This is a list of classical music composers by era. With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern.

Overview

Medieval era

See List of Medieval composers and Medieval music.

Renaissance era

See List of Renaissance composers and Renaissance music.

Baroque era

See List of Baroque composers and Baroque music.

Classical era

See List of Classical era composers and Classical period (music).

Romantic era

See List of Romantic-era composers and Romantic music.

20th century/contemporary/modern/postmodern

See List of 20th-century classical composers by birth date and 20th-century classical music. See also List of 21st-century classical composers.

21st century/postmodern

See also

• List of composers by name
• Lists of composers
• List of burial places of classical musicians
• Women in Music
• List of best-selling sheet music

External links

• Clickable and searchable version of graphical composers timeline with groups