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List of Australian composers
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This is a list of Australian composers of classical music, contemporary music and film soundtracks.
These names are largely drawn from the following:
- Music Australia[1] an online service developed by the National Library of Australia (NLA)[2] and the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA);[3]
- Australian Music Centre's (AMC) list of "Represented artists";[4]
- lists entitled "Australian Composers" and "Australian Repertoire" published by Australian Choral Conductors Education and Training (ACCET);[5]
- the "Catalogue of Australian Organ Compositions 1866–2002" published by the Organ Historical Trust of Australia (OHTA);[6]
- the "Australian Composers" list;[7]
and various other websites and media sources.
Wherever possible, dates of birth and death are shown. The pseudonyms used by some composers are listed along with a reference back to their legal name. Entries are cross-referenced to one or more sources to provide further information.
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A
- Roy Agnew (1891–1944)[8][9]
- David Ahern (1947–1988)[10]
- Hugo Alpen (1842–1917)[11]
- Ernie Althoff (born 1950)[12][13]
- John Henry Antill[14] (1904–1986)[15][16][17]
- Albert Arlen (1905–1993)[17][18]
- Martin Armiger (1949–2019)
- Keith Asboe (born 1929)[17]
B
- Tony Backhouse (born 1947)[19]
- Don Banks[14] (1923–1980)[20][21]
- David Banney (born 1967)
- Michael Barkl (born 1958)[22]
- Alison Bauld (born 1944)
- Betty Beath[14] (born 1932)[23][24]
- Ross Bolleter (born 1946)[25]
- Anne Elizabeth Boyd[14] (born 1946)[26][27]
- George Frederick Boyle (1886–1948)
- Philip Bračanin[14] (born 1942)[17][28]
- May (or Mary) Hannah Brahe (1884–1956)[29][30][31]
- Hooper Brewster-Jones (1887–1949)[32]
- Brenton Broadstock (born 1952)[33]
- Amanda Gabrielle Brown (born 1965)[34]
- Colin Brumby[14] (1933–2018)[17][35][36][37][38]
- Vera Buck (1903–1986)[39][40]
- Thomas (Tom) Edward Bulch (1860–1930)[41]
- Warren Burt (born 1949)[17][42][43][44][45][46]
- Nigel Butterley[14] (1935–2022)[17][47][48][49][50][51]
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C
- John Carmichael (born 1930)[52]
- Ann Carr-Boyd[14] (born 1938)[17][53][54][55][56]
- Jeff Cashen
- Tristram Ogilvie Cary[14] (1925–2008)[57][58]
- Nick Cave (born 1957)[59]
- Herbert Hedwan Chandler (1865–1941).[60][61][62]
- Charles Cawthorne (1854–1925)
- Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann (1858–1914)[63][64]
- Charlie Chan (born 1966)[65]
- Arthur Chanter (1886–1950)[66][67][68]
- Deborah Cheetham (born 1964)[69]
- David Chesworth (born 1958)[70][71][72]
- Andrew Chubb (born 1975)[73]
- Paul Clift (born 1978)[74]
- Judith Clingan[14] (born 1945)[75]
- George H. Clutsam (1866–1951)[17][76]
- Julian Cochran (born 1974)
- Percy Code (1888–1953)[77][78]
- Barry Conyngham[14] (born 1944)[79][80][81]
- Herbert Cosgrove (died 1953)[82][83]
- Vince Courtney (died 1951)[84][85][86]
- Kate Crawford (born 1976)[87]
- Ian Cresswell (born 1968)[88]
- Ian Cugley[14] (1945–2010)
- Leah Curtis[89][90]
- Cesare Cutolo (1826–1867)[91]
D
- Robert Davidson (born 1965)[92][93]
- Ruby Claudia Davy (1883–1946)[94]
- Brett Dean (born 1961)[95]
- George De Cairos Rego (1858–1946)[96][97]
- George Savin De Chanéet (1861–1926)[98]
- John Albert Delany (1852–1907)[99][100]
- Herbert De Pinna (1880–1936)[101][102]
- Matthew Dewey (born 1984)[103][104]
- Joe Dolce (born 1947)
- Paul Doornbusch (born 1959)[105][106]
- George Dreyfus[14] (born 1928)[17][107][108]
- Jon Drummond (born 1969)[109][110][111]
- Catherine Duc
- Melissa Dunphy (born 1980)
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E
