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This is a list of composers who have written symphonies, listed in chronological order by year of birth, alphabetical within year. It includes only composers of significant fame, notability or importance who have Wikipedia articles. For lists of music composers by other classifications, see Lists of composers.
1650–1699
- Antonio Caldara (1670–1736), Italian composer of a dozen sinfonie.
- Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751), Italian violinist, singer, and composer of eight sinfonie
- Giovanni Porta (c. 1675–1755), Italian composer of a sinfonia in D.
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Italian violinist, teacher, cleric, and composer of 21 string sinfonie
- Christoph Graupner (1683–1760), German composer of at least 113 symphonies
- Giuseppe Matteo Alberti (1684–1751), Italian composer of the Sinfonia Teatrale.
- Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer of numerous sinfonie.
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757), Italian composer famous for keyboard sonatas but also a writer of sinfonie for strings.
- Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739), Italian composer of 7 sinfonie
- Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688–1758), German violinist and composer of at least 19 symphonies for strings
- Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c. 1690–1758), Italian composer of at least 6 symphonies
- Giovanni Antonio Giay (1690–1764), Italian composer of 5 symphonies
- Leonardo Vinci (1690–1730), Italian composer known for opera, but writer of a sinfonia for strings.
- Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), Italian composer of a sinfonia in A.
- Christoph Förster (1693–1745), German composer of at least 15 symphonies
- Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758), Swedish composer of at least 21 symphonies
- Johann Melchior Molter (1696–1765), German composer of more than 140 symphonies
- Andrea Zani (1696–1757), Italian violinist and composer of the earliest securely dated symphonies (part of his Op. 2, published in 1729)
- Johann Adolph Hasse (1699–1783), German singer, teacher, and composer of six symphonies
1700–1749
- Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c. 1701–1775), Italian oboist, organist, choirmaster, teacher, and composer of at least 67 symphonies (often confused with his brother, Giuseppe Sammartini, who did not compose any symphonies)
- Johan Agrell (1701–1765), German-Swedish composer of at least 22 symphonies
- Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–1771), German violinist and composer of about 100 symphonies
- Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759), German composer of 1 symphony
- Carlos Seixas (1704–1742), Portuguese composer of at least 3 symphonies
- Andrea Bernasconi (1706–1784), Italian composer of about 20 symphonies
- Antonio Brioschi (fl. c. 1725–1750), Italian composer of at least 26 symphonies
- Carl Höckh (1707–1773), German composer of 11 symphonies
- Giovanni Battista Martini (1707–1784), Italian composer of 24 symphonies
- Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708 – c. 1763), Silesian composer of at least 7 symphonies
- Johann Adolf Scheibe (1708–1760), German-Danish composer of more than 70 symphonies
- Franz Benda (1709–1786), Bohemian composer of 17 symphonies
- Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789), Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor, music theoretician, and composer of at least 69 symphonies
- Christoph Schaffrath (1709–1763), German composer of many symphonies
- Thomas Arne (1710–1778), British composer of roughly a dozen symphonies originally written as overtures to stage works
- Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), Eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, and a German composer of 8 symphonies
- Giuseppe Bonno (1711–1788), Austrian composer of at least 3 symphonies
- William Boyce (1711–1779), English composer whose Op. 2 is a set of 8 "symphonies", although they started life as overtures to other works
- Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711–1772), French composer of 6 symphonies
- Ignaz Holzbauer (1711–1783), Austro-German composer of 69 symphonies
- Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia, composer of 4 symphonies
- Antoine Dauvergne (1713–1797), French composer of 4 symphonies
- Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), German composer of 17 symphonies, with several more being also attributed to him
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787), German opera reformer of at least several symphonies
- Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715–1777), Austrian composer of several symphonies
- Georg Matthias Monn (1717–1750), composer of the first symphony (1740) with a minuet as the third movement
- Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer of 58 symphonies, and the first composer to regularly include a minuet as the third movement
- Wenzel Raimund Birck (1718–1763), Austrian composer of pre-Classical "sinfonie", as well as a few symphonies of the evolved form
- Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), Austrian violinist and composer who wrote symphonies in which he included (natural) French horns
- Georg Benda (1722–1795), Czech composer of about 30 symphonies
- Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787), German viola da gamba virtuoso and composer, later active in London, wrote 43 symphonies, one of which was misattributed in the 19th century to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as his Symphony No. 3
- Johann Hartmann (1726–1793), Danish composer of 4 symphonies, grandfather of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
- Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727–1789), German composer of many symphonies
- Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774), German-speaking Bohemian composer of 32 symphonies
- Pierre van Maldere (1729–1768), Belgian composer of about 45 symphonies
- František Xaver Pokorný (1729–1794), Bohemian composer of about 140 symphonies, 104 of which were deliberately misattributed to other composers in 1796 by Theodor von Schacht
- Jean-Baptiste Cardonne (1730–1792), French composer of at least 2 symphonies
- John Valentine (1730–1791), English composer of Eight Easy Symphonies (1782)
- Christian Cannabich (1731–1798), German composer of the Mannheim school, who wrote about 70 symphonies
- František Xaver Dušek (1731–1799), Czech composer of 37 symphonies
- Gaetano Pugnani (1731–1798), Italian violinist and composer of at least 12 symphonies
- Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795), of German composer of 28 symphonies, most of which are lost. He was the fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
- Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), Austrian composer, one of the best-known Classical composers of symphonies, he wrote 106 examples, combining wit and structural clarity (see the List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn and the Category of Haydn symphonies)
- Franz Ignaz von Beecke (1733–1803), German composer of at least 33 symphonies
- Anton Fils (1733–1760), German composer who wrote at least 40 symphonies for the Mannheim orchestra
- Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809), German composer of about 25 symphonies
- François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829), French composer of over 60 symphonies
- Karl von Ordoñez (1734–1786), Austrian composer of some 73 symphonies
- Luka Sorkočević (1734–1789), Croatian composer of 8 symphonies
- Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), German composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, wrote at least 28 symphonies
- John Collett, British composer of 6 symphonies (1767)
- Ernst Wilhelm Wolf (1735–1792), German composer of at least 12 symphonies
- Ignaz Fränzl (1736–1811), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Michael Haydn (1737–1806), Austrian composer of 41 symphonies (brother of the more famous Joseph Haydn).
- Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781), Czech composer of over 45 symphonies
- Antonio Boroni (1738–1792), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer, and composer of 18 symphonies for small orchestra and 6 symphonies for large orchestra
- Leopold Hofmann (1738–1793), Austrian composer of several symphonies
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799), Austrian composer of at least 120 symphonies
- Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Bohemian composer of 51 published symphonies
- Ernst Eichner (1740–1777), German composer of 31 symphonies
- Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801), Italian composer of at least 8 surviving symphonies
- Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741–1801), German composer of 12 symphonies
- Wenzel Pichl (1741–1805), Austrian composer of about 89 symphonies
- Henri-Joseph Rigel (1741–1799), German–French composer of at least 15 symphonies
- Simon Le Duc (1742–1777), French composer of at least 4 surviving symphonies
- Anton Ferdinand Titz (1742–1811), German composer of symphonies
- Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805), Italian composer of about 30 symphonies
- Josef Bárta (1744–1787), Czech composer of 13 symphonies
- John Abraham Fisher (1744–1806), English composer of 6 symphonies (1772)
- Maxim Berezovsky (c. 1745–1777), Ukrainian composer of at least 1 symphony
- Gaetano Brunetti (1745–1798), Italian composer of at least 29 symphonies
- Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799), French composer of 2 symphonies and 8 Symphonies concertantes
- Georg Druschetzky (1745–1819), Czech composer of at least 27 symphonies
- Carl Stamitz (1745–1801), composer of over 50 symphonies
- Giuseppe Cambini (1746–1825), Italian violinist and composer of about 90 symphonies
- Felice Alessandri (1747–1798), Italian composer of 6 symphonies
- Leopold Koželuch (1747–1818), Czech composer of about 30 symphonies
- Josef Fiala (1748–1816), Bohemian composer of several symphonies
- Theodor von Schacht (1748–1823), German composer of at least 33 symphonies
- Georg Joseph Vogler (1749–1814), German composer of 1 symphony
1750–1799
- Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750–1792), Bohemian composer, wrote about 50 symphonies
- Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750–1817), German composer of at least 24 symphonies
- William Smethergell (1751-c1836), English composer of two sets of six overture-symphonies (Op. 2, 1778 and Op. 5, 1880)
- Muzio Clementi (1752–1832), Italian composer of as many as twenty symphonies of which only six survive, 2 with opus numbers and 4 without.
- Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817), German composer of 1 symphony
- John Marsh (1752–1828), English composer of at least 39 symphonies
- Ambrogio Minoja (1752–1825), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- Jean-Baptiste Bréval (1753–1823), French composer of at least 9 concertante symphonies (of which two are lost) for several instruments
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812), German composer of over 50 symphonies
- Peter Winter (1754–1825), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Antoine-Frédéric Gresnick (1755–1799), Belgian composer of 1 symphony and 1 concertante symphony for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra
- Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish composer of over 20 symphonies, not all of which survive
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Austrian composer, one of the best-known Classical symphonists. Wrote around 50 symphonies, 41 of which are numbered (see the List of symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Category of Mozart symphonies)
- Johann Vogel (1756–1788), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Pavel Vranický (1756–1808), Bohemian composer of about 50 symphonies
- Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831), Austrian composer, publisher, and piano maker, wrote 41 symphonies
- Alessandro Rolla (1757–1841), Italian composer of symphonies
- António Leal Moreira (1758–1819), Portuguese composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and 1 for six organs
- François Devienne (1759–1803), French flautist and composer of 1 symphony and 8 concertante symphonies
- Franz Krommer (1759–1831), Czech composer of at least 10 symphonies
- Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842), Italian composer (active in France) of the Symphony in D major (1815).
- Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Kunzen (1761–1817), German-born Danish composer of 1 symphony
- Antonín Vranický (1761–1820), Czech composer of at least 15 symphonies, half-brother of Pavel Vranický
- Paul Alday (1763–1835), French-Irish composer of 2 symphonies written in Dublin, circa 1819.
- Franz Danzi (1763–1826), German composer of at least 6 symphonies, plus several sinfonie concertante
- Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763–1850), Bohemian composer of around 60 symphonies, many of them commissioned by Johann Peter Salomon in London.
- Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), French composer of at least 4 symphonies
- Anton Eberl (1765–1807), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies
- Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765–1846), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Samuel Wesley (1766–1837), English composer of 6 symphonies
- Francesco Basili (1767–1850), Italian composer of at least 1 symphony (Sinfonia a piena orchestra sullo stile d'Haydn, 1841)
- Andreas Romberg (1767–1821), German composer of 10 symphonies of which only 6 survive, 4 with opus numbers and 2 without.
- Bernhard Romberg (1767–1841), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Carlos Baguer (1768–1808), Spanish composer of 19 symphonies
- Carl Andreas Göpfert (1768–1818), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Józef Elsner (1769–1854), Polish composer of 8 symphonies
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer (often considered the greatest of all symphonists) of 9 symphonies, of which the ninth (Choral, 1824) includes mixed chorus and parts for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone in its finale; in addition, the composer also left sketches for a tenth symphony, later elaborated by Barry Cooper in 1988—see Category of Beethoven symphonies. Finally, the orchestral work Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (1813) is sometimes referred to as the "Battle Symphony."
- Anton Reicha (1770–1836), Czech–French composer of at least 12 symphonies
- Friedrich Witt (1770–1836), German composer of 23 symphonies
- Ferdinando Paer (1771–1839), Italian composer of 3 symphonies
- Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (1772–1807), Polish–Austrian composer of 4 symphonies
- Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772–1847), German-born Dutch composer of 7 symphonies
- William Horsley (1774–1858), English composer of 3 symphonies (1801)
- Václav Jan Tomášek (1774–1850), Czech composer of 3 symphonies
- Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774–1842), German-born Danish composer of 7 symphonies
- João Domingos Bomtempo (1775–1842), Portuguese composer of 2 symphonies
- William Crotch (1775–1847), English composer of 2 symphonies (1814, 1817, the second unfinished)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), German writer and composer of 1 symphony
- Joseph Küffner (1776–1856), German composer of 7 symphonies
- Sigismund von Neukomm (1778–1858), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Fernando Sor (1778–1839), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies
- Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779–1813), Swedish composer of 4 finished and 1 unfinished symphonies
- José Eulalio Samayoa (1780–1866), Guatemalan composer of 3 extant symphonies
- François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1871), Belgian musicologist and composer of 2 symphonies
- George Onslow (1784–1853), French composer of 4 symphonies in a style combining echoes of Beethoven and Schubert
- Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838), German composer of 8 symphonies, 1 of which is unpublished
- Louis Spohr (1784–1859), German composer of 10 symphonies
- Karol Kurpiński (1785–1857), Polish composer of 1 symphony
- Henry Bishop (1786–1855), English composer of 1 symphony
- Friedrich Schneider (1786–1853), German composer of 23 symphonies
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer of 2 symphonies, both in C major.
- Johann Peter Pixis (1788–1874), German pianist and composer of 1 symphony
- Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789–1826), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer of 1 symphony plus a Sinfonia concertante for four violins and orchestra
- Karol Lipiński (1790–1861), Polish violinist and composer of 3 symphonies
- Carl Czerny (1791–1857), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies
- Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791–1844), Austrian composer of 1 symphony
- Jan Václav Voříšek (1791–1825), Czech composer of 1 symphony
- Cipriani Potter (1792–1871), English composer of 9 symphonies
- Anselm Hüttenbrenner (1794–1868), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870), Czech composer of 1 symphony
- Franz Berwald (1796–1868), Swedish composer of 4 numbered symphonies, preceded by a Symphony in A major (1820), of which only a fragment of the first movement is extant—see Category of Berwald symphonies.
- Carl Loewe (1796–1869), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Giovanni Pacini (1796–1867), Italian composer of 1 symphony (Dante Symphony, 1863, first performance in 1865 for the 6th centenary of the birth of the poet)
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848), Italian composer of at least 15 symphonies
- Franz Schubert (1797–1828), Austrian composer of 7 complete symphonies (Nos. 1–6, 9); two completed movements from the (incomplete) eighth (Unfinished, 1822) are regularly performed. In addition to No. 8, sketches for 5 other incomplete symphonies survive, a number of which have been elaborated by other composers, in particular Brian Newbould—see Schubert's symphonies and Category of Schubert symphonies.
- John Griesbach (1798–1875), English composer of 2 symphonies
- Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798–1859), German composer of one symphony
1800–1849
- Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), Italian composer of 8 symphonies
- John Lodge Ellerton (1801–1873), English composer of 6 symphonies
- Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda or Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801–1866), Czech composer of 7 symphonies
- Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801–1878), Swedish composer of 2 symphonies
- Bernhard Molique (1802–1869), German composer of 1 symphony
- Hector Berlioz (1803–1869), French composer of 4 unnumbered, programmatic symphonies: Symphonie fantastique (1830), perhaps the first true programmatic symphony; Harold en Italie (1834), for viola obbligato and orchestra; Roméo et Juliette (1839), a choral symphony with parts for contralto and tenor soloists; and, Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale (1840), scored for concert band, solo trombone, and (optional) chorus and strings.
- Franz Lachner (1803–1890), German composer of 8 symphonies
- Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857), Russian composer of 2 unfinished symphonies, the first completed by Petr Klimov and the second On Two Russian Themes by Vissarion Shebalin
- Sir Julius Benedict (1804–1885), German–British composer of 2 symphonies
- Louise Farrenc (1804–1875), French composer of 3 symphonies
- Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805–1900), Danish composer of 2 symphonies
- Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806–1826), Spanish composer of 1 symphony
- Johannes Frederik Fröhlich (1806–1860), Danish composer of 1 symphony
- Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807–1867), Polish composer of 2 symphonies
- Hilarión Eslava (1807–1878), Spanish composer of 1 symphony
- Gottfried von Preyer (1807–1901), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Napoléon Henri Reber (1807–1880), French composer of 4 symphonies
- Michael William Balfe (1808–1870), Irish composer of 1 symphony
- Charles Lucas (1808–1869), English composer of 3 symphonies (1826, 1829, 1830)
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), German composer of 5 numbered symphonies, the second (Lobgesang, 1840) of which is a "symphony-cantata" that includes parts for chorus, two sopranos, and tenor in the final ten of its thirteen movements—see Category of Mendelssohn symphonies. In addition, he completed 13 symphonies for strings.
- Thomas Molleson Mudie (1809–1876), English composer of 6 symphonies
- Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891), German–Finnish composer a Symphony in D minor (1850)
- Norbert Burgmüller (1810–1836), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Otto Nicolai (1810–1849), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856), German composer of 4 symphonies, as well as an earlier incomplete Symphony in G minor (Zwickau, WoO 29, 1832–33)—see Category of Schumann symphonies.
- Félicien David (1810–1876), French composer of 3 symphonies, as well as the choral symphony Le désert (1844), which includes parts for speaker, tenor soloist, and male chorus.
- Ferdinand Hiller (1811–1885), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Hungarian composer of 2 unnumbered, programmatic symphonies, of which the Faust Symphony (1854, r. 1857–61 and 1880) includes male chorus and parts for organ and tenor soloist, while the Dante Symphony (1855–56) includes women's chorus and a soprano soloist.
- Wilhelm Taubert (1811–1891), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Karl Graedener (1812–1883), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Emilie Mayer (1812–1883), German composer of 8 symphonies
- Julius Rietz (1812–1877), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Johann Rufinatscha (1812–1893), Austrian composer of 6 symphonies
- William Henry Fry (1813–1864), American composer of 7 symphonies
- George Alexander Macfarren (1813–1887), English composer of 9 symphonies
- Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer of the Symphony in C major (1832, r. 1882), as well as sketches for a (incomplete) Symphony in E major (1834, WWV 35)
- Mihály Mosonyi (1815–1870), Hungarian composer of 2 symphonies
- Robert Volkmann (1815–1883), German composer of 2 symphonies
- August Wilhelm Ambros (1816–1876), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Franz Krenn (1816–1897), Austrian composer of 1 symphony
- Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875), English composer of 5 symphonies
- Johannes Verhulst (1816–1891), Dutch composer of 1 symphony
- Édouard Deldevez (1817–1897), French composer of at least 3 symphonies
- Eduard Franck (1817–1893), German composer of 4 symphonies, of which Nos. 1 and 2 are lost
- Niels Gade (1817–1890), Danish composer of 8 symphonies
- Fritz Spindler (1817–1905), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Charles Gounod (1818–1893), French composer of 2 numbered symphonies (a third was unfinished on his death) as well as a Petite symphonie for nine wind instruments.
- Carl Helsted (1818–1904), Danish composer of 1 symphony
- Théodore Gouvy (1819–1898), French composer of 9 symphonies
- Laura Wilson Barker (1819–1905), English composer of 1 symphony (1845)
- Oscar Byström (1821–1909), Swedish composer of 1 symphony
- August Conradi (1821–1873), German composer of 5 symphonies
- César Franck (1822–1890), Belgian composer of the Symphony in D minor (1888), known for its use of cyclic form.
