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This is a list of composers of [[symphony|symphonies]].  In most cases, the traditional number of numbered symphonies is given, regardless of exactitude.
This is a list of composers of [[symphony|symphonies]].  In most cases, the traditional number of numbered symphonies is given, regardless of exactitude.


==18th Century==
==18th century==
* [[Joseph Haydn]] (Austria), 104 symphonies
* [[Joseph Haydn]] (Austria), 104 symphonies
*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (Austria), 41 symphonies
*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] (Austria), 41 symphonies


==19th Century==
==19th century==
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven]] (Germany), nine symphonies
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven]] (Germany), nine symphonies
*[[Franz Berwald]] (Sweden), four symphonies
*[[Franz Berwald]] (Sweden), four symphonies
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*[[Antonin Dvořák]] (Czechoslovakia), nine symphonies
*[[Antonin Dvořák]] (Czechoslovakia), nine symphonies


==20th Century==
==20th century==
*[[Gustav Mahler]] (Austria), ten symphonies, 1884-1909
*[[Gustav Mahler]] (Austria), eleven symphonies,<ref>Including ''[[Das Lied von der Erde]]'', the [[song cycle]] that Mahler regarded as a symphony</ref> 1884-1909
*[[Alexander Glazunov]] (Russia), nine symphonies, 1884-1910
*[[Alexander Glazunov]] (Russia), nine symphonies, 1884-1910
*[[Carl Nielsen]] (Denmark), six symphonies, 1894-1925
*[[Carl Nielsen]] (Denmark), six symphonies, 1894-1925
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*[[Edward Elgar]] (England), two symphonies, 1908 and 1911 (in 1998 a third was elaborated by [[Anthony Payne]] from sketches)
*[[Edward Elgar]] (England), two symphonies, 1908 and 1911 (in 1998 a third was elaborated by [[Anthony Payne]] from sketches)
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] (England), nine symphonies, 1909-1957
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] (England), nine symphonies, 1909-1957
*[[Arnold Bax]] (England), seven symphonies 1922-1939
*[[Arnold Bax]] (England), seven symphonies, 1922-1939
*[[Richard Strauss]] (Germany), two symphonies  
*[[Richard Strauss]] (Germany), two symphonies  
*[[Sergei Prokofiev]] (Russia), seven symphonies, 1917-1952
*[[Sergei Prokofiev]] (Russia), seven symphonies, 1917-1952
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*[[Darius Milhaud]] (France), twelve symphonies
*[[Darius Milhaud]] (France), twelve symphonies
*[[Olivier Messiaen]] (France), one symphony
*[[Olivier Messiaen]] (France), one symphony
*[[Hans Werner Henze]] (Germany and Italy), ten symphonies, 1947-2000
*[[Alfred Schnittke]] (Russia), eight symphonies, 1972-1994
*[[Alfred Schnittke]] (Russia), eight symphonies, 1972-1994
*[[Krzysztof Penderecki]] (Poland), eight symphonies, 1973-present
*[[Krzysztof Penderecki]] (Poland), eight symphonies, 1973-present
*[[Philip Glass]] (America), eight symphonies
*[[Philip Glass]] (America), eight symphonies
==References==
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 19:17, 12 December 2012


This is a list of composers of symphonies. In most cases, the traditional number of numbered symphonies is given, regardless of exactitude.

18th century

19th century

20th century

References

  1. Including Das Lied von der Erde, the song cycle that Mahler regarded as a symphony