List of Canadian classical music composers
This is an alphabetical list of Canadian classical music composers .
A.
- Murray Adaskin (1906-2002)
- Marcus Adeney (1900-1998)
- Andrew Ager (born 1962)
- Kati Agócs (* 1975)
- Robert Aitken (* 1939)
- JEP Aldous (1853-1934)
- Gaston Allaire (1916-2011)
- Paul Ambrose (1868-1941)
- Samuel Andreyev (* 1981)
- Humfrey Anger (1862-1913)
- István Anhalt (1919–2012)
- Violet Archer (1913-2000)
- Serge Arcuri (* 1954)
- Raynald Arseneault (1945–1995)
B.
- Gerald Bales (1919-2002)
- Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988)
- Joseph Beaulieu (1895-1965)
- John Beckwith (* 1927)
- Denis Bédard (* 1950)
- Norma Beecroft (* 1934)
- Jack Behrens (* 1935)
- Marc Bélanger (* 1940)
- Alan Belkin (born 1951)
- Allan Gordon Bell (born 1953)
- Ginette Bellavance (born 1946)
- Gilles Bellemare (* 1952)
- Conrad Bernier (1904–1988)
- Joseph-Arthur Bernier (1877-1944)
- Lorne Betts (1918–1985)
- Jocelyne Binet (1923-1968)
- Keith Bissell (1912-1992)
- Annesley Black (born 1979)
- Lloyd Blackman (born 1928)
- Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910-2003)
- Linda Bouchard (* 1957)
- Victor Bouchard (1926-2011)
- Lydia Boucher (1890-1971)
- Walter Boudreau (* 1947)
- Denys Bouliane (* 1955)
- John Bouz (born 1983)
- François Brassard (1908-1976)
- Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis junior (1814–1871)
- Alexander Brott (1915-2005)
- Stephen Brown (* 1948)
- Walter Buczynski (* 1933)
- John Burge (born 1961)
- John Burke (1951-2020)
C.
- Allison Cameron (born 1963)
- David Campbell (born 1959)
- Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972)
- T. Patrick Carrabré (* 1958)
- Albert Chamberland (1886–1975)
- Claude Champagne (1891-1965)
- Alexander Chuhaldin (1892–1951)
- Chan Ka Nin (born 1949)
- Derek Charke (* 1974)
- Gabriel Charpentier (* 1925)
- Stephen Chatman (* 1950)
- Brian Cherney (born 1942)
- Neil Chotem (1920-2008)
- Gustav Ciamaga (1930-2011)
- Dolores Claman (* 1927)
- FRC Clarke (1931-2009)
- Hugh Archibald Clarke (1839-1927)
- James P. Clarke (1807 / 08–1877)
- Alexandre-M. Clerk (1861-1932)
- Stephen Codman (≈1796–1852)
- Warren Cohen
- Michael Colgrass (1932-2019)
- Alexis Contant (1858-1918)
- Jean Coulthard (1908-2000)
- Guillaume Couture (1851-1915)
- Gabriel Cusson (1903-1972)
D.
- Ernest Dainty (1891-1947)
- Eleanor Joanne Daley (* 1955)
- Omar Daniel (* 1960)
- Yves Daoust (* 1946)
- Lionel Daunais (1901-1982)
- Raymond Daveluy (1926-2016)
- Hugh Davidson (born 1930)
- Victor Davies (born 1939)
- Maurice Dela (1919-1978)
- José Delaquerrière (1886–1978)
- Isabelle Delorme (1900-1991)
- Marcelle Deschênes (* 1939)
- Alfred De Sève (1858-1927)
- Jacques Desjardins
- Jean Deslauriers (1909–1978)
- Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943)
- Alan Detweiler (1926-2012)
- Orpha-F. Deveaux (1872-1933)
- Samuel Dolin (1917-2002)
- François Dompierre (* 1943)
- Marvin Duchow (1914–1979)
E.
- Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974)
- Carleton Elliott (1928-2003)
- John Estacio (born 1966)
- José Evangelista (* 1943)
F.
