List of Canadian composers

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This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Canada, are citizens of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their careers living and working in Canada. The list is arranged in alphabetical order:

A[]

  • John Abram (born 1959)
  • Murray Adaskin (1906–2002)
  • Andrew Ager (born 1962)
  • Kati Agócs (born 1975)
  • Lucio Agostini (1913–1996)
  • Robert Aitken (born 1939)
  • J. E. P. Aldous (1853–1934)
  • Gaston Allaire (1916–2011)
  • Émilien Allard (1915–1977)
  • Joseph Allard (1873–1947)
  • Peter Allen (born 1952)
  • Kristi Allik (born 1952)
  • Paul Ambrose (1868–1941)
  • Robert Ambrose (1824–1908)
  • W.H. Anderson (1882–1955)
  • Samuel Andreyev (born 1981)
  • Humfrey Anger (1862–1913)
  • István Anhalt (1919–2012)
  • Paul Anka (born 1941)
  • Louis Applebaum (1918–2000)
  • Violet Archer (1913–2000)
  • John Arpin (1936–2007)
  • Raynald Arseneault (1945–1995)

B[]

  • Maya Badian (born 1945)
  • Michael Conway Baker (born 1937)
  • Gerald Bales (1919–2002)
  • Steve Barakatt (born 1973)
  • Lesley Barber (born 1968)
  • Milton Barnes (1931–2001)
  • Joseph Beaulieu (1895–1965)
  • William Beauvais (born 1956)
  • Christophe Beck (born 1972)
  • John Beckwith (born 1927)
  • Léon Bernier (1936–2011)
  • Denis Bédard (born 1950)
  • Norma Beecroft (born 1934)
  • Jack Behrens (born 1935)
  • Marc Bélanger (born 1940)
  • Alan Belkin (born 1951)
  • Gilles Bellemare (born 1952)
  • Herbert Belyea (1917–2001)
  • Boris Berlin (1907–2001)
  • Conrad Bernier (1904–1988)
  • Daniel Berthiaume (born 1956)
  • Lorne Betts (1918–1985)
  • Amin Bhatia (born 1961)
  • Jocelyne Binet (1923–1968)
  • Keith Bissell (1912–1992)
  • Lloyd Blackman (born 1928)
  • Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910–2003)
  • Antoine Bouchard (born 1932)
  • Linda Bouchard (born 1957)
  • Victor Bouchard (1926–2011)
  • Adélard Joseph Boucher (1835–1912)
  • Lydia Boucher (1890–1971)
  • Walter Boudreau (born 1947)
  • Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962)
  • Denys Bouliane (born 1955)
  • Pierre Brabant (1925–2014)
  • Timothy Brady (born 1956)
  • Henry Brant (1913–2008)
  • Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis I (1785–1832)
  • Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II (1814–1871)
  • Annie Glen Broder (1857–1937)
  • Alexander Brott (1915–2005)
  • Stephen Brown (born 1948)
  • Edwin Orion Brownell (born 1964)
  • Walter Buczynski (born 1933)
  • John Burge (born 1961)
  • John Burke (1951–2020)

C[]

  • Howard Cable (1920–2016)
  • Christian Calon (born 1950)
  • Allison Cameron (born 1963)
  • Nicole Carignan (born 1952)
  • Bruce Carlson (born 1944)
  • Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972)
  • Pat Carrabré (born 1958)
  • Albert Chamberland (1886–1975)
  • Claude Champagne (1891–1965)
  • Caleb Chan (born 1988)
  • Dorothy Chang (born 1970)
  • Alexander Chuhaldin (1892–1951)
  • Gustav Ciamaga (born 1930)
  • Chan Ka Nin (born 1949)
  • Derek Charke (born 1974)
  • Benoît Charest (born 1964)
  • Stephen Chatman (born 1950)
  • Brian Cherney (born 1942)
  • Neil Chotem (1920–2008)
  • Dolores Claman (1927–2021)
  • F. R. C. Clarke (1931–2009)
  • James P. Clarke (1807/8–1877)
  • Bruce Cockburn (born 1945)
  • Stephen Codman (c. 1796–1852)
  • Warren Cohen (born 1954)
  • Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
  • Michael Colgrass (1932–2019)
  • Ron Collier (1930–2003)
  • Alexis Contant (1858–1918)
  • Jean Coulthard (1908–2000)
  • Guillaume Couture (1851–1915)
  • Richard Covey (born 1979)
  • Gabriel Cusson (1903–1972)

D[]

