List of American composers

A

• Maurice Abrahams (1883–1931)
• Mark Adamo (born 1962)
• Alton Adams (1889–1987)
• H. Leslie Adams (1932–2024)
• John Adams (born 1947)
• John Luther Adams (born 1953)
• Samuel Adler (born 1928)
• Bruce Adolphe (born 1955)
• Milton Adolphus (1913–1988)
• Miguel del Águila (born 1957)
• Howard E. Akers (1913–1984)
• Stephen Albert (1941–1992)
• Mark Alburger (born 1957)
• Russell Alexander (1877–1915)
• Esther Allan (1914–1985)
• Tori Amos (born 1963)
• David Amram (born 1930)
• Beth Anderson (born 1950)
• Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
• T. J. Anderson (born 1928)
• John Antes (1740–1811)
• George Antheil (1900–1959)
• Alfredo Antonini (1901–1983)
• Frederic Archer (1838–1901)
• Dominick Argento (1927–2019)
• Harold Arlen (1905–1986)
• Felix Arndt (1889–1918)
• Robert Ashley (1930–2014)
• May Aufderheide (1888–1972)
• Larry Austin (1930–2018)
• Frederick Ayres (1876–1926)

B

• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011)
• Burt Bacharach (1928–2023)
• Ernst Bacon (1898–1990)
• David Baker (1931–2016)
• Leonardo Balada (born 1933)
• Edward Ballantine (1886–1971)
• George Barati (1913–1996)
• Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
• Wayne Barlow (1912–1996)
• Matthew Barnson (born 1979)
• Marion Bauer (1882–1955)
• Amy Beach (1867–1944)
• Robert Beadell (1925–1994)
• Jeff Beal (born 1963)
• Emily Bear (born 2001)
• Robert Beaser (born 1954)
• Jeremy Beck (born 1960)
• Johann H. Beck (1856–1924)
• John J. Becker (1886–1961)
• Jack Beeson (1921–2010)
• Supply Belcher (1751–1836)
• Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981)
• Arthur Berger (1912–2003)
• Jonathan Berger (born 1954)
• William Bergsma (1921–1994)
• Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
• Derek Bermel (born 1967)
• Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004)
• Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
• Philip Bezanson (1916–1975)
• Lisa Bielawa (born 1968)
• William Billings (1746–1800)
• Phillip Bimstein (born 1947)
• Seth Bingham (1882–1972)
• Arthur H. Bird (1856–1923)
• Easley Blackwood Jr. (1933–2023)
• Eubie Blake (1883–1983)
• Carla Bley (1936–2023)
• Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964)
• Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)
• Dušan Bogdanović (born 1955)
• William Bolcom (born 1938)
• Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)
• Francis Boott (1813–1904)
• David Borden (born 1938)
• Benjamin Boretz (born 1934)
• George Botsford (1874–1949)
• Roger Bourland (born 1952)
• Paul Bowles (1910–1999)
• Peter Boyer (born 1970)
• Martin Boykan (1931–2021)
• Henry Brant (1913–2008)
• Anthony Braxton (born 1945)
• Joseph Carl Breil (1870–1926)
• Kendall Durelle Briggs (born 1959)
• Roger Briggs (born 1952)
• George Frederick Bristow (1825–1898)
• Howard Brockway (1870–1951)
• Earle Brown (1926–2002)
• Uzee Brown Jr (born 1950)
• William Brown (active 1780–1790)
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
• Adolf Brune (1870–1935)
• George Brunner (born 1951)
• Steven Bryant (born 1972)
• Mark Bucci (1924–2002)
• Dudley Buck (1839–1909)
• Harold Budd (1936–2020)
• Harry Burleigh (1866–1949)
• Carter Burwell (born 1954)
• Howard J. Buss (born 1951)

