| 作曲家 | zuò qǔ jiā | composer / songwriter |  |
| 作曲者 | zuò qǔ zhě | composer / song writer | |
| 贝多芬 | Bèi duō fēn | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer | |
| 巴赫 | Bā hè | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer | |
| 成名作 | chéng míng zuò | seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame | |
| 李斯特 | Lǐ sī tè | Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer / Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist | |
| 马勒 | Mǎ lè | Mahler (name) / Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer | |
| 施特劳斯 | Shī tè láo sī | Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer | |
| 海顿 | Hǎi dùn | Haydn (name) / Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian classical composer | |
| 勃拉姆斯 | Bó lā mǔ sī | Brahms (name) / Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer | |
| 德彪西 | Dé biāo xī | Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer | |
| 德沃夏克 | Dé wò xià kè | Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony | |
| 冼星海 | Xiǎn Xīng hǎi | Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱[Huang2 He2 Da4 he2 chang4] | |
| 刘天华 | Liú Tiān huá | Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer | |
| 莫扎特 | Mò zhā tè | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer | |
| 福斯特 | Fú sī tè | Foster or Forster (name) / Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer | |
| 肖邦 | Xiāo bāng | Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer | |
| 舒曼 | Shū màn | Schumann (name) / Robert Schumann (1810-1856), romantic composer | |
| 柴可夫斯基 | Chái kě fū sī jī | Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer | |
| 拉赫曼尼诺夫 | Lā hè màn ní nuò fū | Rachmaninoff or Rachmaninov (name) / Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Russian composer and pianist | |
| 巴哈 | Bā hā | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer (Tw) | |
| 萧邦 | Xiāo bāng | (Tw) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer | |
| 韩德尔 | Hán dé ěr | (Tw) Handel (name) / George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born British composer | |
| 柴科夫斯基 | Chái kē fū sī jī | Piotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky (1840-1893), Russian composer, composer of 6 symphonies and the opera Eugene Onegin | |
| 帕格尼尼 | pà gé ní ní | Niccolò / Paganini (1782-1840), Italian violinist and composer | |
| 阿多诺 | A1 duō nuò | surname Adorno / Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾|狄奥多·阿多诺[Di2 ao4 duo1 · / A1 duo1 nuo4] (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer | |
| 柏辽兹 | Bó liáo zī | Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French romantic composer, author of Symphonie Fantastique | |
| 穆索尔斯基 | Mù suǒ ěr sī jī | Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, composer of Pictures at an Exhibition | |
| 聂耳 | Niè Er3 | Nie Er (1912-1935), musician and composer of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲 | |
| 斯克里亚宾 | Sī kè lǐ yà bīn | Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Russian composer and pianist | |
| 亨德尔 | Hēng dé ěr | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born British composer | |
| 古诺 | Gǔ nuò | Gounod (name) / Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer | |
| 巴拉基列夫 | Bā lā jī liè fū | M.A. Balakirev, Russian composer | |
| 摹扎特 | Mó zā tè | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer / also written 莫扎特 | |
| 普罗科菲夫 | Pǔ luó kē fēi fū | Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Russian composer | |
| 比才 | Bì cái | Bizet (name) / Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen | |
| 狄奥多·阿多诺 | | Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer | |
| 谭盾 | Tán Dùn | Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer | |
| 韦瓦第 | Wéi wǎ dì | Vivaldi (name) / Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741), Italian composer | |
| 马斯内 | Mǎ sī nèi | Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer | |
| 鲍罗丁 | Bào luó dīng | Borodin (name) / Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), Russian chemist and composer | |
| 鲍罗廷 | Bào luó tíng | Borodin (name) / Alexander Porfirevich Borodin (1833-1887), Russian chemist and composer | |
| 王光良 | Wáng Guāng liáng | Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer | |
| 埃克托・柏辽兹 | Aī kè tuō · Bó liáo zī | Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French romantic composer, author of Symphonie Fantastique | |
| 狄奥多・阿多诺 | Dí ào duō · A1 duō nuò | Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer | |
| 史特劳斯 | Shǐ tè láo sī | (Tw) Strauss (name) / Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer / Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer | |
| 莫札特 | Mò zhá tè | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw) | |
| 狄奥多·阿多诺 | Dí ào duō · A1 duō nuò | Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer | |
| 埃克托·柏辽兹 | Aī kè tuō · Bó liáo zī | Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French romantic composer, author of Symphonie Fantastique | |
| 收山之作 | shōu shān zhī zuò | the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc | |
| 比才 | Bǐ cái | Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French composer | |