- Joachim Raff (1822–1882), Swiss-born German composer of 11 numbered symphonies, of which the eleventh (Der Winter, 1876) is unfinished (completion by Max Erdmannsdörfer). Also symphonic is the Grand Symphony in E minor (WoO 18, 1854), of which only two of the five movements are extant—see Category of Raff symphonies— and the Sinfonietta (Op. 188) for wind band of 1873, believed to be the earliest work to be designated a Sinfonietta
- Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822–1896), German composer of 1 symphony
- Édouard Lalo (1823–1892), French composer of the Symphony in G minor (1886), as well as the concertante work Symphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra, Op. 21 (1874)
- Emanuel Abraham Aguilar, English composer of 3 symphonies (1844, 1851, 1854)
- Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), Austrian composer of 9 numbered symphonies, many of which—due to edits, cuts, and revisions—exist in multiple editions. The ninth (1887–96) is only partially complete, Bruckner having left the finale unfinished (a number of composers subsequently have made completions). In addition, two completed, unnumbered symphonies survive: the Study Symphony in F minor (WAB 99, 1863; often called Symphony No. 00) and the Symphony in D minor (WAB 100, 1869; often called Symphony No. 0 or Die Nullte). Finally, sketches for a (unfinished) Symphony in B-flat major (WAB 142, 1869) also survive—see List of symphonies by Anton Bruckner and Category of Bruckner symphonies.
- Carl Reinecke (1824–1910), German composer of 3 numbered symphonies plus a symphony in G major (probably lost) and a Kinder–Sinfonie (op. 239).
- Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898), Belgian composer of 7 symphonies
- Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), Czech composer of the Triumphal Symphony (1854, r. c. 1882; sometimes called the Festive Symphony)
- Richard Wüerst (1824–1881), German composer of 3 symphonies
- George Frederick Bristow (1825–1898), American composer of 6 symphonies
- Richard Hol (1825–1904), Dutch composer of 4 symphonies
- Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826–1905), English composer of 1 symphony
- Ernst Pauer (1826–1905), Austrian composer of 1 symphony
- Hugo Staehle (1826–1848), German composer of 1 symphony
- Julius Otto Grimm (1827–1903), German composer of 1 symphony
- Ludwig Meinardus (1827–1896), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Woldemar Bargiel (1828–1897), German composer of 1 symphony
- Pietro Platania (1828–1907), Italian composer of 3 symphonies
- Albert Dietrich (1829–1908), German composer of 1 symphony
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), American composer of 2 symphonies: Symphonie romantique "A Night in the Tropics" and "À Montevideo"
- Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), Russian composer of 6 symphonies
- Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff (1830–1913), German composer of 2 symphonies (both lost)
- Karl Goldmark (1830–1915), Hungarian composer of 2 symphonies
- Eduard Lassen (1830–1904), Danish–Belgian composer of 2 symphonies
- Robert Radecke (1830–1911), German composer of 1 symphony
- Henry Charles Banister (1831–1897), English composer of 4 symphonies
- Johann von Herbeck (1831–1877), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies
- Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Ludvig Norman (1831–1885), Swedish composer, conductor, pianist who wrote 3 symphonies
- Johann Joseph Abert (1832–1915), German composer of 7 symphonies
- Leopold Damrosch (1832–1885), German–American conductor and composer of 1 symphony
- Alexander Borodin (1833–1887), Russian composer of 2 symphonies, as well as sketches for two movements to a (incomplete) third symphony—subsequently orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), German composer—considered by Eduard Hanslick to be the artistic heir of Beethoven—of 4 symphonies, of which the first (1854–76) is sometimes referred to as "Beethoven's Tenth" (for example, by conductor Hans von Bülow)—see Category of Brahms symphonies.
- Albert Becker (1834–1899), German composer of 1 symphony
- Vilém Blodek (1834–1874), Czech composer of 1 symphony
- Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886), Italian composer of 2 symphonies
- Felix Draeseke (1835–1913), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909), English composer of 4 symphonies
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), French composer of 3 numbered symphonies, of which the third (1886) includes a part for organ; he also completed two unnumbered symphonies, in A major (1850) and F major (Urbs Roma; 1856), respectively.
- Bernhard Scholz (1835–1916), German composer of 2 symphonies
- August Winding (1835–1899), Danish composer of 1 symphony
- Emil Hartmann (1836–1898), Danish composer of 7 symphonies
- Mily Balakirev (1837–1910), Russian composer of 2 symphonies
- John Francis Barnett (1837–1916), English composer of 1 symphony
- Théodore Dubois (1837–1924), French composer of 3 symphonies
- Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911), French composer of 2 symphonies for organ and orchestra, which are versions of his 1st and the 8th organ sonatas, respectively
- Alfred Holmes (1837–1876), English composer of 6 symphonies (now lost)
- Karl Adolf Lorenz (1837–1923), German composer of 1 symphony
- Heinrich Urban (1837–1901), German composer of 1 symphony
- Józef Wieniawski (1837–1912), Polish pianist and composer of 1 symphony
- Georges Bizet (1838–1875), French composer of 2 symphonies. The composer referred to the second as Roma (1861–71), although it is classified often as a suite.
- Max Bruch (1838–1920), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Alexis de Castillon (1838–1873), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Heinrich Schulz-Beuthen (1838–1915), German composer of 8 symphonies (2 others are incomplete)
- Ferdinand Thieriot (1838–1919), German composer of 9 symphonies plus a sinfonietta
- Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1916), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Henry Holmes (1839–1905), English composer of 5 symphonies (the first three lost)
- Victorin de Joncières (1839–1903), French composer of 1 symphony (Symphonie romantique)
- Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916), Czech–Russian composer of 4 symphonies
- John Knowles Paine (1839–1906), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901), Liechtensteiner composer of 2 symphonies
- Alice Mary Smith (1839–1884), English composer of 3 symphonies
- Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray (1840–1910), French composer of 2 symphonies (the second, Symphonie religieuse for choir and orchestra)
- Samuel de Lange jr. (1840–1911), Dutch composer of 5 symphonies
- Hermann Goetz (1840–1876), German composer of 1 symphony (1 other is incomplete)
- Ernst Rudorff (1840–1916), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Johan Svendsen (1840–1911), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (A third symphony allegedly was destroyed during an 1883 domestic dispute.)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Russian composer of 6 numbered symphonies; the programmatic Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 (1885) is unnumbered; a seventh symphony, in E♭, was abandoned in 1892 (Bogatyrev completion c. 1955), with the first movement re-scored in 1894 by the composer as Allegro Brillante for piano and orchestra—see Category of Tchaikovsky symphonies.
- Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929), Swedish composer of 2 orchestral and 2 organ symphonies
- Giovanni Bolzoni (1841–1919), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Czech composer of 9 symphonies; many of his symphonies utilize Bohemian folk elements, while the ninth (From the New World, 1893) was inspired by Native American music and African-American spirituals—see Category of Dvořák symphonies.
- Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914), Italian composer of 2 numbered symphonies plus "Sinfonia-Epitalamio" and "Sinfonia Festosa"
- Arrigo Boito (1842–1918), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- Heinrich Hofmann (1842–1902), German composer of 1 symphony
- Ödön Mihalovich (1842–1929), Hungarian composer of 4 symphonies
- Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), British composer of 1 symphony
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composer of the Symphony in C minor (1864), as well as sketches for a second.
- Asger Hamerik (1843–1923), Danish conductor and composer of 8 symphonies
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900), Austrian composer of 8 symphonies
- Charles Lefebvre (1843–1917), French composer of 1 symphony
- Miguel Marqués (1843–1918), Spanish composer of 5 symphonies
- Hermann Graedener (1844–1929), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Émile Paladilhe (1844–1926), French composer of 1 symphony
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), Russian composer of 3 symphonies, the second of which (Antar, Op. 9; 1868, r. 1897 and 1903) the composer later reclassified as a symphonic suite; in addition, he left sketches for two other symphonies.
- Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937), French composer of 6 orchestral symphonies and 10 symphonies for organ
- August Bungert (1845–1915), German composer of 1 symphony (Sinfonia Vietrix op. 70 for choir, solo voices and orchestra)
- Anastazy Wilhelm Dreszer (1845–1907), Polish composer of 2 symphonies
- Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), French composer of 1 symphony (Op. 40, unpublished, the manuscript was destroyed; material was re-used in the late violin sonata n. 2 Op.108 and cello sonata n. 1 Op.109)
- Ignaz Brüll (1846–1907), Austrian composer of 1 symphony
- William Gilchrist (1846–1916), American composer of at least one symphony
- Zygmunt Noskowski (1846–1909), Polish composer of 3 symphonies
- Thomas Wingham (1846–1893), English composer of 4 symphonies
- Robert Fuchs (1847–1927), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies
- Johannes Haarklou (1847–1925), Norwegian composer of 4 symphonies
- August Klughardt (1847–1902), German composer of 6 symphonies. The first one, titled Waldleben (Life in the forest) was withdrawn
- Otto Malling (1848–1915), Danish composer of 1 symphony
- Hubert Parry (1848–1918), British composer of 5 symphonies
- Henri Dallier (1849–1934), French organist and composer of 1 symphony
- Benjamin Godard (1849–1895), French composer of 5 symphonies
- Arnold Krug (1849–1904), German composer of 2 symphonies
1850–1899
- Tomás Bretón (1850–1923), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1872; No. 2, E-flat major, 1883; and No. 3, G major, 1905)[1]
- Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), Czech composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1883; No. 2, E-flat major, 1893; and No. 3, E minor, 1899); sketches for three other symphonic projects are also extant: two symphonies from his student years (c. 1860s), in E-flat major (two movements survive scored for string quartet) and G minor (a Scherzo survives for piano duet); and, one symphonic fragment from the year of his death[2]
- Jacob Adolf Hägg (1850–1928), Swedish composer of 4 symphonies
- Iver Holter (1850–1941), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in F major (c. 1878–84)
- Peter Lange-Müller (1850–1926), Danish composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, D minor, Autumn, 1879; and No. 2, D minor, 1889, r. 1915)[3]
- Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927), German composer of 1 symphony
- Ole Olsen (1850–1927), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in G major (1876)[4]
- Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924), German–Polish composer of a Symphony in C minor (1882)
- Antonio Scontrino (1850–1922), Italian composer of 2 symphonies
- Alexander Taneyev (1850–1918), Russian composer of 3 symphonies
- Anton Urspruch (1850–1907), German composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1881)[5]
- Victor Bendix (1851–1926), Danish composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, C major, Mountain Climbing, 1882; No. 2, D major, Sounds of Summer from South Russia, 1888; No. 3, A minor, 1895; and No. 4, D minor, 1906)[6]
- Jan Blockx (1851–1912), Belgian composer of a Symphony in D major (1885)[7]
- Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909), Spanish composer of a Symphony in D minor (1879)[8]
- Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931), French composer of 3 numbered symphonies; also symphonic is the Symphony on a French Mountain Air, for piano and orchestra, Op. 25 (1886) and the programmatic symphony Jean Hundaye, Op. 5 (1874–75).