C

• Curt Cacioppo (born 1951)
• Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881–1946)
• John Cage (1912–1992)
• David DeBoor Canfield (born 1950)
• John Carisi (1922–1992)
• Robert Carl (born 1954)
• David Carlson (born 1952)
• John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951)
• Benjamin Carr (1768–1831)
• Elliott Carter (1908–2012)
• Kristopher Carter (born 1972)
• Romeo Cascarino (1922–2002)
• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
• George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931)
• Evan Chambers (born 1963)
• Eric Chasalow (born 1955)
• George S. Chase (1909–1972)
• Rhys Chatham (born 1952)
• Chen Yi (born 1953)
• Paul Chihara (born 1938)
• Barney Childs (1926–2000)
• F. Melius Christiansen (1871–1955)
• Paul J. Christiansen (1914–1997)
• Avery Claflin (1898–1979)
• Philip Greeley Clapp (1888–1954)
• Rene Clausen (born 1953)
• Gloria Coates (1933–2023)
• Nellie Weldon Cocroft (1885–1986)
• Louis Coerne (1870–1922)
• Robert Cogan (1930–2021)
• James Cohn (1928–2021)
• Dan Coleman (born 1972)
• Valerie Coleman (born 1970)
• Edward Joseph Collins (1886–1951)
• Laura Sedgwick Collins (1859–1927)
• Edward T. Cone (1917–2004)
• Zez Confrey (1895–1971)
• Sylvia Constantinidis (born 1962)
• David Conte (born 1955)
• Bill Conti (born 1942)
• Charles Crozat Converse (1832–1918)
• Frederick Converse (1871–1940)
• Will Marion Cook (1869–1944)
• Carson Cooman (born 1982)
• David Cope (born 1941)
• Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
• Carmine Coppola (1910–1991)
• Sidney Corbett (born 1960)
• John Corigliano (born 1938)
• Mildred Couper (1887–1974)
• Henry Cowell (1897–1965)
• Sibylla Bailey Crane (1851–1902)
• John Craton (born 1953)
• Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953)
• Noah Creshevsky (1945–2020)
• Paul Creston (1906–1985)
• David Crumb (born 1962)
• George Crumb (1929–2022)
• Conrad Cummings (born 1948)
• Alvin Curran (born 1938)
• Sebastian Currier (born 1959)
• Hoyt Curtin (1922–2000)

D

• Walter Damrosch (1862–1950)
• Joseph Dangerfield (born 1977)
• Richard Danielpour (born 1956)
• Mabel Wheeler Daniels (1878–1971)
• James Dashow (born 1944)
• Michael Daugherty (born 1954)
• Mario Davidovsky (1934–2019)
• Don Davis (born 1957)
• Katherine K. Davis (1892–1980)
• William L. Dawson (1899–1990)
• Reginald De Koven (1859–1920)
• Edmond Dédé (1827–1903)
• David Del Tredici (1937–2023)
• Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008)
• Stuart Dempster (born 1936)
• David Diamond (1915–2005)
• Clarence Dickinson (1873–1969)
• Emma Lou Diemer (1927–2024)
• Herbert Dillea (1870–1909)
• Fannie Charles Dillon (1881–1947)
• Lawrence Dillon (born 1959)
• James Di Pasquale (born 1941)
• Rocco Di Pietro (born 1949)
• Charles Dodge (born 1942)
• Daniel Dorff (born 1956)
• Celius Dougherty (1902–1986)
• John Thomas Douglass (1847–1886)
• John W. Downey (1927–2004)
• Deborah Drattell (born 1956)
• Paul Dresher (born 1951)
• Jacob Druckman (1928–1996)
• William Duckworth (1943–2012)
• John Woods Duke (1899–1984)
• Vernon Duke (1903–1969)

E

• Julius Eastman (1940–1990)
• Dennis Eberhard (1943–2005)
• Clara Edwards (1880–1974)
• Cecil Effinger (1914–1990)
• Henry Eichheim (1870–1942)
• Danny Elfman (born 1953)
• Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958)
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Jonathan Elliott (born 1962)
• Abraham Ellstein (1907–1963)
• Mark Engebretson (born 1964)
• Donald Erb (1927–2008)
• Robert Erickson (1917–1997)
• Pozzi Escot (born 1933)
• Alvin Etler (1913–1973)
• Ralph Evans (born 1953)
• Eric Ewazen (born 1954)