- Ross Edwards[14] (born 1943)[112][113][114]
- Frederick Ellard (1824–1874)[115][116]
- Warren Ellis (born 1965)[117]
- Harry Lindley Evans[14] (1895–1982)[118][119]
- Winsome Evans (born 1941)[120][121]
F
- Billy Field (born 1953)
- Mary Finsterer (born 1962)[122][123]
- Thomas Fitzgerald[124][125]
- Samantha Fonti (born 1973)[126]
- Andrew Ford[14] (born 1957)[127][128]
- Riccardo Formosa (born 1954)[129]
- Grant Foster (born 1945)
- Jennifer Fowler[14] (born 1939)[17][130][131]
- Edwin Fowles (1871–1945)[132][133]
G
- Lisa Gerrard (born 1961)[134]
- Helen Gifford (born 1935)[135][136][137]
- Richard Gill (1941–2018)[14]
- Paolo Giorza (1832–1914)[138][139][140]
- Peggy Glanville-Hicks[14] (1912–1990)[141][142][143][144][145]
- Isador Goodman (1909–1982)
- Eugene Goossens[14] (1893–1962)[146][147]
- Christopher Gordon (born 1956)[148]
- Tony Gould[149][150]
- Paul Grabowsky (born 1958)[151]
- Ron Grainer (1922–1981)
- George Percy Aldridge Grainger[14] (1882–1961)[17][152][153][154]
- Sally Greenaway (born 1984)
- Stuart Greenbaum (born 1966)
- Maria Grenfell (born 1969)[155][156]
- Eric Gross[14] (1926–2011)[17][157][158]
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H
- Gordon Hamilton (born 1982)[159]
- Ronald Hanmer[14] (1917–1994)
- Raymond Hanson (1913–1976)[17][160]
- Edith Harrhy (1893–1969)[161]
- Ian Keith Harris (1935–2024)
- Fritz Bennicke Hart[14] (1874–1949)[17][162]
- Mick Harvey (born 1958)[163]
- Miska Hauser (1822–1887)[164]
- Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964)
- Christian Heim (born 1960)[165][166]
- Christian Helleman (1880–1954)[167][168]
- Moya Henderson[14] (born 1941)[17][169]
- Laurence Henry Hicks (1912–1997)
- Francis Hartwell Henslowe (1811–1878)[170][171]
- Moritz Heuzenroeder (1849–1897)[172]
- Alfred Francis Hill[14] (1869–1960)[173][174][175]
- Matthew Hindson (born 1968)[17][176][177][178]
- David Hirschfelder (born 1960)
- Dulcie Sybil Holland[14] (1913–2000)[17][179][180][181]
- Alan Holley (born 1954)
- Wilfrid Holland[14] (1920–2005)[182]
- Charles Edward Horsley (1822–1876)[183][184][185]
- Robert Watson Hughes[14] (1912–2007)[186]
- Frank Hutchens[14] (1892–1965)[17][187][188]
- Miriam Beatrice Hyde[14] (1913–2005)[17][189][190][191]
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I
- Robert Iolini (born 1960)
J
- William Garnet James[14] (1892–1977)[192][193][194]
- Graham Jenkin (born 1938)[195]
- Alan John[14] (born 1958)
K
- Elena Kats-Chernin[14] (born 1957)[196][197]
- Donald H. Kay[14] (born 1933)[17][198][199][200]
- Norman Kaye (1927–2007)[201]
- Horace Keats (1895–1945)
- Paul Kelly (born 1955)[202]
- Paul Kenny (born 1969)[203]
- Frederick Septimus Kelly (1881–1916)[204]
- Gordon Kerry (born 1961)
- Henry John King (1855–1934)[205][206]
- Ashley Klose
- William Robert Knox (1861–1933)[207]
- Douglas Knehans (born 1957)[208][209][210]
- Julian Knowles (born 1965)[211]
- Graeme Koehne[14] (born 1956)[212]
- Constantine Koukias (born 1965)[213][214]
- Henri Kowalski (1841–1916)[215][216]
- Henry Krips[14] (1912–1987)[217]
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L
- Brenton Langbein (1928–1993)[218]
- Guglielmo Enrico Lardelli (1857–1910)[219][220]
- Louis Lavater (1867–1953)[221][222]
- Lê Tuấn Hùng (born 1960)[223]
- Stephen Leek[14] (born 1959)[17][224][225]
- Dorian Le Gallienne[14] (1915–1963)[226][227]
- John Lemmone (1861–1949)[228][229]
- Georges Lentz (born 1965)[230]
- Liza Lim[14] (born 1966)[231][232]
- Carl (or Karl) Ferdinand August Linger (a.k.a. Charles Linger)[14] (1810–1862)[233][234]
- Michael Lira (born 1975)
- Alexander Frame Lithgow (1870–1929)[235]
- Jonathan Little (born 1965)[236][237]
- William Lovelock[14] (1899–1986)[17][238][239]
- David Lumsdaine[14] (1931–2024)[17][240][241]
