminov (1908–2000), Bulgarian composer of 4 symphonies *Kurt Hessenberg (1908–1994), German composer of 4 symphonies, plus 1 symphony and 2 sinfoniettas for strings *Miloslav Kabeláč (1908–1979), Czech composer of 8 symphonies, including ''Symphony No. 8 (Kabeláč), Symphony No. 8 Antiphonies.'' *Herman David Koppel (1908–1998), Danish composer of 7 symphonies *Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986), Swedish composer of 3 symphonies (Symphony No. 1 (Larsson), No. 1, 1928; Symphony No. 2 (Larsson), No. 2, 1937; and Symphony No. 3 (Larsson), No. 3, 1945), as well as a Sinfonietta (Larsson), Sinfonietta (1932) *Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur (1908–2002), French composer of 2 symphonies *Nina Makarova (1908–1976), Russian composer of 1 symphony *Franco Margola (1908–1992), Italian composer of 3 symphonies and a symphony for strings *Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), composer of ''Turangalîla-Symphonie'' (1946–48) in ten movements, with solo parts for piano and Ondes Martenot *Vano Muradeli (1908–1970), Georgian composer of 2 symphonies *Nikolai Rakov (1908–1990), Russian composer of 4 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Halsey Stevens (1908–1989), American composer of 2 symphonies *Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies plus a sinfonietta *John Verrall (1908–2001), American composer of 4 symphonies *William Wordsworth (composer), William Wordsworth (1908–1988), English composer of 8 symphonies *Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969), Polish composer of 4 numbered symphonies plus a symphony and a sinfonietta, both for strings *Bruno Bjelinski (1909–1992), Croatian composer of 15 symphonies and 6 sinfoniettas *Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), Romanian composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Václav Dobiáš (1909–1978), Czech composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Erwin Dressel (1909–1972), German composer of 4 symphonies *Harald Genzmer (1909–2007), German composer of 5 numbered symphonies, 1 chamber symphony and 3 sinfoniettas for strings plus a ''Sinfonia per giovani'' for orchestra and a ''Bremer Sinfonie'' *Vagn Holmboe (1909–1996), Danish composer of 13 numbered symphonies, the fourth of which (''Sinfonia sacra'', Op. 29, 1941) includes mixed chorus. Also symphonic is the ''Sinfonia in memoriam'' (Op. 65, 1955; originally presented as Holmboe's Ninth Symphony); four sinfonie for strings (Op. 72a–d, 1957–62), which can be played together as a unified piece, ''Kairos''; three chamber symphonies (Op. 53, 1951; Op. 100, 1968; Op. 103a, 1970); four symphonic metamorphoses (the third, ''Epilog'', Op. 80, 1962, too was originally presented as the Ninth Symphony); and, three 'lettered' youth symphonies (mostly incomplete). *Arwel Hughes (1909–1988), Welsh composer of 1 symphony *Hanoch Jacoby (1909–1990), Israeli composer of 3 symphonies *Minna Keal (1909–1999), British composer of 1 symphony *Robin Orr (1909–2006), Scottish composer of 3 symphonies and a ''Sinfonietta Helvetica'' *Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991), American composer of 8 symphonies *Ādolfs Skulte (1909–2000), Latvian composer of 9 symphonies *Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer of 2 symphonies *Elsa Barraine (1910–1999), French composer of 2 symphonies *Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), Mexican composer of 2 symphonies (''Mexico'' and ''Hidalgo'') *Henri Challan (1910–1977), French composer of 1 symphony *Aloys Fleischmann (1910–1992), Irish composer of 1 symphony *Werner Wolf Glaser (1910–2006), German–Swedish composer of 13 symphonies *Evgeny Golubev (1910–1988), Russian composer of 7 symphonies *Charles Jones (composer), Charles Jones (1910–1997), Canadian–American composer of 4 symphonies *Erland von Koch (1910–2009), Swedish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1, 1938; No. 2, ''Sinfonia Dalecarlica'', 1945; No. 3, 1948; No. 4, ''Sinfonia seria'', 1953, r. 1962; No. 5, ''Lapponica'', 1977; and No. 6, ''Salva la terra'', 1992); also symphonic is the ''Sinfonietta'' (1949) *Rolf Liebermann (1910–1999), Swiss composer of 1 symphony *Marijan Lipovšek (1910–1995), Slovenian composer of 1 symphony *Jean Martinon (1910–1976), French conductor and composer of 4 numbered symphonies plus a sinfonietta and a ''Symphonie de voyages'' *Alfred Mendelsohn (1910–1966), Romanian composer of 9 symphonies *Alex North (1910–1991), American composer of 2 symphonies *H. Owen Reed (1910–2014), American composer of 1 symphony *Yiannis Papaioannou (1910–1989), Greek composer of 5 symphonies *Ennio Porrino (1910–1959), Italian composer of 1 symphony *William Schuman (1910–1992), American composer of 10 symphonies *Robert Still (1910–1971), English composer of 4 symphonies *Josef Tal (1910–2008), Israeli composer of 6 symphonies *José Ardévol (1911–1981), Cuban composer of 3 symphonies *Stanley Bate (1911–1959), English composer of 4 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Ján Cikker (1911–1989), Slovak composer of 3 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Helmut Degen (1911–1995), German composer of 1 chamber symphony *Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), American composer of 1 symphony (1940) *Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), American composer of 67 symphonies *Stefan Kisielewski (1911–1991), Polish composer of 3 symphonies (the last for 15 players) *Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007), Italian–American composer of 1 symphony (''The Halcyon'', 1976) *Anne-Marie Ørbeck (1911–1996), Norwegian composer of 1 symphony *Allan Pettersson (1911–1980), Swedish composer of 17 symphonies, his No.1 and No.17 were left in a fragmentary state, being completed by Christian Lindberg *Nino Rota (1911–1979), Italian composer of 3 symphonies and "Sinfonia sopra una Canzone d'Amore" *Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912–1975), Uzbek composer of 2 symphonies *Wayne Barlow (1912–1996), American composer of 1 chamber symphony *Roger Sacheverell Coke (1912–1972), English composer of 3 symphonies *Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970), German–American composer of 1 concertante symphony for two clarinets and orchestra and 1 sinfonietta for concert band *Don Gillis (composer), Don Gillis (1912–1978), American composer of 10 symphonies, plus a "Symphony No. 5½ (Gillis), Symphony No. 5" *Rudolf Escher (1912–1980), Dutch