This is an alphabetical list of composers from Italy, whose is established by in other Wikipedia articles.
The portraits at right are ten of the most-prominent Italian composers, according to a published review.
A
B
- Ippolito Baccusi (c. 1550âÂÂ1609)
- Rosa Giacinta Badalla (c. 1660c. 1710)
- Pietro Baldassare (c. 1683after 1768)
- Paolo Baltaro (born 1967)
- Adriano Banchieri (1568âÂÂ1634)
- Banda Osiris (group, formed 1980)
- Emanuele Barbella (1718âÂÂ1777)
- Giovanni de' Bardi (1534âÂÂ1612)
- Sergio Bardotti (1939âÂÂ2007)
- Leonora Baroni (1611âÂÂ1670), daughter of Adriana Basile
- Francesco Barsanti (1690âÂÂ1775)
- Girolamo Bartei (c. 1570c. 1618)
- Bartolino da Padova (fl. c. 1365c. 1405)
- Erasmo di Bartolo (1606âÂÂ1656)
- Bartolomeo da Bologna (fl. 1405âÂÂ1427)
- Bartolomeo degli Organi (1474âÂÂ1539)
- Angelo Michele Bartolotti (died before 1682)
- Bruno Bartolozzi (1911âÂÂ1980)
- Domenico Bartolucci (1917âÂÂ2013), cardinal, director of Sistine Chapel Choir
- Pippo Barzizza (1902âÂÂ1994)
- Giulio Bas (1874âÂÂ1929)
- Adriana Basile (c. 1586 â c.âÂÂ1650)
- Giovanni Battista Bassani (c. 1650âÂÂ1716)
- Orazio Bassani (before 1570âÂÂ1615), also Orazio della Viola
- Giovanni Bassano (c. 1561âÂÂ1617)
- Franco Battiato (1945âÂÂ2021)
- Leda Battisti (born 1971)
- Lucio Battisti (1943âÂÂ1998)
- Antonio Bazzini (1818âÂÂ1897)
- Giuseppe Becce (1877âÂÂ1973)
- Gianni Bedori (1930âÂÂ2005)
- Gianni Bella (born 1947)
- Lodovico Bellanda (c.1575after 1613)
- Vincenzo Bellavere (c.1540/41âÂÂ1587)
- Domenico Belli (died 1627)
- Giulio Belli (c.15601621 or later)
- Vincenzo Bellini (1801âÂÂ1835), famous for his opera Norma
- Antonia Bembo (c. 1640 â c. 1720)
- Pietro Paolo Bencini (c. 1670âÂÂ1755)
- Cesare Bendinelli (c. 1542âÂÂ1617)
- Marco I. Benevento (born 1978)
- Orazio Benevoli (1605âÂÂ1672)
- Luciano Berio (1925âÂÂ2003), wrote Sinfonia, Un re in ascolto, and Passaggio
- Ercole Bernabei (1622âÂÂ1687)
- Stefano Bernardi (c.1577âÂÂ1637)
- Marcello Bernardini (1730/40c. 1799)
- Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706âÂÂ1784)
- Antonio Bertali (1605âÂÂ1669)
- Giuseppe Bertini (1759âÂÂ1852)
- Mario Bertoncini (1932âÂÂ2019)
- Ferdinando Bertoni (1725âÂÂ1813)
- Carlo Besozzi (1738âÂÂ1791)
- Girolamo Besozzi (c. 1745/50âÂÂ1788)
- Marco Betta (born 1964)
- Bruno Bettinelli (1913âÂÂ2004)
- Giovanni Bettini ()
- Francesco Bianchi (1752âÂÂ1810), also Giuseppe Francesco Bianchi
- Giovanni Bianchi (c. 1660 â after 1720)
- Giovanni Battista Bianchi (flourished 1675)
- Giovanni Battista Bianchi (flourished 1780âÂÂ1782)
- Oscar Bianchi (born 1975), wrote Thanks to My Eyes
- Giovanni Battista Bianchini (after 1650âÂÂ1708)
- Giancarlo Bigazzi (1940âÂÂ2012)
- Umberto Bindi (1932âÂÂ2002)
- Cesare Andrea Bixio (1896âÂÂ1978)
- Felice Blangini (1781âÂÂ1841)
- Luigi Boccherini (1743âÂÂ1805)
- Andrea Bocelli (born 1958), co-writing credits include "Because We Believe" and "Perfect Symphony"
- Arrigo Boito (1842âÂÂ1918), born Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito
- Anna Bon (c.1739after 1767)
- Valerio Bona (c.1560c.1620)
- Giacinto Bondioli (1596âÂÂ1636)
- Fred Bongusto (1935âÂÂ2019)
- Laura Bono (born 1979)
- Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677âÂÂ1726)
- Giovanni Bononcini (1670âÂÂ1747)
- Giovanni Maria Bononcini (1642âÂÂ1678), father of Giovanni and Antonio
- Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672âÂÂ1749)
- Pietro Borradori (born 1965)
- Costante Adolfo Bossi (1876âÂÂ1953), brother of Marco Enrico Bossi
- Marco Enrico Bossi (1861âÂÂ1925)
- Franciscus Bossinensis (fl. 1509âÂÂ1511)
- Luigi Bottazzo (1845âÂÂ1924)
- Cosimo Bottegari (1554âÂÂ1620)
- Giovanni Bottesini (1821âÂÂ1889)
- Giulio Cesare Brero (1908-1973)
- Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c. 1690âÂÂ1758), also Bressonelli
- Antonio Brioschi (fl. c. 1725âÂÂ1750)
- Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698âÂÂ1756)
- Antonio Brunelli (1577âÂÂ1630)
- Gaetano Brunetti (1744âÂÂ1798)
- Elisabetta Brusa (born 1954)
- Valentino Bucchi (1916âÂÂ1976)
- Giovanni Battista Buonamente (c. 1595âÂÂ1642)
- Paolo Buonvino (born 1970)
- Ferruccio Busoni (1866âÂÂ1924)
