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Who are the famous composer of the classical period?

Author

Mia Phillips

Updated on April 26, 2026

Prominent classicist composers include Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert.

Who is the best classical composer today?

Top 10 Contemporary Classical Music Composers

  • Steve Reich. Arguably the most celebrated ‘Minimalist’ composer, Reich’s music is instantly accessible.
  • John Adams.
  • James Dillon.
  • Arvo Part.
  • Thomas Ades.
  • Mark-Anthony Turnage.
  • George Crumb.
  • György Ligeti.

Who is rated the best composer of all time?

Johann Sebastian Bach has been voted as the Greatest Composer of All Time by 174 of the world’s leading composers for BBC Music Magazine.

Who was the greatest musical genius of all time?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is popularly acclaimed as the greatest musical genius of all time. A child prodigy who wrote his first musical pieces aged five, he produced more than 600 works before his death aged just 35.

Who are the top 10 classical composers?

1) Ludwig Van Beethoven. 2) Johann Sebastian Back. 3) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 4) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. 5) Frederic Chopin. 6) Franz Schubert. 7) Antonio Vivaldi. 8) Johannes Brahms. 9) Joseph Haydn. 10) George Frideric Handel.

Who are the most famous classical music composers?

The Classical music period is the time from about 1750 to 1820 when Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert were the most famous living composers.

Who is the greatest classical music composer of all time?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
  • Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
  • George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
  • Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
  • Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Who were the early classical music composers?

    Joseph Abaco,or dall’Abaco (1710–1805)

  • Thomas Arne (1710–1778)
  • Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
  • Carlo Graziani[it](c. 1710–1787)
  • Giuseppe Bonno (1711–1788)
  • William Boyce (1711–1779)
  • Gaetano Latilla (1711–1788)
  • Ignaz Holzbauer (1711–1783)
  • Davide Perez (1711–1778)
  • Barbara of Portugal (1711–1758)