  • Jimmy Dale (1935–2017)
  • Eleanor Joanne Daley (born 1955)
  • Omar Daniel (born 1960)
  • Jeff Danna (born 1964)
  • Mychael Danna (born 1958)
  • Yves Daoust (born 1946)
  • Lionel Daunais (1901–1982)
  • Raymond Daveluy (1926–2016)
  • Sarah Davachi (born 1987)
  • Hugh Davidson (born 1930)
  • Victor Davies (born 1939)
  • Morris Davis (1904–1968)
  • Stu Davis (1921–2007)
  • Gordon Delamont (1918–1981)
  • Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991)
  • Allard de Ridder (1887–1966)
  • Jean Derome (born 1955)
  • Alfred De Sève (1858–1927)
  • Jacques Desjardins
  • Jean Deslauriers (1909–1978)
  • Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943)
  • Alan Detweiler (1926–2012)
  • Zosha Di Castri (born 1985)
  • Paul Dolden (born 1956)
  • Samuel Dolin (1917–2002)
  • Emily Doolittle (born 1972)
  • Margaret Drynan (1915–1999)
  • René Dupéré (born 1946)
  • Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986)

E[]

F[]

  • Percy Faith (1908–1976)
  • Robert Farnon (1917–2005)
  • Jacques Faubert (born 1952)
  • Robert Fleming (1921–1976)
  • Leila Fletcher (1899–1988)
  • John Fodi (1944–2009)
  • Alexandra Fol (born 1981)
  • Clifford Ford (born 1947)
  • Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011)
  • W. O. Forsyth (1859–1937)
  • Achille Fortier (1864–1939)
  • David Foster (born 1949)
  • Joseph-A. Fowler (1845–1917)
  • Jason Frederick (born 1970)
  • Harry Freedman (1922–2005)
  • Susan Frykberg (born 1954)
  • Vivian Fung (born 1975)

G[]

  • Kim Gaboury aka aKido (born 1976)
  • Gérald Gagnier (1926–1961)
  • J.-J. Gagnier (1885–1949)
  • René Gagnier (1892–1951)
  • Alain Gagnon (1938-2017)
  • André Gagnon (1936-2020)
  • Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915)
  • Gustave Gagnon (1842–1930)
  • Henri Gagnon (1887–1961)
  • Serge Garant (1929–1986)
  • Mort Garson (1924–2008)
  • Desmond Gaspar (born 1970)
  • James Gayfer (1916–1997)
  • James Gelfand, (born 1959)
  • Steven Gellman (born 1947)
  • Eric Genuis (born 1967)
  • Graham George (1912–1993)
  • Aaron Gervais (born 1980)
  • Richard Gibson (born 1953)
  • Allan Gilliland (born 1965)
  • Srul Irving Glick (1934–2002)
  • Denis Gougeon (born 1951)
  • Maxime Goulet (born 1980)
  • Glenn Gould (1932–1982)
  • Hector Gratton (1900–1970)

H[]

  • Peter Hannan (born 1953)
  • Hagood Hardy (1937–1997)
  • Chris Harman (born 1970)
  • Johana Harris (1912–1995)
  • Charles A.E. Harriss (1862–1929)
  • Christos Hatzis (born 1953)
  • John Hawkins (1944–2007)
  • Donald Heins (1878–1949)
  • Jacques Hétu (1938–2010)
  • W. H. Hewlett (1873–1940)
  • Jim Hiscott (born 1948)
  • Alice Ping Yee Ho (born 1960)
  • Bruce Holder (1905–1987)
  • Derek Holman (born 1931)
  • Anna Höstman (born 1972)
  • Charles Houdret (1905-after 1964)
  • Melissa Hui (born 1966)
  • Richard Hunt (1930–2011)
  • Ricky Hyslop (1915–1998)

I[]

  • Scott Irvine (born 1953)
  • Airat Ichmouratov (born 1973)

J[]

  • Rhené Jaque (1918–2006)
  • Frantz Jehin-Prume (1839–1899)
  • Otto Joachim (1910–2010)
  • Richard Johnston (1917–1997)
  • Charles Jones (1910–1997)
  • Kelsey Jones (1922–2004)
  • Michael Jones (born 1942)

K[]

  • James Keelaghan (born 1959)
  • Jack Kane (1924–1961)
  • Udo Kasemets (1919–2014)
  • Iain Kelso (born 1975)
  • Talivaldis Kenins (1919–2008)
  • Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
  • Gary Koftinoff
  • Rudolf Komorous (born 1931)
  • Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)
  • Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001)
  • Mark Korven
  • Veronika Krausas (born 1963)
  • David Kristian (born 1967)
  • Gary Kulesha (born 1954)
  • Alfred Kunz (1929–2019)
  • Larysa Kuzmenko (born 1956)
  • Milan Kymlicka (1936–2008)

