List of German composers

• Ludwig Abeille (1761–1838) • Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787) • Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634–1696) • Ludwig Abel (1835–1895) • Otto Abel (1905–1977) • Walter Abendroth (1896–1973) • Franz Abt (1819–1885) • Anton Cajetan Adlgasser (1729–1777) • Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903–1969) • Johan Agrell (1701–1765) • Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774) • Martin Agricola (1486–1556) • Carl Christian Agthe (1762–1797) • Johann Georg Ahle (1651–1706) • Johann Gottfried Arnold (1773–1806) • Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625–1673) • Joseph Ahrens (1904–1997) • Sieglinde Ahrens (born 1936) • Johann Caspar Aiblinger (1779–1867) • Bartholomäus Aich (17th Century) • Gregor Aichinger (1565–1628) • Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932) • Heinrich Albert (1604–1651) • Giovanni Henrico Albicastro (c. 1660 – 1730), born Johann Heinrich von Weissenburg • Christoph Albrecht (1930–2016) • Leni Alexander (1924–2005) • Johann Ernst Altenburg (1734–1801) • Michael Altenburg (1584–1640) • Johann Christoph Altnikol (1720–1759) • Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia (1723–1787) • Johann André (1741–1799) • Johann Anton André (1775–1842) • Franz Joseph Antony 1790–1837 • Anna Amalia, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739–1807) • Amalie Auguste, Princess Amalie of Saxony (1794–1870) • Johannes Aulen (late 15th century) ==B==

• August Wilhelm Bach (1796–1869) • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) • Heinrich Bach (1615–1692) • Johann(es) ("Hans") Bach III. (1604–1673) • Johann Aegidius Bach I. (1645–1716) • Johann Ambrosius Bach (1644–1695) • Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749) • Johann Bernhard Bach (the younger) (1700–1743) • Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782) • Johann Christoph Bach (the elder) (1645–1693) • Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795) • Johann Ernst Bach II (1722–1777) • Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731) • Johann Lorenz Bach (1695–1773) • Johann Nikolaus Bach (1669–1753) • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) • Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784 • Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759–1845) • Heinrich Backofen (1768–1830) • Selmar Bagge (1823–1896) • Blixa Bargeld (1959) • Woldemar Bargiel (1828–1892) • Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1696–1760) • Friedrich Baumfelder (1836–1916) • Jürg Baur (1918–2010) • Waldemar von Baußnern (1866–1931) • Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809) • Hugo Becker (1863–1941) • Ignaz von Beecke (1733–1803) • Anton Beer-Walbrunn (1864–1929) • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) • Franz Benda (1709–1786) • Georg Anton Benda (1722–1795) • Jean Berger (1909–2002) • Wilhelm Berger (1861–1911) • Christoph Bernhard (1628–1692) • Friedrich Berr (1794–1838) • Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008) • Johann Samuel Beyer (1669–1744) • Günter Bialas (1907–1995) • Franz Biebl (1906–2001) • Michael von Biel (born 1937) • Helmut Bieler (1940–2019) • Benjamin Bilse (1816–1902) • Boris Blacher (1903–1975) • Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (born 1934) • Leo Blech (1871–1958) • Theodor Blumer (1881–1964) • Martin Blumner (1827–1901) • Erhard Bodenschatz (1576–1639) • Georg Böhm (1661–1733) • Siegfried Borris (1906–1987) • Hans-Jürgen von Bose (born 1953) • Thomas Böttger (born 1957) • Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) • Caspar Joseph Brambach (1833–1902) • Theo Brandmüller (1948–2012) • Nikolaus Brass (born 1949) • Walter Braunfels (1882–1954) • Reiner Bredemeyer (1929–1995) • Wolfgang Carl Briegel (1626–1712) • Max Bruch (1838–1920) • Klaus Bruengel (born 1949) • Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697) • Karl Gottfried Brunotte (born 1958) • Thomas Buchholz (born 1961) • Philipp Friedrich Buchner (1614–1669) • Fritz Büchtger (1903–1978) • Hans von Bülow (1830–1894) • August Bungert (1845–1915) • Friedrich Burgmüller (1806–1874) • Norbert Burgmüller (1810–1836) • Adolf Busch (1891–1952) • Max Butting (1888–1976) • Johann Heinrich Buttstedt (1666–1727) • Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) ==C==

• Sethus Calvisius (1556–1615) • Christian Cannabich (1731–1798) • August Conradi (1821–1873) • Peter Cornelius (1824–1874) ==D==

