This is a list of Belarusian composers of classical music who were either born on the territory of modern-day Belarus or were ethnically Belarusian.
List by century of birth
18th century +ComposerDateCity of BirthNotable worksMaciej Radziwiłł1749-1800Niaśviž or Warsaw the three-act opera Wójt osady albiańskiej (‘The Headman of the Settlers at Alba’) (1786)Osip Kozlovsky1757-1831Sokolovo, Slawharad District or WarsawMissa pro defunctis es-moll (1798), Polonaise used in "Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!"
19th century ComposerPortraitDateCity of BirthNotable worksNapoleon Orda1807-1883Worocewicze, Russian Empire (now Varatsevichy, Belarus)several mazurkas, waltzes and polonaisesAnton Ivanavič Abramovič1811-1854Vitebsky Uyezd, Russian EmpireFlaryjan Stanislaŭ Miladoŭski1819-1889Minsk, Russian EmpireStanislaw Moniuszko1819-1872Ubiel, Russian EmpireMichał Jelski1831-1904Dudzicze, Russian EmpireMazurkas and WaltzesKanstancin Antonij Kanstancinavič Horski1859-1924Grodno Governorate, Russian EmpireUladzimier Teraŭski1871-1938Ramanaŭ village, Minsk Governorate (currently known as the village of Lenin in the Slutsk District of Belarus)Vajacki Marš and KupalinkaMieczysław Karłowicz1876-1909Vishnyeva, Vilna Governorate, Russian EmpireJan Tarasiewicz1880-1960Sokółka, Russian Empirecompositions on the lyrics of Francišak Bahuševič, Maksim Bahdanovič, Jakub Kolas; collections of belariusian folkloreMikola Jakaŭlievič Ravienski1886-1953Kaplancy, Bierazino district, Russian EmpireAliaksiej Jaŭlampavič Turankoŭ1886-1958Saint Petersburg, Russian Empiresongs for the masses, choral works, romancesAnton Michajlavič Valynčyk1896-1985Miaĺkanavičy, Russian Empire100 choir works and songsMikalaj Ščahloŭ-Kulikovič1896-1969Moscow, Russian EmpireSacred music
20th century ComposerPortraitDateCity of BirthNotable worksIsadore Freed1900-1960Brest, Russian EmpireTriptych for violin, viola, violoncello and piano, and the choral work PostscriptsMichail Jaŭchimavič Krošnier1900-1942Kiev, Russian EmpireNieścier Fiodaravič Sakaloŭski1902-1950Vieški, Dokšycy district, Russian EmpireMikola Uladzimiravič Butoma1905-1983Homel, Russian EmpireSacred musicKanstancin Iosifavič Paplaŭski1912-1984Sivica, Valožyn district, Russian EmpireLieŭ Majsiejevič Abielijovič1912-1985Vilnius, Russian EmpireAnatol Vasilevič Bahatyroŭ1913-2003Vitebsk, Russian EmpireNational school of belarusian musicEta (Edzi) Majsiejeŭna Tyrmand1917-2008Russian EmpireIvan Ivanavič Kuźniacoŭ1919-1986Cimanava, Klimavičy district, Belarusian Democratic RepublicJuryj Uladzimiravič Siemianiaka1925-1990Minsk, Belarusian SSRJaŭhien Aliaksandravič Hliebaŭ1929-2000Belarusian SSREduard Ašeravič Kazačkoŭ1933-Homel, Belarusian SSRJakaŭ Jahoravič Kasalapaŭ1934-1982Orša, Belarusian SSRSiarhiej Aĺbiertavič Cortez1935-2016San Antonio, ChileOne-act operas Jubilee and The BearDźmitryj Branislavavič Smoĺski1937-2017Minsk, Belarusian SSRmonumental oratorios "My Motherland" (based on works of Belarusian poets) and "Poet" (based on the work and life of famous Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala)Andrej Jurjevič Mdzivani1937-2021Minsk, Belarusian SSRUladzimir Karyzna1938-Zakruzhka, Minsk District, Belarusian SSRhymn of Nesvizh and he co-wrote the lyrics of the Belarusian national anthemFiodar Dziamidavič Pytalieŭ1938-Usušak, Čavusy district, Belarusian SSRIhar Michajlavič Lučanok1938-2018Minsk, Belarusian SSRValieryj Ivanavič Karetnikaŭ1940-Chebarkulsky District, RSFSREduard Semyonovich Khanok1940-Kazakh SSREduard Barysavič Zarycki1946-2018Krasny Kut, Saratov Region, RSFSRAlieh Barysavič Zaliotnieŭ1947-2020Sukhobezvodnoye, RSFSRLiudmila Karpawna Shleh1948-Baranovichy, Belarusian SSRUladzimir Ivanavič Budnik1949-2007Zhitkovichi, Belarusian SSRUladzimir Piatrovič Kandrusievič1949-Hrodna, Belarusian SSRVasil Pyatrovič Rainčyk1950-Charpy, Mogilev Region, Belarusian SSRHalina Kanstancinaŭna Harełava1951-Minsk, Belarusian SSRUladzimir Jaŭhienavič Soltan1953-1997Baranovichy, Belarusian SSRViačaslaŭ Kuźniacoŭ1955-Vienna, AustriaJaŭhien Uladzimiravič Paplaŭski1959-Porazava, Belarusian SSRUladzimir Ivanavič Zacharaŭ1961-Grodno, Belarusian SSRAliaksandr Fiodaravič Litvinoŭski1962-Minsk, Belarusian SSRDźmitryj Vitaĺjevič Lybin1963-Minsk, Belarusian SSRNataĺlia Aliaksandraŭna Holubieva1966-Belarusian SSR
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