- Mykhailo Kalachevsky (1851-c.1910), Ukrainian composer of a Symphony called ''Ukrainian'' (1876)
- Antoni Stolpe (1851–1872), Polish composer of a Symphony in A minor (1867)
- Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British composer of 6 symphonies and a sinfonietta
- Hans Huber (1852–1921), Swiss composer of 8 numbered symphonies, plus an A major symphony (1889, unpublished)
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924), British composer of 7 symphonies
- Hans von Koessler (1853–1926), German composer of 2 symphonies
- André Messager (1853–1929), French composer of a Symphony in A major (1876)
- Jean Louis Nicodé (1853–1919), German composer of 1 symphony
- George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931), American composer of 3 symphonies
- Robert Brydges Addison (1854–1920), composer of 1 symphony (1881)
- Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925), German pianist and composer of 1 symphony
- Bernard Zweers (1854–1924), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, D major, 1881; No. 2, E-flat major, 1883; and No. 3, B-flat major, To My Fatherland, 1890)
- Ernest Chausson (1855–1899), French composer of the Symphony in B-flat major (1890), as well as sketches for a second (1899)
- Michele Esposito (1855–1929), Italian composer of 2 symphonies
- Prince Heinrich XXIV Reuss of Köstritz (1855–1910), German composer of 6 symphonies
- Julius Röntgen (1855–1932), Dutch composer of 21 symphonies
- Arthur Bird (1856–1923), American composer of 1 symphony
- André Gedalge (1856–1926), French composer of 4 symphonies (the last unfinished)
- Robert Kajanus (1856–1933), Finnish composer of a Sinfonietta for Strings in B-flat major (1915); the Kalevala-based symphonic poem Aino, for male chorus and orchestra, is often misclassified as a symphony.
- Giuseppe Martucci (1856–1909), Italian composer of 2 symphonies
- Christian Sinding (1856–1941), Norwegian composer of 4 symphonies
- Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915), Russian composer of 4 symphonies
- George Templeton Strong (1856–1948), American composer of 3 symphonies
- Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944), French composer of 1 symphony (Les Amazones, for choir and orchestra)
- Frederic Cliffe (1857–1931), English composer of 2 symphonies (1889, 1892)
- Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), English composer of 2 symphonies, with sketches for a third elaborated into a performing version by Anthony Payne in 1997—see Category of Elgar symphonies. In addition, the composer referred to a fourth work, The Black Knight (1889–93), as a "symphony for chorus and orchestra," although it is classified typically as a cantata.
- Edgar Stillman Kelley (1857–1944), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Sylvio Lazzari (1857–1944), French composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1907)
- Catharinus Elling (1858–1942), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, A major, 1890; and No. 2, A minor, 1897)
- Richard Franck (1858–1938), German composer of 1 symphony
- Jenő Hubay (1858–1937), Hungarian violinist and composer of 4 symphonies (the last two with voices and chorus)
- Hans Rott (1858–1884), Austrian composer of a Symphony in E major (1880), as well as a Symphony for Strings in A-flat major (1875); the composer also left sketches for a second symphony
- Harry Rowe Shelley (1858–1947), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Algernon Ashton (1859–1937), English composer of 5 symphonies
- Max Fiedler (1859–1939), German conductor and composer of 1 symphony
- Gerard von Brucken Fock (1859–1935), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies
- Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859–1951), Czech composer of 5 symphonies
- Eugène d'Harcourt (1859–1918), French composer of 3 symphonies
- Alexander Ilyinsky (1859–1920), Russian composer of 1 symphony
- Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935), Russian composer of 2 symphonies plus a "Sinfonietta for Orchestra"
- Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), Russian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1887; and No. 2, B-flat minor, 1917)
- Pietro Floridia (1860–1932), Italian–American composer of 1 symphony
- Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942), Italian composer of a Symphony in E minor (1885)
- Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Austrian composer of 9 numbered symphonies, the third (1893–96) of which is his longest symphony at approximately 105 minutes, while the eighth (1906) calls for three choirs and eight vocal soloists (and premiered with over 1,000 performers); in addition, the composer also left detailed sketches for a tenth symphony, later elaborated by, among others, Deryck Cooke—see Category of Mahler symphonies. Finally, a composition for soprano, tenor, and orchestra, Das Lied von der Erde (1908–09), is classified as an unnumbered symphony.
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941), Polish composer of a Symphony in B minor, Op. 24 (Polonia, 1908)
- Emil von Reznicek (1860–1945), Austrian composer of 5 symphonies
- William Wallace (1860–1940), Scottish composer of a "Creation Symphony"
- Felix Woyrsch (1860–1944), German composer of 7 symphonies
- Anton Arensky (1861–1906), Russian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1883; and No. 2, A major, 1889)
- Wilhelm Berger (1861–1911), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Georgy Catoire (1861–1926), Russian composer of a Symphony in C minor (c. 1889 91, orch. 1895–98)[9]
- Ludwig Thuille (1861–1907), Austrian composer of a Symphony in F major (1885, r. 1886)[10]
- Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897), French composer of a Symphony in F major (1894)
- Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer of a two-movement Symphony in B minor (1880), scored for piano four-hands, as well as La mer (1905), a set of three "symphonic sketches" that the composer occasionally referred to as a symphony[11]
- Maurice Emmanuel (1862–1938), French composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, A major, 1919; and No. 2, Bretonne, A major, 1931)[12]
- Edward German (1862–1936), English composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, E minor, 1887, r. 1890; and No. 2, A minor, Norwich, 1893), as well as sketches for an abandoned Symphony in B-flat major, some material from which was incorporated into the Second[13]
- Friedrich Koch (1862–1927), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Alberto Williams (1862–1952), Argentine composer of 9 symphonies
- Felix Blumenfeld (1863–1931), Russian composer of a Symphony in C minor, À la mémoire des chers défunts (1906)[9]
- Hugo Kaun (1863–1932), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Emánuel Moór (1863–1931), Hungarian composer of 8 symphonies
- Horatio Parker (1863–1919), American composer of 1 symphony
- Arthur Somervell (1863–1937), English composer of a Symphony in D minor, Thalassa (1913)[14]
- Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948), Latvian composer of 2 symphonies
- Felix Weingartner (1863–1942), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies and a sinfonietta
- Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932), German composer of a Symphony in F major (1886)[15]
- Hjalmar Borgstrøm (1864–1925), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies
- Louis Glass (1864–1936), Danish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1, E major, 1894; No. 2, C minor, 1899; No. 3, Wood Symphony, D major, 1901; No. 4, E minor, 1911; No. 5, Svastika, C major, 1920; and No. 6, Birth of the Scyldings, 1924), of which the Second includes parts for male chorus and organ[16][17][18][19]
- Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956), Russian composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1894; No. 2, Pastoral, A major, 1908; No. 3, E major, 1923; No. 4, C major, 1927; and No. 5, G minor, 1936);[20] sketches exist for an unfinished Sixth (c. 1940s)
- Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935), Norwegian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1923; No. 2, Fatum, D minor, 1924, r. 1928; and No. 3, C major, 1929)
- Alexandre Levy (1864–1892), Brazilian composer of a Symphony in E minor (1888)
- Alberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920), Brazilian composer of a Symphony in G minor (1893)
- Guy Ropartz (1864–1955), French composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, On a Breton Chorale, A minor, 1895; No. 2, F minor, 1900; No. 3, E major, 1906; No. 4, C major, 1911; and No. 5, G major, 1945), of which the Third include parts for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, and mixed chorus; also symphonic is the Petite symphonie, for orchestra (1943)[21][22][23][24]
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer of 2 early conventional symphonies; also of 2 program symphonies of his maturity, symphonic in name and scale if not traditional technique; namely the multi-section symphonic poems Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53 (1903) and An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 (1915). His Sonatina No. 2 for 16 Wind Instruments (1946) was given the title Symphony for Wind Instruments by the publisher, though the composer did not use the word.
- August de Boeck (1865–1937), Belgian composer of a Symphony in G major (1896)[25]
- Paul Dukas (1865–1935), French composer of a Symphony in C major (1896)
- Paul Gilson (1865–1942), Belgian composer of 3 symphonies and La Mer (4 Symphonic sketches)
- Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), Russian composer of 8 symphonies, as well as sketches for a ninth (piano sketch, 1910; later orchestrated by Gavril Yudin)—see Category of Glazunov symphonies.
