| Periods of European art music | |
| Early | |
|---|---|
| Medieval | (500 – 1400) |
| Renaissance | (1400 – 1600) |
| Common practice | |
| Baroque | (1600 – 1760) |
| Classical | (1730 – 1820) |
| Romantic | (1815 – 1910) |
| Modern and contemporary | |
| 20th century | (1900 – 2000) |
| Contemporary | (1975 – present) |
This is an alphabetical list of classical music composers sorted by eras. Not all composers fit neatly into one and only one category: some, such as Monteverdi, wrote in the style of more than one era.
See List of composers for composers of other genres of music.
Contents |

See the List of Medieval composers and Medieval music. 
See the List of Renaissance composers and Renaissance music. 
See the List of Baroque composers and Baroque music. 
See the List of Classical era composers and Classical music. 
See the List of Romantic composers and Romantic music.

See the List of 20th century classical composers, 20th century classical music, and the List of 21st century classical composers.
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