This list was made by going to Google, searching the composer’s last name, and seeing which work by that composer came up as the first search result.

In some cases, I have had to search by the composer’s first and last name. Some composers have been omitted because the search suggestions were inconclusive.

Some of the entries may surprise you!

  • Adam, A. – O Holy Night
  • Albéniz, I. – Iberia
  • Arensky, A. – Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 32
  • Bach, C.P.E. – Solfegietto
  • Bach, J.S. – Cello suites
  • Barber, S. – Adagio for Strings
  • Bartók, B. – Concerto for Orchestra
  • Beethoven, L. van – Symphony no. 9, op. 125
  • Berg, A. – Lulu, opera
  • Berio, L. – Sequenzas
  • Berlioz, H. – Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
  • Boccherini, L. – Cello Concerto no. 9, G. 482
  • Borodin, A. – Symphony No. 2 in b minor
  • Boulez, P. – Structures
  • Brahms, J. – Lullaby
  • Britten, B. – Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
  • Bruckner, A. – Symphony No. 8 in c minor
  • Busoni, F. – Piano Concerto in C Major, Op. 39
  • Buxtehude, D. – Membra Jesu Nostri
  • Cage, J. – 4’33″
  • Carter, E. – String Quartet no. 1
  • Charpentier, G. – Te deum
  • Chausson, E. – Poème, Op. 25
  • Cherubini, L. – Requiem in c minor
  • Chopin, F. – Nocturne, Op. 9/2
  • Clementi, M. – Sonatina, Op. 36 No. 1
  • Copland, A. – Appalachian Spring
  • Corelli, A. – Christmas Concerto
  • Couperin, F. – Les Nations
  • Crumb, G. – Black Angels
  • Debussy, C. – Arabesque no. 2
  • Des Pres – Ave Maria
  • Dittersdorf, C.D. von – Concerto for Double Bass
  • Donizetti, G. – Lucia di Lammermoor
  • Dukas, P. – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  • Dutilleux, H. – Metaboles
  • Dvořák, A. – Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104
  • Elgar, E. – Cello concerto in e minor, Op. 85
  • Enescu, G. – Octet in C Major, Op. 7
  • Fauré, G. – Requiem in d minor
  • Franck, C. – Symphony in d minor
  • Gabrieli, G – In Ecclesiis
  • Gershwin, G. – Rhapsody in Blue
  • Ginastera, A. – Harp Concerto
  • Glass, P. – Metamorphosis
  • Glazunov, A. – Violin concerto in a minor, Op. 82
  • Glière, R. – Horn Concerto in Bb Major, Op. 91
  • Glinka, M. – Grand Sextet
  • Gluck, C.W. – Orfeo und Euridice
  • Goldmark, K. – Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26
  • Górecki, H. – Symphony No. 3, Op. 36
  • Gossec, F.J. – Gavotte in D
  • Gottshalk, L. – The Banjo
  • Gounod, C. – Ave Maria
  • Granados, E. – Goyescas, Op. 11
  • Grieg, E. – Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16
  • Handel, G.F. – Messiah oratorio
  • Haydn, F.J. – Symphony No. 94 “Surprise”
  • Hindemith, P. – Bassoon Sonata
  • Holst, G. – The Planets
  • Hummel, J.N. – Trumpet concerto
  • Humperdinck, E. – Hänsel und Gretel, opera
  • Ives, C. – The Unanswered Question
  • John Field – Nocturne No. 1 in E flat major
  • Kaupstin, N. – Etudes
  • Khachaturian, A. – Toccata in e flat minor
  • Kodály, Z. – Cello sonata in b minor, Op. 8
  • Lalo, E. – Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
  • Lehar, F. – The Merry Widow
  • Liadov, A. – The Enchanted Lake
  • Ligeti, G. – Requiem
  • Liszt, F. – Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
  • Lully, J.B. – Armide, opera
  • Lutosławski, W. – Concerto for Orchestra
  • Lyapunov, S.- Douze études d’exécution transcendente, Op. 11
  • Mahler, G. – Symphony No. 1 “Titan”
  • Martinů, B. – Flute sonata
  • Mendelssohn, F. – Violin Concerto in e minor, op. 64