L[]

  • Larry Lake (1943–2013)
  • Jean-Baptiste Labelle (1825–1898)
  • Fariborz Lachini (born 1949)
  • Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952)
  • Alcides Lanza (born 1929)
  • Eugène Lapierre (1899–1970)
  • Yves Lapierre (born 1946)
  • Anne Lauber (born 1943)
  • Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau (1861–1916)
  • Rachel Laurin (born 1961)
  • Calixa Lavallée (1842–1891)
  • Jimmie LeBlanc (born 1977)
  • Hugh Le Caine (1914–1977)
  • Brent Lee (born 1964)
  • Alain Lefèvre (born 1962)
  • André Éric Létourneau (born 1967)
  • Omer Létourneau (1891–1983)
  • Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938)
  • Nicole Lizée (born 1973)
  • Analia Llugdar (born 1972)
  • Andrew Lockington (born 1972)
  • Ruth Lomon (born 1930)
  • Michel Longtin (born 1946)
  • Alexina Louie (born 1949)
  • Clarence Lucas (1866–1947)
  • Ramona Luengen (born 1960)
  • René Lussier (born 1957)

M[]

  • Andrew Paul MacDonald (born 1958)
  • David MacIntyre (born 1952)
  • Ernest MacMillan (1893–1973)
  • Walter MacNutt (1910–1996)
  • Robert Graham Manson (1883–1950)
  • Leo Marchildon (born 1962)
  • Frank Marsales (1886–1975)
  • Charles-Amador Martin (1648–1711)
  • Lucien Martin (1908–1950)
  • Stephanie Martin
  • Gene Martynec (born 1947)
  • Bruce Mather (born 1939)
  • André Mathieu (1929–1968)
  • Rodolphe Mathieu (1890–1962)
  • Roger Matton (1929–2004)
  • Michael Matthews (born 1950)
  • Christopher Mayo (born 1980)
  • Michael McCann (born 1976)
  • Boyd McDonald (born 1932)
  • Diana McIntosh (born 1937)
  • Allan McIver (1904–1969)
  • Ben McPeek (1934–1981)
  • Colin McPhee (1900–1964)
  • Lubomyr Melnyk (born 1948)
  • Pierre Mercure (1927–1966)
  • Alfred Mignault (1895–1961)
  • Cassandra Miller (born 1976)
  • Elma Miller (born 1954)
  • David Mills (born 1929)
  • John Mills-Cockell (born 1943)
  • Kenneth G. Mills (1923–2004)
  • Robin Minard (born 1953)
  • Henri Miro (1879–1950)
  • Joni Mitchell (born 1943)
  • Stephan Moccio (born 1972)
  • Theodore Frederic Molt (1795–1856)
  • James Montgomery (born 1943)
  • Oskar Morawetz (1917–2007)
  • François Morel (1926–2018)
  • Éric Morin (born 1969)
  • Léo-Pol Morin (1892–1941)
  • Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886 or 1890–1957)
  • Jocelyn Morlock (born 1969)
  • Marjan Mozetich (born 1948)

N[]

  • Phil Nimmons (born 1923)
  • Jordan Nobles (born 1969)
  • Robert Normandeau (born 1955)
  • Farangis Nurulla-Khoja (born 1972)

O[]

P[]

  • Owen Pallett (born 1979)
  • Jean Papineau-Couture (1916–2000)
  • Donald Patriquin (born 1938)
  • Alex Pauk (born 1945)
  • Trevor W. Payne (born 1948)
  • Kenneth Peacock (1922–2000)
  • Paul Pedersen (born 1935)
  • Frédéric Pelletier (1870–1944)
  • Romain Pelletier (1875–1953)
  • Romain-Octave Pelletier I (1843–1927)
  • Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
  • Barbara Pentland (1912–2000)
  • Clermont Pépin (1926–2006)
  • Michel Perrault (born 1925)
  • Jean Piché (born 1951)
  • Dave Pierce (born 1972)
  • Randolph Peters (born 1959)
  • Benoît Poirier (1882–1965)
  • Paul Pratt (1894–1967)
  • Albert Pratz (1914–1995)
  • André Prévost (1934–2001)
  • Harry Puddicombe (1870–1953)

Q[]

  • Donald Quan (born 1962)
  • Joseph Quesnel (1746–1809)

R[]