- Sylvano Bussotti (1931âÂÂ2021)
C
- Francesca Caccini (1587c. 1641), daughter of Giulio
- Giulio Caccini (1551âÂÂ1618)
- Settimia Caccini (1591c. 1638), daughter of Giulio
- Pasquale Cafaro (1715âÂÂ1787)
- Antonio Caldara (1670âÂÂ1736)
- Giuseppe Cambini (c.1746c.1825)
- Bartolomeo Campagnoli (1751âÂÂ1827)
- Fabio Campana (1819âÂÂ1882)
- Bruno Canfora (1924âÂÂ2017)
- Bruno Canino (born 1935)
- Enrico Cannio (1874âÂÂ1949)
- Vincenzo Capirola (1474after 1548)
- Filippo Capocci (1840âÂÂ1911)
- Gaetano Capocci (1811âÂÂ1898)
- Claudio Capponi (born 1959)
- Matteo Capranica (1708c. 1776)
- Giovanni Paolo Capriolo (c. 1580c. 1627), also Caprioli
- Marchetto Cara (c. 1470c. 1525)
- Ezio Carabella (1891âÂÂ1964)
- Michele Carafa (1787âÂÂ1872)
- Matteo Carcassi (1792âÂÂ1853)
- Salvatore Cardillo (1874âÂÂ1947)
- Cristoforo Caresana (c.1640âÂÂ1709)
- Giacomo Carissimi (1605âÂÂ1674)
- Roberto Carnevale (born 1966)
- Renato Carosone (1920âÂÂ2001)
- Fiorenzo Carpi (1918âÂÂ1997)
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770âÂÂ1841)
- Giuseppe Caruso ()
- Giuseppe "Pippo" Caruso (1935âÂÂ2018)
- Claudio Casciolini (1697âÂÂ1760)
- Alfredo Casella (1883âÂÂ1947)
- Giulio Castagnoli (born 1958)
- Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580âÂÂ1649)
- Dario Castello (c. 1590c. 1658)
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895âÂÂ1968)
- Niccolò Castiglioni (1932âÂÂ1996)
- Pietro Castrucci (1679âÂÂ1752)
- Leonello Casucci (1885âÂÂ1975)
- Maddalena Casulana (c. 1544c. 1590)
- Alfredo Catalani (1854âÂÂ1893)
- Diomedes Cato (c. 1560/65after 1618)
- Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550âÂÂ1602)
- Francesco Cavalli (1602âÂÂ1676), born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni
- Giuseppe Cavallo (died 1684)
- Girolamo Cavazzoni (c.1525after 1577)
- Marco Antonio Cavazzoni (c. 1490c. 1560)
- Maurizio Cazzati (1616âÂÂ1678)
- Carlo Cecere (1706âÂÂ1761)
- Adriano Celentano (born 1938)
- Bonaventura Cerronio (fl. 1639)
- Sulpitia Cesis (1577-?)
- Antonio Cesti (1623âÂÂ1669)
- Ippolito Chamaterò (late 1530s â after 1592), also known as Chamatterò di Negri, Camaterò
- Fortunato Chelleri (1690âÂÂ1757), also Keller, Kelleri, Kellery, Cheler
- Luigi Cherubini (1760âÂÂ1842)
- Giancarlo Chiaramello (born 1939)
- Piero Ciampi (1934âÂÂ1980)
- Cesare Ciardi (1818âÂÂ1877)
- Alessandro Cicognini (1906âÂÂ1995)
- Antonio Cifra (c.1584âÂÂ1629)
- Francesco Cilea (1866âÂÂ1950)
- Giovanni Paolo Cima (c.1570âÂÂ1622)
- Domenico Cimarosa (1749âÂÂ1801)
- Roberto Ciotti (1953âÂÂ2013)
- Stelvio Cipriani (1937âÂÂ2018)
- Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724âÂÂ1808)
- Aldo Clementi (1925âÂÂ2011)
- Muzio Clementi (1752âÂÂ1832)
- Carlo Coccia (1782âÂÂ1873)
- Lelio Colista (1629âÂÂ1680)
- Giuseppe Colla (1731-1806)
- Giuseppe Colombi (1635âÂÂ1694)
- Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637âÂÂ1695)
- Giuseppe Concone (1801âÂÂ1861)
- Nicola Conforto (1718âÂÂ1793)
- Fabius Constable (born 1973)
- Paolo Conte (born 1937)
- Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (1681/82âÂÂ1732)
- Ubaldo Continiello (1941âÂÂ2014)
- Francesco Corbetta (c.1615âÂÂ1681)
- Arcangelo Corelli (1653âÂÂ1713)
- Azio Corghi (1937âÂÂ2022)
- Gaetano Coronaro (1852âÂÂ1908)
- Giuseppe Corsi da Celano (1631/32âÂÂ1691), also known as Celani
- Francesco Corteccia (1502âÂÂ1571)
- Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602c.1676/78)
- Giovanni Croce (1557âÂÂ1609)
- Toto Cutugno (1943âÂÂ2023)
D
- Luca D'Alberto (born 1983)
- Lucio Dalla (1943âÂÂ2012)
- Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675âÂÂ1742)
- Girolamo Dalla Casa (died 1601), also known as Hieronymo de Udene
- Luigi Dallapiccola (1904âÂÂ1975), composer of Il prigioniero
- Marco Dall'Aquila (c. 1480after 1538)
- Domenico Dall'Oglio (c. 1700âÂÂ1764)
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508)
- Nino D'Angelo (born 1957)
- Pino Daniele (1955âÂÂ2015)
- Giovanni D'Anzi (1906âÂÂ1974)
- Nicola d'Arienzo (1842âÂÂ1915)
- Padre Davide da Bergamo (1791âÂÂ1863), born Felice Moretti
- Cecilia Dazzi (born 1969)
- Fabrizio De André (1940âÂÂ1999)
- Guido De Angelis (born 1944)