F

• Blair Fairchild (1877–1933)
• Mohammed Fairouz (born 1985)
• Richard Faith (1926–2021)
• Harry Falkenau (1864–1907)
• Arthur Farwell (1872–1952)
• Morton Feldman (1926–1987)
• Frank Felice (born 1961)
• Jim Ferguson (born 1948)
• Richard Festinger (born 1948)
• Paul Fetler (1920–2018)
• Jerry Fielding (1922–1980)
• Henry Fillmore (1881–1956)
• Irving Fine (1914–1963)
• Vivian Fine (1913–2000)
• Ross Lee Finney (1906–1997)
• C. P. First (born 1960)
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012)
• Nicolas Flagello (1928–1994)
• Carlisle Floyd (1926–2021)
• William Foden (1860–1947)
• Arthur Foote (1853–1937)
• Dan Forrest, Jr. (born 1978)
• Lukas Foss (1922–2009)
• Stephen Foster (1826–1864)
• Frederick A. Fox (1931–2011)
• Gabriela Lena Frank (born 1972)
• Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869–1954)
• Eleanor Everest Freer (1864–1942)
• Alexander Frey (born 1972)
• William Henry Fry (1813–1864)
• Kenneth Fuchs (born 1956)

G

• Nancy Galbraith (born 1951)
• Jack Gallagher (born 1947)
• Charles Henry Galloway (1871–1931)
• Michael Gandolfi (born 1956)
• Kyle Gann (born 1955)
• J. Ryan Garber (born 1973)
• Roopam Garg (born 1995)
• Daniel E. Gawthrop (born 1949)
• Erin Gee (born 1974)
• Steven Gerber (1948–2015)
• Abbie Gerrish-Jones (1863–1929)
• George Gershwin (1898–1937)
• Michael Giacchino (born 1967)
• Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966)
• Miriam Gideon (1906–1996)
• William W. Gilchrist (1846–1916)
• Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
• Don Gillis (1912–1978)
• Patrick Gilmore (1829–1892)
• Janice Giteck (born 1946)
• Philip Glass (born 1937)
• Frederick Grant Gleason (1848–1903)
• Roger Goeb (1914–1997)
• Joel Goffin (born 1981)
• Rubin Goldmark (1872–1936)
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004)
• Michael Gordon (born 1956)
• Peter Gordon (born 1951)
• Ricky Ian Gordon (born 1956)
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869)
• Morton Gould (1913–1996)
• Donald Grantham (born 1947)
• Charles Greenberg (born 1953)
• Jay Greenberg (born 1991)
• Robert Greenberg (born 1954)
• Mark Gresham (born 1956)
• Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884–1920)
• Thomas Griselle (1891–1955)
• Ferde Grofé (1892–1972)
• Louis Gruenberg (1884–1964)
• Mark Gustavson (born 1959)
• Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
• Yalil Guerra (born 1973)
• Elizabeth Gyring (1886–1970)

H

• Henry Kimball Hadley (1871–1937)
• William Edwin Haesche (1867–1929)
• Richard Hageman (1881–1966)
• Philip Hagemann (born 1932)
• Daron Hagen (born 1961)
• Alexei Haieff (1914–1994)
• Adolphus Hailstork (born 1941)
• Juliana Hall (born 1958)
• Roger Lee Hall (born 1942)
• W. C. Handy (1873–1958)
• Howard Hanson (1896–1981)
• John Harbison (born 1938)
• Edward W. Hardy (born 1992)
• Don L. Harper
• Roy Harris (1898–1979)
• Victor Harris (1869–1943)
• Lou Harrison (1917–2003)
• Stephen Hartke (born 1952)
• Walter Hartley (1927–2016)
• Samuel Hazo (born 1966)
• Hubert Klyne Headley (1906–1996)
• Celeste de Longpré Heckscher (1860–1928)
• Neal Hefti (1922–2008)
• Jake Heggie (born 1961)
• Adel Heinrich (1926–2022)
• Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781–1861)
• Robert Helps (1928–2001)
• Swan Hennessy (1866–1929)
• Victor Herbert (1859–1924)
• Bern Herbolsheimer (1948–2016)
• Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975)
• Michael Hersch (born 1971)
• James Hewitt (1770–1827)
• Sean Hickey (born 1970)
• Ethel Glenn Hier (1889–1971)
• Jennifer Higdon (born 1962)
• Edward Burlingame Hill (1872–1960)
• Mari Ruef Hofer (1858/59–1929)
• Lee Hoiby (1926–2011)
• Oliver Holden (1765–1844)
• Lee Holdridge (born 1944)
• Sidney Homer (c. 1864 – 1953)
• Helen Francis Hood (1863–1949)
• James Horner (1953–2015)
• Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000)
• James Newton Howard (born 1951)
• Mary Howe (1882–1964)
• Huang Ruo (born 1976)
• Richard Hundley (1931–2018)
• Karel Husa (1921–2016)
• Sarah Hutchings (born 1984)
• Henry Holden Huss (1862–1953)
• Jason Kao Hwang (born 1957)

