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Joseph Haydn
Gustav Mahler
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arnold Schoenberg
Franz Schubert
Johann Strauss II
This is an alphabetical list of Austrian composers .
The portraits at right are seven of the most-prominent Austrian composers, as agreed by three published reviews.
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A – M
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809) –
Classical-era composer of
preludes ,
fugues and
sonatas for the
piano
Elkan Bauer (1852–1942) – 20th-century composer; wrote popular waltzes
Alban Berg (1885–1935) – 20th-century composer; member of the
Second Viennese School
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) – composer of nine large-scale
symphonies ,
sacred works and
organ works ; church organist
Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (1772–1807)
Franz Clement (1780–1842), full name Franz Joseph Clement
Carl Czerny (1791–1857) – composer; student of
Ludwig van Beethoven ; known for his
piano exercises and
pedagogy
Anton Diabelli (1781–1858), also Antonio
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799) –
Classical-era composer and
violinist
Nico Dostal (1895–1981) – composer, arranger, Kapellmeister
Anton Eberl (1765–1807)
Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765–1846)
Robert Fuchs (1847–1927)
Johann Fux (1660–1741) – composer, influential theorist on
Renaissance
counterpoint
Heinz Karl Gruber (born 1943) – composer,
bassist and singer
Siegmund von Hausegger (1872–1948)
Georg Friedrich Haas (born 1953) – composer of
contemporary classical music
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) –
Classical-era composer;
composed 104 symphonies , as well as numerous
string quartets and other
chamber music ,
operas and
sacred works
Michael Haydn (1737–1806) –
Classical-era composer; younger brother of
Joseph Haydn
Leopold Hoffman (1738–1793) –
Classical-era composer
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) – composer and
pianist ; music bridged the
Classical and
Romantic periods
Erich Kleiber (1890–1956)
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) – 20th-century
violinist and composer
Nikolaus von Krufft (1779–1818) – Classical composer of piano music and lieder
Josef Labor (1842–1924)
August Lanner (1835–1855), born Augustin Lanner
Joseph Franz Karl Lanner (1801–1843) –
early-Romantic-era
dance-music composer; one-time colleague of
Johann Strauss I
Bruno Liberda (born 1953) – composer; student of
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati ;
contemporary classical music ; first
electronic music ever to be performed in the
Vienna State Opera
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) –
late-Romantic composer of large-scale and sometimes
programmatic symphonies ; born in
Bohemia in a
German-speaking community, a subject of the
Habsburg Empire ; music director in
Vienna in the 1890s and 1900s
Marianna Martines (1744–1812) – composer, singer and pianist
Alois Melichar (1896–1976) – composer, arranger and conductor
Jacques de Menasce (1905–1960) – became an American in 1941
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844) – son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) –
Classical-era composer, violinist, author of influential treatise on playing the
violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) –
Classical-era composer of
operas ,
piano concertos ,
chamber music ,
symphonies and
sacred works ; son of Leopold Mozart
N – Z
Sigismund von Neukomm (1778–1858) – born Sigismond Neukomm , after ennoblement as a knight Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm
Karl von Ordóñez (1734–1786) – also Carlo or Carl d'Ordonetz , Ordonnetz , d'Ordóñez , d'Ordonez , Ordoniz
Kurt Overhoff (1902–1986) – composer and conductor
Leonhard Päminger (1495–1567) – also Paminger and Panninger
Maria Theresa von Paradis (1759–1824) –
Classical-era composer; inspiration for the
Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Baptist Peyer (c.1678–1733) – organist and composer
Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757 – 1831)
Walter Rabl (1873–1940) – Viennese composer,
conductor and teacher of
vocal music
Carl Georg Reutter (1708–1772) –
Baroque-era court composer
Emil von Reznicek (1860–1945) – born Emil Nikolaus Joseph, Freiherr von Reznicek
Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789) – Czech František , French François Xavier
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623–1680) – composer and
violinist ; first German-speaking composer to publish solo violin and
b.c.
sonatas in the Italian style (Sonatae unarum fidium seu a violino solo , 1664)
Franz Schmidt (1874–1939) – 20th-century composer of symphonies and operas, cellist and pianist
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) – 20th-century
modernist composer; founder of the
Second Viennese School ; developer of the
twelve-tone technique
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) –
Classical- /Romantic-era composer; regarded as the first significant
lieder writer; composer of many
instrumental works as well
Robert Stolz (1880–1975) –
conductor and composer of
operettas ,
film music and songs
Eduard Strauss (1835–1916) –
dance-music composer; brother of
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss I (1804–1849) –
early-Romantic-era
dance-music composer
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) –
Romantic-era composer of
waltzes and
polkas , wrote
The Blue Danube waltz
Josef Strauss (1827–1870) –
dance-music composer; brother of
Johann Strauss II
Franz von Suppé (1819–1895) – composer of light opera
Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803) –
Classical-era composer; student of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sigismond Thalberg (1812–1871)
Joseph Umstatt (1711–1762)
Johann Joseph Vilsmayr (1663–1722)
Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715–1777) –
Classical-era composer,
harpsichordist , and
organist
Anton Webern (1883–1945) – 20th-century composer, member of the
Second Viennese School ; used the
twelve-tone technique in addition to the style known as
serialism
Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885–1974) – 20th-century composer, teacher, musicologist; pupil of
Arnold Schoenberg and student of
Byzantine music
Erich Zeisl (1905–1959) –
Modernist Jewish Viennese composer of
symphonies ,
ballets ,
choral music ,
operas , and
film scores ; fled Nazis for America in 1938
Karl Michael Ziehrer (1843–1922), also spelled as Carl
References
See also
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