A
- Maurice Abrahams (1883–1931)
- Mark Adamo (born 1962)
- Alton Adams (1889–1987)
- H. Leslie Adams (born 1932)
- 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)
- 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 (born 1928)
- 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)
- 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. (born 1933)
- Eubie Blake (1883–1983)
- William Burdine Blake, Sr. (1852–1938)
- 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 (born 1931)
- Henry Brant (1913–2008)
- 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)
- George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931)
- Evan Chambers (born 1963)
- Eric Chasalow (born 1955)
- 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 (born 1938)
- Nellie Weldon Cocroft (1885–1986)
- Louis Coerne (1870–1922)
- Robert Cogan (born 1930)
- James Cohn (born 1928)
- Dan Coleman (born 1972)
- Valerie Coleman (born 1970)
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
- 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)
- John Craton (born 1953)
- Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953)
- Noah Creshevsky (1945-2020)
- Paul Creston (1906–1985)
- David Crumb (born 1962)
- George Crumb (born 1929)
- 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)
- 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 (born 1937)
- Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008)
- Stuart Dempster (born 1936)
- James Di Pasquale (born 1941)
- Rocco Di Pietro (born 1949)
- David Diamond (1915–2005)
- Clarence Dickinson (1873–1969)
- Emma Lou Diemer (born 1927)
- Fannie Charles Dillon (1881–1947)
- Lawrence Dillon (born 1959)
- 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 (born 1926)
- 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 (born 1926)
- 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)
- Michael Gandolfi (born 1956)
- Kyle Gann (born 1955)
- J. Ryan Garber (born 1973)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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 (born 1926)
- 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)
- Lee Hoiby (1926–2011)
- Oliver Holden (1765–1844)
- 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)
- 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 (born 1940)
- David N. Johnson (1922–1987)
- James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
- Tom Johnson (born 1939)
- Ben Johnston (1926–2019)
- Edwin Arthur Jones (1853–1911)
- Ron Jones (born 1954)
- Samuel Jones (born 1935)
- Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
- Bradley Joseph (born 1965)
K
- 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 (born 1929)
- Karl Kohn (born 1926)
- 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 (born 1923)
- 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 (born 1931)
- 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 (born 1927)
- 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 (born 1942)
- 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)
- Ney Mello
- Harold Meltzer (born 1966)
- 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)
- Dorothy Rudd Moore (born 1940)
- 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 (born 1924)
- 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)
- 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 (born 1945)
- 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
- 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 (born 1923)
- 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 (born 1938)
S
- Peter Sacco (1928–2000)
- 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 (born 1935)
- David Schiff (born 1945)
- Henry Schoenefeld (1857–1936)
- Paul Schoenfield (born 1947)
- 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 (born 1944)
- Neil Sedaka (born 1939)
- 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 (born 1933)
- 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)
- Haskell Small (born 1948)
- Leo Smit (1921–1999)
- Hale Smith (1925–2009)
- Julia Smith (1911–1989)
- Robert W. Smith (born 1958)
- Stuart Saunders Smith (born 1948)
- William O. Smith (1926–2020)
- Harvey Sollberger (born 1938)
- S. P. Somtow (born 1952)
- Stephen Sondheim (born 1930)
- Jeremy Soule (born 1975)
- John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
- Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)
- Lewis Spratlan (born 1940)
- 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)
- John Warthen Struble (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 (born 1939)
- Elizabeth Swados (1951–2016)
- 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
- Ken Ueno (born 1970)
- Chinary Ung (born 1942)
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 (born 1925)
- 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)
See also
- Chronological list of American classical composers
- List of American Northwest composers