• Franz Danzi (1763–1826) • Ferdinand David (1810–1871) • Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977) • Constantin Christian Dedekind (1628–1715) • Michael Denhoff (born 1955) • Ratko Delorko (born 1959) • Christoph Demantius (1567–1643) • Paul Dessau (1894–1979) • Felix Otto Dessoff (1835–1892) • Albert Dietrich (1829–1908) • Hugo Distler (1908–1942) • Ramin Djawadi (born 1974) • Johann Friedrich Doles (1715–1797) • Heinrich Dorn (1804–1892) • Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783–1860) • Felix Draeseke (1835–1913) • Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848) • Philipp Dulichius (1562–1631) ==E==

• Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676) • Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702–1762) • Traugott Maximilian Eberwein (1775–1831) • Johannes Eccard (1553–1611) • Moritz Eggert (born 1965) • Werner Egk (1901–1983) • Ernst Eichner (1740–1777), also known as Ernst Dietrich Adolph Eichner, Ernesto Eichner • Hanns Eisler (1898–1962) • Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613–1676) • Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657–1714) • Caspar Ett (1788–1847) ==F==

• Hans Fährmann (1860–1940) • Immanuel Faißt (1823–1894) • Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800) • Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688–1758) • Reinhard Febel (born 1952) • Alexander von Fielitz (1860–1930) • Anton Fils (1733–1760) • Gottfried Wilhelm Fink (1783–1846) • Siegfried Fink (1928–2006) • Johann Fischer (1646–1716) • Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1556–1656) • Johann Christian Fischer (1733–1800) • Johann Karl Christian Fischer (1752–1807) • Johann Friedrich Anton Fleischmann (1766–1798) • Christian Flor (1629–1697) • Friedrich von Flotow (1812–1883) • Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749–1818) • Christoph Förster (1693–1745) • Wolfgang Fortner (1907–1987) • Eduard Franck (1817–1893) • Johann Wolfgang Franck (1644c.1710) • Melchior Franck (1580–1639) • Richard Franck (1858–1938) • Clemens von Franckenstein (1875–1942) • Bernd Franke (born 1959) • Robert Franz (1815–1892) • Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786) • Carl Friedemann (1862–1952) • Johannes Fritsch (1941–2010) • Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667) • Adam von Fulda (1445–1505) • Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954) ==G==

• Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774) • Fritz Geißler (1921–1984) • Harald Genzmer (1909–2007) • Hans Gerle (c. 1498 – 1570) • Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1916) • Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969) • Franz Gleißner (1761–1818) • Michael Gielen (1927–2019) • Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) • Hermann Goetz (1840–1876) • Walter Wilhelm Goetze (1883–1961) • Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009) • Berthold Goldschmidt (1903–1996) • Gustav Graben-Hoffmann (1820–1900) • Paul Graener (1872–1944) • Christian Ernst Graf (1723–1804) • Friedrich Hartmann Graf (1727–1795) • Johann Graf (1684–1750) • Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759) • Kurt Graunke (1915–2005) • Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–1771) • Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) • Eduard Grell (1800–1886) • Franz Grothe (1908–1982) • Gallus Guggumos (c. 1590c. 1666) • Gustav Gunsenheimer (1934–2026) • Manfred Gurlitt (1890–1972) ==H==

• Joseph Haas (1879–1960) • Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720–1787) • Peter Michael Hamel (born 1947) • Stefan Hakenberg (born 1960) • Andreas Hakenberger (1574–1627) • August Halm (1869–1929) • Peter Michael Hamel (born 1947) • George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) • Heinz Friedrich Hartig (1907–1969) • Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905–1963) • Ludwig Hartmann (1836–1910) • Johann Adolph Hasse (1699–1783) • Karl Hasse (1883–1960) • Hans Leo Hassler (1546–1612) • Jakob Hassler (1569–1622) • Johann Wilhelm Häßler (1747–1822) • Carl August Haupt (1810–1891) • Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868) • Florian Havemann (born 1952) • Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) • Pantaleon Hebenstreit (1668–1750) • Werner Heider (born 1930) • Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729) • Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss of Köstritz (1855–1910) • Hans Helfritz (1902–1995) • Barbara Heller (born 1936) • Sigmund Hemmel (c. 1520–1565) • Fanny Hensel (1805–1847) • Adolf von Henselt (1814–1889) • Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) • Gerda Herrmann (1931–2021) • Heinrich Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843–1900) • Hans-Joachim Hespos (1938–2022) • Kurt Hessenberg (1908–1994) • Moritz Heuzenroeder (1849–1897) • Richard Bruno Heydrich (1865–1938) • Werner Richard Heymann (1896–1961) • Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) • Wilhelm Hill (1838–1902) • Ferdinand Hiller (1811–1885) • Wilfried Hiller (born 1941) • Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) • Rudolf Hindemith (1900–1974) • Stefan Hippe (born 1966) • Karl Höller (1907–1987) • York Höller (born 1944) • E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1822) • Melchior Hoffmann (c.1679/1685–1715) • Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) • Heinrich Hofmann (1842–1902) • Richard Hofmann (1844–1918) • Franz von Holstein (1826–1878) • Gottfried August Homilius (1714–1785) • Nicolaus A. Huber (born 1939) • Bertold Hummel (1925–2002) • Franz Hummel (1939–2022) • Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) • Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921) ==I==

