The following is a list of organ composers. It lists the more-important composers of music for the pipe organ.
Argentina
Modern
Australia
- Christian Helleman
- Ernest Truman
Austria and Germany
Renaissance
- Elias Ammerbach
- Christian Erbach
- Hans Leo Hassler
- Jakob Hassler
- Paul Hofhaimer
- Hans Kotter
- Conrad Paumann
- Hieronymus Praetorius
- Arnolt Schlick
Baroque
- Johann Friedrich Alberti
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Georg Böhm
- Nicolaus Bruhns
- Arnold Brunckhorst
- Johann Heinrich Buttstett
- Dieterich Buxtehude (born in Denmark)
- Andreas Düben
- Johann Ernst Eberlin
- Daniel Erich
- Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
- Johann Philipp Förtsch
- Johann Jakob Froberger
- Christian Geist
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Johann Nikolaus Hanff
- Peter Hasse
- Wilhelm Karges
- Johann Caspar Kerll
- Johann Erasmus Kindermann
- Andreas Kneller
- Johann Ludwig Krebs
- Johann Tobias Krebs
- Johann Krieger
- Johann Kuhnau
- Georg Dietrich Leyding
- Vincent Lübeck
- Johann Mattheson
- Georg Muffat
- Gottlieb Muffat
- Franz Xaver Murschhauser
- Johann Pachelbel
- Alessandro Poglietti
- Jacob Praetorius
- Michael Praetorius
- Johann Adam Reincken
- Ferdinand Tobias Richter
- Christian Ritter
- Heinrich Scheidemann
- Gottfried Scheidt
- Samuel Scheidt
- Sebastian Anton Scherer
- Melchior Schildt
- Heinrich Schütz
- Paul Siefert
- Johann Speth
- Johann Staden
- Johann Steffens
- Johann Ulrich Steigleder
- Delphin Strungk
- Franz Tunder
- Nicolaus Vetter
- Johann Gottfried Walther
- Georg Caspar Wecker
- Matthias Weckmann
- Andreas Werckmeister
- Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
Classical
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Johann Ernst Eberlin
- Johann Wilhelm Hertel
- Gottfried August Homilius
- Johann Christian Kittel
- Justin Heinrich Knecht
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Christian Heinrich Rinck
- Simon Sechter
Romantic
- Johannes Brahms
- Anton Bruckner
- Immanuel Faisst
- Robert Fuchs
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Adolf Friedrich Hesse
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert
- Theodor Kirchner
- Franz Paul Lachner
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Gustav Merkel
- Wilhelm Middelschulte
- Julius Reubke
- Josef Rheinberger (born in Liechtenstein)
- August Gottfried Ritter
- Franz Schmidt
- Robert Schumann
- Waldemar von Baußnern
- Max Wagenknecht
- Alexander Winterberger
- Philipp Wolfrum
Modern
- Joseph Ahrens
- Juan Allende-Blin (born in Chile)
- Peter Bares
- Max Baumann
- Jürg Baur
- Johann Nepomuk David
- Hugo Distler
- Max Drischner
- Hans Gál
- Zsolt Gárdonyi (born in Hungary)
- Harald Genzmer
- Hermann Grabner
- Joseph Haas
- Peter Michael Hamel
- Josef Matthias Hauer
- Anton Heiller
- Kurt Hessenberg
- Paul Hindemith
- Karl Höller
- Bertold Hummel
- Werner Jacob
- Mauricio Kagel (born in Argentina)
- Heinrich Kaminski
- Ernst Krenek
- Tilo Medek
- Wolfgang Mitterer
- Ernst Pepping
- Peter Planyavsky
- Günter Raphael
- Max Reger
- Mathias Rehfeldt
- Wolfgang Rihm
- Thomas Daniel Schlee
- Dieter Schnebel
- Hermann Schroeder
- Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling
- Johanna Senfter
- Gerhard Stäbler
- Wolfgang Stockmeier
- Gottfried von Einem
- Heinz Wunderlich
- Gerd Zacher
- Ruth Zechlin
Belgium
Baroque
- Lambert Chaumont
- Peeter Cornet
- Abraham van den Kerckhoven
Classical
- Josse-François-Joseph Benaut
- Matthias van den Gheyn
Romantic
- César Franck
- Joseph Callaerts
- Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Modern
- Bernard Foccroulle
- Joseph Jongen
- Paul de Maleingreau
- Arthur Meulemans
- Flor Peeters
- Firmin Swinnen
Brazil
- Fabio Costa
- Alberto Nepomuceno
Canada
Romantic
- Joseph-Arthur Bernier
- Gustave Gagnon
- Benoit Poirier
- Healey Willan (born in the United Kingdom)
Modern
- Gerald Bales
- H. Hugh Bancroft
- Denis Bédard
- Raymond Daveluy
- Jacobus Kloppers (born in South Africa)
- Rachel Laurin
- Ernest MacMillan
- Georges-Émile Tanguay
Croatia
Modern
- Anđelko Klobučar
Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Baroque
- Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský
- Václav Jan Kopřiva
- Josef Seger
- Jan Zach
Classical
- František Xaver Brixi
- Karel Blažej Kopřiva
- Jan Křtitel Kuchař
Romantic
- Josef Klička
- Josef Labor
Modern
- Petr Eben
- Alois Hába
- Miloslav Kabeláč
- Zdeněk Pololáník
- Luboš Sluka
- Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann
Denmark
Romantic
- Camillo Carlsen
- Niels Gade
- Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
- Gustav Helsted
- Edgar Henrichsen
- Otto Malling
- Carl Nielsen
Modern
- Bernhard Christensen
- Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
- Knud Jeppesen
- Leif Kayser
- Rued Langgaard
- Bernhard Lewkovitch
- Frederik Magle
- Per Nørgård
- Ib Nørholm
- Niels Otto Raasted
- Poul Ruders
- Paul Rung-Keller
- Leif Thybo
- Finn Viderø
Estonia
Romantic
Modern
- Alfred Karindi
- Arvo Pärt
- Peeter Süda
Finland
Romantic
Modern
- Kalevi Aho
- Paavo Heininen
- Kalevi Kiviniemi
- Joonas Kokkonen
- Taneli Kuusisto
- Erkki Melartin
- Väinö Raitio
- Einojuhani Rautavaara
France
Renaissance
Baroque (French classical)
- Louis Archimbaud
- Jacques Boyvin
- Guillaume-Antoine Calvière
- Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
- Gaspard Corrette
- François Couperin
- Louis Couperin
- François d'Agincourt
- Jean-François Dandrieu
- Pierre Dandrieu
- Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
- Louis-Claude Daquin
- Nicolas de Grigny
- Louis-Antoine Dornel
- Pierre Dumage
- Dom George Franck
- Nicolas Gigault
- Jean-Adam Guilain (born in Germany)
- Gilles Jullien
- Mathieu Lanes
- Nicolas Lebègue
- Louis Marchand
- Christophe Moyreau
- Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers
- Charles Piroye
- Charles Racquet
- André Raison
- François Roberday
Late Classical
- Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
- Jacques-Marie Beauvarlet-Charpentier
- Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier
- Alexandre Pierre François Boëly
- Jean-Baptiste Charbonnier
- Michel Corrette
- Armand-Louis Couperin
- Guillaume Lasceux
- Jean-Nicolas Marrigues
- Jean-Baptiste Nôtre
- Louis-Nicolas Séjan
- Nicolas Séjan
Romantic
- Augustin Barié
- Édouard Batiste
- Erik Satie
- François Benoist
- Émile Bernard
- Léon Boëllmann
- Joseph-Ermend Bonnal
- Joseph Boulnois
- Henri Büsser
- Alexandre Eugène Cellier
- Charles-Alexis Chauvet
- Henri Dallier
- Léonce de Saint-Martin
- Théodore Dubois
- Paul Fauchet
- Félix Fourdrain
- César Franck (born in Belgium)
- Dynam-Victor Fumet
- Eugène Gigout
- Alexandre Guilmant
- Charles Koechlin
- Maurice Le Boucher
- Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély
- Henri Letocart
- Clément Loret (born in Belgium)
- Édouard Mignan
- Henri Mulet
- Henri Nibelle
- Gabriel Pierné
- Albert Renaud
- Marcel Samuel-Rousseau
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Alphonse Schmitt
- Déodat de Séverac
- Charles-Marie Widor
Modern
- Albert Alain
- Jehan Alain