- Maurizio De Angelis (born 1947), brother of Guido
- Anthony de Countie (died 1579)
- Ernesto De Curtis (1875âÂÂ1937)
- Nicola De Giosa (1819âÂÂ1885)
- Francesco de Layolle (or dell'Aiolle) (1492c. 1540)
- Riccardo Del Turco (born 1939)
- Fernando De Luca (born 1961)
- Francesco De Masi (1930âÂÂ2005)
- Fabrizio Dentice (c. 1539c. 1581)
- Luigi Dentice (c. 1510âÂÂ1566)
- Scipione Dentice (1560âÂÂ1633), grandson of Luigi, nephew of Fabrizio
- Luigi Denza (1846âÂÂ1922), Neapolitan song composer of Funiculì, FuniculÃÂ
- Manuel De Peppe (born 1970)
- Manuel De Sica (1949âÂÂ2014)
- Christian De Walden (born 1946)
- Eduardo Di Capua (1865âÂÂ1917)
- Girolamo Diruta (c. 1554after 1610)
- Salvatore Di Vittorio (born 1967)
- Pino Donaggio (born 1941)
- Baldassare Donato (1525/30âÂÂ1603), also known as Donati
- Donato da Cascia (fl. c. 1350âÂÂ1370)
- Franco Donatoni (1927âÂÂ2000)
- Stefano Donaudy (1879âÂÂ1925)
- Carlo Donida (1920âÂÂ1998)
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797âÂÂ1848), opera composer, known for Lucia di Lammermoor and L'elisir d'amore among others
- Girolamo Donnini ( - died 1752)
- Paolo Dossena (born 1942)
- Antonio Draghi (c. 1634âÂÂ1700)
- Giovanni Battista Draghi (c. 1640âÂÂ1708), not the later namesake known as Pergolesi
- Domenico Dragonetti (1763âÂÂ1846)
- Egidio Duni (1708âÂÂ1775)
- Francesco Durante (1684âÂÂ1755)
E
F
- Giovanni Matteo FaÃÂ di Bruno ()
- Franco Faccio (1840âÂÂ1891)
- Giacomo Facco (1676âÂÂ1753)
- Michelangelo Faggioli (1666âÂÂ1733)
- Nicola Fago (1677âÂÂ1745)
- Mirko Fait (born 1965)
- Michele de Falco (c. 1688after 1732)
- Andrea Falconieri (1585/86âÂÂ1656), also known as Falconiero
- Michelangelo Falvetti (1642âÂÂ1692)
- Guido Alberto Fano (1875âÂÂ1961)
- Carlo Farina (c. 1600âÂÂ1639)
- Giuseppe Farinelli (1769âÂÂ1836), born Giuseppe Francesco Finco
- Giovanni Battista Fasolo (c. 1598after 1664)
- Alfio Fazio (born 1959)
- Ivan Fedele (born 1953)
- Fedele Fenaroli (1730âÂÂ1818)
- Francesco Feo (1691âÂÂ1761)
- Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755âÂÂ1810)
- Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder (1543âÂÂ1588)
- Domenico Ferrabosco (1513âÂÂ1574)
- Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (c. 1710âÂÂ1791)
- Benedetto Ferrari (c. 1603âÂÂ1681)
- Carlotta Ferrari (1831âÂÂ1907)
- Domenico Ferrari (1722âÂÂ1780)
- Lorenzo Ferrero (born 1951)
- Gianni Ferrio (1924âÂÂ2013)
- Costanzo Festa (c. 1485/90âÂÂ1545)
- Sebastiano Festa (c. 1490/95âÂÂ1524)
- Nico Fidenco (1933âÂÂ2022), also known as Domenico Colarossi
- Francesco Filidei (born 1973)
- Gino Filippini (1900âÂÂ1962)
- Giacomo Finetti (?âÂÂ1630)
- Aldo Finzi (1897âÂÂ1945)
- Valentino Fioravanti (1764âÂÂ1837)
- Vincenzo Fioravanti (1799âÂÂ1877), son of Valentino
- Nicola Fiorenza (after 1700 âÂÂ1764)
- Ignazio Fiorillo (1715âÂÂ1787)
- Matteo Fischetti (1830âÂÂ1887)
- Pietro Floridia (1860âÂÂ1932)
- Francesco Florimo (1800âÂÂ1888)
- Antonio Florio (born 1956)
- Francesco Foggia (1603âÂÂ1688)
- Giacomo Fogliano (1468âÂÂ1548)
- Giovanni Battista Fontana (c. 1580/89c. 1630)
- Jimmy Fontana (1934âÂÂ2013), born Enrico Sbriccoli
- Alfonso Fontanelli (1557âÂÂ1622)
- Zucchero Fornaciari (born 1955)
- Alberto Fortis (born 1955)
- Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c. 1600after 1649)
- Ivano Fossati (born 1951)
- Armando Fragna (1898âÂÂ1972)
- Petronio Franceschini (1651âÂÂ1680)
- Francesco Canova da Milano (1497âÂÂ1543)
- Luca Francesconi (born 1956)
- Alberto Franchetti (1860âÂÂ1942)
- Massimiliano Frani (born 1967)
- Vito Frazzi (1888âÂÂ1975)
- Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583âÂÂ1643), organist at St. Peter's Basilica and widely influential keyboard composer
- Fabio Frizzi (born 1951)
- Francesco Paolo Frontini (1860âÂÂ1939)
- Martino Frontini (1827âÂÂ1909)
- Adolfo Fumagalli (1828âÂÂ1856), one of several composer brothers
- Disma Fumagalli (1826âÂÂ1893), one of several composer brothers
- Luca Fumagalli (1837âÂÂ1908), one of several composer brothers
- Polibio Fumagalli (1830âÂÂ1900), one of several composer brothers
- Giovanni Fusco (1906âÂÂ1968)
G
- Michele Gabellone (1692âÂÂ1740), also Cabalone, etc.
- Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1533âÂÂ1585), uncle of Giovanni
- Giovanni Gabrieli (1557âÂÂ1612), composer and organist
- Domenico Gabrielli (1651âÂÂ1690)
- Franchinus Gaffurius (1451âÂÂ1522), also Franchino Gaffurio
- Marco da Gagliano (1582âÂÂ1643)
- Michelagnolo Galilei (1575âÂÂ1631), brother of Galileo
- Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520âÂÂ1591), father of Galileo
- Giuseppe Galli ()
- Domenico Gallo (1730c. 1768)
- Giovanni Pietro Gallo ()
- Baldassare Galuppi (1706âÂÂ1785)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1819âÂÂ1908), a younger namesake of Italy's founder
- Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833âÂÂ1905)
- Carlo Giorgio Garofalo (1886âÂÂ1962)
- Giorgio Gaslini (1929âÂÂ2014)
- Francesco Gasparini (1661âÂÂ1727)
- Quirino Gasparini (1721âÂÂ1778)
- Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554âÂÂ1609)
- Luigi Gatti (1740âÂÂ1817)
- Roberto Gatto (born 1958)
- Vittorio Gelmetti (1926âÂÂ1992)
- Francesco Geminiani (1687âÂÂ1762)
- Pietro Generali (1773âÂÂ1832)
- Ignazio Gerusalemme (1707âÂÂ1769)
- Carlo Gesualdo (1566âÂÂ1613), chromatic madrigalist, nobleman, killer
- Giorgio Ghedini (1892âÂÂ1965)
- Gherardello da Firenze (c. 1320/251362/63)
- Giuseppe Gherardeschi (1759âÂÂ1815)
- Benedetto Ghiglia (1921âÂÂ2012)
- Giovanni Ghizzolo (c. 1580c. 1625)
- Geminiano Giacomelli (1692âÂÂ1740)
- Antonio Giannettini (1648âÂÂ1721)
- Jacopo Gianninoto (born 1973)
- Bernardo Gianoncelli (died c. 1650)
- Felice Giardini (1716âÂÂ1796)
- Remo Giazotto (1910âÂÂ1998)
- Marcello Giombini (1928âÂÂ2003)
- Carmine Giordani (c. 1685âÂÂ1758)
- Giuseppe Giordani (1751âÂÂ1798)
- Tommaso Giordani (c. 1730âÂÂ1806)
- Umberto Giordano (1867âÂÂ1948)
- Giovanni Giorgi (c. 1700âÂÂ1762)
- Giovanni da Cascia (14th century)
- Giovannini (composer) ()
- Pietro Antonio Giramo (fl. 1619c. 1630)
- Mauro Giuliani (1781âÂÂ1829), virtuoso guitarist and composer
- Simone Giuliani (born 1973)
- Goblin (group, formed 1972), previously named Oliver and Cherry Five
- Franco Godi (born 1940)
- Roberto Goitre (1927âÂÂ1980)
- Lallo Gori (1927âÂÂ1982)
- Sandro Gorli (born 1948)
- Enzo Gragnaniello (born 1954)
- Giovanni Battista Granata (1620/21âÂÂ1687)
- Alessandro Grandi (1586âÂÂ1630)
- Gaetano Greco (c.1657c.1728)
- Lucio Gregoretti (born 1961)
- Giovanni Lorenzo Gregori (1663âÂÂ1745)
- Giovanni Battista Grillo (late 16th centuryâÂÂ1622)
- Niccolò Grillo (fl. 1720s)
- Carlo Grossi (c. 1634âÂÂ1688)
- Gioseffo Guami (1542âÂÂ1611)
- Emilia Gubitosi (1887âÂÂ1972)
- Andrea Guerra (born 1961)
- Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728âÂÂ1804)
- Cesario Gussago (fl. 1599âÂÂ1612)
H
- Hoste da Reggio (c. 1520âÂÂ1569), also known as L'Hoste, L'Osto, Oste, Bartolomeo Torresano
I
J
K
L
- Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (c. 1708âÂÂ1786)
- Stefano Landi (c. 1586âÂÂ1639)
- Carlo Alessandro Landini (born 1954)
- Francesco Landini (c. 1325/35âÂÂ1397), also known as Landino, degli Organi, il Cieco, or da Firenze
- Salvatore Lanzetti (c. 1710c. 1780)
- Gaetano Latilla (1711âÂÂ1788)
- Felice Lattuada (1882âÂÂ1962)
- Bruno Lauzi (1937âÂÂ2006)
- Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1909âÂÂ1987)
- Luigi Legnani (1790âÂÂ1877)
- Giovanni Legrenzi (1626âÂÂ1690)
- Stefano Lentini (born 1974)
- Leonardo Leo (1694âÂÂ1744)
- Isabella Leonarda (1620âÂÂ1704)
- Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858âÂÂ1919), composer of the tragic opera, Pagliacci
- Giovanni Battista Leonetti ()
- Leone Leoni (c. 1560âÂÂ1627)
- Giuseppe Liberto (born 1943)
- Francesco Libetta (born 1968)
- Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori (1696âÂÂ1787), bishop, saint, composer of Tu scendi dalle stelle
- Giuseppe Lillo (1814âÂÂ1863)
- Roberto Livraghi (born 1937)
- Mimmo Locasciulli (born 1949)
- Pietro Locatelli (1695âÂÂ1764)
- Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino (1698c. 1765)
- Antonio Lolli (c. 1725âÂÂ1802)
- Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (c. 1645c. 1712), also Lunati
- Alessandro Longo (1864âÂÂ1945)
- Paolo Lorenzani (1640âÂÂ1713)
- Lorenzo da Firenze (d. 1372/73)
- Antonio Lotti (1667âÂÂ1740)
- Andrea Lo Vecchio (1942âÂÂ2021)
- Andrea Luchesi (1741âÂÂ1801)
- Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (c. 1662âÂÂ1700), nicknamed Giovannino del Violone (Little John of the Violin)
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632âÂÂ1687), born Giovanni Battista Lulli
- Filippo de Lurano (c. 1475after 1520), also known as Luprano, Lorano
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. 1545âÂÂ1607)
M
- Teodulo Mabellini (1817âÂÂ1897)
- Bruno Maderna (1920âÂÂ1973), composer of Satyricon (opera)
- Enrico Mainardi (1897âÂÂ1976)
- Giorgio Mainerio (c.1530/40âÂÂ1582)
- Stefano Mainetti (born 1957)
- Gian Francesco de Majo (1732âÂÂ1770)
- Giuseppe de Majo (1697âÂÂ1771)
- Maurizio Malagnini (born c. 1984)
- Enzo Malepasso (1954âÂÂ2009)
- Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882âÂÂ1973)
- Riccardo Malipiero (1914âÂÂ2003)
- Cristofano Malvezzi (1547âÂÂ1599)
- Luigi Mancinelli (1848âÂÂ1921)
- Francesco Mancini (1672âÂÂ1737)
- Francesco Manelli (c. 1595âÂÂ1667)
- Francesco Manfredini (1684âÂÂ1762)
- Vincenzo Manfredini (1737âÂÂ1799)
- Nicola Antonio Manfroce (1791âÂÂ1813)
- Giuseppe Mango (1954âÂÂ2014)
- Gennaro Manna (1715âÂÂ1779)
- Carlo Mannelli (1640âÂÂ1697)
- Franco Mannino (1924âÂÂ2005)
- Alessandro Marcello (1669âÂÂ1747), composer of the famous Oboe Concerto in D minor
- Benedetto Marcello (1686âÂÂ1739), brother of Alessandro
- Fermo Dante Marchetti (1876âÂÂ1940)
- Gianni Marchetti (1933âÂÂ2012)
- Lele Marchitelli (born 1955)
- Giovanni Marciani (c. 1605 â c. 1663)
- Rita Marcotulli (born 1959)
- Luca Marenzio (c. 1553âÂÂ1599), composer of approximately 500 madrigals
- Dario Marianelli (born 1963)
- Detto Mariano (1937âÂÂ2020)
- Marco Marinangeli (born 1965)
- Biagio Marini (1594âÂÂ1663)
- Gino Marinuzzi (1882âÂÂ1945)
- E. A. Mario (1884âÂÂ1961), born Giovanni Gaeta
- Augusto Martelli (1940âÂÂ2014)
- Enrico Martinelli (1852âÂÂ1922)
- Giulio Cesare Martinengo (c. 1564/68âÂÂ1613)
- Giovanni Battista Martini (1706âÂÂ1784)
- Giuseppe Martucci (1856âÂÂ1909)
- Pietro Mascagni (1863âÂÂ1945), opera composer, known for Cavalleria rusticana
- Michele Mascitti (1664âÂÂ1760)
- Tiburtio Massaino (before 1550after 1608), also Massaini and Tiburzio
- Pino Massara (1931âÂÂ2013)
- Domenico Massenzio (1586âÂÂ1657)
- Tito Mattei (1839âÂÂ1914)
- Nicola Matteis (fl. c. 1670after 1714), also Matheis
- Matteo da Perugia (fl. 1400âÂÂ1416)
- Claudio Mattone (born 1943)
- Ascanio Mayone (c. 1565âÂÂ1627)
- Gianni Mazza (born 1944)
- Domenico Mazzocchi (1592âÂÂ1665)
- Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597âÂÂ1646), brother of Domenico
- Antonio Maria Mazzoni (1717âÂÂ1785)
- Giuseppe Mazza (1806âÂÂ1885)
- Giovanni Mazzuoli (c. 1360âÂÂ1426)
- Alessandro Melani (1639âÂÂ1703)
- Gian Carlo Menotti (1911âÂÂ2007)
- Saverio Mercadante (1795âÂÂ1870)
- Tarquinio Merula (1595âÂÂ1665)
- Claudio Merulo (1533âÂÂ1604)
- Franco Micalizzi (born 1939)
- Giorgio Miceli (1836âÂÂ1895)
- Amedeo Minghi (born 1947)
- Ambrogio Minoja (1752âÂÂ1825)
- Domenico Modugno (1928âÂÂ1994)
- Simone Molinaro (c. 1565âÂÂ1615)
- Francesco Molino (1775âÂÂ1847), also known as François Molino
