List of Composers By Name - L

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• Michel de La Barre (c. 1675–1745)
• Louis de La Coste (c. 1675–c. 1750)
• Adrien de La Fage (1801–1862)
• Nicolas de La Grotte (1530–c. 1600)
• Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1659–1729)
• George de La Hèle (1547–1586)
• Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952)
• John La Montaine (born 1920)
• Pierre de La Rue (c. 1452–1518)
• Théodore Labarre (1805–1870)
• Marcel Labey (1875–1968)
• Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935)
• Carl Lachmund (1853–1928)
• Franz Paul Lachner (1803–1890)
• Ignaz Lachner (1807–1895)
• Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith (1746–1820)
• Louis Lacombe (1818–1884)
• Paul Lacome (1838–1920)
• Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède (1756–1825)
• Ezra Laderman (born 1924)
• Paul-Émile Ladmirault (1877–1944)
• Lori Laitman (born 1955)
• László Lajtha (1892–1963)
• Édouard Lalo (1823–1892)
• José Ángel Lamas (1775–1814)
• Joseph Lamb (1887–1960)
• Walter Lambe (c. 1450–after 1504)
• Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896)
• Constant Lambert (1905–1951)
• Michel Lambert (1610–1696)
• Joan Lamote de Grignon (1872–1949)
• Ricard Lamote de Grignon (1899–1962)
• John Frederick Lampe (1703–1751)
• John Lanchbery (1923–2003)
• Siegfried Landau (born 1921)
• Stefano Landi (1586/1587–1639)
• Francesco Landini (c. 1325/1335–1397)
• Marcel Landowski (1915–1999)
• Guillaume Landré (1905–1968)
• Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837–1909)
• Bernhard Lang (born 1957)
• David Lang (born 1957)
• Hans Lang (1897–1968)
• Hans Lang (1908–1992)
• István Láng (born 1933)
• Klaus Lang (born 1971)
• Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867–1972)
• Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1850–1926)
• Rued Langgaard (1893–1952)
• Jean Langlais (1907–1991)
• Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666)
• Colinet de Lannoy (fl. from 1476; died c. 1497)
• Daniel Lanois (born 1951)
• Paul Lansky (born 1944)
• Arnold de Lantins (fl. 1423–1432)
• Hugo de Lantins (fl. c. 1420–1430)
• Raimond Lap (born 1959)
• André Laporte (born 1931)
• Isidore de Lara (1858–1935)
• Thomas Larcher (born 1963)
• Patrick Larley (born 1951)
• Libby Larsen (born 1950)
• Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
• Eduard Lassen (1830–1904)
• Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532–1594)
• William P. Latham (1917–2004)
• Gaetano Latilla (1711–1788)
• Jean de Latre (Delattre) (c. 1505/1510–1569)
• Felice Lattuada (1882–1962)
• Ken Lauber (born 1941)
• Wolff Jakob Lauffensteiner (1676–1754)
• Armas Launis (1884–1959)
• Morten Lauridsen (born 1943)
• Franz Lauska (1764–1825)
• Elodie Lauten (born 1950)
• Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (1909–1987)
• Calixa Lavallée (1842–1891)
• Lewis Henry Lavenu (1818–1859)
• Mario Lavista (born 1943)
• Marc Lavry (1903–1967)
• Henry Lawes (1595–1662)
• William Lawes (1602–1645)
• Donald Lawrence
• Francesco de Layolle (1492–c. 1540)
• Filip Lazăr (1894–1936)
• Henri Lazarof (born 1932)
• Sylvio Lazzari (1857–1944)
• Paul Le Flem (1881–1984)
• Dorian Le Gallienne (1915–1963)
• Claude Le Jeune (1528/1530–1600)
• Gaspard Le Roux (c. 1660–1707)
• Adrian Le Roy (c. 1520–1598)
• Jean-François Le Sueur (Lesueur) (1760–1837)
• Nicolas Lebègue (1631–1702)
• Firmin Lebel (fl. from c. 1540; died 1573)
• Francesca Lebrun (Franziska Danzi) (1756–1791)
• Ludwig August Lebrun (1752–1790)
• Paul-Henri-Joseph Lebrun (1863–1920)
• Jean-Marie Leclair (l'aîné) (1697–1764)
• Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703–1777)
• Alexandre Charles Lecocq (1832–1918)
• Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963)
• George Alexander Lee (1802–1851)
• Noël Lee (born 1924)
• Thomas Oboe Lee (born 1945)
• Benjamin Lees (1924–2010)
• Ton de Leeuw (1926–1996)
• Nicola Frances LeFanu (born 1947)
• Charles Édouard Lefebvre (1843–1917)
• Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817–1869)
• Jean-Xavier Lefèvre (1763–1829)
• Victor Legley (1915–1994)
• Luigi Legnani (1790–1877)
• Michel Legrand (1932)
• Guillaume Legrant (Lemarcherier) (fl. 1405–1449)
• Johannes Legrant (fl. c. 1420–1440)
• Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1690)
• Joseph Legros (1739–1793)
• Franz Lehár (1870–1948)
• Liza Lehmann (1862–1918)
• Leonard J. Lehrman (born 1949)
• Franz Lehrndorfer (born 1928)
• Jerry Leiber (born 1933)
• René Leibowitz (1913–1972)
• Jón Leifs (1899–1968)
• Walter Leigh (1905–1942)
• Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988)
• William Leighton (c. 1565–1622)
• Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894)
• Edwin Lemare (1866–1934)
• Lorenz Lemlin (c. 1495–after 1549)
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823–1881)
• Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1751–1796)
• Erwin Lendvai (1882–1949)
• Kamilló Lendvay (born 1928)
• Alfonso Leng (1894–1974)
• Nicholas Lens (born 1957)
• James Lentini (born 1958)
• Stefano Lentini (born 1974)
• Georges Lentz (born 1965)
• Leonardo Leo (1694–1744)
• Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704)
• Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857–1919)
• Franco Leoni (1864–1949)
• Léonin (fl. 1150s–1201)
• Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921)
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640–1705)
• Wassili Leps (1870–1942)
• Fred Lerdahl (born 1943)
• Xavier Leroux (1863–1919)
• Theodor Leschetizky (1830–1915)
• Henry Leslie (1822–1896)
• Franciszek Lessel (1780–1838)
• Oscar Levant (1906–1972)
• Richard Leveridge (1670–1758)
• Marvin David Levy (born 1932)
• David Lewin (1933–2003)
• Frank Lewin (born 1925)
• Andrew Lewis (born 1936)
• Jeffrey Lewis (born 1942)
• Ignace Leybach (1817-1891)
• Georg Dietrich Leyding (1664–1710)
• Jean Lhéritier (L'Heritier; Lirithier) (c. 1480–after 1551)
• Fran Lhotka (1883–1962)
• Reginaldus Libert (fl. c. 1425–1435)
• Johann Georg Lickl (1769–1843)
• Christian Joseph Lidarti (1730–1793)
• Jorge Liderman (1957–2008)
• Ingvar Lidholm (born 1921)
• Lowell Liebermann (born 1961)
• Peter Lieberson (1946–2011)
• Rolf Liebermann (1910–1999)
• Clement Liebert (fl. 1433–1454)
• Thurlow Lieurance (1878–1963)
• György Ligeti (1923–2006)
• Douglas Lilburn (1915–2001)
• Ingemar Liljefors (1906–1981)
• Ruben Liljefors (1871–1936)
• Giuseppe Lillo (1814–1863)
• Liza Lim (born 1966)
• Johannes de Limburgia (Johannes Vinandi) (fl. 1408?–1431)
• Limenius (fl. 128 BC)
• Armand Limnander (1814-1892)
• Paul Lincke (1866–1946)
• Magnus Lindberg (born 1958)
• Nils Lindberg (born 1933)
• Oskar Lindberg (1887–1955)
• Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801–1878)
• Otto Lindblad (1809–1864)
• Bo Linde (1933–1970)
• Hans-Martin Linde (born 1930)
• Eugen Lindner (1858–1915)
• Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner (1791–1856)
• Jukka Linkola (born 1955)
• Thomas Linley the elder (1733–1795)
• Thomas Linley the younger (1756–1778)
• George Linley (1798–1865)
• George Linstead (1908–1974)
• Guy de Lioncourt (1885–1961)
• Karol Lipiński (1790–1861)
• Marijan Lipovšek (1910–1995)
• Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854)
• Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760–1836)
• Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
• Gaston Litaize (1909–1991)
• Antonio de Literes (1673–1747)
• Henry Charles Litolff (1818–1891)
• Giulio Litta (1822–1891)
• Ricardo Llorca (born 1962)
• George Lloyd (1913–1998)
• Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948)
• William Lloyd Webber (1914–1982)
• Johann Christian Lobe (1797–1881)
• Alonso Lobo (1555–1617)
• Duarte Lobo (c. 1565–1646)
• Elias Álvares Lôbo (1834–1901)
• Pietro Locatelli (1695–1764)
• Matthew Locke (c. 1621–1677)
• Dan Locklair (born 1949)
• Normand Lockwood (born 1906)
• Edward Loder (1813–1865)
• Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935)
• Jacques Loeillet (1685–1748)
• Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Ghent (1688–c. 1720)
• Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London (1680–1730)
• Frank Loesser (1910–1969)
• Theo Loevendie (born 1930)
• Carl Loewe (1796–1869)
• Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino (1698–c. 1764)
• Martin Lohse (born 1971)
• Otto Lohse (1858–1925)
• Hannibal Lokumbe (Marvin Peterson) (born 1948)
• Antonio Lolli (1725–1802)
• Ruth Lomon (born 1930)
• Alessandro Longo (1864–1945)
• Paolo Longo (born 1967)
• Antoine de Longueval (fl. 1498–1525)
• Harvey Worthington Loomis (1865–1930)
• Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906–1994)
• Francisco Lopez Capillas (c. 1615–1673)
• Esteban López Morago (c. 1575–after 1630)
• Jimmy Lopez (born 1978)
• Richard Loqueville (fl. from 1410; died 1418)
• Bent Lorentzen (born 1935)
• Paolo Lorenzani (1640–1713)
• Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez (1897–1948)
• Albert Lortzing (1801–1851)
• Johann Anton Losy (Logy) (c. 1650–1721)
• Mark Lothar (born 1902)
• Antonio Lotti (c. 1667–1740)
• Ivana Loudová (born 1941)
• Alexina Louie (born 1949)
• Arthur Lourié (1892–1966)
• Samuel Lover (1797–1868)
• Adriano Lualdi (1885–1971)
• Bertram Luard-Selby (1853–1918)
• Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740)
• Charles Lucas (1808–1869)
• Clarence Lucas (1866–1947)
• Leighton Lucas (1903–1982)
• Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 1960)
• Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801)
• Alvin Lucier (born 1931)
• Nicholas Ludford (c. 1490–1557)
• Otto Luening (1900–1996)
• Alexandre Luigini (1850–1906)
• Ivan Lukačić (c. 1587–1648)
• Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007)
• Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (1662–1700)
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)
• Jean-Louis Lully (1667–1688)
• Louis Lully (1664–1734)
• Hans Christian Lumbye (1810–1874)
• Johannes Lupi (c. 1506–1539)
• Ambrose Lupo (fl. from 1539; died 1591)
• Thomas Lupo (1571–1627)
• Filippo de Lurano (c. 1470–after 1520)
• Vicente Lusitano (fl. c. 1551–1561)
• Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
• Elizabeth Lutyens (1906–1983)
• Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (1829–1903)
• Arkady Luxemburg (born 1939)
• Carolus Luython (1557–1620)
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545?–1607)
• Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov (1798–1870)
• Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)
• Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924)
• Borys Lyatoshynsky (1895–1968)
• Ralph Lyford (1882–1927)
• Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (1842–1912)
• Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879–1979)