List of Romanian composers

• Costică Andrei (1928–), composer of Romanian carols and other choral music
• Corneliu Cezar (1937–1997), postmodernist, electro-acoustic, isonic spectral music initiator.
• Ana-Maria Avram (1961–), spectral music composer
• Ludovic Bács (1930–), composer, conductor and instrumentalist
• George Balint (1961–)
• Filaret Barbu (1903–1984), composer, known for the operetta Ana Lugojana
• Pascal Bentoiu (1927–), Modernist composer
• Bogdan Bradu (1968–), composer, singer and violinist
• Nicolae Brânzeu (1907–1983), composer and conductor
• Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968), composer and folklorist
• Nicolae Bretan (1887–1968), opera composer, also baritone, conductor and critic
• Eduard Caudella (1841–1924), composer, wrote the first Romanian opera, Petru Rareș
• Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996), composer and conductor
• Nicolae Coman (1936–), composer and poet
• Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963), composer, especially of religious and vocal music, also wrote music for Romanian films
• Vladimir Cosma (born 1940), composer, conductor and violinist
• Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator and writer
• Gheorghe Cucu (1882–1932), folklorist and composer
• Liviu Dănceanu (1954–)
• Dan Dediu (1967–), Postmodernist composer
• Constantin Dimitrescu (1847–1928), composer of Peasant Dance
• Grigoraș Dinicu (1889–1949), composer best known for his violin showpiece Hora staccato
• Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968), composer and folklorist, one of the pioneers of scientific gathering of Romanian folklore
• Iancu Dumitrescu (1944–), avant-garde music composer
• George Enescu (1881–1955), composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher
• Octav Firulescu (1959–), composer and music professor
• Alexander Flechtenmacher (1823–1898), composed the operetta Baba Harca
• Valentin Gheorghiu (1928–), pianist and composer
• George Grigoriu (1927–1999), composer of The Danube Waves operetta
• Philip Herschkowitz (1906–1989), Romanian-born American composer
• Mircea Hoinic (1910–1986), composer and conductor
• Ion Ivanovici (1845–1902), composer of The Danube Waves waltz
• Mihail Jora (1891–1971), "the father of Romanian ballet"; works include Intoarcerea din adâncuri and La piață
• Nicolae Kirculescu (1903–1985), composer of theatre and film music, including the theme of the television programme Teleenciclopedia
• Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac (1866–1928)
• Sorin Lerescu (1953–)
• Sammy Lerner (1903–1989), Romanian-born American composer
• György Ligeti (1923–2006), Romanian-born Hungarian and Austrian composer
• Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), pianist and composer
• Cristian Matei (1977–)
• Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985)
• Marțian Negrea (1893–1973), composer, teacher and conductor
• Octavian Nemescu (1940–)
• Ştefan Niculescu (1927–2008), composer and professor
• Tiberu Olah (1928–2002), composer, professor and musicologist
• Paraschiv Oprea (1937–2004), conductor, musician and composer
• Anton Pann (1790s–1854), wrote Romania's national anthem and music for the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
• Cristian Pațurcă (1964–2011)
• Ionel Perlea (1900–1970), composer and conductor
• Ciprian Porumbescu (1853–1883)
• Theodor Rogalski (1901–1954), composer, conductor and pianist, specialising in chamber and symphonic music
• Doina Rotaru (1951–), composer of mainly orchestral and chamber works
• Constantin Silvestri (1913–1969), composer, lived in England
• Ioan Scărlătescu (1872–1922)
• Matei Socor (1908–1980), composer and musician
• Octave Octavian Teodorescu (1963–)
• Teodor Teodorescu (1876–1920), composer of the a cappella work Cucul
• Cornel Trăilescu (1926–), opera composer and conductor
• Cornel Ţăranu (1934–)
• Gheorghe Ucenescu (1830–1896), ethnic Romanian composer from Transylvania
• Anatol Vieru (1926–1998), composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music; winner of Herder Prize in 1986
• Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist and musicologist