- Paul Allix
- Valéry Aubertin
- Dom Paul Benoit, OSB
- Jacques Berthier
- Jean Marie Berveiller
- Joseph Bonnet
- Michel Boulnois
- Pierre Camonin
- Pierre Cochereau
- Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur
- Jeanne Demessieux
- Marcel Dupré
- Maurice Duruflé
- Rolande Falcinelli
- André Fleury
- Jean-Louis Florentz
- Jean Françaix
- Raphaël Fumet
- Jean-Jacques Grunenwald
- Jean Guillou
- Naji Hakim (born in Lebanon)
- André Jolivet
- Jean Langlais
- Jean-Pierre Leguay
- Gaston Litaize
- Olivier Messiaen
- Guy Morançon
- Thierry Pallesco
- Henriette Puig-Roget
- Eugène Reuchsel
- Jean-Baptiste Robin
- Daniel Roth
- Pierre Pincemaille
- Charles Tournemire
- Louis Vierne
- René Vierne
Hungary
Romantic
Modern
- Dezső Antalffy-Zsiross
- Zoltán Gárdonyi
- György Ligeti
- Zsigmond Szathmáry
Israel
Modern
- Josef Tal
Italy
Renaissance
- Vincenzo Bellavere
- Girolamo Cavazzoni
- Marco Antonio Cavazzoni
- Giovanni de Macque (born in Netherlands)
- Girolamo Diruta
- Giacomo Fogliano
- Andrea Gabrieli
- Giovanni Gabrieli
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Ascanio Mayone
- Claudio Merulo
- Annibale Padovano
- Rocco Rodio
- Giulio Segni
- Antonio Valente
- Claudio Veggio
- Adrian Willaert (born in what is now Belgium)
Baroque
- Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Gaetano Greco
- Tarquinio Merula
- Pietro Domenico Paradisi
- Bernardo Pasquini
- Michelangelo Rossi
- Giovanni Salvatore
- Alessandro Scarlatti
- Domenico Scarlatti
- Bernardo Storace
- Giovanni Maria Trabaci
- Domenico Zipoli
Classical
- Padre Davide da Bergamo
- Fedele Fenaroli
- Giacomo Insanguine
- Giuseppe Sarti
Romantic
- Giulio Bas
- Marco Enrico Bossi
- Filippo Capocci
- Giovanni Morandi
- Oreste Ravanello
- Giovanni Tebaldini
Modern
Japan
Lithuania
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
- Juozas Naujalis
Latvia
- Aivars Kalējs
- Pēteris Vasks
Mexico
- Miguel Bernal Jiménez
- Alfonso de Elías
- Mario Lavista
Netherlands
Renaissance
- Hendrik Speuy
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Baroque
- Gisbert Steenwick
- Anthoni van Noordt
Romantic
- Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans
- Richard Hol
- Samuel de Lange Jr.
- Edouard Silas
- Jan Albert van Eijken
- Johan Wagenaar
Modern
- Hendrik Andriessen
- Henk Badings
- Ton de Leeuw
- Piet Kee
- Daan Manneke
- Fred Momotenko
- Jan Mul
- Herman Strategier
- Simeon ten Holt
- Jan Vriend
- Ad Wammes
Norway
Romantic
- Johannes Haarklou
- Peter Brynie Lindeman
Modern
- Magnar Åm
- Egil Hovland
- Kjell Mørk Karlsen
- Trond Kverno
- Knut Nystedt
- Arild Sandvold
Poland
Renaissance
- Nicolaus Cracoviensis
- Jan of Lublin
Baroque
- Adam of Wągrowiec
Classical
- Karol Kurpiński
Romantic
- Konstanty Gorski
- August Freyer
- Stanisław Moniuszko
- Feliks Nowowiejski
- Władysław Żeleński
Modern
- Grażyna Bacewicz
- Augustyn Bloch
- Karol Hławiczka
- Jan Adam Maklakiewicz
- Marian Sawa
- Bolesław Szabelski
- Aleksander Szeligowski
- Alexandre Tansman
Portugal
Renaissance
- António Carreira
- Manuel Rodrigues Coelho
Baroque
Classicism
Modern
Romania
Modern
Russia
Romantic
Modern
- Fred Momotenko (Russian-Dutch composer)
- Mikael Tariverdiev (born in Georgia)
Slovakia
Romantic
- Ján Levoslav Bella
- Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský
- Franz Schmidt (active in Austria)
Modern
- Viliam Figuš-Bystrý
- Alexander Moyzes
- Juraj Beneš
- Ilja Zeljenka
- Peter Machajdik
- Marián Varga
South Africa
Modern
Spain
Renaissance
- Francisco Correa de Arauxo
- Antonio de Cabezón
- Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia
- Tomás de Santa María
Baroque
- Pablo Bruna
- Juan Cabanilles
- Antonio Martín y Coll
- José Ximénez
Classical
- Pedro Carrera y Lanchares
- José Lidón
- Antonio Soler
Romantic
- Eduardo Torres
Modern
- Jesús Guridi
Sweden
Romantic
- Elfrida Andrée
- Gustaf Hägg
- Oskar Lindberg
- Otto Olsson
- Emil Sjögren
Modern
- Olle Elgenmark
- Hans-Ola Ericsson
- Bengt Hambraeus
- Torsten Nilsson
- Hilding Rosenberg
- Fredrik Sixten
- Erland von Koch
Switzerland
Renaissance
- Fridolin Sicher
Modern
- Alfred Baum
- Conrad Beck
- Ernest Bloch
- Guy Bovet
- Adolf Brunner
- Willy Burkhard
- Bernard Reichel
- Lionel Rogg
- Carl Rütti
United Kingdom
Renaissance
- William Byrd
- Orlando Gibbons
- William Inglot
- John Lugge
- John Redford
- Thomas Tallis
- Thomas Tomkins
Baroque
Classical
- William Boyce
- Benjamin Cooke
- John Stanley
Romantic
- Walter Galpin Alcock
- Edward Bairstow
- Herbert Brewer
- E. T. Cook
- Edward Elgar
- Basil Harwood
- John Ireland
- Hubert Parry
- Ronald Richardson Potter
- John Stainer
- Charles Villiers Stanford (born in Ireland)
- William Litton Viner
- Samuel Sebastian Wesley
- William Wolstenholme
- Charles Wood
Modern
- Lennox Berkeley
- Jonathan Bielby
- Judith Bingham
- Hugh Blair
- Frank Bridge
- David Briggs
- James Francis Brown
- Lawrence Crane
- Harold Darke
- David Gwerfyl Davies
- Peter Maxwell Davies
- Peter Dickinson
- James Douglas
- George Dyson
- Michael Finnissy
- Graham Fitkin
- Percy Fletcher
- Sebastian Forbes
- Peter Fribbins
- Patrick Gowers
- Thomas Vernon Griffiths
- William Henry Harris
- Derek Healey
- Alfred Hollins
- Herbert Howells
- Peter Hurford
- Francis Jackson
- Gabriel Jackson
- Craig Sellar Lang (born in New Zealand)
- Kenneth Leighton
- William Mathias
- Peter McGarr
- Herbert Murrill
- Harrison Oxley
- Ian Parrott
- Paul Patterson
- Francis Pott
- Simon Preston
- Alan Ridout
- Martin Shaw
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
- Christopher Steel
- Herbert Sumsion
- George Thalben-Ball (born in Australia)
- Eric Thiman
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Percy Whitlock
- Malcolm Williamson (born in Australia)
- Arthur Wills
Ukraine
Modern
United States
Romantic
- Dudley Buck
- George Whitefield Chadwick
- Arthur Foote
- Charles Ives
- John Knowles Paine
- Horatio Parker
- Fela Sowande
- Frank Speller
- Whitney Eugene Thayer
Modern
- Samuel Adler
- Miguel del Aguila
- William Albright
- George C. Baker
- Samuel Barber
- Edward Shippen Barnes
- Herman Berlinski
- Seth Bingham
- Roberta Bitgood
- William Bolcom
- John Cage
- Clay Christiansen
- Joseph W. Clokey
- Carson Cooman
- David Conte
- David Dahl
- Emma Lou Diemer
- Robert Elmore
- Isadore Freed
- Philip Glass
- Calvin Hampton
- David N. Johnson
- Paul Manz
- Charlemagne Palestine
- Stephen Paulus
- Vincent Persichetti
- Daniel Pinkham
- Robert Powell
- Richard Purvis
- Steve Reich
- Terry Riley
- Ned Rorem
- John Serry Sr.
- Leo Sowerby
- Giles Swayne
- Virgil Thomson
- Gwyneth Walker
- Dale Wood
- Charles Wuorinen
- Pietro Yon (born in Italy)
- Richard Zarou
See also
Sources
- A Directory of Composers for Organ by Dr. John Henderson, Hon. Librarian to the Royal School of Church Music, 2005, 3rd edition. ISBN 0-9528050-2-2
- Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Venetian Instrumental Music, from Gabrieli to Vivaldi. New York, Dover Publications, 1994. ISBN 0-486-28151-5
- Christopher S. Anderson (Ed.), Twentieth-Century Organ Music. New York, Routledge, 2012, ISBN 0-415-87566-8