Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (April 17, 1897 – March 27, 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt,…

Olav Fartein Valen (August 25, 1887 – December 14, 1952) was a Norwegian composer and musical theorist, notable for his work within atonal…

Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and musician. As well as theatre music, he conducted performances of over 30…

Johan Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he…

Eivind Groven (October 8, 1901–February 8, 1977) was a Norwegian microtonal composer and music-theorist. He was from the fylke (province or…

Christian August Sinding (January 11, 1856–December 3, 1941) was a Norwegian composer.

He was born in Kongsberg and studied music first in Oslo…

Jón Leifs (May 1, 1899 – July 30, 1968)

Jón was born in Sólheimar. He left Iceland in 1916 to study in Germany at the Leipzig Conservatory. He…

Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO (8 November 1883 — 3 October 1953), was an English composer and poet. His musical style blended elements of…

Sir Granville Bantock (August 7, 1868 - October 16, 1946), was a British composer of classical music.

Bantock was born in London. A close friend of…

Per Nørgård (pronounced ) (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer.

Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the…

Ole Borneman Bull (5 February 1810 – 17 August 1880) was a Norwegian violinist.

Born in Bergen his father wished him to be a minister, but he…

Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, CH, KCVO (2nd August 1891-27th March 1975) was a British composer.

Born to an American father and English mother,…

Hugo Emil Alfvén (1872–1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter.

Alfvén was born on 1st May 1872 in Stockholm. He studied at…

Charles Louis Eugène Koechlin (November 27, 1867–December 31, 1950) was a French composer, teacher and writer on music.

Koechlin was born in Paris,…