The following is a chronological list of Austrian classical composers: that is, those who live in, work in, or are citizens of Austria.
Baroque
edit- Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623–1680)
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704)
- Georg Reutter (1656–1738)
- Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741)
- Johann Joseph Vilsmayr (1663–1722)
- Joseph Balthasar Hochreither (1669–1731)
- Johann Georg Reinhardt (1676–1742)
- Johann Baptist Peyer (c.1678–1733)
- Gregor Joseph Werner (1693–1766)
- Leopold Strach (1699–1755)
- Carl Georg Reutter (1708–1772)
Classical era
edit- Joseph Riepel (1709–1782)
- Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789)
- Vigilius Blasius Faitelli (1710–1768)
- Ignaz Jacob Holzbauer (1711–1783)
- Josephus Johannes Baptizta Bon (1711–1788)
- Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715–1777)
- Georg Matthias Monn (1717–1750)
- Wenzel Raimund Birck (1718–1763)
- Leopold Mozart (1719–1787)
- Joseph Friebert (1724–1799)
- Josef Starzer (1726–1787)
- Karl Kohaut (1726–1784)
- Franz Aspelmayr (1728–1786)
- Franz Kreibich (1728–1797)
- Franz Joseph Aumann (1728–1797)
- Florian Johann Deller (1729–1773)
- Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774)
- Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
- Christoph Sonnleithner (1734–1786)
- Karl von Ordóñez (1734–1786)
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809)
- Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806)
- Leopold Hoffman (1738–1793)
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)
- Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813)
- Edmund Angerer (1740–1794)
- Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781)
- Marianne von Martinez (1744–1812)
- Ignaz Umlauf (1746–1796)
- Franz Paul Rigler (1747–1796)
- Stefan Paluselli (1748–1805)
- Maximilian Johann Karl Stadler (1748–1833)
- Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750–1812)
- Ferdinand August Kauer (1751–1831)
- Johann Baptist Schenk (1753–1836)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
- Franz Grill (1756–1793)
- Anton Teyber (1756–1822)
- Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757–1831)
- Franz Teyber (1758–1810)
- Josepha Barbara Auernhammer (1758–1820)
- Joseph Gelinek (1758–1825)
- Maria Theresa von Paradis (1759–1824)
- Jakob Haibel (1762–1826)
- Franz Xaver Gerl (1764–1827)
- Anton Eberl (1765–1807)
- Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765–1846)
- Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803)
- Joseph Weigl (1766–1846)
- Leonhard von Call (1767–1815)
- Wenzel Müller (1767–1835)
- Johann Baptist Henneberg (1768–1822)
- Nikolaus von Krufft (1779–1818)
Romantic
edit- Johann Georg Lickl (1769–1843)
- Ignaz von Seyfried (1776–1841)
- Franz Weiss (1778–1830)
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837)
- Johann Baptist Gänsbacher (1778–1844)
- Sigismond von Neukomm (1778–1858)
- Franz Clement (1780–1842)
- Michael Umlauf (1781–1842)
- Anton Diabelli (1781–1858)
- Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg (1783–1839)
- Tobias Haslinger (1787–1842)
- Joseph Mayseder (1789–1863)
- Ignaz Aßmayer (1790–1862)
- Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
- Franz Xaver Mozart (1791–1844)
- Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
- Joseph Franz Karl Lanner (1801–1843)
- Johann Strauss I (1804–1849)
- Johann Baptist Krall (1803–1883)
- Anton Emil Titl (1809–1882)
- Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
- Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
- Josef Strauss (1827–1870)
- Eduard Strauss (1835–1916)
- August Lanner (1835–1855)
- Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842–1899)
- Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843–1922)
- Robert Fuchs (1847–1927)
- Elkan Bauer (1852–1942)
- Johann Pehel (1852–1926)
- Hans Rott (1858–1884)
- Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
- Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
- Johann Strauss III (1866–1939)
Modern/Contemporary
edit- Oscar Straus (1870–1954)
- Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942)
- Walter Rabl (1873–1940)
- Franz Schmidt (1874–1939)
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
- Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
- Franz Schreker (1878–1934)
- Robert Stolz (1880–1975)
- Joseph Marx (1882–1964)
- Anton Webern (1883–1945)
- Alban Berg (1885–1935)
- Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885–1974)
- Ernst Krenek (1900–1991)
- Theodor Berger (1905–1992)
- Erich Zeisl (1905–1959)
- Friedrich Cerha (1926–2023)
- Georg Friedrich Haas (born 1953)
- Beat Furrer (born 1954)
- Bernard Lang (born 1957)
- Lukas Ligeti (born 1965)
- Olga Neuwirth (born 1968)
- Klaus Lang (born 1971)