composer of 2 numbered symphonies, an unfinished Symphony ''in memoriam Maurice Ravel'', and a Symphony for 10 instruments *Jean Françaix (1912–1997), French composer of 1 symphony *Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990), Australian composer of a Sinfonietta (1935) *Robert Hughes (composer), Robert Hughes (1912–2007), Scottish–Australian composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Daniel Jones (composer), Daniel Jones (1912–1993), Welsh composer of 13 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Jean-Louis Martinet (1912–2010), French composer of 1 symphony *Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008), Finnish composer of 10 symphonies *Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002), Catalan composer of "Sinfonía Mediterránea" (1948) and "Sinfonía de réquiem" (1985) *José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958), Mexican composer of 2 symphonies (1944 and 1958, the latter unfinished), and a Sinfonietta (1945) *Vadim Salmanov (1912–1978), Russian composer of 4 symphonies plus a ''Little Symphony'' for strings and a ''Toy Symphony'' *Ma Sicong (1912–1987), Chinese composer of 2 symphonies *Bruno Bettinelli (1913–2004), Italian composer of 7 symphonies *Henry Brant (1913–2008), American composer of 5 unnumbered symphonies *Cesar Bresgen (1913–1988), Austrian composer of 1 symphony *Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), British composer of several symphonies, including ''A Simple Symphony'' for strings (1933–34), ''Sinfonia da Requiem'' (1939–40), a ''Spring Symphony'' (1948–49), and the ''Cello Symphony'' (1963), as well as a ''Sinfonietta'' (1932) *Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008), American composer of 1 symphony *Alvin Etler (1913–1973), American composer of 1 symphony *Morton Gould (1913–1996), American composer of 4 numbered symphonies (the last for band), plus 4 ''Symphonettes'' *Hans Henkemans (1913–1995), Dutch composer of 1 symphony (1934, subsequently withdrawn) *Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007), Russian composer of 3 symphonies *René Leibowitz (1913–1972), Polish–French composer of 1 symphony and 1 chamber sinfonietta *George Lloyd (composer), George Lloyd (1913–1998), English composer of 12 symphonies *Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994), Polish composer of 4 symphonies *Aleksandre Machavariani (1913–1995), Georgian composer of 7 symphonies *Jerome Moross (1913–1983), American composer of 1 symphony *Gardner Read (1913–2005), American composer of 4 symphonies *John Weinzweig (1913–2006), Canadian composer of 1 symphony *Walter Beckett (composer), Walter Beckett (1914–1996), Irish composer of 1 symphony (''Dublin Symphony'' for narrator, chorus and orchestra, 1989) *Norman Cazden (1914–1980), American composer of 2 symphonies *Natko Devčić (1914–1997), Croatian composer of 1 symphony *Cecil Effinger (1914–1990), American composer of 5 numbered symphonies and 2 "Little Symphonies" *Irving Fine (1914–1962), American composer of 1 symphony *Roger Goeb (1914–1997), American composer of 6 symphonies and 2 "sinfonias" *Cor de Groot (1914–1993), Dutch composer of 1 symphony *César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993), Brazilian composer of 2 symphonies *Alexei Haieff (1914–1994), American composer of 3 symphonies *Hermann Haller (composer), Hermann Haller (1914–2002), Swiss composer of 1 symphony *Akira Ifukube (1914–2006), Japanese composer of 1 symphony plus a ''Symphony Concertante'' for piano and orchestra *Jan Kapr (1914–1988), Czech composer of 10 symphonies *Dezider Kardoš (1914–1991), Slovak composer of 7 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), Czech–Swiss conductor and composer of 3 symphonies *Gail Kubik (1914–1984), American composer of 2 symphonies and a Sinfonia Concertante for piano, viola, trumpet, and orchestra *Riccardo Malipiero (1914–2003), Italian composer of 3 symphonies * Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914–1991), Polish composer of 10 symphonies *Stjepan Šulek (1914–1986), Croatian composer of 8 symphonies *Harold Truscott (1914–1992), British composer of a Symphony in E major (1949–50), as well as a now-lost ''Grasmere'' Symphony (1938) *David Diamond (composer), David Diamond (1915–2005), American composer of 11 symphonies *Grigory Frid (1915–2012), Russian composer of 3 symphonies *Kurt Graunke (1915–2005), German composer of 9 symphonies *Marcel Landowski (1915–1999), French composer of 5 symphonies *Dorian Le Gallienne (1915–1963), Australian composer of a Symphony (1953) and a Sinfonietta (1956) *Douglas Lilburn (1915–2001), New Zealand composer of 3 symphonies *Robert Moffat Palmer (1915–2010), American composer of 2 symphonies *George Perle (1915–2009), American composer of a ''Short Symphony'' (1980) and 2 sinfoniettas *Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987), American composer of 9 symphonies *Humphrey Searle (1915–1982), British composer of 5 symphonies *Carlos Surinach (1915–1997), American composer of Catalan origin, he wrote 3 symphonies *Denis ApIvor (1916–2004), British composer of 5 symphonies *Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968), Swedish composer of 3 symphonies *Houston Bright (1916–1970), American composer of 1 symphony *Peter Crossley-Holland (1916–2001), British composer of 1 symphony *Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013), French composer of 2 symphonies *Einar Englund (1916–1999), Finnish composer of 7 symphonies *Ellis Kohs (1916–2000), American composer of 2 symphonies *Tolia Nikiprowetzky (1916–1997), Russian–French composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Roh Ogura (1916–1990), Japanese composer of 1 symphony *Nikolay Peyko (1916–1995), Russian composer of 10 symphonies plus a sinfonietta and a ''Concerto–Symphony'' *Bernard Stevens (1916–1983), British composer of 2 symphonies *Richard Arnell (1917–2009), English composer of 6 symphonies *Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), British novelist and composer of 3 symphonies, of which only No.3 remains. He also wrote a ''Petite symphonie pour Strasbourg'' (1988), and a ''Sinfonietta for Liana'' (1990) *Edward T. Cone (1917–2004), American composer of 1 symphony *Roque Cordero (1917–2008), Panamanian composer of 4 symphonies *Robert Farnon (1917–2005), Canadian composer of 3 symphonies *John Gardner (composer), John Gardner (1917–2011), English composer of 3 symphonies *Jovdat Hajiyev (1917–2002), Azerbaijani