  • Menotti, G.C. – The Consul, opera
  • Messiaen, O. – Quartet for the End of Time
  • Milhaud, D. – Scaramouche
  • Monteverdi, C. – L’Orfeo
  • Mozart, W.A. – Requiem
  • Offenbach, J. – Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld
  • Orff, C. – Carmina Burana
  • Pachelbel, J. – Canon in D (0bviously!)
  • Paganini, N. – Caprice No. 24 in a minor
  • Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
  • Pärt, A. – Tabula Rasa
  • Penderecki, K. – Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
  • Pergolesi, G.B. – Stabat Mater
  • Peri, J. – Euridice, opera.
  • Poulenc, F. – Gloria, FP 177
  • Prokofiev, S. – Symphony no. 1, “Classical”
  • Puccini, G. – La Bohème, opera
  • Purcell, H. – Dido and Aeneas, opera
  • Rachmaninov, S. – Piano Concerto in c minor, Op. 18
  • Rameau, J.P. – Hippolyte et Aricie, opera.
  • Ravel, M. – Boléro
  • Reich, S. – Double sextet
  • Resphigi, O. – Pines of Rome
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, N. – Flight of the Bumblebee from Tale of the Tsar Sultan
  • Rossini, G. – William Tell
  • Rubentsein, A. – Romance in E-flat
  • Saint-Saëns, C. – Violin Concerto no. 3 in b flat minor
  • Sarasate, P. – Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20
  • Satie, E. – Gymnopédies (no. 3)
  • Scarlatti, D. – Sonata in d minor (unclear which one)
  • Schnittke, A. – Concerto grosso
  • Schoenberg, A. – Pierrot Lunaire
  • Schubert, F. – Ave Maria
  • Schumann, R. – Cello Concerto, op. 129
  • Scriabin, A. – Symphony no. 2 in c minor, Op. 29
  • Shostakovich, D. – Symphony No. 5 in d minor, Op. 47
  • Sibelius, J. – Violin concerto, Op. 47
  • Smetana, B. – “The Moldau”, from Má vlast
  • Sorabji, K.S. – Opus clavicembalisticum
  • Spohr, L. – Clarinet Concerto no. 1, Op. 26
  • Stamitz, C. – Viola concerto in D Major
  • Stockhausen, K. – Kontakte
  • Strauss, J. II – The Blue Danube
  • Strauss, Richard – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
  • Stravinsky, I. – The Rite of Spring
  • Takemitsu, T. – Toward the Sea
  • Tan Dun – Water passion
  • Tartini, G. – Devil’s Trill Sonata for violin
  • Tchiakovsky, P.I. – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
  • Telemann, G.P. – Viola concerto, TWV 51:G9
  • Verdi, G. – Requiem
  • Villa-Lobos, H. – Bachianas brasilieras
  • Viotti, G.B. – Violin Concerto No. 23 in G Major
  • Vivaldi, A. – The Four Seasons
  • Wagner, R. – Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure
  • Webern, A. – Symphony, Op. 21
  • Widor, C.M. – Toccata from Symphony No. 5
  • Wieniawski, H. – Violin concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 22
  • Williams, R. Vaughn – Songs of Travel
  • Xenakis, I. – Epicycles
  • Ysaÿe, E. – Violin Sonata No. 3 “Ballade”

Published by Geoffrey Liu

A software engineer by trade and a classical musician at heart. Currently a software engineer at Groupon getting into iOS mobile development. Recently graduated from the University of Washington, with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Music. Web development has been my passion for many years. I am also greatly interested in UI/UX design, teaching, cooking, biking, and collecting posters.

One thought on “Composers and their most popular works, according to Google

  1. Awesome post Geoff!! A few of these composers I play with my Irish Brigade for our American Civil War reenacting group. Very professional blog my friend keep it up! 🙂
    Warm Regards,
    James Richmond

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