  • Allan Rae (born 1942)
  • Imant Raminsh (born 1943)
  • Evelin Ramón (born 1979)
  • Jan Randall (born 1952)
  • Eldon Rathburn (1916–2008)
  • Elizabeth Raum (born 1945)
  • John Rea (born 1944)
  • William Reed (1859–1945)
  • Bill Richards (1923–1995)
  • Abigail Richardson-Schulte (born 1976)
  • Godfrey Ridout (1918–1984)
  • Doug Riley (1945–2007)
  • André Ristic (born 1972)
  • Normand Roger (born 1949)
  • Stan Rogers (1949–1983)
  • James Rolfe (born 1961)
  • Ivan Romanoff (1914–1997)
  • Clark Ross (born 1957)
  • Myke Roy (born 1950)
  • Stéphane Roy (born 1959)
  • Terry Rusling (1931-1974)
  • Welford Russell (c.1901–1975)
  • Jeffrey Ryan (born 1962)

S[]

  • Marc Sabat (born 1965)
  • Charles Wugk Sabatier (1819–1862)
  • Patrick Saint-Denis (born 1975)
  • Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux (1938–1985)
  • Herbert Sanders (1878–1938)
  • Armando Santiago (born 1932)
  • Charles Sauvageau (1807–1849)
  • R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021)
  • Oliver Schroer (1956–2008)
  • Ernest Seitz (1892–1978)
  • Paul Shaffer (born 1949)
  • Rodney Sharman (born 1958)
  • Howard Shore (born 1946)
  • Bekah Simms (born 1990)
  • Gordon Slater (born 1950)
  • Anita Sleeman (1930–2011)
  • Linda Catlin Smith (born 1957)
  • Leo Smith (1881–1952)
  • Ana Sokolovic (born 1968)
  • Harry Somers (1925–1999)
  • Ann Southam (1937–2010)
  • David Squires (born 1957)
  • Andrew Staniland (born 1977)
  • Paul Steenhuisen (born 1965)
  • Ben Steinberg (born 1930)
  • Donald Steven (born 1945)
  • Tobin Stokes (born 1966)
  • Fred Stone (1935–1986)
  • Timothy Sullivan (born 1954)
  • Norman Symonds (1920–1998)
  • Boleslaw Szczeniowski (1898–1995)
  • Chiyoko Szlavnics (born 1967)

T[]

  • Robert Talbot (1893–1954)
  • Georges-Émile Tanguay (1893–1964)
  • Nancy Telfer (born 1950)
  • Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann (1855–1946)
  • Steve Tittle (born 1935)
  • Peter Togni (born 1959)
  • Roman Toi (1916–2018)
  • Jerry Toth (1928–1999)
  • Rudy Toth (1925–2009)
  • Bramwell Tovey (born 1953)
  • Jiří Traxler (1912–2011)
  • Amédée Tremblay (1876–1949)
  • George Tremblay (1911–1982)
  • Gilles Tremblay (1932–2017)
  • Barry Truax (born 1947)
  • Robert Turner (1920–2012)
  • Ian Tyson (born 1933)

U[]

  • Owen Underhill (born 1954)

V[]

  • Jean Vallerand (1915–1994)
  • Randy Vancourt (born 1961)
  • Stéphane Venne (born 1941)
  • Benoît Verdickt (1884–1970)
  • Joseph Vézina (1849–1924)
  • Albert Viau (1910–2001)
  • Michael Vincent (composer) (born 1976)
  • Claude Vivier (1948–1983)
  • Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861–1926)
  • Calvin Vollrath (born 1960)

W[]

  • Arnold Walter (1902–1973)
  • Ruth Watson Henderson (born 1932)
  • Rufus Wainwright (born 1973)
  • John Weinzweig (1913–2006)
  • Frank Welsman (1873–1952)
  • John Welsman (born 1955)
  • Hildegard Westerkamp (born 1946)
  • Dinuk Wijeratne (born 1978)
  • Eric Wild (1910–1989)
  • Rick Wilkins (born 1937)
  • Healey Willan (1880–1968)
  • Charles Wilson (born 1931)
  • Scott Wilson (born 1969)
  • Édouard Woolley (1916–1991)
  • John Wyre (1941–2006)

X[]

Y[]

  • Kathleen Yearwood (born 1958)
  • Gayle Young (born 1950)
  • Neil Young (born 1945)

Z[]

See also[]

References[]


Further reading[]

  • Beckwith, John (1997), Music papers: articles and talks by a Canadian composer, 1961–1994, Golden Dog Press, ISBN 0-919614-72-8

External links[]

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