composer of 6 symphonies *Lou Harrison (1917–2003), American composer of 4 symphonies *Francis Jackson (composer), Francis Jackson (1917–2022), British composer of 1 symphony *Ulysses Kay (1917–1995), American composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Robert Ward (composer), Robert Ward (1917–2013), American composer of 6 symphonies *Richard Yardumian (1917–1985), American composer of 2 symphonies *Isang Yun (1917–1995), Korean composer of 7 symphonies *Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American composer and conductor, composed 3 symphonies *Lorne Betts (1918–1985), Canadian composer of 2 symphonies *Harold Gramatges (1918–2008), Cuban composer of 1 symphony and a Sinfonietta *Argeliers León (1918–1991), Cuban composer of 2 numbered symphonies, as well as an unnumbered Symphony for Strings *A. J. Potter (1918–1980), Irish composer of 2 symphonies *Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980), Finnish composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *George Rochberg (1918–2005), American composer of 6 symphonies *Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970), German composer of a ''Sinfonia prosodica'' (1945), as well as a Symphony in 1 movement (1947–51/53) *Carlos Enrique Vargas Méndez (1919–1998), Costa Rican composer of a symphonie *Jacob Avshalomov (1919–2013), American composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994), Swedish composer of 2 string symphonies and 1 chamber symphony *Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer of 24 symphonies *Lex van Delden (1919–1988), Dutch composer of 8 symphonies *Leif Kayser (1919–2001), Danish composer of 4 symphonies *Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (1919–2008), Latvian-born Canadian composer of 8 symphonies *Leon Kirchner (1919–2009), American composer of 1 symphony *Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019), Chilean composer of 5 numbered symphonies, plus a Symphony in One Movement "Semper reditus" (1997) *Cláudio Santoro (1919–1989), Brazilian composer of 14 symphonies *Galina Ustvolskaya (1919–2006), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996), Polish composer who emigrated to the Soviet Union, composed 22 symphonies for full orchestra and 4 chamber symphonies. His No.22 was orchestrated by Kirill Umansky after the death of the composer. *Alexander Arutiunian (1920–2012), Armenian composer of 2 symphonies *Geoffrey Bush (1920–1998), British composer of 2 symphonies *Peter Racine Fricker (1920–1990), British composer of 5 symphonies *Karen Khachaturian (1920–2011), Armenian composer of 4 symphonies *John La Montaine (1920–2013), American composer of 2 symphonies *Aleksandr Lokshin (1920–1987), Russian composer of 11 symphonies plus 2 "Symphonietta" *Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (1920-2000), Swedish composer of 9 symphonies *Ravi Shankar (1920–2012), Indian composer of 1 symphony *Harold Shapero (1920–2013), American composer of 1 symphony *Heikki Suolahti (1920–1936), Finnish composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonia piccola'') *Douglas Allanbrook (1921–2003), American composer of 7 symphonies *Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), British composer of 9 numbered symphonies, an unnumbered ''Symphony for Strings, Symphony for Brass,'' and ''Toy Symphony'' as well as three Sinfoniette. *Jack Beeson (1921–2010), American composer of 1 symphony *William Bergsma (1921–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies *Andrzej Dobrowolski (1921–1990), Polish composer of 1 symphony *Johannes Driessler (1921–1998), German composer of 3 symphonies *Hans Ulrich Engelmann (1921–2011), German composer of 1 symphony and 1 chamber symphony *Fritz Geißler (1921–1984), German composer, wrote 11 symphonies *Ruth Gipps (1921–1999), British composer of 5 symphonies *Karel Husa (1921–2016), American composer of Czech birth, composer of 2 symphonies *Andrew Imbrie (1921–2007), American composer of 3 symphonies *Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996), Finnish composer of 5 symphonies (the last unfinished) *Robert Kurka (1921–1957), American composer of 2 symphonies *Edvard Mirzoyan, Edvard Mik'aeli Mirzoian (1921–2012), Armenian composer of 1 symphony *Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992), Argentine composer of a ''Sinfonía Buenos Aires'' *Yves Ramette (1921–2012), French composer of 6 symphonies *Alfred Reed (1921–2005), American composer and conductor of Austrian descent, composed 5 symphonies, all for wind band *Leonard Salzedo (1921–2000), English composer of 2 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas *Robert Simpson (composer), Robert Simpson (1921–1997), British composer, wrote 11 symphonies *İlhan Usmanbaş (born 1921), Turkish composer of 3 symphonies *Gerard Victory (1921–1995), Irish composer of 4 symphonies *Irwin Bazelon (1922–1995), American composer of 9 symphonies *Lukas Foss (1922–2009), German–American composer of 4 symphonies *Iain Hamilton (composer), Iain Hamilton (1922–2000), Scottish composer of 4 symphonies plus a symphony for two orchestras and a sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and chamber orchestra *Ester Mägi (1922–2021), Estonian composer of 1 symphony *Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer of 1 symphony *Kazimierz Serocki (1922–1981), Polish composer of 2 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for 2 string orchestras *John Veale (1922–2006), English composer of 3 symphonies *George Walker (composer), George Walker (1922–2018), American composer of 4 symphonies *Felix Werder (1922–2012), Australian composer of German origin, wrote 7 numbered symphonies (1943–92), a ''Sinfonia'' for viola, piano, and orchestra (1986), and a ''Wind Symphony'' (1990) *Raymond Wilding-White (1922–2001), British–American composer of 3 numbered symphonies plus a symphony for swing orchestra and a ''Symphony of Symphonies'' *James Wilson (composer), James Wilson (1922–2005), Irish composer of 3 symphonies *Mario Zafred (1922–1987), Italian composer of 7 symphonies and a ''Sinfonietta'', plus a ''Sinfonietta breve'' for strings *Zhu Jian'er (1922–2017), Chinese composer of 10 symphonies *Arthur Butterworth (1923–2014), English composer of 7 symphonies *Frank William Erickson (1923–1996), American composer of 3 symphonies *Viktor Kalabis (1923–2006), Czech composer of 5 symphonies *William Kraft (1923–2022), American composer of 1 symphony *Peter Mennin (1923–1983), American composer, wrote 9 symphonies *Vasilije Mokranjac (1923–1984), Serbian composer of 5 symphonies and a Sinfonietta for strings *Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006), American composer of 4 symphonies *Ned Rorem (1923–2022), American composer of 3 numbered orchestral symphonies, a symphony for winds and a symphony for strings *James Stevens (composer), James Stevens (1923–2012), English composer of 4 symphonies *Lester Trimble (1923–1986), American composer of 3 symphonies *Warren Benson (1924–2005), American composer of 2 symphonies *Ikuma Dan (1924–2001), Japanese composer of 6 symphonies, 7th unfinished *Heimo Erbse (1924–2005), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a ''Sinfonietta giocosa'' *Egil Hovland (1924–2013), Norwegian composer of 3 symphonies (the third for reciter, choir and orchestra) *Benjamin Lees (1924–2010), American composer of 5 symphonies *Franco Mannino (1924–2005), Italian composer of 12 symphonies *Sergiu Natra (1924–2021), Romanian–Israeli composer of 3 symphonies and 1 symphony for strings *Serge Nigg (1924–2008), French composer of 1 symphony (''Jérôme Bosch'', 1960) *Mikhaïl Nosyrev (1924–1981), Russian composer of 4 symphonies *Else Marie Pade (1924–2016), Danish composer of 2 symphonies *Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988), Portuguese composer of 6 symphonies *Ernest Tomlinson (1924–2015), English composer of 2 symphonies *Yasushi Akutagawa (1925–1989), Japanese composer of 1 numbered symphony (1954), plus a Symphony "Twin Stars", for children (1957) and the ''Ellora'' Symphony (1958) *Jurriaan Andriessen (composer), Jurriaan Andriessen (1925–1996), Dutch composer of 8 numbered symphonies, plus a ''Symphonietta concertante'', for four trumpets and orchestra (1947), and a Sinfonia "Il fiume" for winds (1984) *Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021), Greek composer of 5 symphonies; No.1 (1953), No.2 ''The Song of the Earth'' (1981), No.3 (1981), No.7 ''Spring-Symphony''(1983) and No.4 ''Of the Choral Odes'' (1986–1987). He also wrote a sinfonietta (1995) *Robert Beadell (1925–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies *Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (1925–2010), Chilean composer of 3 symphonies *Luciano Berio (1925–2003), Italian composer of the famous ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' (1968–69) *Aldo Clementi (1925–2011), Italian composer of 1 chamber symphony *Marius Constant (1925–2004), Romanian–French composer of 3 symphonies (the first is scored for wind instruments) *Georges Delerue (1925–1992), French composer of 1 concertante symphony for piano and orchestra *Andrei Eshpai (1925–2015), Russian composer of 9 symphonies *Bertold Hummel (1925–2002), German composer of 3 symphonies *Giselher Klebe (1925–2009), German composer of 8 symphonies plus a ''Ballettsinfonie'' (''Das Testament'' op. 61, 1971) *Włodzimierz Kotoński (1925–2014), Polish composer of 2 symphonies *Ivo Malec (1925–2019), Croatian–French composer of 1 symphony *Kirke Mechem (born 1925), American composer of 2 symphonies *Anthony Milner (1925–2002), British composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and a symphony for organ *Julián Orbón (1925–1991), Spanish composer of 1 symphony *Boris Parsadanian (1925–1997), Armenian–Estonian composer of 11 symphonies *Gunther Schuller (1925–2015), American composer of 3 symphonies, a Symphony for Organ, and a Chamber Symphony (1989) *Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996), Soviet composer of 3 symphonies and a ''Symphony with Harp'' *Paul W. Whear (1925–2021), American composer of 4 symphonies *Čestmír Gregor (1926–2011), Czech composer of 5 symphonies, he also wrote two sinfoniettas *Louis Calabro (1926–1991), American composer of 3 symphonies *Edwin Carr (composer), Edwin Carr (1926–2003), New Zealand composer of 4 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Jacques Castérède (1926–2014), French composer of 2 symphonies (the first for strings) *Barney Childs (1926–2000), American composer of 2 symphonies *Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012), German composer of 10 symphonies *Ben Johnston (composer), Ben Johnston (1926–2019), American composer of a Symphony in A (1987) and a Chamber Symphony (1990) *François Morel (1926–2018), Canadian composer of 1 symphony for brass *Clermont Pépin (1926–2006), Canadian composer of 5 symphonies *Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), Romanian composer of 7 symphonies *Paul Angerer (1927–2017), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies *

(1927–2016), Romanian composer of 8 symphonies *Gunnar Bucht (born 1927), Swedish composer of 16 symphonies *Franco Donatoni (1927–2000), Italian composer of 2 symphonies (the first for strings, the second for chamber orchestra). Another work, ''Souvenir'' (1967), is subtitled ''Kammersymphonie'' *Donald Erb (1927–2008), American composer of a ''Symphony of Overtures'' (1964) *Walter Hartley (1927–2016), American composer of 21 symphonies for different ensembles (from small wind ensembles to full orchestra) plus 2 ''Sinfonia concertante'' for wind and percussion, 2 sinfoniettas and 1 chamber symphony *Wilfred Josephs (1927–1997), British composer of 12 symphonies *John Joubert (composer), John Joubert (1927–2019), British composer of 2 symphonies *Wilhelm Killmayer (1927–2017), German composer of 3 symphonies *Richard Nanes (1927–2009), American composer of 4 symphonies *Graham Whettam (1927–2007), English composer of 9 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings *Thomas Wilson (composer), Thomas Wilson (1927–2001), Scottish composer of American birth, composed 5 symphonies between 1955 and 1998 and a Chamber Symphony (1990) *Samuel Adler (composer), Samuel Adler (born 1928), German-born American composer of 6 symphonies *Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981), Polish composer of 3 symphonies *James Cohn (1928–2021), American composer of 8 symphonies *Jean-Michel Damase (1928–2013), French composer of 1 symphony *George Dreyfus (born 1928), Australian composer of 2 symphonies (1967 and 1976), and a ''Symphonie Concertante'' for bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and string orchestra (1978) *Nicolas Flagello (1928–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies *Robert Helps (1928–2001), American pianist and composer of 2 symphonies *Guo Zurong (born 1928), Chinese composer of 33 symphonies *Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007), Czech composer of 7 symphonies *Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016), Finnish composer of 8 symphonies, the first having up to 3 different versions *William Russo (musician), William Russo (1928–2003), American composer of 2 symphonies *Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002), Russian conductor and composer of a Symphony (1956) *Raymond Warren (born 1928), British composer of 3 symphonies *Carmelo Bernaola (1929–2002), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies *Philip Cannon (composer), Philip Cannon (1929–2016), British composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta *Edison Denisov (1929–1996), Russian composer of 2 symphonies *Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008), Welsh composer of 10 numbered symphonies (the first withdrawn), 3 sinfoniettas, a ''Sinfonia for Strings'' and ''Sinfonia Fidei'' for Soprano, Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra. *Donald Keats (1929–2018), American composer of 2 symphonies *Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988), British composer of 3 symphonies plus a "Symphony for Strings" *Teizo Matsumura (1929–2007), Japanese composer of 2 symphonies *Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929–1997), Japanese composer of a "Nirvana Symphony" (1958) and a "Mandala Symphony" (1960) *Robert Muczynski (1929–2010), American composer of 2 symphonies *Bogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019), Polish composer of 4 symphonies *Hans Stadlmair (1929–2019), Austrian composer of a ''Sinfonia serena'' for strings *Avet Terterian (1929–1994), Armenian composer of 9 symphonies, the last unfinished *Akio Yashiro (1929–1976), Japanese composer of 1 symphony *Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000), Austrian composer of a ''Jazz Symphony'' *David Amram (born 1930), American composer of 1 symphony *John Davison (composer), John Davison (1930–1999), American composer of 6 symphonies *Richard Felciano (born 1930), American composer of 1 symphony for strings *Jean Guillou (1930–2019), French composer of 3 symphonies *Nikolai Karetnikov (1930–1994), Russian composer of 4 symphonies and 2 chamber symphonies *Günter Kochan (1930–2009), German composer of 6 symphonies *Dieter Schnebel (1930–2018), German composer of 1 symphony (''Sinfonie X'') *Eino Tamberg (1930–2010), Estonian composer of 4 symphonies *Gil Trythall (born 1930), American composer of 1 symphony plus a ''Sinfonia concertante'' *Donald Harris (composer), Donald Harris (1931–2016), American composer of 2 symphonies *Anthony Hedges (1931–2019), English composer of 2 symphonies and 1 concertante symphony *Ib Nørholm (1931–2019), Danish composer of 13 symphonies *Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer of 7 numbered symphonies, as well as a Symphony for Organ (1960), a ''Sinfonia Concertante'' for three trumpets, piano and strings (1960–62), a Symphony for Voices (1962), and a Choral Symphony "The Dawn is at Hand" (1989) *John Barnes Chance (1932–1972), American composer of 2 symphonies *James Douglas (composer), James Douglas (1932–2022), Scottish composer of 15 symphonies *Alexander Goehr (born 1932), British composer of German birth, wrote a ''Little Symphony'' (1963), Symphony in One Movement (1969/81), a ''Sinfonia'' for chamber orchestra (1979), and ''Symphony with Chaconne'' (1985–86) *Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932–2016), Danish composer of 1 symphony ''Symfoni, Antifoni'' (1977) *John Kinsella (composer), John Kinsella (1932–2021), Irish composer of 11 symphonies *Henri Lazarof (1932–2013), Bulgarian composer of 7 symphonies *Malcolm Lipkin (1932–2017), English composer of 3 symphonies *Martin Mailman (1932–2000), American composer of 3 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Richard Meale (1932–2009), Australian composer of 1 symphony (1994) *Per Nørgård (born 1932), Danish composer of 8 symphonies *Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932), Russian composer of 3 symphonies *Robert Sherlaw Johnson (1932–2000), British composer of 1 symphony *Sergei Slonimsky (1932–2020), Russian composer of 34 symphonies *Claude Thomas Smith (1932–1987), American composer of 1 symphony *Alan Stout (composer), Alan Stout (1932–2018), American composer of 4 symphonies *John Williams (born 1932), American composer and conductor. He wrote a "Symphony" (1966) and a "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" (1968) *Hugh Wood (1932–2021), British composer of 1 symphony (1982) *Iosif Andriasov (1933–2000), Armenian-Russian composer of 2 symphonies *Leonardo Balada (born 1933), American composer of Spanish birth, has written 6 symphonies *Easley Blackwood Jr., Easley Blackwood (1933–2023), American composer of 5 symphonies *Seóirse Bodley (born 1933), Irish composer of 5 symphonies and a Chamber Symphony *Ramiro Cortés (1933–1984), American composer of a ''Sinfonia Sacra'' (1954/59) *Pozzi Escot (born 1933), American composer of 6 symphonies *Henryk Górecki (1933–2010), Polish composer of 4 symphonies *Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933–2022), Japanese composer of 6 symphonies and 2 chamber symphonies *W. Francis McBeth (1933–2012), American composer of 4 symphonies *Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), Polish composer of 8 symphonies *Vladimir Dashkevich (born 1934), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *Anthony Gilbert (composer), Anthony Gilbert (born 1934), British composer of 1 symphony *Alemdar Karamanov (1934–2007), Ukrainian composer of 24 symphonies *William Mathias (1934–1992), Welsh composer of 3 symphonies *Siegfried Matthus (1934–2021), German composer of 3 symphonies *Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016), British Composer of a ''Sinfonia'' (1962), a ''Sinfonia Concertante'' (1982), a ''Sinfonietta'' (1983) and 10 numbered symphonies (1976–2013), the last of which includes a chorus and baritone soloist *Claudio Prieto (1934–2015), Spanish composer of 4 symphonies *Bernard Rands (born 1934), British–American composer of 1 symphony *Alan Ridout (1934–1996), British composer of 8 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998), Russian composer of 10 symphonies (including symphony No."0"). No.9 was left unfinished and completed by Alexander Raskatov *Richard Wernick (born 1934), American composer of 2 symphonies *Nigel Butterley (1935–2022), Australian composer of 1 symphony (1980) *Samuel