- David Monacchi (born 1970)
- Antonio Montanari (1676âÂÂ1737)
- Lodovico Monte
- Claudio Monteverdi (1567âÂÂ1643), best known for his pioneering opera Orfeo
- Gaetano Monti (c. 1750c. 1816)
- Vittorio Monti (1868âÂÂ1922)
- Carlo Ignazio Monza (c. 1680âÂÂ1739)
- Giovanni Morandi (1777âÂÂ1856)
- Giovanni Moretti (1807âÂÂ1884)
- Guido Morini (born 1959)
- Francesco Morlacchi (1784âÂÂ1841)
- Luigi Morleo (born 1970)
- Giorgio Moroder (born 1940), pop songwriter with three Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards
- Andrea Morricone (born 1964), film composer, son of Ennio
- Ennio Morricone (1928âÂÂ2020), prolific film composer with two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards
- Virgilio Mortari (1902âÂÂ1993)
- Luigi Mosca (1775âÂÂ1824)
- Giovanni Mossi (c. 1680?âÂÂ1742)
- Emilio Munda (born 1982)
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- Antonio Maria Pacchioni (1654âÂÂ1738)
- Giorgio Pacchioni (born 1947)
- Daniele Pace (1935âÂÂ1985)
- Roy Paci (born 1969)
- Pacifico (born 1964), stage name of Luigi De Crescenzo
- Giovanni Pacini (1796âÂÂ1867)
- Annibale Padovano (1527âÂÂ1575)
- Ferdinando Paer (1771âÂÂ1839)
- Niccolò Paganini (1782âÂÂ1840), virtuoso violinist and composer, wrote the 24 Caprices for violin
- Giovanni Paisiello (1740âÂÂ1816)
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525âÂÂ1594), Renaissance master of polyphonic church music
- Benedetto Pallavicino (c.1551âÂÂ1601)
- Antonio Pampani (c. 1705âÂÂ1775)
- Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi [Mealli] (1624c. 1687)
- Paolo Pandolfo (born 1964)
- Gino Paoli (1934âÂÂ2026)
- Paolo da Firenze (c.1355c.1436)
- Girolamo Parabosco (c. 1524âÂÂ1557)
- Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707âÂÂ1791)
- Susanna Parigi (born 1961)
- Antonio Pasculli (1842âÂÂ1924)
- Bernardo Pasquini (1637âÂÂ1710)
- Carlo Pedini (born 1956)
- Teodorico Pedrini (1671âÂÂ1746)
- Arrigo Pedrollo (1878âÂÂ1964)
- Carlo Pedrotti (1817âÂÂ1893)
- Danilo Pennone (born 1963)
- Peppino di Capri (born 1939), born Giuseppe Faiella
- Davide Perez (1711âÂÂ1778)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710âÂÂ1736), born Giovanni Battista Draghi
- Achille Peri (1812âÂÂ1880)
- Jacopo Peri (1561âÂÂ1633), composer of the first opera (Dafne) and first surviving opera (Euridice)
- Lorenzo Perosi (1872âÂÂ1956)
- Marziano Perosi (1875âÂÂ1959), brother of Lorenzo
- Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661âÂÂ1756)
- Maria Xaveria Perucona (c. 1652after 1709), also Parruccona
- Giovanni Battista Pescetti (c.1704âÂÂ1766)
- Michele Pesenti (c.1470after 1524)
- Alberto Pestalozza (1851âÂÂ1934)
- Goffredo Petrassi (1904âÂÂ2003)
- Giuseppe Petrini
- Pietro Pettoletti (c. 1795c. 1870)
- Max Pezzali (born 1967)
- Riccardo Piacentini (born 1958)
- Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822âÂÂ1901)
- Giovanni Picchi (1571/72âÂÂ1643)
- Alessandro Piccinini (1566c. 1638)
- Niccolò Piccinni (1728âÂÂ1800)
- Piero Piccioni (1921âÂÂ2004)
- Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli (1882âÂÂ1949)
- Maestro Piero (before 1300c. 1350)
- Franco Piersanti (born 1950)
- Giuseppe Pietri (1886âÂÂ1946)
- Giusto Pio (1926âÂÂ2017)
- Nicola Piovani (born 1946)
- Bernardo Pisano (1490âÂÂ1548)
- Berto Pisano (1928âÂÂ2002)
- Franco Pisano (1922âÂÂ1977), brother of Berto
- Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657âÂÂ1743)
- Francesco Piu (born 1981)
- Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880âÂÂ1968), opera composer best known for Assassinio nella cattedrale
- Emilio Pizzi (1861âÂÂ1940)
- Maria Luigia Pizzoli (1817âÂÂ1838)
- Pietro Platania (1828âÂÂ1907)