- Albéric Magnard (1865–1914), French composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1890; No. 2, E major, 1893; No. 3, B-flat minor, 1896; and No. 4, C-sharp minor, 1913)
- Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), Danish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1 in G minor, 1894; No. 2, The Four Temperaments, 1902; No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva, 1911; No 4, Inextinguishable, 1916; No. 5, 1922; and No. 6, Sinfonia semplice, 1925), of which the Third utilizes a vocalise for soprano and baritone in its second movement—see Category of Nielsen symphonies
- Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer of 7 symphonies (No. 1, E minor, 1899, r. 1900; No. 2, D major, 1902; No. 3, C major, 1907; No. 4, A minor, 1911; No. 5, E-flat major, 1915, r. 1916, r. 1919; No. 6, D minor, 1923; and No. 7, C major, 1924), of which the Seventh (in one movement) erodes the traditional subdivisions of sonata form; the composer also destroyed sketches for an unfinished eighth in the 1930s. In addition, the choral work Kullervo (1892) and Lemminkäinen (1895)—both based upon Kalevala myths—are classified occasionally as unnumbered, programmatic symphonies[26][27]—see Category of Sibelius symphonies
- Waldemar von Baußnern (1866–1931), German composer of 8 symphonies and 1 chamber symphony
- Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901), Russian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, G minor, 1895; and No. 2, A major, 1897)
- Georg Schumann (1866–1952), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Percy Sherwood (1866–1939), English composer of five symphonies (Nos. 4 and 5 are lost)
- Amy Beach (1867–1944), American composer of the Gaelic Symphony (1894), the first such work to be composed by a female American composer
- Christian Danning (1867–1925), Danish composer of 3 symphonies
- Charles Koechlin (1867–1950), French composer of 5 symphonies
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies
- Ewald Straesser (1867–1933), German composer of 6 symphonies (at least 3 unpublished)
- Gustav Strube (1867–1953), German–American composer of 2 symphonies
- Granville Bantock (1868–1946), British composer of 4 unnumbered symphonies, chronologically as: the Hebridean Symphony (1913); the Pagan Symphony (1927); The Cyprian Goddess (1939); and the Celtic Symphony (1940), for string orchestra and harps
- Hermann Bischoff (1868–1936), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), Scottish pianist and composer of 1 symphony
- Sir John Blackwood McEwen (1868–1948), Scottish composer of 5 symphonies
- José Vianna da Motta (1868–1948), Portuguese pianist and composer of 1 symphony
- Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941), English composer of 2 symphonies
- Robert Hermann (1869–1912), Swiss composer of 2 Symphonies, one in 1895 and the other in 1905.
- Alfred Hill (1869–1960), Australian composer of 12 symphonies
- Arthur Hinton (1869–1941), English composer of 2 symphonies (1894, 1903)
- Vasily Kalafati (1869–1942), Russian composer of 1 symphony
- Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński (1869–1928), Polish composer of 1 symphony
- Percy Pitt (1869–1932), English composer of 1 symphony (G minor, 1906)
- Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949), German composer of 2 symphonies plus a Kleine Sinfonie (Op. 44, 1939)
- Albert Roussel (1869–1937), French composer of 4 symphonies
- Howard Brockway (1870–1951), American composer of 1 symphony
- Ludvík Čelanský (1870–1931), Czech composer of 1 symphony
- Cornelis Dopper (1870–1939), Dutch composer of 7 symphonies
- Emil Młynarski (1870–1935), Polish composer of a Symphony in F major (Polonia, Op. 14, 1910)
- Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), Czech composer of two unnumbered symphonies (the Autumn Symphony, 1934, for mixed chorus and orchestra; and the May Symphony, 1943, for soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra)
- Joseph Ryelandt (1870–1965), Belgian composer of 6 symphonies
- Florent Schmitt (1870–1958), French composer of 3 symphonies, chronologically as: a Symphonie concertante, for piano and orchestra (1932); a symphony for strings, Janiana (1941); and a "Symphony No. 2" (1957)
- Hermann Suter (1870–1926), Swiss composer of a Symphony in D minor (1914)
- Charles Tournemire (1870–1939), French composer of 8 orchestral symphonies, as well as a Simphonie-choral and Symphonie sacrée for organ
- Louis Vierne (1870–1937), French composer of a Symphony in A minor (1908), as well as six numbered symphonies for solo organ
- Adolphe Biarent (1871–1916), Belgian composer of 1 symphony
- Frederick Converse (1871–1940), American composer of 5 symphonies
- Henry Kimball Hadley (1871–1937), American composer of 5 symphonies
- Sigurd Lie (1871–1904), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in A minor (1903)
- Ruben Liljefors (1871–1936), Swedish composer of a Symphony in E-flat major (1906)
- Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927), Swedish composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1903; and No. 2, G minor, 1915), the first of which he disowned after it premiered; the composer also left a fragment for a third symphony (1918–1919)[28][29]
- Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942), Austrian composer of 2 numbered symphonies (No. 1, D minor, 1893; and No. 2, B-flat major, 1897), as well as a (incomplete) Symphony in E minor (1891) from his student years; also symphonic are the Lyric Symphony (1923), for soprano, baritone, and orchestra; a Sinfonietta (1934); and the symphonic fantasy Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid, 1903)—the last a symphony in all but name[30][31]
- Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, F minor, 1897; No. 2, D major, 1898; No. 3, E major, 1905; No. 4, From the Outermost Skerries, C minor, 1919; and No. 5, A minor, 1942–53, r. 1958), of which the Fourth includes a vocalise for soprano and tenor[32]
- Eyvind Alnæs (1872–1932), Norwegian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1897; and No. 2, D major, 1923)
- Frederic Austin (1872–1952), English baritone and composer of 1 symphony
- Felix Borowski (1872–1956), British–American composer of 3 symphonies
- Arthur Farwell (1872–1972), American composer of 1 symphony (1934), developed from a fragmentary opening left by his mentor Rudolph Gott
- Paul Graener (1872–1944), German composer of 3 symphonies and a sinfonietta (for harp and strings)
- Siegmund von Hausegger (1872–1948), Austrian composer of the Natursymphonie (Nature Symphony, 1911), the finale of which includes mixed chorus
- Edward Burlingame Hill (1872–1960), American composer of 4 symphonies
- Paul Juon (1872–1940), Russian–Swiss composer of 4 unnumbered symphonies: a Symphony in F-sharp minor (1895), a Symphony in A major (1903), a Kleine Sinfonie in A minor (Little Symphony, 1929), and a Rhapsodische Sinfonie (Rhapsodic Symphony, 1939); also symphonic is a chamber symphony (1907) and a Sinfonietta capricciosa for orchestra (1939)
- Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer of 3 numbered symphonies (No. 1, E major, 1900; No. 2, C minor, 1901; and No. 3, The Divine Poem, C minor, 1903), of which the First includes parts for mezzo-soprano and tenor; his two tone poems, The Poem of Ecstasy (1908) and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire (1910) are classified frequently as Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, respectively—see Category of Scriabin symphonies
- Bernhard Sekles (1872–1934), German composer of 1 symphony
- Sergei Vasilenko (1872–1956), Russian composer of 2 symphonies
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer of 9 symphonies, the first of which (A Sea Symphony; 1903–09) includes a chorus as well as parts for soprano and baritone, while the third (A Pastoral Symphony; 1922) utilizes a vocalise for soprano in the fourth movement—see Category of Vaughan Williams symphonies.
- Dimitri Arakishvili (1873–1953), Georgian composer of 3 symphonies
- William Henry Bell (1873–1946), English composer of 5 symphonies
- Blagoje Bersa (1873–1934), Croatian composer of 1 symphony
- Joseph Jongen (1873–1953), Belgian composer of a Symphony for orchestra, Op. 15 (1898), as well as Symphonie concertante for organ and orchestra, Op. 81 (1926)
- Witold Maliszewski (1873–1939), Polish composer of 5 symphonies
- Daniel Gregory Mason (1873–1953), American composer of 3 symphonies
- Henri Rabaud (1873–1949), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), Russian composer of 3 numbered symphonies, as well as the choral symphony The Bells, Op. 35 (1913); also symphonic is the unfinished Youth Symphony in D minor (1891)—see Category of Rachmaninoff symphonies.
- Julius Bittner (1874–1939), Austrian composer of 2 symphonies
- Gustav Holst (1874–1934), English composer of a Symphony F major (The Cotswolds, 1900), as well as a First Choral Symphony (1924), for soprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra (fragmentary sketches also exist for a Second Choral Symphony); in addition, the composer also completed a Scherzo (1933–34) for a projected but unfinished symphony.
- Charles Ives (1874–1954), American composer of 4 numbered symphonies, the fourth (1910–1924) of which requires two conductors and includes parts for piano (four-hands); in addition, he wrote two unnumbered symphonies: New England Holidays (1897–1913) and the (unfinished) Universe Symphony (1911–28)—see Category of Ives symphonies.
- Paul Pierné (1874–1952), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953), German composer of 1 symphony
- Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), Austrian composer of 2 chamber symphonies and sketches for several (unfinished) symphonies. In addition, the tone poem Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1902–03) is sometimes considered to have symphonic qualities—for example, by Alban Berg.[33][34]
- Josef Suk (1874–1935), Czech composer of 2 unnumbered symphonies: the Symphony in E major, Op. 14 (1897–99) and the Asrael Symphony, Op. 27 (1905–06)—a 'funeral symphony' in commemoration of the deaths of his wife, Otilie Suková, and of his father-in-law, Antonín Dvořák.