- Jacques Faubert (* 1952)
- Alfred Fisher (1942-2016)
- Robert Fleming (1921–1976)
- Leila Fletcher (1899–1988)
- John Fodi (1944-2009)
- Howard Fogg (1892-1953)
- Clifford Ford (born 1947)
- Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011)
- WO Forsyth (1859-1937)
- Achille Fortier (1864–1939)
- Joseph-A. Fowler (1845-1917)
- Harry Freedman (1922-2005)
G
- Gérald Gagnier (1926–1961)
- Jean-Josaphat Gagnier (1885–1949)
- René Gagnier (1892–1951)
- Alain Gagnon (1938-2017)
- André Gagnon (* 1942)
- Gustave Gagnon (1842-1930)
- Henri Gagnon (1887–1961)
- Serge Garant (1929–1986)
- Desmond Gaspar (* 1970)
- James Gayfer (1916-1997)
- Steven Gellman (born 1947)
- Graham George (1912-1993)
- Aaron Gervais (* 1980)
- Allan Gilliland (* 1965)
- Guy Gingras (* 1961)
- Rolland-Georges Gingras (1899–1964)
- Srul Irving Glick (1934-2002)
- Michel Gonneville (* 1950)
- Denis Gougeon (* 1951)
- Glenn Gould (1932-1982)
- Trevor Grahl (* 1984)
- Hector Gratton (1900-1970)
- Phyllis Gummer (1919-2005)
H
- Marc-André Hamelin (* 1961)
- Ron Hannah (* 1945)
- Peter Hannan (* 1953)
- Frank Hanson (1899-1975)
- Chris Harman (* 1970)
- Johana Harris (1912-1995)
- Charles AE Harriss (1862-1929)
- Hugh Hartwell (* 1945)
- Christos Hatzis (* 1953)
- John Hawkins (1944-2007)
- Donald Heins (1878-1949)
- Jacques Hétu (1938-2010)
- WH Hewlett (1873-1940)
- Jim Hiscott (born 1948)
- Paul Hoffert (* 1943)
- Bruce Holder (1905-1987)
- Derek Holman (born 1931)
- Charles Houdret (1905- after 1964)
- Pierick Houdy (* 1929)
- Melissa Hui (* 1966)
- Richard Hunt (1930-2011)
- Ricky Hyslop (1915-1998)
I.
- Percival J. Illsley (1865-1924)
- Scott Irvine (born 1953)
- Airat Ichmouratov (* 1973)
J
- Rhené Jaque (1918-2006)
- Frantz Jehin-Prume (1839–1899)
- Otto Joachim (1910-2010)
- Richard Johnston (1917-1997)
- Charles Jones (1910-1997)
- Kelsey Jones (1922-2004)
K
- Jānis Kalniņš (1904-2000)
- Jack Kane (1924-1961)
- Udo Kasemets (1919-2014)
- Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (1919-2008)
- Rudolf Komorous (* 1931)
- Peter Paul Koprowski (* 1947)
- Nikolai Korndorf (1947-2001)
- Veronika Krausas (* 1963)
- Gary Kulesha (* 1954)
- Alfred Kunz (* 1929)
- Larysa Kuzmenko (* 1956)
L.
- Jean-Baptiste Labelle (1825–1898)
- Sylvio Lacharité (1914–1983)
- Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952)
- Alain Lalonde (* 1951)
- Alfred Lamoureux (1876–1954)
- Jeanne Landry (1922-2011)
- Alcides Lanza (* 1929)
- Eugène Lapierre (1899-1970)
- Anne Lauber (* 1943)
- Louis-Philippe Laurendeau (1861-1916)
- Calixa Lavallée (1842-1891)
- Alphonse Lavallée-Smith (1873-1912)
- Célestin Lavigueur (1831–1985)
- Ernest Lavigne (1851-1909)
- Jean Le Buis (born 1956)
- Hugh Le Caine (1914-1977)
- Alain Lefèvre (* 1962)
- Conrad Letendre (1904–1977)
- Arthur Letondal (1869-1956)
- Paul Letondal (1831-1894)
- Éric Létourneau (* 1967)
- Omer Létourneau (1891-1983)
- Analia Llugdar (* 1972)
- Ruth Lomon (1930-2017)
- Michel Longtin (* 1946)
- Alexina Louie (* 1949)
- Clarence Lucas (1866-1947)
M.