I

• Anthony Iannaccone (born 1943)
• Chester Edward Ide (1877–1944)
• Andrew Imbrie (1921–2007)
• Kamran Ince (born 1960)
• Mark Isham (born 1951)
• Charles Ives (1874–1954)

J

• Steve Jablonsky (born 1970)
• Frederick Jacobi (1891–1952)
• Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946)
• Stephen Jaffe (born 1954)
• Philip James (1890–1975)
• David C. Johnson (1940–2021)
• David N. Johnson (1922–1987)
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
• Tom Johnson (1939–2024)
• Ben Johnston (1926–2019)
• Edwin Arthur Jones (1853–1911)
• Quincy Jones (1933–2024)
• Ron Jones (born 1954)
• Samuel Jones (born 1935)
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Bradley Joseph (born 1965)

K

• Camara Kambon (born 1973)
• Michael Kamen (1948–2003)
• Erin Kamler (born 1975)
• Božidar Kantušer (1921–1999)
• Leonard Kastle (1929–2011)
• Ulysses Kay (1917–1995)
• Edgar Stillman Kelley (1857–1944)
• Eddie Kendricks (1939–1992)
• Martin Kennedy (born 1978)
• Jerome Kern (1885–1945)
• Aaron Jay Kernis (born 1960)
• Earl Kim (1920–1998)
• Karl King (1891–1971)
• Leon Kirchner (1919–2009)
• John N. Klohr (1869–1956)
• Douglas Knehans (born 1957)
• Edward Knight (born 1961)
• Charles Knox (1929–2019)
• Karl Kohn (1926–2024)
• Ellis B. Kohs (1916–2000)
• Ben Kopec (born 1981)
• Clara Anna Korn (1866–1941)
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)
• Thomas Kotcheff (born 1988)
• William Kraft (1923–2022)
• Ernst Krenek (1900–1991)
• Gail Kubik (1914–1984)
• Joseph Francis Kuhn (1924–1962)
• Jean Paul Kürsteiner (1864–1943)
• Kristin Kuster (born 1973)
• Robert Kyr (born 1952)

L

• Frank La Forge (1879–1953)
• John La Montaine (1920–2013)
• Ezra Laderman (1924–2015)
• Lori Laitman (born 1955)
• Joseph Lamb (1887–1960)
• Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896)
• Lucien Lambert, Jr. (1858–1945)
• Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837–1909)
• David Lang (born 1957)
• Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867–1972)
• Vanessa Lann (born 1968)
• Paul Lansky (born 1944)
• Carter Larsen
• Libby Larsen (born 1950)
• Nicholas Laucella (1882–1952)
• Morten Lauridsen (born 1943)
• Thomas Oboe Lee (born 1945)
• Benjamin Lees (1924–2010)
• David Leisner (born 1953)
• James Lentini (born 1958)
• Tania León (born 1943)
• Fred Lerdahl (born 1943)
• Jonathan Leshnoff (born 1973)
• John Lessard (1920–2003)
• Paul Alan Levi (born 1941)
• Marvin David Levy (1932–2015)
• Frank Lewin (1925–2008)
• John Lewis (1920–2001)
• Peter Scott Lewis (born 1953)
• Lowell Liebermann (born 1961)
• Peter Lieberson (1946–2011)
• Emil Liebling (1851–1914)
• Abraham Lilienthal (1859–1912)
• Scott Lindroth (born 1958)
• Dan Locklair (born 1949)
• Normand Lockwood (1906–2002)
• Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935)
• Hannibal Lokumbe (born 1948)
• Zhou Long (born 1953)
• Harvey Worthington Loomis (1865–1930)
• Alvin Lucier (1931–2021)
• Otto Luening (1900–1996)
• Ralph Lyford (1882–1927)
• Frank Lynes (1858–1913)