- Franco Alfano (1875–1954), Italian composer of 2 symphonies (No. 1, Classica, E major, 1910, r. 1953; and No. 2, C major, 1932, r. 1933)[35]
- Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), Mexican composer, wrote 2 symphonies plus 3 atonal symphonies written in the "Thirteen Sound" technique
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), English composer of a Symphony in A minor (1896)
- Reinhold Glière (1875–1956), Russian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, E-flat major, 1900; No. 2, C minor, 1908; and No. 3, Ilya Muromets, B minor, 1911)[36][37]
- Erkki Melartin (1875–1937), Finnish composer of 6 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1902; No. 2, E minor, 1904; No. 3, F major, 1907; No. 4, Summer Symphony, F major, 1912; No. 5, Sinfonia brevis, A minor, 1915; and No. 6, 1924), of which the Fourth includes a vocalise for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto in its third movement; also extant are three additional symphonic projects in fragmentary form: No. 7, Sinfonia gaia (1936); No. 8 (1937); and No. 9 (c. 1930s)
- Cyril Rootham (1875–1938), English composer of 2 symphonies, of which the Second (The Revelation of St. John, 1938) is for orchestra and chorus
- Donald Tovey (1875–1940), British composer of a Symphony in D major (1913)
- Richard Wetz (1875–1935), German composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1917; No. 2, A major, 1919; and No. 3, B-flat minor, 1922)
- Hakon Børresen (1876–1954), Danish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, C minor, 1901; No. 2, The Sea, A major, 1904; No. 3, and C major, 1926)[38]
- Havergal Brian (1876–1972), English composer of 32 symphonies, most of which he wrote in his seventies and eighties. His first symphony, The Gothic, is one of the largest symphonies ever written
- John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909), Polish composer of 1 symphony
- Ludolf Nielsen (1876–1939), Danish composer of 3 symphonies (B minor, 1903; E major, Symphony of Joy, 1909; and C major, 1913)
- Bruno Walter (1876–1962), German conductor and composer of 2 symphonies
- Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876–1948), Italian-German composer of the Sinfonia da camera (Chamber Symphony) in B-flat major (1901), as well as Sinfonia brevis in E-flat major (1947), for orchestra
- Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877–1952), Austrian pianist and composer of 2 symphonies
- Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960), Hungarian composer of two numbered symphonies (D minor, 1901; and E major, 1945, r. 1957), as well as an earlier Symphony in F major (1896)
- Thomas Dunhill (1877–1946), English composer of 1 symphony (Belgrade in A minor, 1916)
- Albert Dupuis (1877–1967), Belgian composer of 2 symphonies
- Rudolph Ganz (1877–1972), Swiss–American composer of 1 symphony
- Luis Gianneo (1877–1968), Argentine composer of 1 symphony
- Alexander Goedicke (1877–1957), Russian composer of 3 symphonies
- Jean Huré (1877–1930), French composer of 3 symphonies
- Paul Ladmirault (1877–1944), French composer of 1 symphony
- Ernst Mielck (1877–1899), Finnish composer of the Symphony in F minor (1897)
- Roderich Mojsisovics von Mojsvar (1877–1953), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies
- Feliks Nowowiejski (1877–1946), Polish composer of 4 symphonies
- David Stanley Smith (1877–1945), American composer of 5 symphonies
- Rutland Boughton (1878–1960), English composer of 3 symphonies
- Fritz Brun (1878–1959), Swiss conductor and composer of 10 symphonies
- Adam Carse (1878–1958), English composer of 2 symphonies for strings
- Antun Dobronić (1878–1955), Croatian composer of 8 symphonies
- Carl Ehrenberg (1878–1962), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Harry Farjeon (1878–1948), English composer of the Symphony in D major
- Joseph Holbrooke (1878–1958), English composer of 9 symphonies
- Artur Kapp (1878–1952), Estonian composer. Generally considered to be one of the founders of Estonian symphonic music. He wrote 5 symphonies
- Arrigo Pedrollo (1878–1964), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- Franz Schreker (1878–1934), Austrian composer of 1 symphony (unpublished) and 1 chamber symphony
- Volkmar Andreae (1879–1962), Swiss composer of 2 symphonies
- Natanael Berg (1879–1957), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies
- Frank Bridge (1879–1941), English composer of an unfinished Symphony for Strings (1941)
- Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879–1953), Polish composer of 2 symphonies
- Philippe Gaubert (1879–1941), French composer of a Symphony in F major (1936)[39]
- Sir Hamilton Harty (1879–1941), Irish composer of An Irish Symphony (1904, r. 1915, 1924)[40]
- Otto Olsson (1879–1964), Swedish composer of 1 symphony, Op.11 (1901–02)
- Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935), Czech composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta
- Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936), Italian composer of the Sinfonia drammatica (1914)[41]
- Cyril Scott (1879–1970), English composer of 4 symphonies
- Johanna Senfter (1879–1961), German composer of 9 symphonies
- Julius Weismann (1879–1950), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Adolf Wiklund (1879–1950), Swedish composer of 1 symphony
- Edgar Bainton (1880–1956), British composer of 4 symphonies
- Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), American composer of Swiss origin, whose works include (in addition to an unpublished Symphonie orientale amongst his juvenilia) a Symphony in C-sharp minor, a Sinfonia Breve, a Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra, and a Symphony in E-flat
- Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), French composer of a Sinfonia brève da camera (1930)
- Rudolf Karel (1880–1945), Czech composer of 4 symphonies (the second for violin and orchestra)
- Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880–1968), Italian composer of "Symphony in A" and "Sinfonia del fuoco" (from music for the silent film Cabiria)
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), Hungarian composer of unfinished Symphony in E flat major (1902) Only scherzo finished,completed by Denijs Dille
- Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881–1946), American composer of 1 symphony (Pennsylvania Symphony)
- Nancy Dalberg (1881–1949), Danish composer of 1 symphony (the first symphony written by a Danish female composer)
- Sem Dresden (1881–1957), Dutch composer of 1 sinfonietta for clarinet and orchestra and 1 concertante symphony
- George Enescu (1881–1955), Romanian violinist, pianist, cellist, conductor, teacher, and composer of 3 (acknowledged and complete) numbered symphonies, as well as 2 unfinished symphonies elaborated by Pascal Bentoiu as No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. (In addition, among the composer's juvenilia are 4 early "Study Symphonies".) Also symphonic are the Chamber Symphony, for 12 instruments, Op. 33 (1954), and the Symphonie concertante in B minor, for cello and orchestra, Op. 8 (1901).
- Jan van Gilse (1881–1944), Dutch composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1901; No. 2, E-flat major, 1902; No. 3, Elevation, D minor, 1907; and No. 4, A major, 1915), of which the Third includes a part for soprano soloist; the composer also left sketches for a Fifth[42]
- Peder Gram (1881–1956), Danish composer of 3 symphonies
- Edvin Kallstenius (1881–1967), Swedish composer of 5 symphonies and 4 sinfoniettas
- Paul Le Flem (1881–1984), French composer of 4 symphonies
- Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950), Russian composer of 27 symphonies, as well as 3 sinfoniettas for strings.
- Nikolai Roslavets (1881–1944), Russian composer of 1 symphony and 1 chamber symphony
- Karl Weigl (1881–1949), Austrian composer of 6 symphonies
- Marion Bauer (1882–1955), American composer of 1 symphony
- Walter Braunfels (1882–1954), German composer of 1 symphony (Sinfonia brevis op. 69) plus a Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola, 2 horns and strings
- Alf Hurum (1882–1972), Norwegian composer of a Symphony in D minor (1927)
- Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), Hungarian composer of 1 symphony
- Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882–1973), Italian composer of 11 symphonies
- Gino Marinuzzi (1882–1945), Italian composer of 1 symphony
- Joseph Marx (1882–1964), Austrian composer of An Autumn Symphony (1921), the final movement of which the composer replaced in 1946 with the newly-composed tone poem Autumnal Revelries; also symphonic is the Sinfonia in modo classico, originally written for string quartet (1941) but later arranged for string orchestra in 1944[43][44]
- John Powell (1882–1963), American composer of a Symphony in A major, Virginia Symphony (1945, r. 1951)[45]
- Lazare Saminsky (1882–1959), Russian–American composer of 5 symphonies
- Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Russian composer of 3 (purely orchestral) unnumbered symphonies, as well as the choral symphony Symphony of Psalms (1930, r. 1948)—see Category of Stravinsky symphonies. Finally, the chamber piece Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920, r. 1947) uses the word 'symphony' in the old (Greek) sense of "sounding together."
- Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937), Polish composer of 4 symphonies, of which the third (The Song of the Night, 1914–16) includes mixed chorus and a part for tenor (or soprano) soloist, while the fourth (Symphonie concertante, 1932) is a concertante work for piano and orchestra—see Category of Szymanowski symphonies.
- Joaquín Turina (1882–1949), Spanish composer of "Sinfonía sevillana" (1920) and "Sinfonía del mar" (1945)
- Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen (1882–1954), German composer of 1 symphony
- Paul Hastings Allen (1883–1952), American composer of 8 symphonies
- Hubert Bath (1883–1945), English composer of Freedom: Brass Band Symphony No 1 (1922), considered to be the first symphony for brass band.
- Sir Arnold Bax (1883–1953), English composer of 7 numbered symphonies, preceded by a Symphony in F major (completed piano score 1907; orchestrated in 2012–13 by Martin Yates); the tone poem Spring Fire (1913) is classified occasionally as an unnumbered, programmatic symphony. Bax also composed a Sinfonietta—see Category of Bax symphonies
- Alfredo Casella (1883–1947), Italian composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, B minor, 1906; No. 2, C minor, 1909; and No. 3, titled Sinfonia, 1940)[46][47][48]
- Sir George Dyson (1883–1964), English composer of 1 symphony, plus a Choral Symphony, composed in 1910 but not premiered until 2014.