- Andrew Paul MacDonald (* 1958)
- David MacIntyre (* 1952)
- Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973)
- Walter MacNutt (1910–1996)
- Charles-Amador Martin (1648-1711)
- Lucien Martin (1908–1950)
- Bruce Mather (* 1939)
- André Mathieu (1929–1968)
- Rodolphe Mathieu (1890–1962)
- Roger Matton (1929-2004)
- Michael Matthews (born 1950)
- Christopher Mayo (* 1980)
- William McCauley (1917-1999)
- Boyd McDonald (born 1932)
- Diana McIntosh (* 1937)
- Allan McIver (1904-1969)
- Ben McPeek (1934-1981)
- Colin McPhee (1900-1964)
- Lubomyr Melnyk (* 1948)
- Pierre Mercure (1927-1966)
- Alfred Mignault (1895–1961)
- David Mills (born 1929)
- John Mills-Cockell (* 1943)
- Henri Miro (1879–1950)
- Séverin Moisse (1895–1961)
- James Montgomery (* 1943)
- Oskar Morawetz (1917-2007)
- François Morel (1926-2018)
- Éric Morin (* 1969)
- Léo-Pol Morin (1892-1941)
- Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886–1957)
- Jocelyn Morlock (* 1969)
- Samy Moussa (* 1984)
- Marjan Mozetich (* 1948)
N
- Robert Normandeau (* 1955)
O
- Oscar O'Brien (1892-1958)
- Michael Oesterle (* 1968)
- John Oliver (born 1959)
- John Oswald (* 1953)
P
- Silvio Palmieri (* 1957)
- Jean Papineau-Couture (1916-2000)
- Raoul Paquet (1893-1946)
- Donald Patriquin (* 1938)
- Alain Payette (* 1953)
- Kenneth Peacock (1922-2000)
- Frédéric Pelletier (1870–1944)
- Romain Pelletier (1875-1953)
- Romain-Octave Pelletier the Elder (1843–1927)
- Barbara Pentland (1912-2000)
- Clermont Pépin (1926-2006)
- Michel Perrault (* 1925)
- Bernard Piché (1908-1989)
- Benoît Poirier (1882-1965)
- Paul Pratt (1894-1967)
- Albert Pratz (1914–1995)
- André Prévost (1934-2001)
- Harry Puddicombe (1870-1953)
Q
- Joseph Quesnel (1746-1809)
R.
- Allan Rae (born 1942)
- Imant Raminsh (* 1942)
- Elizabeth room (* 1945)
- John Rea (* 1944)
- William Reed (1859-1945)
- Sylvia Rickard (* 1937)
- Allard de Ridder (1887-1966)
- Godfrey Ridout (1918-1984)
- Doug Riley (1945-2007)
- Léon Ringuet (1858-1932)
- André Ristic (* 1972)
- James Rolfe (born 1961)
- Ivan Romanoff (1914–1997)
- Clark Ross (born 1957)
- Herbert Ruff (1918–1985)
- Welford Russell (1900-1975)
- Jeffrey Ryan (* 1962)
S.
- Marc Sabat (* 1965)
- Charles Wugk Sabatier (1819–1862)
- Herbert J. Sadler (1894–1955)
- Patrick Saint-Denis (* 1975)
- Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux (1938–1985)
- Herbert Sanders (1878-1938)
- Armando Santiago (* 1932)
- Charles Sauvageau (1807-1849)
- R. Murray Schafer (* 1933)
- Rodney Sharman (born 1958)
- Howard Shore (* 1946)
- Anita Sleeman (1930-2011)
- Linda Catlin Smith (born 1957)
- Leo Smith (1881-1952)
- Harry Somers (1925-1999)
- Ann Southam (1937-2010)
- David Squires (born 1957)
- Paul Steenhuisen (* 1965)
- Ben Steinberg (* 1930)
- Donald Steven (* 1945)
- Timothy Sullivan (born 1954)
- Norman Symonds (1920-1998)
- Boleslaw Szczeniowski (1898–1985)
T
- Robert Talbot (1893-1954)
- Georges-Émile Tanguay (1893–1964)
- Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann (1855-1946)
- Daniel Theaker (* 1967)
- Frank Thorolfson (1914-1977)
- John David Thrower (born 1951)
- Steve Tittle (born 1935)
- Peter-Anthony Togni (* 1959)
- Frederick Herbert Torrington (1837-1917)
- François Tousignant (1955-2019)
- Amédée Tremblay (1876–1949)
- Gilles Tremblay (1932-2017)
- Pierre Trochu (* 1953)
- Barry Truax (born 1947)
- Robert Turner (1920–2012)
U
- Owen Underhill (born 1954)
V
- Jean Vallerand (1915–1994)
- Sean Varah (* 1968)
- Benoît Verdickt (1884–1970)
- Joseph Vézina (1849-1924)
- Albert Viau (1910-2001)
- Michael Vincent (* 1976)
- Claude Vivier (1948–1983)
- Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861-1926)
W.
- Arnold Walter (1902–1973)
- Samuel Prowse Warren (1841-1915)
- Ruth Watson Henderson (* 1932)
- John Weinzweig (1913-2006)
- Frank Welsman (1873-1952)
- Hildegard Westerkamp (* 1946)
- Dinuk Wijeratne
- Healey Willan (1880-1968)
- Charles Wilson (* 1931)
- Scott Wilson (born 1969)
- Édouard Woolley (1916–1991)
- Wes Wraggett (born 1953)
- John Wyre (1941-2006)
Y
- Gayle Young (born 1950)
Z
- Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981)
- Rui Shi Zhuo (born 1956)
- León Zuckert (1904–1992)