Composer by surname H to K

Reynaldo Hahn

Composer best known for writing theatre music and romantic melodies in a classic French style

Johan Halvorsen

Self taught composer who followed the traditional and romantic musical style of fellow Norwegians

George Frideric Handel

Cosmopolitan composer famous for writing dramatic operas for the finest singers of the day

Roy Harris

Renowned composer whose music was inspired by the landscape and traditional songs of rural America

Joseph Haydn

Europe’s most celebrated composer who invented the sonata, the symphony and the concerto

Bernard Herrmann

Influential composer of music for films, whose inventive style created great suspense and tension

Richard Heuberger

Key figure in Viennese musical circles whose carefree style has definite echoes of Strauss

Jennifer Higdon

Brooklyn born composer writing in a fresh, modern style combining elements of old and new sounds

Anders Hillborg

Maverick Swedish composer whose powerful and original music has universal appeal

Anders Hillborg

Maverick Swedish composer whose powerful and original music has universal appeal

Paul Hindemith

Master of melody and harmony whose love for writing, teaching and playing music was irrepressible

Heinz Holliger

Creator of technically complex music which often explores the use of sound effects and Indian rhythms

Gustav Holst

Highly original composer whose music reflected his fascination with folk and Hindu spirituality

Imogen Holst

Gifted and energetic composer and educator who collaborated with Benjamin Britten

Dorothy Howell

Imaginative composer who enjoyed a glittering career and bewitched her fans

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Virtuoso performer whose pieces for solo piano followed a romantic style he learned from Mozart

John Ireland

Composer of romantic piano music and songs influenced by the English landscape and poetry

Leoš Janáček

Czech composer who based his original, modern musical style on Slavic folk music and rhythms

Scott Joplin

‘King of Ragtime’, whose revolutionary style of music featured African American melodies and rhythms

Leokadiya Kashperova

One of Russia’s greatest musical talents whose beautiful music was lost for almost 100 years

Zoltán Kodály

Key figure of Hungarian 20th Century music who borrowed melodies and rhythms from folk traditions

Fritz Kreisler

A brilliant mimic whose skill in copying works by earlier composers even fooled the critics

Composer by surname L to O

From LeFanu to Orff

Composer by surname P to S

From Paganini to Szymanowski

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