==Classical era/Romantic transition composers (born 1770-1800)==
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German regarded by many as the first romantic composer and one of the most significant composers in history
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837), German composer, whose music bridged the Classical and Romantic periods.
- Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839), Spanish composer and guitarist
- Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781 - 1861), American composer of Bohemian origin, wrote highly original program music; first significant American orchestral composer
- Daniel Auber (1782 - 1871), French opera composer, well known in his time, but rarely performed today
- John Field (1782 - 1837), Irish composer and pianist, notable for cultivating the nocturne
- Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840), Italian violinist and composer
- Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859), German composer
- Pietro Raimondi (1786 - 1853), Italian composer of operas and sacred music, noted for innovative contrapuntal experiments
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826), German composer, a bridge between the Classical and Romantic styles
- Nicolas Bochsa (1789 - 1856), French composer best known today for his studies and exercises for the harp. One of the most celebrated harpists of the XIXth century.
- Carl Czerny (1791 - 1857), Austrian composer best known today for his studies and exercises for the piano
- Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), German composer, whose spectacular operas such as Les Huguenots were popular in his day, but are less often performed now
- Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868), Italian opera composer, best known for The Barber of Seville and overtures to various other operas
- Franz Berwald (1796 - 1868), Swedish composer, little known in his lifetime, but his four symphonies are better known today
- Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), German composer of lieder
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), Italian opera composer, known for Lucia di Lammermoor and L'Elisir d'Amore among others
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, regarded as the first significant lieder writer, also known for his chamber music, piano works and symphonies
Early Romantic composers (born 1800-1820)
- Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835), Italian opera composer, known for I Puritani, Norma and La Sonnambula among others
- Josef Lanner (1801 – 1843) Austrian dance music composer
- Adolphe-Charles Adam (1803 - 1856), French composer best known for his ballet score Giselle
- Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869), French composer famous for his programmatic symphony, the Symphonie Fantastique
- Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857), Russian whose operas such as A Life for the Tsar are based on specifically Russian themes
- Johann Strauss I (1804 - 1849), Austrian dance music composer
- Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847), sister of Felix Mendelssohn who herself wrote piano music and songs
- Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga (1806 - 1826), Spanish composer who moved to Paris, France
- Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870), Irish opera composer, best known for The Bohemian Girl (1844)
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), German composer, known for his symphonies, violin concerto and the overture Fingal's Cave among other works
- Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849), Polish composer-pianist, his output includes a number of Polish dances such as mazurkas
- Robert Schumann (1810-1856), German composer, a significant lieder writer, also wrote many short piano pieces
- Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886), Hungarian composer-pianist, wrote a number of tone poems and extended piano technique
- Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813 - 1888), French composer and pianist
- Stephen Heller (1813 - 1888), Hungarian composer and pianist
- William Henry Fry (1813 - 1864), American composer; composed the first opera written and produced in the United States
- Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), one of the most popular Italian opera composers
- Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), German opera composer, regarded as one of the most significant composers of the 19th century
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814-1865), German violinist and composer, considered by some the greatest violinist of his time after Paganini
- Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), probably the most significant 19th century Danish composer
- Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), French composer, best known for his opera Faust
- Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880), French operetta composer, known for The Tales of Hoffmann
- Clara Schumann (1819-1896), wife of Robert, and pianist who also wrote piano music
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