Organ Composers

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Following is a list of selected composers of works for classical organ solo.

Baroque era composers (born 1550–1700)

Organ composers of the Baroque era include the following figures listed by the probable or proven date of their birth:

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Composer Dates Nationality
Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 Germany
Buxtehude, Dieterich 1637-1707 Germany
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix 1809-1847 Germany
Vierne, Louis 1870-1937 France
Dupre, Marcel 1886-1971 France
Reger, Max 1873-1916 Germany
Schroeder, Hermann 1904-1984 Germany
Langlais, Jean 1907-1991 France
Near, Gerald 1942- United States
Bloch, Ernst 1880-1959 United States
Wold, Wayne L. 1954- United States



Middle Baroque era composers (born 1600–1650)

Composers of the Middle Baroque era include the following figures listed by the date of their birth:

Late Baroque era composers (born 1650–1700)

Composers of the Late Baroque era include the following figures listed by the date of their birth:

Early Galante era composers – Transition from Baroque to Classical (born 1700 and after)

Composers during the transition from the Baroque to Classical eras, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following figures listed by their date of birth:

See also

There is considerable overlap near the beginning and end of this era. See lists of composers for the previous and following eras:

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