M

• Edward MacDowell (1860–1908)
• Tod Machover (born 1953)
• John Mackey (born 1973)
• Steven Mackey (born 1956)
• Janet Maguire (1927–2019)
• Martin Mailman (1932–2000)
• Ursula Mamlok (1923–2016)
• Mana-Zucca (1885–1981)
• Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
• Kathleen Lockhart Manning (1890–1951)
• Paul Manz (1919–2009)
• Matteo Marchisano-Adamo (born 1973)
• Arthur Marshall (1881–1947)
• Ingram Marshall (1942–2022)
• Donald Martino (1931–2005)
• Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995)
• David Maslanka (1943–2017)
• Daniel Gregory Mason (1873–1953)
• Lowell Mason (1792–1872)
• William Mason (1829–1908)
• Arthur Maud (born 1932)
• Richard Maxfield (1927–1969)
• William J. McCoy (1848–1926)
• John McGuire (born 1942)
• George Frederick McKay (1899–1970)
• Kirke Mechem (born 1925)
• Harold Meltzer (born 1966)
• Vince Mendoza (born 1961)
• Alan Menken (born 1949)
• Peter Mennin (1923–1983)
• Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007)
• Gregory Mertl (born 1969)
• Edgar Meyer (born 1960)
• Paul Miersch (1868–1956)
• Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
• Eric Moe (born 1954)
• John Christopher Moller (1755–1803)
• Meredith Monk (born 1942)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
• Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940–2022)
• Douglas Moore (1893–1969)
• Mary Carr Moore (1873–1957)
• Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989)
• Robert Moran (born 1937)
• Paul Moravec (born 1957)
• Justin Morgan (1747–1798)
• Jerome Moross (1913–1983)
• Robert Morris (born 1943)
• Robert Muczynski (1929–2010)
• Nico Muhly (born 1981)
• Carli Muñoz (born 1948)
• John Musto (born 1954)

N

• Charles Naginski (1909–1940)
• Armen Nalbandian (born 1978)
• Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997)
• Sammy Nestico (1924–2021)
• Arthur Nevin (1871–1943)
• Ethelbert Nevin (1862–1901)
• Alfred Newman (1900–1970)
• David Newman (born 1954)
• Emil Newman (1911–1984)
• Lionel Newman (1916–1989)
• Randy Newman (born 1943)
• Thomas Newman (born 1955)
• Roger Nichols (born 1940)
• Ted Nichols (born 1928)
• Alex North (1910–1991)

O

• Mark O'Connor (born 1961)
• Martin O'Donnell (born 1955)
• Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016)
• Chris Opperman (born 1978)
• Leo Ornstein (1893–2002)
• Willson Osborne (1906–1979)
• Frank J. Oteri (born 1964)
• Hall Overton (1920–1972)

P

• John Knowles Paine (1839–1906)
• John Nelson Pattison (1839–1905)
• Carter Pann (born 1972)
• Horatio Parker (1863–1919)
• J. C. D. Parker (1828–1916)
• Susan McFarland Parkhurst (1836–1918)
• Harry Partch (1901–1974)
• Clarence L. Partee (1864–1915)
• Thomas Pasatieri (born 1945)
• Stephen Paulus (1947–2014)
• Russell Peck (1945–2009)
• Smith Newell Penfield (1837–1920)
• Rudy Pérez (born 1958)
• Scott Perkins (born 1980)
• George Perle (1915–2009)
• William P. Perry (born 1930)
• Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987)
• Tobias Picker (born 1954)
• Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)
• Russell Pinkston (born 1949)
• Walter Piston (1894–1976)
• Mika Pohjola (born 1971)
• Basil Poledouris (1945–2006)
• Cole Porter (1891–1964)
• Quincy Porter (1897–1966)
• William H. Potstock (1872–1941)
• Key Poulan (born 1962)
• John Powell (1882–1963)
• Mel Powell (1923–1998)
• Silas G. Pratt (1846–1916)
• André Previn (1929–2019)
• Florence Price (1887–1953)
• Frank Proto (born 1941)
• Arthur Pryor (1870–1942)
• Kevin Puts (born 1972)