Jones (composer), Samuel Jones (born 1935), American composer of 3 symphonies *Giya Kancheli (1935–2019), Georgian composer of 7 symphonies *Carlo Martelli (born 1935), English composer of 1 symphony *Nicholas Maw (1935–2009), British composer of 1 symphony for chamber orchestra *Arvo Pärt (born 1935), Estonian composer of 4 symphonies *Aulis Sallinen (born 1935), Finnish composer of Symphonies (Sallinen), 8 symphonies *Kurt Schwertsik (born 1935), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies *Josep Soler i Sardà (1935–2022), Spanish composer of 8 symphonies *David Blake (composer), David Blake (born 1936), English composer of 1 chamber symphony *Iván Erőd (1936–2019), Hungarian–Austrian pianist and composer of 2 symphonies *Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936–2019), Russian composer of 4 symphonies *Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012), English composer of 3 symphonies and a sinfonietta *Erich Urbanner (born 1936), Austrian composer of 1 symphony plus a concertante symphony and a sinfonietta (both for chamber orchestra) *John White (composer), John White (born 1936), English composer of 25 symphonies *Osvaldas Balakauskas (born 1937), Lithuanian composer of 5 symphonies *David Bedford (1937–2011), English composer of 2 symphonies plus a ''Symphony for 12 musicians'' *Gordon Crosse (1937–2021), English composer of 2 symphonies *Philip Glass (born 1937), American composer of 12 symphonies (as of 2019) *Milcho Leviev (1937–2019), Bulgarian composer of 1 symphony *Valentyn Silvestrov (born 1937), Ukrainian composer of 7 symphonies *Loris Tjeknavorian (born 1937), Iranian-Armenian conductor and composer of 5 symphonies *Wang Xilin (born 1937), Chinese composer of at 7 symphonies *Elizabeth R. Austin (born 1938), American composer of 2 symphonies *Howard Blake (born 1938), English composer of 2 symphonies *William Bolcom (born 1938), American pianist and composer of 6 symphonies *Youri Boutsko (1938–2015), Russian composer of 13 symphonies *Gloria Coates (born 1938), American composer of 16 symphonies *John Corigliano (born 1938), American composer of 3 symphonies *John Harbison (born 1938), American composer of 6 symphonies *Paavo Heininen (1938–2022), Finnish composer of 6 symphonies *Frederic Rzewski (1938–2021), American composer of a ''Scratch Symphony'' (1997) *José Serebrier (born 1938), Uruguayan composer of 3 symphonies *Christopher Steel (1938–1991), British composer of 7 symphonies *Charles Wuorinen (1938–2020), American composer of 8 numbered symphonies and a ''Microsymphony'' (1992) *Louis Andriessen (1939–2021), Dutch composer of ''De negen symfonieën van Beethoven'', for orchestra and ice-cream vendor's bell (1970), ''Symfonieën der Nederlanden'', for two or more wind bands (1974), and ''Symphony for Open Strings'' for 12 solo strings (1978) *Robert Jager (born 1939), American composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta *Jaroslav Krček (born 1939), Czech composer of 6 symphonies *Robert Matthew-Walker (born 1939), English composer of 8 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *John McCabe (composer), John McCabe (1939–2015), English composer of 5 numbered symphonies, plus a ''Six-minute Symphony'' for strings *Patric Standford (1939–2014), English composer of 5 symphonies *Tomáš Svoboda (composer), Tomáš Svoboda (1939–2022), Czech-American composer of 6 symphonies *Boris Tishchenko (1939–2010), Russian composer of 7 symphonies plus a "French Symphony", "Sinfonia Robusta", the Choreo-symphonic cycle of "Beatrice" (5 symphonies), and a "Pushkin Symphony" *Margaret Lucy Wilkins (born 1939), English composer of 1 symphony *Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born 1939), American composer of 5 symphonies *Alireza Mashayekhi (born 1940), Iranian composer of 9 symphonies *Tilo Medek (1940–2006), German composer of 3 symphonies *Stephen Albert (1941–1992), American composer of 2 symphonies (the second with orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier) *Judith Margaret Bailey (born 1941), English composer of 2 symphonies *Derek Bourgeois (1941–2017), British composer of 114 symphonies *Sebastian Forbes (born 1941), British composer of 1 symphony *Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009), German composer of 4 numbered symphonies and 4 unnumbered symphonies plus a sinfonietta and ''Quasi una sinfonia'' *Adolphus Hailstork (born 1941), American composer of 3 symphonies *John Melby (born 1941), American composer of 2 symphonies *Gillian Whitehead (born 1941), New Zealand–born Australian composer of 1 symphony *Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer of 3 symphonies *Philip Bračanin (born 1942), Australian composer of 6 symphonies *Volker David Kirchner (1942–2020), German composer of 2 symphonies *Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish composer of 9 symphonies *Edward Cowie (born 1943), English composer of 2 symphonies *Ross Edwards (composer), Ross Edwards (born 1943), Australian composer of 4 symphonies *Robin Holloway (born 1943), English composer of 2 symphony (the first, ''Clarissa Symphony'', for soprano, tenor and orchestra) *Shin'ichirō Ikebe (born 1943), Japanese composer of 7 symphonies *Ilaiyaraaja (born 1943), Indian composer of 1 symphony *David Maslanka (1943–2017), American composer of 10 symphonies *David Matthews (composer), David Matthews (born 1943), English composer of 9 symphonies *Krzysztof Meyer (born 1943), Polish composer of 9 symphonies plus an unnumbered ''Symphony in Mozartean style'' *Joseph Schwantner (born 1943), American composer of 1 symphony *Roger Smalley (1943–2015), English composer of 1 symphony (1979–81) *William Albright (musician), William Albright (1944–1998), American composer of a Symphony for Organ and Percussion *Frank Corcoran (born 1944), Irish composer of 4 symphonies *Michael Garrett (composer), Michael Garrett (born 1944), British composer of 13 symphonies and 13 concertante symphonies *Christopher Gunning (born 1944), British composer of 12 symphonies *Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008), Finnish composer of 8 symphonies plus a symphony for strings and a chamber symphony *Rhian Samuel (born 1944), Welsh composer of an "Elegy-Symphony" *Leif Segerstam (born 1944), Finnish composer of 300 symphonies, the all-time record as of 2015 *Jerome de Bromhead (born 1945), Irish composer of 2 symphonies *Gerd Domhardt (1945–1997), German composer of 2 symphonies and 2 chamber symphonies *Edward