- Joseph Matthias Hauer (1883–1959), Austrian composer of 1 symphony and 1 sinfonietta
- Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962), Greek composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, Leventia, for mixed chorus and orchestra, 1920, r. 1937, 1952; No. 2, Symphony of the Simple and Good People, for mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra, 1931; and No. 3, Palamiki, D minor, for reciter and orchestra, 1955)
- Paul von Klenau (1883–1946), Danish composer of 9 symphonies
- Alexander Krein (1883–1951), Russian composer of 1 symphony
- Toivo Kuula (1883–1918), Finnish composer of an incomplete, projected Symphony, Op. 36 (1918), of which only the Introduction was sketched.
- Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946), Russian composer of 5 symphonies
- Anton Webern (1883–1945), Austrian composer of 1 symphony (1928)
- Boris Asafyev (1884–1949), Russian composer of 5 symphonies
- York Bowen (1884–1961), English composer of 3 symphonies, of which the third (1951) exists only in recorded form. (The score was lost in a publishing house flood.)
- Louis Gruenberg (1884–1964), Russian–American composer of 5 symphonies
- Arthur Meulemans (1884–1966), Belgian composer of 15 symphonies
- Ture Rangström (1884–1947), Swedish composer of 4 symphonies (No. 1, August Strindberg in memoriam, C-sharp minor, 1914; No. 2, My Country, D minor, 1919; No. 3, Song under the Stars, D-flat major, in one movement, 1929; and No. 4, Invocatio, D minor, for organ and orchestra, 1936)[49][50][51]
- Albert Wolff (1884–1970), French conductor and composer of 1 symphony
- Julio Fonseca (1885–1950), Costa Rican composer of the "Great Symphonic Fantasy on folk motifs"
- Henri Collet (1885–1951), French composer of "Symphonie de l'Alhambra" (1947)
- Dimitrie Cuclin (1885–1978), Romanian composer of 20 symphonies
- Werner Josten (1885–1963), German–American composer of 1 symphony
- Otto Klemperer (1885–1973), German conductor and composer of 6 symphonies
- Artur Lemba (1885–1963), Estonian composer of 2 symphonies
- Dora Pejačević (1885–1923), Croatian composer of a Symphony in F-sharp minor (1917, r. 1920)
- Wallingford Riegger (1885–1961), American composer of 4 symphonies
- Egon Wellesz (1885–1974), Austrian musicologist and composer of 9 symphonies
- John J. Becker (1886–1961), American composer of 7 symphonies
- Edward Joseph Collins (1886–1951), American composer of a Symphony in B minor, Nos habeit humus (1925)
- Marcel Dupré (1886–1971), French composer of a Symphony in G minor, for organ and orchestra (1927); also symphonic are two works for solo organ (Symphonie-Passion, 1924; and Symphony No. 2 in C-sharp minor, 1929) and a Sinfonia, for piano and organ (1946)[52][53][54][55]
- Óscar Esplá (1886–1976), Spanish composer of 2 symphonies
- Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954), German composer of 3 symphonies
- Henri Gagnebin (1886–1977), Belgian–Swiss composer of 4 symphonies
- Carlo Giorgio Garofalo (1886–1962), Italian composer of 2 symphonies
- Jesús Guridi (1886–1961), Spanish composer of "Sinfonía pirenaica" ("Pyrenean Symphony", 1945)
- Robert Heger (1886–1978), German conductor and composer of 3 symphonies
- Jef van Hoof (1886–1959), Belgian composer of 6 symphonies
- R. O. Morris (1886–1948), English composer of a Sinfonia in C (1928–29 and a Symphony in D (1934)[56]
- Paul Paray (1886–1979), French composer of 2 symphonies plus a "Symphonie d'archets" for string orchestra
- Kosaku Yamada (1886–1965), First Japanese symphonic composer. He wrote 3 symphonies; the first being traditional, the second more akin of a symphonic poem and the third with Japanese traditional music and a voice. Finally there is also a choreographic symphony on a unrealized ballet titled "Maria Magdalena".
- Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974), Swedish composer of 9 symphonies, of which the Ninth includes parts for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and mixed chorus; also symphonic is the Sinfonia for Strings (1953)
- Bernard van Dieren (1887–1936), Dutch composer of the Chinese Symphony (1914) and an unfinished symphony In Three Dance Movements
- Josef Jonsson (1887–1969), Swedish composer of 3 symphonies (1919–22; 1931; 1947) and a chamber symphony (1949)
- Oskar Lindberg (1887–1955), Swedish composer of the Symphony in F major (1916)
- Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (No. 1, F major, 1916; No. 2, E-flat major, 1918; and No. 3, A major, 1926); an incomplete fourth symphony was lost when the composer was robbed in Paris[57][58]—see Category of Madetoja symphonies
- Ernest Pingoud (1887–1942), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (1920; 1921; and 1927)
- Florence Price (1887–1953), American composer of 4 symphonies, the second of which (c. 1935) is lost; her first (1932) is recognized as the first symphony by an African-American female composer
- Yuri Shaporin (1887–1966), Russian composer of 2 symphonies
- Heinz Tiessen (1887–1971), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Ernst Toch (1887–1964), Austrian composer of 7 symphonies
- Max Trapp (1887–1971), German composer of 7 symphonies
- Fartein Valen (1887–1952), Norwegian composer of 5 symphonies
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), Brazilian composer of 12 symphonies, the fifth of which is lost. The third is for orchestra, brass band, and (optional) mixed chorus; similarly, the fourth is for orchestra, wind band, and concertino ensemble. Finally, the tenth is a 'symphony-oratorio' that includes mixed chorus and parts for tenor, baritone, and bass soloists—see Category of Villa-Lobos symphonies. In addition, the composer left two sinfonietta (1916 and 1947, respectively).
- Anatoly Alexandrov (1888–1982), Russian composer of 2 symphonies
- Emil Bohnke (1888–1928), German violist and composer of 1 symphony
- Max Butting (1888–1976), German composer of 10 symphonies (the first for 16 instruments), plus a chamber symphony and 2 sinfoniettas (the first with banjo)
- Philip Greeley Clapp (1888–1954), American composer of 12 symphonies
- Luis Cluzeau Mortet (1888–1957), Uruguayan composer of 1 symphony
- Piero Coppola (1888–1971), Italian conductor and composer of 1 symphony
- Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888–1986), German composer of 1 symphony
- Victor Kolar (1888–1957), Hungarian–American composer of 1 symphony
- Matthijs Vermeulen (1888–1967), Dutch composer of 7 symphonies
- Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960), English composer of 3 symphonies
- Ina Boyle (1889–1967), Irish composer of 3 symphonies (1927, 1930, 1951)
- Rudolf Mauersberger (1889–1971), German composer of 1 symphony
- Vilém Petrželka (1889–1967), Czech composer of 4 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas
- Levko Revutsky (1889–1977), Ukrainian composer of 2 symphonies
- Francisco Santiago (1889–1947), Filipino composer of "Taga-ilog", in 1938
- Vladimir Shcherbachov (1889–1952), Russian composer of 5 symphonies
- Rudolph Simonsen (1889–1947), Danish composer of 2 symphonies
- Luís de Freitas Branco (1890–1955), Portuguese composer of 4 symphonies
- Hans Gál (1890–1987), Austrian composer of 4 symphonies
- Jacques Ibert (1890–1962), French composer of 1 symphony (Symphonie marine, 1931) and 1 concertante symphony for oboe and string orchestra
- Andrés Isasi (1890–1940), Spanish composer of 2 symphonies
- Philip James (1890–1975), American composer of 2 symphonies and 1 sinfonietta
- Frank Martin (1890–1974), Swiss composer of 1 symphony plus a Petite symphonie concertante for harp, harpsichord, piano and string orchestra
- Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), Czech composer of 6 symphonies—see Category of Martinů symphonies.
- Antoni Massana (1890–1966), Catalan composer of 1 symphony
- Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966), Swedish composer of 6 symphonies: Sinfonia breve (1931); Sinfonia expressiva (1935–37); Sinfonia del mare (Symphony of the Sea), for soprano and orchestra (1948); Sinfonia Shakespeariana (1952); Sinfonia seria (1963); and Sinfonia tramontana (1965); also symphonic is the Sinfonia concertante, for cello and orchestra (1944, r. 1952)
- Wilhelm Petersen (1890–1957), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta for strings
- Arthur Bliss (1891–1975), English composer of A Colour Symphony (1922) and the choral work Morning Heroes (1930), described as a "symphony for orator, chorus and orchestra".
- Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German–Swiss violinist and composer of 1 symphony
- Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968), Czech–German composer of 1 symphony (Pan, 1919)
- Frederick Jacobi (1891–1952), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Karel Boleslav Jirák (1891–1972), Czech composer of 6 symphonies
- Mihail Jora (1891–1971), Romanian composer of 1 symphony
- Georges Migot (1891–1976), French composer of 13 symphonies plus a Petite symphonie for strings
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), Russian composer of 7 symphonies, of which the fourth (Op. 47, 1929; revised as Op. 112, 1947) exists in two versions; plans to revise his second (Op. 40, 1924–25) went unrealized. In addition, two youth symphonies precede the numbered symphonies—see Category of Prokofiev symphonies. Also symphonic is the Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950–52) and the Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 5 (1909; later revised as Op. 48, 1929).
- Väinö Raitio (1891–1945), Finnish composer of a Symphony in G minor (1919)
- Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981), Dutch composer of 4 numbered symphonies and a Symphonia Concertante
- Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman (1892–1971), Dutch composer of 1 symphony
- Ettore Desderi (1892–1974), Italian composer of 1 symphony (Sinfonia davidica for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra)
- Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892–1965), Italian composer of 1 symphony (Symphonia, posthumous work)
- Ferde Grofé (1892–1972), American composer of 15 symphonies
- Arthur Honegger (1892–1955), Swiss-French composer of 5 symphonies—see Category of Honegger symphonies.