R

• John Rahn (born 1944)
• Phillip Ramey (born 1939)
• Shulamit Ran (born 1949)
• Bernard Rands (born 1934)
• Eda Rapoport (1890–1968)
• Carmino Ravosa (1930–2015)
• Ray Reach (born 1948)
• Daniel Read (1757–1836)
• Gardner Read (1913–2005)
• Alfred Reed (1921–2005)
• Mona Lyn Reese (born 1951)
• Steve Reich (born 1936)
• Alexander Reinagle (1756–1809)
• Jay Reise (born 1950)
• Leon René (1902–1982)
• Joe Renzetti (born 1941)
• Roger Reynolds (born 1934)
• Wallingford Riegger (1885–1961)
• Terry Riley (born 1935)
• Julie Rivé-King (1854–1937)
• Curtis Roads (born 1951)
• Leroy Robertson (1896–1971)
• Avery Robinson (1878–1965)
• George Rochberg (1918–2005)
• Eugénie R. Rocherolle (born 1939)
• Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)
• Robert Xavier Rodriguez (born 1946)
• Bernard Rogers (1893–1968)
• James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857–1940)
• Caro Roma (1866–1937)
• Douglas Romayne (born 1974)
• James Romig (born 1971)
• Joseph Willard Roosevelt (1918–2008)
• Ned Rorem (1923–2022)
• David Rosenboom (born 1947)
• Arnold Rosner (1945–2013)
• Christopher Rouse (1949–2019)
• David Ruffin (1941–1991)
• Carl Ruggles (1876–1971)
• Jake Runestad (born 1986)
• Craig Russell (born 1951)
• George Russell (1923–2009)
• Frederic Rzewski (1938–2021)
• Ron Fein (born 1952)

S

• Peter Sacco (1928–2000)
• Rosamonde Safier (1912–1992)
• Richard St. Clair (born 1946)
• Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856–1938)
• Michael Salvatori (born 1954)
• Steven Sametz (born 1954)
• Greg Sandow (born 1943)
• Kike Santander (born 1960)
• Eddie Sauter (1914–1981)
• Anthony Louis Scarmolin (1890–1969)
• Michael Schelle (born 1950)
• Ernest Schelling (1876–1939)
• Edward Benjamin Scheve (1865–1924)
• Peter Schickele (1935–2024)
• David Schiff (born 1945)
• Henry Schoenefeld (1857–1936)
• Paul Schoenfield (1947–2024)
• Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
• William Schuman (1910–1992)
• Joseph Schwantner (born 1943)
• Stephen Schwartz (born 1948)
• Laura Schwendinger (born 1962)
• James Scott (1885–1938)
• Raymond Scott (1908–1994)
• Stephen Scott (1944–2021)
• Neil Sedaka (born 1939)
• Charles Seeger (1886–1979)
• José Serebrier (born 1938)
• John Serry, Sr. (1915–2003)
• Roger Sessions (1896–1985)
• John Laurence Seymour (1893–1986)
• Ralph Shapey (1921–2002)
• Harold Shapero (1920–2013)
• Alex Shapiro (born 1962)
• Michael Jeffrey Shapiro (born 1951)
• Judith Shatin (born 1949)
• Allen Shearer (born 1943)
• Harry Rowe Shelley (1858–1947)
• Sinyan Shen (1949–2016)
• Bright Sheng (born 1955)
• Arthur Shepherd (1880–1958)
• Charles Shere (1935–2020)
• Gordon Sherwood (1929–2013)
• Alice Shields (born 1943)
• Seymour Shifrin (1926–1979)
• Clare Shore (born 1954)
• Gregory Short (1938–1999)
• Wayne Shorter (1933–2023)
• Marilyn Shrude (born 1946)
• Alan Shulman (1915–2002)
• Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991)
• Arlene Sierra (born 1970)
• Roberto Sierra (born 1953)
• Sheila Silver (born 1946)
• Louis Silvers (1889–1954)
• Alan Silvestri (born 1950)
• Charles Sanford Skilton (1868–1941)
• Matthew Sklar (born 1973)
• Haskell Small (1948–2024)
• Leo Smit (1921–1999)
• Hale Smith (1925–2009)
• Julia Smith (1911–1989)
• Robert W. Smith (1958–2023)
• Stuart Saunders Smith (born 1948)
• William O. Smith (1926–2020)
• Harvey Sollberger (born 1938)
• S. P. Somtow (born 1952)
• Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021)
• Jeremy Soule (born 1975)
• John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
• Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)
• Lewis Spratlan (1940–2023)
• Patty Stair (1869–1926)
• Paul Stanley (c. 1847 – 1909)
• Robert Starer (1924–2001)
• Cassius Clement Stearns (1838–1910)
• Emma Roberto Steiner (1852–1929)
• Adam Stern (born 1955)
• Humphrey John Stewart (1856–1932)
• William Grant Still (1895–1978)
• Stella Stocker (1858–1925)
• Allen Strange (1943–2008)
• Robert Strassburg (1915–2003)
• George Templeton Strong (1856–1948)
• Z. Randall Stroope (born 1953)
• Steven Stucky (1949–2016)
• Morton Subotnick (born 1933)
• Robert Suderburg (1936–2013)
• Dana Suesse (1909–1987)
• Laura Sullivan
• Ed Summerlin (1928–2006)
• Conrad Susa (1935–2013)
• William Susman (born 1960)
• Tomas Svoboda (1939–2022)
• Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016)
• Alan Mauritz Swanson (born 1941)
• James Swearingen (born 1947)
• John R. Sweney (1837–1899)
• Richard Swift (1927–2003)