- Jack Lumsdaine (1895–1948)[242][243]
M
- Mary Mageau[14] (1934–2020)[17][244][245]
- Raffaele Marcellino (born 1964)[246]
- Stephen Hale Marsh (1805–1888)[247]
- George Marshall-Hall (1862–1915)[248][249]
- Arthur Massey (composer) (1861–1950)[250][251][252]
- John Boswell Maver (born 1932)
- Mona McBurney (1867–1932)
- John McAll (born 1960)
- Daniel Clive McCallum (born 1989)
- Charles William McCarthy (1848–1919)[253][254]
- David McCormack[255]
- Peter Dodds McCormick (1834?–1916)[256]
- Brett McKern (born 1972)[257][258]
- Sir William McKie[14] (1901–1984)[17]
- Richard Meale (1932–2009)[17][259][260][261]
- Sir Jonathan Mills (born 1963)
- Richard Mills[14] (born 1949)[17][262][263]
- Ernest Edwin Mitchell (1865–1951)[264]
- Kate Moore (born 1979)[265]
- Stephen Moreno (1889–1953)[266][267]
- Graeme Morton[14][268]
- Ian Munro (born 1963)[269]
- William Murdoch (1888–1942)
N
O
- Sean O'Boyle (born 1963)
- Tony O'Connor (1961–2010)
- William Arundel (Bunny) Orchard (1867–1961)[277]
P
- Charles Sandys Packer (1810–1883)[278][279]
- Frederick Augustus Packer (1839–1902)[280][281]
- George Palmer (born 1947)
- Katharine "Kitty" Parker (1886–1971)[282]
- Anthony Pateras (born 1979)[283]
- Raimund Pechotsch (died 1941)[284]
- James Penberthy[14] (1917–1999)[17][285][286][287]
- Michael (Mike) Perjanik
- Barrington Somers Pheloung (1954–2019)[288]
- Linda Phillips (1899–2002)[289]
Q
R
- Bert Rache (died 1928)[290]
- Stephen Rae (born 1961)[291]
- Alan Rattray[292][293][294]
- Graeme Revell (born 1955)[295]
- Ruby Reynolds-Lewis (1881–1964)[296]
- Damien Ricketson (born 1973)[297]
- Arthur Rivers (1857–1940)[298][299]
- Sir William Robinson (1834–1897)
- John Rodgers (born 1962)
- Hermann Rosendorff (1860–1935)[300][301]
- David Rumsey (1939–2017)[17]
S
- Wilbur Sampson
- Arline Sauer[302][303][304]
- Albert Bokhare Saunders (1880–1946)[305][306]
- Andrew Schultz[14] (born 1960)[17][307][308][309]
- Peter Sculthorpe[14] (1929–2014)[17][310][311][312][313]
- Luscombe Searelle (1853–1907)
- Matthew Shlomowitz (born 1975)[314][315]
- Thanapoom Sirichang (born 1981)[316]
- Larry Sitsky[14] (born 1934)[17][317][318][319]
- Cezary Skubiszewski (born 1949)[320][321]
- Jan Skubiszewski (born 1981)
- Joe Slater (1872–1926)[322]
- Roger Smalley[14] (1943–2015)[323]
- Michael Sollis (born 1985)
- Benjamin Speed, film composer
- William Stanley (composer) (1820–1902)[324][325][326]
- Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879–1942)[327]
- Robert James Stove (born 1961)[328]
- Joseph Summers (1839–1917)[329][330]
- May Summerbelle (1867–1914)[331]
- Margaret Sutherland[14] (1897–1984)[332][333]
T
- Peter Tahourdin[14] (1928–2009)[44][334][335]
- Henry Tate (1873–1926)[336][337]
- George Tibbits (1933–2008)[17]
- Katia Tiutiunnik (born 1967)[338][339][340]
- Richard Tognetti (born 1965)[341]
- George William Torrance (1835–1907)[342][343][344]
- Ernest Truman (1869–1948)[345][346]
- Costas Tsicaderis (1945–2004)[347]
- Walter J. Turner (1884–1946)[348]
- Joseph Twist (born 1982)
V
- Lindsay Vickery (born 1965)[349]
- Carl Edward Vine (born 1954)[350]
- Nicholas Vines (born 1976)[17][351]
- Alexander Voltz (born 1999)[352]
W
- Don Walker (born 1951)[353]
- Simon Walker (1961–2010)
- Felix Werder[14] (1922–2012)[17][354][355]
- Martin Wesley-Smith[14] (1945–2019)[356][357]
- Fred Werner (active 1895–1912)[358][359]
- Nigel Westlake (born 1958)[360][361]
- Alfred Wheeler (1865–1949)[362][363][364]
- Gillian Whitehead[14] (born 1941)[365]
- Stephen Whittington (born 1953)[366]
- Christopher Willcock[14] (born 1947)[17][367]
- Malcolm Williamson[14] (1931–2003)[17][368]
- David Worrall (born 1954)[369][370]
Y
- Yitzhak Yedid (born 1971)
Z
- Alberto Zelman (1832–1907)[371]
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