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)

• Mimi Allard

• 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)

• Viviane Audet (born 1981)

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)

• Amice Calverley (1896–1959)

• Allison Cameron (born 1963)

• Nicole Carignan (born 1952)

• Bruce Carlson (born 1944)

• Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972)

• Pat Carrabré (born 1958)

• Marius Cayouette (1904–1985)

• 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)

• Donald Alexander Cochrane (born 1928)

• 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)

• Robin-Joël Cool

• Steph Copeland

• Pierre-Philippe Côté

• Jean Coulthard (1908–2000)

• Guillaume Couture (1851–1915)

• Richard Covey (born 1979)

• T. J. Crawford (1877–1955)

• Larry Crosley (1932–1998)

• Gabriel Cusson (1903–1972)

• Michel Cusson

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)

• Keiko Devaux

• 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

• Colin Eatock (born 1958)

• Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974)

• Anne Eggleston (1934–1994)

• Arne Eigenfeldt (born 1962)

• Carleton Elliott (1928–2003)

• Lisle Ellis (born 1951)

• John Estacio (born 1966)

• José Evangelista (born 1943)

F

• Percy Faith (1908–1976)

• Robert Farnon (1917–2005)

• Jacques Faubert (born 1952)

• Robert Fleming (1921–1976)

• 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)

• Darren Fung

• 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)

• Frannie Holder

• 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

• David Jaeger (born 1947)

• 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)

• Julien Knafo

• Moe Koffman (1928–2001)

• Gary Koftinoff

• Rudolf Komorous (born 1931)

• Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)

• Thomas Kotcheff (born 1988)

• 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)

• Charles Lavoie

• Jimmie LeBlanc (born 1977)

• Hugh Le Caine (1914–1977)

• Brent Lee (born 1964)

• Alain Lefèvre (born 1962)

• Vincent Legault

• Martin Léon (born 1966)

• Simon Leoza

• André Éric Létourneau (born 1967)

• Omer Létourneau (1891–1983)

• Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)

• 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 (1926–2020)

• 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 (1969–2023)

• Samy Moussa (born 1984)

• Marjan Mozetich (born 1948)

N

• Phil Nimmons (1923–2024)

• Jordan Nobles (born 1969)

• Robert Normandeau (born 1955)

• Farangis Nurulla-Khoja (born 1972)

O

• Oscar O'Brien (1892–1958)

• Michael Oesterle (born 1968)

• John Oliver (born 1959)

• Charles O'Neill (1882–1964)

• John Oswald (born 1953)

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 (1925–2010)

• Jean Piché (born 1951)

• Dave Pierce (born 1972)

• Randolph Peters (born 1959)

• Benoît Poirier (1882–1965)

• Ari Posner (born 1970)

• Paul Pratt (1894–1967)

• Albert Pratz (1914–1995)

• André Prévost (1934–2001)

• Erica Procunier

• 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)

• Vahram Sargsyan (born 1981)

• 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)

• Ryan Shore (born 1974)

• Bekah Simms (born 1990)

• Gagan Singh

• 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 Southamt (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)

• Joachim Ulrich Voyer (1892–1935)

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)

Y

• Kathleen Yearwood (born 1958)

• Barbara York (1949-2020)

• Gayle Young (born 1950)

• Neil Young (born 1945)

Z

• Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981)

• Rui Shi Zhuo (born 1956)

• Joel Zimmerman (born 1981)

• León Zuckert (1904–1992)

See also

• Canadian classical music

• Music of Canada

• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

• Chronological list of Canadian classical composers

References

Further reading

External links

• Canadian Music Centre