- Giovanni Benedetto Platti (c.1697âÂÂ1763)
- Gianfranco Plenizio (1941âÂÂ2017)
- Alessandro Poglietti (early 17th centuryâÂÂ1683)
- Pier Paolo Polcari (born 1969)
- Amilcare Ponchielli (1834âÂÂ1886), Romantic opera composer known for La Gioconda
- Nicola Porpora (1686âÂÂ1768), Baroque opera composer
- Giuseppe Porsile (1680âÂÂ1750)
- Costanzo Porta (1528/29âÂÂ1601)
- Giovanni Porta (c. 1675âÂÂ1755)
- Gasparo Pratoneri (fl. 1556/59), nicknamed Spirito da Reggio
- Luca Antonio Predieri (1688âÂÂ1767)
- Roberto Pregadio (1928âÂÂ2010)
- Pino Presti (born 1943)
- Paola Prestini (born 1975)
- Giovanni Priuli (c. 1575âÂÂ1626)
- Marieta Morosina Priuli (fl. 1665)
- Roberto Procaccini (born 1971)
- Teresa Procaccini (born 1934)
- Ignazio Prota (1690âÂÂ1748)
- Francesco Provenzale (1624âÂÂ1704)
- Oscar Prudente (born 1944)
- Domenico Puccini (1772âÂÂ1815), grandson and grandfather of namesake composers Giacomo Puccini
- Giacomo Puccini (1858âÂÂ1924), late Romantic opera composer (La bohème, Tosca, Turandot, Madama Butterfly)
- Giacomo Puccini (senior) (1712âÂÂ1781), great-great-grandfather of namesake opera composer
- Gaetano Pugnani (1731âÂÂ1798)
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- Pietro Raimondi (1786âÂÂ1853)
- Giacomo Rampini (1680âÂÂ1760), and namesake nephew (d. 1811)
- Matteo Rampollini (1497âÂÂ1553)
- Virgilio Ranzato (1883âÂÂ1937)
- Renato Rascel (1912âÂÂ1991)
- Oreste Ravanello (1871âÂÂ1938)
- Gino Redi (1908âÂÂ1962), born Luigi Pulci, also credited as P.G. Redi
- Licinio Refice (1883âÂÂ1954)
- Tony Renis (born 1938), born Elio Cesari
- Paolo Renosto (1935âÂÂ1988)
- Elsa Respighi (1894âÂÂ1996), born Elsa Olivieri-Sangiacomo, wife of Ottorino
- Ottorino Respighi (1879âÂÂ1936), known for his symphonic poems The Fountains of Rome and The Pines of Rome
- Gian Franco Reverberi (born 1934)
- Gian Piero Reverberi (born 1939), brother of Gian Franco
- Giovanni Battista Riccio (late 16th centuryafter 1621), also known as Giambattista Riccio
- Vittorio Rieti (1898âÂÂ1994), composer of Barabau
- Giovanni Antonio Rigatti (c. 1613âÂÂ1648)
- Rinaldo di Capua (c.1705c.1780)
- Giovanni Alberto Ristori (1692âÂÂ1753)
- Andrea Rocca (born 1969)
- Rocco Rodio (c.1535after 1615)
- Francesco Rognoni (late 16th centuryafter 1626), son of Riccardo
- Riccardo Rognoni (c.1550before 1620), also Richardo Rogniono
- Alessandro Rolla (1757âÂÂ1841)
- Antonio Rolla (1798âÂÂ1837), born Giuseppe Antonio Rolla, son of Alessandro
- Fausto Romitelli (1963âÂÂ2004)
- Lucia Ronchetti (born 1963)
- Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti (1814âÂÂ1882)
- Renzo Rossellini (1908âÂÂ1982)
- Camilla de Rossi (fl. 1707âÂÂ1710)
- Giuseppe de Rossi (born mid 17th-century - died c. 1719-1720)
- Giovanni Rossi (1828âÂÂ1886)
- Giovanni Battista Rossi ()
- Giovanni Maria de Rossi (c. 1522âÂÂ1590)
- Luigi Rossi (c.1597âÂÂ1653)
- Michelangelo Rossi (1601/02âÂÂ1656)
- Salamone Rossi (c.1570âÂÂ1630)
- Gioachino Rossini (1792âÂÂ1868), best known for The Barber of Seville and overtures to other operas such as William Tell
- Nino Rota (1911âÂÂ1979)
- Giovanni Rovetta (1596âÂÂ1668)
- Francesco Rovigo (1540/41âÂÂ1597)
- Ernesto Rubin de Cervin (1936âÂÂ2013)
- Bonaventura Rubino (c.1600âÂÂ1668)
- Vincenzo Ruffo (c.1508âÂÂ1587)
- Claudia Rusca (1593âÂÂ1676)
- Giacomo Rust (1741âÂÂ1786), also Rusti
- Paolo Rustichelli (born 1953)
- Giovanni Marco Rutini (1723âÂÂ1797)
- Renzo Vitale - Italian composer
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- Victor de Sabata (1892âÂÂ1967)
- Nicola Sabatino (1705âÂÂ1796)
- Nicola Sabini (c. 1675àâÂÂà1705)
- Antonio Sabino (1591âÂÂ1650)
- Francesco Sabino (1620âÂÂ?)
