Classical Guitar Composers List (CGCL) Homepage

The purpose of this list is to provide a succinct reference to composers who have composed at least one published original music for, or being transcribed for, solo classical guitar. Each entry of the list consists of the composer's full name, year of birth, year of death (if applicable), and nationality. Alphabetizing is simply done by dropping all accents and diacritics. The list in its present form is by no means exhaustive. The list will be maintained and updated continuously. Your input is very welcome. The list can be downloaded for your private use or for non-commercial use with proper reference to this webpage. Any other use or modification of the list must be explicitly authorized. Three forms of the list are available:

Revision history:

First release on July 17, 1996, 532 entries.

Revised 22 times from 1996 to 2000.

Moved to the current website at www.musicated.com on April 19, 2000.

Revised in 9/2001, 2/2002, 11/2003, 4/2004, 1/2005, 5/2007, 9/2008, 4/2010.

In September 2011 Wikipedia initiated their pages based on contents from this website.

Most recently revised on April 29, 2012, 1603 entries + 729 links.

The list is maintained by:



Ying Sun



Disclaimer: It is my interest to keep the content of this list accurate, current, and complete; however, I cannot guarantee any of the above. Please report errors and omissions to me by e-mail: sun@ele.uri.edu.