The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing the most regarded composers of music for the pipe organ, this list includes important anonymous and early music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries.
Eras of composition are roughly categorized as follows:
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| García Morillo, Roberto | 1911 | 2003 | 20th Century | Argentina | |
| Ginastera, Alberto | 1916 | 1983 | 20th Century | Argentina |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koehne, Graeme | 1956 | — | 20th Century | Australia | |
| Helleman, Christian | 1881 | 1954 | 20th Century | Australia | |
| Truman, Ernest | 1869 | 1948 | Late Romantic | Australia | |
| Bainton, Edgar | 1880 | 1956 | 20th Century | United Kingdom | emigrated to Australia |
| Nixon, June | 1942 | — | 20th Century | Australia |
(see also Germany)
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofhaimer, Paul | 1459 | 1537 | Renaissance | Austria | |
| Muffat, Georg | 1653 | 1704 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Muffat, Gottlieb | 1690 | 1770 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Poglietti, Alessandro | 1600 (c.) | 1683 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Richter, Ferdinand Tobias | 1651 | 1711 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Wagenseil, Georg Christoph | 1715 | 1777 | Baroque | Austria | |
| Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg | 1736 | 1809 | Classical | Austria | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | 1756 | 1791 | Classical | Austria | |
| Sechter, Simon | 1788 | 1867 | Classical | Austria | |
| Labor, Josef | 1842 | 1924 | Late Romantic | Austria | born in Bohemia |
| Fuchs, Robert | 1847 | 1927 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| Herzogenberg, Heinrich von | 1843 | 1900 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| Schmidt, Franz | 1874 | 1939 | Late Romantic | Austria | |
| David, Johann Nepomuk | 1895 | 1977 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Gál, Hans | 1890 | 1987 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Grabner, Hermann | 1886 | 1969 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Hauer, Josef Matthias | 1883 | 1959 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Heiller, Anton | 1923 | 1979 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Krenek, Ernst | 1900 | 1991 | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Mitterer, Wolfgang | 1958 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Planyavsky, Peter | 1947 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Schlee, Thomas Daniel | 1957 | — | 20th Century | Austria | |
| Von Einem, Gottfried | 1918 | 1996 | 20th Century | Austria |
(see also France)
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumont, Lambert | 1630 | 1712 | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Cornet, Peeter | 1570/80 | 1633 | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Van den Kerckhoven, Abraham | 1618 (c.) | 1701 (c.) | Baroque | Belgium | |
| Benaut, Josse-François-Joseph | 1743 (c.) | 1794 | Classical | Belgium | |
| Vanden Gheyn, Matthias | 1721 | 1785 | Classical | Belgium | |
| Callaerts, Joseph | 1830 | 1901 | Romantic | Belgium | |
| Lemmens, Jacques-Nicolas | 1823 | 1881 | Romantic | Belgium | |
| Foccroulle, Bernard | 1953 | — | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Jongen, Joseph | 1873 | 1953 | Late Romantic | Belgium | |
| Maleingreau, Paul de | 1887 | 1956 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Meulemans, Arthur | 1884 | 1966 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Peeters, Flor | 1903 | 1986 | 20th Century | Belgium | |
| Swinnen, Firmin | 1885 | 1972 | 20th Century | Belgium | emigrated to the U.S. |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepomuceno, Alberto | 1864 | 1920 | Late Romantic | Brazil | |
| Costa, Fabio | 1971 | — | Millennial | Brazil |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gagnon, Gustave | 1842 | 1930 | Late Romantic | Canada | |
| Bernier, Joseph-Arthur | 1877 | 1944 | Late Romantic | Canada | |
| Poirier, Benoit | 1882 | 1965 | Late Romantic | Canada | |
| Willan, Healey | 1880 | 1968 | 20th Century | Canada | born in the U.K. |
| Bales, Gerald | 1919 | 2002 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Bancroft, H. Hugh | 1904 | 1988 | 20th Century | Canada | born in the U.K. |
| Daveluy, Raymond | 1926 | 2016 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Kloppers, Jacobus | 1937 | — | 20th Century | Canada | born in South Africa |
| Laurin, Rachel | 1961 | 2023 | Millennial | Canada | |
| MacMillan, Ernest | 1893 | 1973 | 20th Century | Canada | |
| Tanguay, Georges-Émile | 1893 | 1964 | 20th Century |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allende-Blin, Juan | 1928 | — | 20th Century | Chile | emigrated to Germany |
| Orrego-Salas, Juan | 1919 | 2019 | 20th Century | Chile | emigrated to the U.S. |
| Schidlowsky, León | 1931 | 2022 | 20th Century | Chile | emigrated to Israel |
| Vargas, Darwin | 1925 | 1988 | 20th Century | Chile |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Gang | 1935 | — | 20th Century | China | |
| Chen Qigang | 1951 | — | 20th Century | China | emigrated to France |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugan, Franjo | 1874 | 1948 | Late Romantic | Croatia | |
| Štolcer-Slavenski, Josip | 1896 | 1955 | 20th Century | Croatia | |
| Papandopulo, Boris | 1906 | 1991 | 20th Century | Croatia | |
| Bjelinski, Bruno | 1909 | 1992 | 20th Century | Croatia | |
| Lang, Ivana | 1912 | 1982 | 20th Century | Croatia | |
| Šulek, Stjepan | 1914 | 1986 | 20th Century | Croatia | |
| Malec, Ivo | 1925 | 2019 | 20th Century | Croatia | emigrated to France |
| Klobučar, Anđelko | 1931 | 2016 | 20th Century | Croatia |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| García Caturla, Alejandro | 1906 | 1940 | 20th Century | Cuba | |
| Diez Nieto, Alfredo | 1918 | 2021 | 20th Century | Cuba | |
| Martinez, Odaline de la | 1949 | — | 20th Century | Cuba | emigrated to the U.K. |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Era | Country/Region | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černohorský, Bohuslav Matěj | 1684 | 1742 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kopřiva, Václav Jan | 1708 | 1789 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Zach, Jan | 1713 | 1773 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Seger, Josef | 1716 | 1782 | Baroque | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Brixi, František Xaver | 1732 | 1771 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kuchař, Jan Křtitel | 1751 | 1829 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Kopřiva, Karel Blažej | 1756 | 1785 | Classical | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Klička, Josef | 1855 | 1937 | Late Romantic | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Wiedermann, Bedřich Antonín | 1883 | 1951 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Hába, Alois | 1893 | 1973 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Dalibor Cyril Vačkář | 1906 | 1984 | 20th Century | Czech | Croatia |
| Kabeláč, Miloslav | 1908 | 1979 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Luboš Sluka | 1928 | — | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Eben, Petr | 1929 | 2007 | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | |
| Pololáník, Zdeněk | 1935 | — | 20th Century | Czech Republic (Bohemia) |
(see also Belgium)
(See also Austria)
(see also Spain)
(see also Portugal)
Biographical Dictionary of Organists, Composers for Organ and Organ Builders: <https://www.organ-biography.info/>
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