Gregson (born 1945), English composer of 1 symphony for brass band *Judith Lang Zaimont (born 1945), American composer of 2 numbered symphonies, plus a "dance symphony" titled ''Hidden Heritage'' and a Symphony for wind orchestra in three scenes (2003) *Thomas Pasatieri (born 1945), American composer of 3 symphonies *Arnold Rosner (1945–2013), American composer of 6 symphonies *Alexey Rybnikov (born 1945), Russian composer of 6 symphonies *Ragnar Søderlind (born 1945), Norwegian composer of 8 symphonies *Martin Bresnick (born 1946), American composer of 1 symphony *Tsippi Fleischer (born 1946), Israeli composer of 5 symphonies *Tristan Keuris (1946–1996), Dutch composer of a "Sinfonia" (1972–1974), and "Symphony in D" (1995) *Ladislav Kubík (1946–2017), Czech-American composer of 3 sinfoniettas *Ulrich Leyendecker (1946–2018), German composer of 5 symphonies *Richard St. Clair (born 1946), American composer of 1 symphony *Giles Swayne (born 1946), British composer of 2 symphonies *Pēteris Vasks (born 1946), Latvian composer of 3 symphonies *Heinz Winbeck (1946–2019), German composer of 5 symphonies, the first premiered in 1984, the fifth in 2010, the third including text of Georg Trakl for alto and speaker *John Adams (composer), John Adams (born 1947), American composer who has used the term 'Symphony' to describe a number of works, including the ''Chamber Symphony'' (1992) and its sequel ''Son of Chamber Symphony'' (2007), the Dr. Atomic Symphony (2007), drawn from his opera of the same name, and Scheherazade.2, a "dramatic symphony" for violin and orchestra. *Jack Gallagher (composer), Jack Gallagher (born 1947), American composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001), Russian–Canadian composer of 4 symphonies *Paul Patterson (composer), Paul Patterson (born 1947), British composer of 1 symphony for strings *Emil Tabakov (born 1947), Bulgarian composer of 10 symphonies *Claude Baker (born 1948), American composer of 1 symphony *Ioseb Bardanashvili (born 1948), Georgian–Israeli composer of 3 symphonies *Glenn Branca (1948–2018), American composer and guitarist, who composed 12 symphonies, 9 of them for ensembles of electric guitars and percussion *Stephen Brown (composer), Stephen Brown (born 1948), Canadian composer of 3 symphonies: ''The Northern Journey'' (1986-2019), ''Fear and Loathing'' (2019), ''Combustion'' (2020) *Diana Burrell (born 1948), English composer of 1 symphony (''Symphonies of Flocks, Herds and Shoals'', 1995–96) *Carlos Franzetti (born 1948), Argentinian composer of 2 symphonies *Mikko Heiniö (born 1948), Finnish composer of 2 symphonies *Jonathan Lloyd (composer), Jonathan Lloyd (born 1948), British composer of 5 symphonies *Edward McGuire (composer), Edward McGuire (born 1948), Scottish composer of 3 symphonies *Julia Tsenova (1948–2010), Bulgarian composer of ''Sinfonia con piano concertante'' (1974) *Dan Welcher (born 1948), American conductor and composer of 5 symphonies *Kalevi Aho (born 1949), Finnish composer of 17 symphonies and 3 chamber symphonies *James Barnes (composer), James Barnes (born 1949), American composer of 5 symphonies *Hiro Fujikake (born 1949), Japanese composer of 3 symphonies *Eduard Hayrapetyan (born 1949), Armenian composer of 3 symphonies *Richard Mills (composer), Richard Mills (born 1949), Australian composer of 2 symphonies *Stephen Paulus (1949–2014), American composer of 2 symphonies (the second for strings) and 2 sinfoniettas *Shulamit Ran (born 1949), Israeli–American composer of 1 symphony *Christopher Rouse (composer), Christopher Rouse (1949–2019), American composer of 6 symphonies *Poul Ruders (born 1949), Danish composer of 5 symphonies *Manfred Trojahn (born 1949), German composer of 5 symphonies

1950–present

*Andrew Downes (composer), Andrew Downes (born 1950), British composer of 5 symphonies *Otomar Kvěch (1950–2018), Czech composer of 5 symphonies *Libby Larsen (born 1950), American composer of 7 symphonies *Stephen Oliver (composer), Stephen Oliver (1950–1992), English composer of 1 symphony *Jay Reise (born 1950), American composer of 3 symphonies *Glenn Stallcop (born 1950), American Composer of 15 symphonies *Lepo Sumera (1950–2000), Estonian composer of 6 symphonies and 1 symphony for string orchestra and percussion *Alan Belkin (born 1951), Canadian composer of 8 symphonies *John Buckley (composer), John Buckley (born 1951), Irish composer of 1 symphony *Gareth Glyn (born 1951), Welsh composer of 1 symphony *Brian M. Israel (1951–1986), American composer of 6 symphonies *Anthony Korf (born 1951), American composer of 3 symphonies *Gerald Levinson (born 1951), American composer of 2 symphonies *Michael Rosenzweig (composer), Michael Rosenzweig (born 1951), South African composer of 1 symphony and 2 sinfoniettas *Craig H. Russell (born 1951), American composer of 2 symphonies *Philip Sawyers (born 1951), British composer of 5 symphonies *Roger Briggs (born 1952), American composer of 2 symphonies *Alexander Brincken (born 1952), Russian composer of 5 symphonies *Brenton Broadstock (born 1952), Australian composer of 5 symphonies *Stephen Hartke (born 1952), American composer of 4 symphonies *Oliver Knussen (1952–2018), English conductor and composer of 3 symphonies *Alla Pavlova (born 1952), Russian composer of 11 symphonies *Wolfgang Rihm (born 1952), German composer of 3 numbered and 2 unnumbered symphonies *Cindy McTee (born in 1953), American composer of 1 symphony *Daniel Asia (born 1953), American composer of 6 symphonies *Johan de Meij (born 1953), Dutch composer of 4 symphonies *Akira Nishimura (born 1953), Japanese composer of 3 symphonies and 3 chamber symphonies *Anthony Powers (born 1953), British composer of 2 symphonies *Robert Saxton (born 1953), British composer of 1 chamber symphony *Wolfgang von Schweinitz (born 1953), German composer of 2 symphonies plus a ''Plainsound–Sinfonie'' for basset clarinet, ensemble and orchestra *Roberto Sierra (born 1953), Puerto Rican composer of 4 symphonies *Takashi Yoshimatsu (born 1953), Japanese composer of 6 symphonies *Chen Yi (composer), Chen Yi (born 1953), Chinese composer of 3 symphonies *Elisabetta Brusa (born 1954), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *Daniel Bukvich (born 1954), American composer of 2 symphonies *Robert Carl (born 1954), American composer of 3 symphonies *Michael Daugherty (born 1954), American composer of a ''Metropolis Symphony'' (1988–93) *Eric Ewazen (born 1954), American composer of 1 symphony for strings and 1 chamber