T

• Louise Talma (1906–1996)
• David Tamkin (1906–1975)
• Jerod Tate (born 1968)
• Deems Taylor (1885–1966)
• Raynor Taylor (1747–1825)
• James Tenney (1934–2006)
• Eugene Thayer (1838–1889)
• Christopher Theofanidis (born 1967)
• Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964)
• Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
• Robert Scott Thompson (born 1959)
• Virgil Thomson (1896–1989)
• Francis Thorne (1922–2017)
• John Thow (1949–2007)
• Frank Ticheli (born 1958)
• Frederick C. Tillis (1930–2020)
• Michael Sidney Timpson (born 1970)
• Helen Tobias-Duesberg (1919–2010)
• Ernst Toch (1887–1964)
• Michael Torke (born 1961)
• Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977)
• Joan Tower (born 1938)
• George Tsontakis (born 1951)
• David Tudor (1926–1996)

U

V

• Frank Van der Stucken (1858–1929)
• David Van Tieghem (born 1955)
• David Van Vactor (1906–1994)
• John Verrall (1908–2001)
• Tommy Vig (born 1938)
• Ezequiel Viñao (born 1960)
• John Vincent (1902–1977)
• Roger Craig Vogel (born 1947)
• Robert Voisey (born 1969)

W

• Melinda Wagner (born 1957)
• George Walker (1922–2018)
• Stewart Wallace (born 1960)
• Joelle Wallach (born 1946)
• Robert Ward (1917–2013)
• Dale Warland (born 1932)
• Harry Warren (1893–1981)
• Elinor Remick Warren (1900–1991)
• Rodney Waschka II (born 1963)
• Wintter Watts (1884–1962)
• Franz Waxman (1906–1967)
• Ben Weber (1916–1979)
• Seth Weeks (1868–1953)
• Jaromír Weinberger (1896–1967)
• Hugo Weisgall (1912–1997)
• Dan Welcher (born 1948)
• Richard Wernick (born 1934)
• Mark Wessel (1894–1973)
• Peter Westergaard (1931–2019)
• Paul W. Whear (1925–2021)
• Scott Wheeler (born 1952)
• Eric Whitacre (born 1970)
• Clarence Cameron White (1880–1960)
• Alec Wilder (1907–1980)
• John Williams (born 1932)
• Michael Glenn Williams (born 1957)
• Otis Williams (born 1941)
• Paul Williams (born 1940)
• Richard Storrs Willis (1819–1900)
• Meredith Willson (1902–1984)
• Brian Wilson (born 1942)
• Dana Wilson (born 1946)
• Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941)
• Jason Wright Wingate (born 1971)
• Erling Wold (born 1958)
• Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972)
• Donald Reid Womack (born 1966)
• Stevie Wonder (born 1950)
• Mary Knight Wood (1857–1944)
• Carl Valentin Wunderle (1866–1944)
• Charles Wuorinen (1938–2020)
• Ruth Shaw Wylie (1916–1989)
• Yehudi Wyner (born 1929)

Y

• Richard Yardumian (1917–1985)
• Christopher Yavelow (born 1950)
• La Monte Young (born 1935)

Z

• Judith Lang Zaimont (born 1945)
• Frank Zappa (1940–1993)
• John Zorn (born 1953)
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born 1939)
• Maury Yeston (born 1945)

See also

References