- Giovanni Maria Sabino (1588âÂÂ1649)
- Antonio Sacchini (1730âÂÂ1786)
- Nicola Sala (1713âÂÂ1801)
- Antonio Salieri (1750âÂÂ1825)
- Giovanni Salvatore (c.1620c.1688)
- Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c.1700âÂÂ1775)
- Giuseppe Sammartini (1695âÂÂ1750)
- Giovanni Felice Sances (c. 1600âÂÂ1679), also known as Sancies, Sanci, Sanes, Sanchez
- Antonia Sarcina (born 1963)
- Domenico Sarro (1679âÂÂ1744)
- Giuseppe Sarti (1729âÂÂ1802)
- Francesco Sartori (born 1957)
- Antonio Sartorio (1630âÂÂ1680)
- Carlo Savina (1919âÂÂ2002)
- Virgilio Savona (1919âÂÂ2009)
- Rosario Scalero (1870âÂÂ1954), also Natale Rosario Scalero
- Antonio Scandello (1517âÂÂ1580)
- Giuseppe Scarani ()
- Alessandro Scarlatti (1660âÂÂ1725), father of Pietro and Domenico, brother of Francesco, uncle or grand-uncle of Giuseppe
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685âÂÂ1757), influential in the development of the Classical style
- Francesco Scarlatti (1666c. 1741)
- Giuseppe Scarlatti (1718/23âÂÂ1777)
- Pietro Filippo Scarlatti (1679âÂÂ1750)
- Giacinto Scelsi (1905âÂÂ1988)
- Salvatore Sciarrino (born 1947)
- Flavio Emilio Scogna (born 1956)
- Giovanni Maria Scorzuto ()
- Giulio Segni (1498âÂÂ1561), also Julio Segni or Julio da Modena
- Nello Segurini (1910âÂÂ1988)
- Giuseppe Sellitti (1700âÂÂ1777), also Sellitto
- Kristian Sensini (born 1976)
- Renato Serio (born 1946)
- Paolo Serrao (1830âÂÂ1907)
- Claudia Sessa (c. 1570c. 1617/19)
- Giovanni Sgambati (1841âÂÂ1914)
- Louis Siciliano (born 1975), also ALUEI
- Carlo Siliotto (born 1950)
- Achille Simonetti (1857âÂÂ1928), violinist and composer
- Claudio Simonetti (born 1952)
- Enrico Simonetti (1924âÂÂ1978), father of Claudio
- Leone Sinigaglia (1868âÂÂ1944)
- Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946âÂÂ2001)
- Maddalena Laura Sirmen (1745âÂÂ1818), born Maddalena Laura Lombardini
- Camillo Sivori (1815âÂÂ1894), also Ernesto Camillo Sivori
- Umberto Smaila (born 1950)
- Roberto Soffici (born 1946)
- Giovanni Sollima (born 1962)
- Giovanni Battista Somis (1686âÂÂ1763), violinist and composer, brother of Lorenzo
- Francesco Soriano (1548/49âÂÂ1621)
- Vincenzo Spampinato (born 1953)
- Francesco Spinacino (fl. 1507)
- Gaspare Spontini (1774âÂÂ1851)
- Annibale Stabile (c.1535âÂÂ1595), Roman School composer, pupil of Palestrina
- Agostino Steffani (1653âÂÂ1728)
- Scipione Stella (1558/59âÂÂ1622)
- Bernardo Storace (fl. 1664)
- Alessandro Stradella (1639âÂÂ1682)
- Feliciano Strepponi (1797âÂÂ1832), opera composer, father of Giuseppina Strepponi
- Alessandro Striggio (c. 1536/37âÂÂ1592)
- Marco Stroppa (born 1959)
- Barbara Strozzi (1619âÂÂ1677)
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- Nicola Vaccai (1790âÂÂ1848), also Vaccaj
- Antonio Valente (fl. 1565âÂÂ80)
- Giovanni Valentini (c. 1582âÂÂ1649)
- Giovanni Valentini (c. 1750âÂÂ1804)
- Giuseppe Valentini (1681âÂÂ1753)
- Celso Valli (born 1950)
- Francesco Antonio Vallotti (1697âÂÂ1780)
- Ivan Vandor (1932âÂÂ2020)
- Orazio Vecchi (1550âÂÂ1605)
- Gaetano Veneziano (1665âÂÂ1716)
- Antonio Veracini (1659âÂÂ1733)
- Francesco Maria Veracini (1690âÂÂ1768)
- Giuseppe Verdi (1813âÂÂ1901), opera composer best known for Rigoletto, Nabucco, Aida and La traviata
- Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560âÂÂ1627)
- Edoardo Vianello (born 1938)
- Nicola Vicentino (1511âÂÂ1575/76)
- Vincenzo da Rimini (14th century)
- Leonardo Vinci (1690âÂÂ1730)
- Francesco dalla Viola (died 1568)
- Giovanni Viotti (1755âÂÂ1824), Classical era violin teacher whose music was later praised by Brahms
- Carlo Virzì (born 1972)
- Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632âÂÂ1692)
- Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663âÂÂ1745)
- Franco Vittadini (1884âÂÂ1948)
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678âÂÂ1741), wrote over 600 concerti, including The Four Seasons
- Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638c. 1693)
- Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590âÂÂ1662)
- Roman Vlad (1919âÂÂ2013), Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist of Romanian birth
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