symphony *Anders Nilsson (composer), Anders Nilsson (born 1954), Swedish composer of 3 symphonies *Tobias Picker (born 1954), American composer of 3 symphonies *Sergio Rendine (born 1954), Italian composer of 2 symphonies *Sinan Savaskan (born 1954), British composer of 4 symphonies *Neil Slade (born 1954), American composer of 1 symphony *Carl Vine (born 1954), Australian composer of 8 symphonies *Ye Xiaogang (born 1955), Chinese composer of 1 symphony *Nigel Keay (born 1955), New Zealand composer of 1 symphony *Dieter Lehnhoff (born 1955), German-Guatemalan composer of 2 symphonies *Behzad Ranjbaran (born 1955), Persian–American composer of 1 symphony *Sally Beamish (born 1956), British composer of 2 symphonies *Richard Danielpour (born 1956), American composer of 3 symphonies *Jouni Kaipainen (1956–2015), Finnish composer of 4 symphonies *Onutė Narbutaitė (born 1956), Lithuanian composer of 4 symphonies *Thomas Sleeper (born 1956), American composer of 5 symphonies *Guan Xia (born 1957), Chinese composer of 2 symphonies *Miguel del Águila (born 1957), Uruguayan-American composer 2 programmatic Symphonies *Mark Alburger (born 1957), American composer of 9 symphonies *Keith Burstein (born 1957), English composer of 1 symphony and 1 chamber symphony *Tan Dun (born 1957), Chinese composer of 1 symphony *Andrew Hugill (born 1957), British composer of 2 symphonies *Bechara El Khoury (born 1957), Lebanese-born French composer of 1 symphony *Gerhard Schedl (1957–2000), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies *Frank Ticheli (born 1958), American composer of 2 symphonies *Patrick Hawes (born 1958), British composer of 1 symphony *John Abram (born 1959), Anglo-Canadian composer of 1 chamber symphony *Luc Brewaeys (1959–2015), Belgian composer of 8 symphonies (the last was unfinished) *Alejandro Civilotti (born 1959), Argentine composer of 5 symphonies *Matthew Curtis (composer), Matthew Curtis (born 1959), British composer of 1 symphony *Paul Desenne (born 1959), Venezuelan composer of 5 symphonies *Shigeru Kan-no (born 1959), Japanese composer of 7 chamber symphonies *James MacMillan (born 1959), Scottish composer of 5 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta *Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 1959), Estonian composer of 9 symphonies *Detlev Glanert (born 1960), German composer of 3 symphonies and 1 chamber symphony *Kamran Ince (born 1960), American composer of 5 symphonies *Aaron Jay Kernis (born 1960), American composer of 3 symphonies *Peter Seabourne (born 1960), British composer of 5 symphonies *Jesús Rueda (composer), Jesús Rueda (born 1961), Spanish composer of 9 symphonies *Nicolas Bacri (born 1961), French composer of 7 symphonies *Daron Hagen (born 1961), American composer of 5 symphonies *Lowell Liebermann (born 1961), American composer of 4 symphonies, the second with chorus to texts by Walt Whitman *Michael Torke (born 1961), American composer of 1 symphony *Andrew Glover (composer), Andrew Glover (born 1962), English composer of 2 symphonies *Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (born 1962), German composer of 3 chamber symphonies *Victoria Poleva (born 1962), Ukrainian composer of 3 symphonies *Rudi Spring (born 1962), German composer of 3 chamber symphonies *Timothy Brock (born 1963), American composer of 3 symphonies *Thomas Larcher (born 1963), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies *Sean O'Boyle (born 1963), Australian composer of 1 symphony *John Pickard (composer), John Pickard (born 1963), British composer of 6 symphonies *David del Puerto (born 1964), Spanish composer of 2 symphonies *Julia Gomelskaya (1964–2016), Ukrainian composer of 4 symphonies plus a ''Concert–Symphony'' for violin and orchestra and 2 chamber symphonies *Matthew Taylor (composer), Matthew Taylor (born 1964), English composer of 6 symphonies *Robert Steadman (born 1965), British composer of 2 symphonies and 1 chamber symphony *Jeffrey Ching (born 1965), Chinese-Philippine composer of 5 symphonies *Moritz Eggert (born 1965), German composer of 2 symphonies (''Symphonie 1.0'' for 12 typewriters and ''Internet–Symphonie'' for orchestra) *Thierry Pécou (born 1965), French composer of 1 symphony *Vache Sharafyan (born 1966), Armenian composer of 2 symphonies *Julian Anderson (born 1967), British composer of 1 symphony *Salvatore Di Vittorio (born 1967), Italian composer of 3 symphonies *Frederick Stocken (born 1967), British composer of 2 symphonies *Christopher Theofanidis (born 1967), American composer of 1 symphony *Matthew Hindson (born 1968), Australian composer of 3 symphonies *Victoria Borisova-Ollas (born 1969), Russian-Swedish composer of 2 symphonies *Esteban Benzecry (born 1970), Argentine composer of 3 symphonies *Peter Boyer (born 1970), American composer of 1 symphony *Robert Paterson (composer), Robert Paterson (born 1970), American composer of a ''Symphony in Three Movements'' *Fazıl Say (born 1970), Turkish composer of 4 symphonies. *Julian Wagstaff (born 1970), Scottish composer of ''Symphony for Chamber Orchestra'' *Thomas Adès (born 1971), British composer of 1 symphony *Michael Hersch (born 1971), American composer of 3 symphonies *Michael Wolters (born 1971), British composer of 1 symphony *Jason Wright Wingate (born 1971), American composer of 2 symphonies *Kevin Puts (born 1972), American composer of 4 symphonies *James Eakin III (born 1973), American composer of 1 Symphony, “Cloud Scraper: Symphony Americana” *Lera Auerbach (born 1973), Russian-American composer of 4 symphonies *Søren Nils Eichberg (born 1973), Danish–German composer of 3 symphonies *Jonathan Leshnoff (born 1973), American composer of 4 symphonies *Airat Ichmouratov (born 1973), Russian/Canadian composer of 1 symphony *Paul Mealor (born 1975), Welsh composer of 3 symphonies *Huw Watkins (born 1976), Welsh composer of 2 symphonies *Mason Bates (born 1977), American composer of 4 symphonies *Dinesh Subasinghe (born 1979), Sri Lankan composer of 1 symphony *Edward Manukyan (born 1981), Armenian-American composer of 1 symphony *Deadmau5, Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born 1981), Canadian composer of 1 symphony *Carson Cooman (born 1982), American composer of 4 symphonies *Mohammed Fairouz (born 1985), American composer of 4 symphonies *Jay Greenberg (composer), Jay Greenberg (born 1991), American composer of 6 symphonies *Alex Prior (born 1992), British composer of 4 symphonies

References

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