• Artur Immisch (1902–1949) ==J==

• Georges Jacobi (1840–1906) • Johann Christian Jacobi (1719–1784) • Michael Jacobi (1618–1663) • Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902) • Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809–1888) • Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708c.1763) • Philipp Jarnach (1892–1982) • Michael Jary (1906–1988) • Johannes Jeep (c.1581/82–1644), also known as Johann Jepp • Gustav Jenner (1865–1920) • Adolf Jensen (1837–1879) • Jens Joneleit (born 1968) • Jens Josef (born 1967) • Hugo Richard Jüngst (1853–1923) ==K==

• Bert Kaempfert (1923–1980) • Robert Kahn (1865–1951) • Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785–1849) • Reinhard Keiser (1674–1739) • Richard Rudolf Klein (1921–2011) • Julius Klengel (1859–1933) • Paul Klengel (1854–1935) • Karl Klindworth (1830–1916) • August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (1847–1902) • Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Königslöw (1745–1833) • Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792) • Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) • Peter Anton Kreusser (1765–1831) ==L==

• Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935) • Josephine Lang (1815–1880) • Alexander Ledkovsky (1944–2004) • Friedrich Lindner (c. 1542–1597) • Johann Carl Gottfried Löwe (1796–1869) • Henning Lohner (born 1961) • Carl Albert Löschhorn (1819–1905), also known as Loeschhorn • Albert Lortzing (1801–1851) • Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740) ==M==

• Theo Mackeben (1897–1953) • Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (born 1962) • Heinrich Marschner (1795–1861) • Johann Mattheson (1681–1764) • Emilie Mayer (1812–1883) • Simon Mayr (1763–1845) • Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646–1712) • Tilo Medek (1940–2006) • Bernd Meinunger (1944–2025) • Johann Nicolaus Mempel (1713–1747) • Arnold Mendelssohn (1855–1933) • Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) • Gustav Merkel (1827–1885) • Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864) • David Moritz Michael (1751–1827) • Winfried Michel (born 1948) • Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863–1943) • Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925) • Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) • Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (born 1951) • Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728–1788) • Johann Daniel Mylius (1583–1642) ==N==

• Johann Friedrich Naue (1787–1858) • Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741–1801) • Johann Nauwach (1595–1630) • Hermann Necke (1850–1912) • Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748–1798) • Otto Neitzel (1852–1920) • Sarah Nemtsov (born 1980) • Wilhelm Neuland (1806–1889) • Otto Nicolai (1810–1849) ==O==

• Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) • Carl Orff (1895–1982) • Caspar Othmayr (1515–1553) ==P==

• Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706) • Raimund Pechotsch (1864–1941) • Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667–1752), also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch • Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949) • Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) ==Q==

• Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773) ==R==

• Erika Radermacher (born 1936) • Max Reger (1873–1916) • Aribert Reimann (1936–2024) • Carl Reinecke (1824–1910) • Hermann Reutter (1900–1985) • Rolf Riehm (1937–2026) • Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838) • Wolfgang Rihm (1952–2024) • Johann Theodor Roemhildt (1684–1756) • Eduard Rohde (1828–1883) • Daniel Rosenfeld (born 1989) ==S==

• Theodor von Schacht (1748–1823) • Christoph Schaffrath (1709–1763) • Samuel Scheidt (1587–1653) • Martin Scherber (1907–1974) • Philippine Schick (1893–1970) • Louis Schlösser (1800–1886) • Johann Jakob Schnell (1687–1754) • Hans Michael Schletterer (1842–1893) • Dieter Schnebel (1930–2018) • Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) • Johann Schop (1590–1667) • Franz Schreker (1878–1934) • Franz Schubert (1797–1828) • Clara Schumann (1819–1896) • Robert Schumann (1810–1856) • Georg Caspar Schürmann (c. 1673–1751) • Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) • Philipp Scharwenka (1847–1917) • Fritz Seitz (1848–1918) • Louis Spohr (1784–1859) • Carl Stamitz (1746–1801) • Lena Stein-Schneider (1874–1958) • Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) • Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749) • Richard Strauss (1864–1949) ==T==

• Georg Michael Telemann (1748–1831) • Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) • Johann Theile (1646–1724) • Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811–1886) ==U==