- Philipp Jarnach (1892–1982), German composer of a Sinfonia brevis
- Jaroslav Kvapil (1892–1958), Czech composer of 4 symphonies
- László Lajtha (1892–1963), Hungarian composer of 9 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas
- Arthur Lourié (1892–1966), Russian–American composer of 2 symphonies
- Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), French composer of 12 numbered symphonies, 6 numbered chamber symphonies, an unnumbered Symphonie pour l'univers claudélien, and a Symphonie Concertante for four instruments and orchestra—see Category of Milhaud symphonies.
- Miklós Radnai (1892–1935), Hungarian composer of 1 symphony for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (Symphony of the Magyars, 1921)
- Hilding Rosenberg (1892–1985), Swedish composer of 8 symphonies
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892–1988), English composer of 12 symphonies: 7 for piano, 3 for organ, and 2 for piano, organ, chorus and large orchestra. The first of his piano symphonies ("No. 0") is the piano part of his otherwise unfinished 2nd Symphony for Orchestra.[59]
- Jean Absil (1893–1974), Belgian composer of 5 symphonies
- Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960), Australian composer of 1 symphony (1944–45)
- Anthony Collins, English composer of 2 string symphonies (1940, 1950)
- Edric Cundell (1893–1961), English composer of the Symphony in C minor, op. 24 (1924)
- Eugene Goossens (1893–1962), British conductor and composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta
- Rued Langgaard (1893–1952), Danish composer of 16 symphonies, many of which he later revised. The third (La Melodia, 1915–16, r. 1925–33) is essentially a concertante work for piano and orchestra, while the fourteenth (Morgenen, 1947–48, r. 1951) includes mixed chorus; the sixteenth (Sørstormen, 1937, r. 1949) is for baritone soloist and male chorus.
- Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958), Finnish composer of 3 symphonies (B minor, 1916; A major, War Symphony, 1918; and 1953)
- Douglas Moore (1893–1969), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Manuel Palau (1893–1967), Spanish composer of 3 symphonies
- Bernard Rogers (1893–1968), American composer of 5 symphonies
- Marcel Tyberg (1893–1944), Austrian composer of 3 symphonies
- Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979), Russian–French composer of 2 symphonies (Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra for 4 pianos in quarter tones and Symphonie en un mouvement)
- Ernest John Moeran (1893–1950), English composer of 2 symphonies and a sinfonietta. No.2 was left unfinished and completed by Martin Yates in 2011
- Mihail Andricu (1894–1974), Romanian composer of 11 symphonies and 13 sinfoniettas
- Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer of 7 symphonies
- Pavel Bořkovec (1894–1972), Czech composer of 3 symphonies
- Paul Dessau (1894–1979), German composer of 2 symphonies
- Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894–1969), Norwegian composer of 1 symphony
- Ernest John Moeran (1894–1950), British composer of 1 complete symphony, in G minor (1937), and a Sinfonietta; the composer also began, but failed to complete, a second symphony, in E-flat major (1947–50; elaborated in 2011 by Martin Yates).
- Willem Pijper (1894–1947), Dutch composer of 3 symphonies
- Walter Piston (1894–1976), American composer of 8 symphonies and a sinfonietta—see Category of Piston symphonies.
- Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942), Czech composer of 8 symphonies (the last 2 in short score)
- Mark Wessel (1894–1973), American composer of 1 symphony and a Symphony Concertante for piano and horn with orchestra
- Jenő Zádor (1894–1977), Hungarian–American composer of 4 symphonies
- August Baeyens (1895–1966), Belgian composer of 8 symphonies plus 1 chamber symphony and a Sinfonia breve for small orchestra
- Bjarne Brustad (1895–1978), Norwegian composer of 9 symphonies
- Juan José Castro (1895–1968), Argentine composer of five symphonies
- Georges Dandelot (1895–1975), French composer of 1 symphony
- Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composer of 8 symphonies, plus a Sinfonia preclassica, a Sinfonia breve for small orchestra and a symphony for strings
- Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), German composer of at least eight works with descriptive titles designated symphonies or sinfoniettas. In chronological order these are the Lustige Sinfonietta of 1916, the Symphony: Mathis der Maler of 1931 (the best known of Hindemith's Symphonies), the Symphony in E-flat of 1939, the Symphonia Serena of 1946, the Sinfonietta in E of 1949, Die Harmonie der Welt Symphony and the Symphony in B-flat for Concert Band (both 1951) and the Pittsburgh Symphony of 1958.
- Paul Höffer (1895–1949), German composer of 1 symphony (Sinfonie der grossen Stadt, 1937)
- Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British composer of two numbered symphonies, a Symphony AD 78 for band, A Little Symphony, Sinfonia Brevis, and a Symphony for Strings
- Wilhelm Kempff (1895–1991), German pianist and composer of 2 symphonies
- Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968), Ukrainian composer of 5 symphonies
- Henri Martelli (1895–1980), French composer of 3 symphonies
- Slavko Osterc (1895–1941), Slovenian composer of 1 symphony
- Karol Rathaus (1895–1954), Austrian–American composer of 3 symphonies
- Kazimierz Sikorski (1895–1986), Polish composer of 4 symphonies
- Leo Sowerby (1895–1968), American composer of 5 numbered orchestral symphonies, as well as a Symphony in G and Sinfonia brevis for organ
- William Grant Still (1895–1978), American composer of 5 symphonies (No. 1, Afro-American, 1930, r. 1969; No. 2, Song of a New Race, 1937; No. 3, The Sunday Symphony, 1958; No. 4, Autochthonous, 1947; and No. 5, Western Hemisphere, 1945, r. 1970)
- Walter Abendroth (1896–1973), German composer of 5 symphonies plus a sinfonietta
- František Brož (1896–1962), Czech composer of 1 symphony
- Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Jacobo Ficher (1896–1978), Argentine composer of 10 symphonies
- Richard Flury (1896–1967), Swiss composer of 5 symphonies
- Emil Frey (1896–1946), Swiss pianist and composer of 2 symphonies
- Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970), Catalan composer, active in England, wrote 5 numbered symphonies (1952–69, the last unfinished), and a Symphony "Homenaje a Pedrell" (1940–41)
- Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer of 7 symphonies (No. 1 Nordic, No. 2 Romantic—his most famous, No. 4 Requiem, No. 5 Sinfonia Sacra, and No. 7 Sea Symphony)
- Jean Rivier (1896–1987), French composer of 8 symphonies, four of which are for string orchestra
- Roger Sessions (1896–1985), American composer of 9 symphonies, all but the first 2 of which are written using some form of the twelve-tone technique—see Category of Sessions symphonies.
- Bolesław Szabelski (1896–1979), Polish composer of 5 symphonies
- Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), American composer of 3 symphonies
- Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), Russian–Swiss composer of 1 symphony (Sinfonia fugata, 1930–32)
- Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), German-Israeli composer of 2 symphonies
- Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951), Danish composer of 2 symphonies
- Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer of 4 symphonies
- Henry Cowell (1897–1965), American composer of 20 symphonies (a 21st exists only as sketches), as well as a Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra (1928) and an incomplete Symphonic Sketch (1943)
- Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), Brazilian composer of 2 symphonies
- John Fernström (1897–1961), Swedish composer of 12 symphonies
- Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969), German composer of 4 symphonies
- Hermann Heiss (1897–1966), German composer of 2 symphonies (Sinfonia giocosa and Sinfonia atematica)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), Austrian-American composer of 1 symphony
- György Kósa (1897–1984), Hungarian composer of 9 symphonies
- Francisco Mignone (1897–1986), Brazilian composer of 3 orchestral symphonies and a chamber work titled Four Symphonies, for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
- Quincy Porter (1897–1966), American composer of 2 symphonies (1934; and 1962)
- Jaroslav Řídký (1897–1956), Czech composer of 7 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas
- Knudåge Riisager (1897–1974), Danish composer of 5 symphonies
- Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), Norwegian composer of 9 symphonies
- Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986), Polish composer of 9 symphonies
- Ernst Bacon (1898–1990), American composer of 4 symphonies
- Emmanuel Bondeville (1898–1987), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Marcel Delannoy (1898–1962), French composer of 2 symphonies
- Norman Demuth (1898–1968), English composer of 1 symphony for string orchestra
- Hanns Eisler (1898–1962), German composer of a Little Symphony (1932), a Chamber Symphony (1940) and a German Symphony for choir and orchestra (1930–1958)
- Herbert Elwell (1898–1974), American composer of a Blue Symphony for soprano and string quartet
- Roy Harris (1898–1979), American composer of 15 symphonies, of which Symphony No. 3 is by far the most famous
- Tibor Harsányi (1898–1954), Hungarian–French composer of 1 symphony
- Lev Knipper (1898–1874), Russian composer of 21 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas
- Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985), Romanian–French composer of 5 symphonies
- Karl Rankl (1898–1968), Austrian–British conductor and composer of 8 symphonies and 2 sinfoniettas
- Vittorio Rieti (1898–1994), Italian–American composer of 11 symphonies
- Mischa Spoliansky (1898–1985), Russian-born composer of the Symphony in Five Movements (1941–1969)
- Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944), Czech composer of 2 symphonies (1944, both are reconstructions from the short score of the Piano Sonatas No. 5 and Piano Sonatas No. 7 by Bernard Wulff)
- William Baines (1899–1922), English composer of the Symphony in C minor (1917, not performed until 1991)
- Radie Britain (1899–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies
- Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer of 6 symphonies, as well as a "Dance Symphony" Caballos de vapor (AKA Horse Power), and a Sinfonía proletaria (proletarian symphony)—see Category of Chávez symphonies.
- Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974), Canadian composer of 2 symphonies and a Symphony-Concerto for piano and orchestra
- William Levi Dawson (1899–1990), American composer of the "Negro Folk Symphony" (1934, r. 1952) Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_symphony_composers
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