Composer by surname D to G

Claude Debussy

Pioneering, influential French composer who wrote evocative, atmospheric music inspired by poetry

Frederick Delius

Composer of pastoral English works who also incorporated African-American music into his pieces

John Dowland

English composer of songs and instrumentals which expressed intense emotion and melancholy

Anne Dudley

Multi-talented musician who composes and arranges classical works, pop songs and film scores

Paul Dukas

Self-critical perfectionist who destroyed most of his works so now only a few survive!

Henri Duparc

Composer of evocative French songs who retired from music in his thirties due to health issues

Antonín Dvořák

Popular Czech composer who drew upon Slavic folk music in his appealing and accessible works

Edward Elgar

The first English composer to gain international renown since the 1600s, despite his humble origins

George Enescu

Precocious composer and violinist who drew on Romanian folk music in his colourful, unique works

Manuel de Falla

Composer of music for the stage who was inspired by Spanish folk music

Gabriel Fauré

Highly influential French composer who combined traditional and modern styles of music

Gerald Finzi

Founder of an amateur community orchestra and composer of instrumental and choral works

Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Award-winning composer whose modern classical works include operas, songs and chamber music

Cesar Franck

Innovative and individualistic composer who repeated themes and melodies in his works to achieve unity

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Composer and organist whose keyboard works were highly influential for future generations

George Gershwin

Brooklyn born composer whose jazz inspired music is full of swagger and excitement

Mikhail Glinka

Father of Russian classical music who invented a new style of music based on repeating melodies

Henryk Górecki

Revered Polish composer whose reflective and meditative music conveys great emotional power

Edvard Grieg

One of Norway’s best loved composers who based much of his music on fairytales and folk tunes

Ivor Gurney

A rare talent who composed hundreds of songs and poems, many reflecting his experience of war

Composer by surname H to K

From Hahn to Kreisler

Composer by surname L to O

From LeFanu to Orff

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