Composers by instrument
Wind instrument
Brass instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| alto trombone | 1 |
| bugle | 1 |
| cornet | 4 |
| flugelhorn | 2 |
| horn | 28 |
| natural horn | 3 |
| piccolo trumpet | 3 |
| trombone | 37 |
| trumpet | 60 |
| tuba | 8 |
Woodwind instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| alto saxophone | 3 |
| bagpipe | 1 |
| baritone saxophone | 5 |
| bass clarinet | 7 |
| bassoon | 22 |
| clarinet | 61 |
| contrabass clarinet | 1 |
| cor anglais | 2 |
| flageolet | 1 |
| flute | 81 |
| musette de cour | 1 |
| oboe | 58 |
| oboe d'amore | 1 |
| recorder | 10 |
| saxophone | 48 |
| shakuhachi | 1 |
| soprano saxophone | 3 |
| Western concert flute | 11 |
| whistle | 1 |
| willow flute | 1 |
Other
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| shō | 1 |
String instrument
Bowed string instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| cello | 162 |
| double bass | 31 |
| erhu | 1 |
| fiddle | 4 |
| Hardanger fiddle | 1 |
| vielle | 1 |
| viol | 37 |
| viol family | 1 |
| viola | 119 |
| viola d'amore | 5 |
| viola da braccio | 1 |
| violin | 714 |
| violone | 1 |
Plucked string instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| bandura | 3 |
| banjo | 5 |
| Baroque guitar | 3 |
| bass guitar | 9 |
| charango | 1 |
| cittern | 1 |
| classical guitar | 11 |
| dombra | 1 |
| electric guitar | 3 |
| guitar | 132 |
| harp | 43 |
| kantele | 1 |
| lute | 94 |
| mandolin | 37 |
| oud | 5 |
| qanun | 1 |
| ronroco | 1 |
| sitar | 4 |
| tar | 4 |
| theorbo | 6 |
| ukulele | 1 |
| vihuela | 5 |
| zokusō | 1 |
Other
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| cimbalom | 1 |
| dutar | 1 |
| geomungo | 1 |
| hammered dulcimer | 1 |
| Irish bouzouki | 1 |
| veena | 1 |
| zither | 1 |
Percussion instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| bell | 1 |
| cymbal | 1 |
| drum | 3 |
| drum kit | 7 |
| eunuch flute | 1 |
| Gong | 1 |
| marimba | 1 |
| timpani | 4 |
| vibraphone | 2 |
| xylophone | 2 |
Keyboard instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| accordion | 14 |
| bandoneon | 2 |
| carillon | 3 |
| clavichord | 4 |
| electronic keyboard | 9 |
| fortepiano | 4 |
| grand piano | 2 |
| Hammond organ | 1 |
| harmonica | 2 |
| harpsichord | 83 |
| Indian harmonium | 1 |
| melodica | 1 |
| Ondes Martenot | 2 |
| organ | 950 |
| physharmonica | 2 |
| piano | 2016 |
| piano accordion | 1 |
| pipe organ | 346 |
| upright piano | 5 |
| virginal | 1 |
Electronic musical instrument
| Instrument | Composers |
|---|---|
| electric piano | 4 |
| synthesizer | 13 |
| theremin | 3 |