Composers – W
Composers: Wachner - Walker
- Wachner, Julian (b.1969)
- Wachs, Paul Étienne (1851-1915)
- Wachsmuth, Walter (1882-1964)
- Wachtmeister, Axel Raoul (1865-1947)
- Waclaw, z Szamotul (c.1520–c.1560)
- Wada, Kaoru (b.1962)
- Waddington, Nigel (b.1964)
- Waddle, P. Kellach
- Wade, John Francis (1711–86)
- Wade, Joseph Augustine (1796-1845)
- Wadely, F W (1882-1970)
- Wadi, Solhi al- (1934-2007)
- Wadsworth, Zachary (b.1983)
- Waeber-Diaz, Jacqueline (b.1967)
- Waelbroeck, Jean-Pierre (b.1954)
- Waelput, Hendrick (1845–85)
- Waelrant, Hubert (1517–95)
- Waesich, Cherubino (fl.1632, d.1650)
- Waespi, Oliver (b. 1971)
- Wagemans, Peter Jan (b.1952)
- Wagenaar, Diderik (b.1946)
- Wagenaar, Johan (1862–1941)
- Wagendristel, Alexander (b.1965)
- Wagenseil, Christoph (1715–77)
- Waggoner, Andrew (b.1960)
- Waghalter, Ignatz (1881–1949)
- Wagner, Alexander Maria (b.1995)
- Wagner, Andreas (b.1962)
- Wagner, Ernst David (1806-83)
- Wagner, Franz (1870-1929)
- Wagner, Franz Joseph
- Wagner, Jeremy
- Wagner, Josef Franz (1856–1908)
- Wagner, Melinda (b.1957)
- Wagner, Richard (1813–83)
- Wagner, Siegfried (1869–1930)
- Wagner, Wolfram (b.1962)
- Wagner-Regeny, Rudolf (1903–69)
- Wagner, C M, Christoph Maria (b.1966)
- Wagnes, Eduard (1863-1936)
- Wagoner, Douglas
- Wagrowicensis, Adam (d.1629)
- Wagstaff, Julian (b.1970)
- Wahab, Mohammed Abdel (1902-91)
- Wahl, Andreas (b. 1965)
- Wahlund, Ben (b. 1977)
- Waignein, André (1942–2015)
- Wailly, Paul de (1854-1933)
- Wainwright, Loudon (b.1946)
- Wainwright, Robert (1748-82)
- Wainwright, Rufus (b.1973)
- Wainwright (of Manchester), John (1723-68)
- Waissel, Matthäus (c.1540–1602)
- Waits, Tom (b.1949)
- Wakeman, Rick (b.1949)
- Waksman, Fabien (b. 1980)
- Wal-Berg (né Voldemar Rosenberg) (1910-94)
- Walcha, Helmut (1907–91)
- Walckiers, Eugene (1793–1866)
- Walczak, Christopher
- Walczyk, Kevin (b.1964)
- Walden, Cecil Price (b. 1991)
- Walden, Herwarth (1878-1941)
- Walden, Otto von (1871-1924)
- Walden, Price (b. 1991)
- Walden, Stanley (b.1932)
- Waldenby, Michael (b.1953)
- Walder, Johann Jakob (1750–1817)
- Waldteufel, Emile (1837–1915)
- Waley, Simon (1827-75)
- Waley-Cohen, Freya (b.1989)
- Walicki, Ken
- Walker, Christopher (b.1947)
- Walker, Daniel (b.1978)
- Walker, Don (b.1941)
- Walker, Ernest (1870–1949)
- Walker, Frikki
- Walker, George (1922–2018)
- Walker, Gwyneth (b.1947)
- Walker, Gwyneth van Anden (b.1947)
Composers: Walker - Wang Li-San
- Walker, Helen
- Walker, James (1929–2002)
- Walker, Lucy
- Walker, Marty
- Walker, Mike (b.1962)
- Walker, Robert (b.1946)
- Walker, Robin (b.1953)
- Walker, William (1809-75)
- Wall, Alfred M (1875-1936)
- Wallace, Frank (b.1952)
- Wallace, John (b.1949)
- Wallace, William (1860–1940)
- Wallace, William (b.1933)
- Wallace, William Vincent (1812–65)
- Wallach, Joelle (b.1946)
- Wallach, Larry
- Wallek-Walewski, Bolesław (1885-1944)
- Wallen, Errollyn (b.1958)
- Wallendorf, Klaus (b. 1948)
- Waller, Juan Felipe (b.1971)
- Waller, Michael (b. 1985)
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats' (1904–43)
- Wallfisch, Benjamin (b.1979)
- Wallgren, Jan (1935–96)
- Wallin, Rolf (b.1957)
- Wallner, Alarich (1922-2005)
- Wallner, Leopold (1847–1913)
- Wallrath, Klaus (b. 1959)
- Wallumrød, Christian (b.1971)
- Wallumrød, Susanna K (b.1979)
- Wally, Thomas (b.1981)
- Walmisley, Thomas Attwood (1814–56)
- Walond, William (1719–68)
- Walsh, John (1666-1736)
- Walsh, Michael (b.1949)
- Walshe, Jennifer (b.1974)
- Walter, Bruno (1876–1962)
- Walter, Caspar Johannes (b.1964)
- Walter, Fried (1907-96)
- Walter, Johann (1496–1570)
- Walter, Marius Joseph (b.1956)
- Walter, Owe (b.1946)
- Walter, Walter (1903-60)
- Walter-Kühne, Ekaterina (1870-1930)
- Walters, Edmund (1931–2003)
- Walters, Gareth (1928–2012)
- Waltershausen, Hermann Wolfgang von (1882-1954)
- Walther, Dave
- Walther, Heinrich Ernst Erwin (1920–95)
- Walther, Jakob (1650–1717)
- Walther, Johann Gottfried (1684–1748)
- Walther, Johannes (1496–1570)
- Walthew, Richard Henry (1872–1951)
- Walton, John (b.1947)
- Walton, Peter S
- Walton, William Turner (1902–83)
- Walton O'Donnell, Bertram (1887-1939)
- Waltzing, Gast (b. 1956)
- Walwyn, Karen
- Wambach, Emile Xavier (1854-1924)
- Wammes, Ad (b.1953)
- Wamper, Sam (b. 1983)
- Wanamaker, Gregory (b.1968)
- Wanczura, Ernst von (1750-1801)
- Wang, Derrick
- Wang, Ellen Andrea (b. 1986)
- Wang, Erqing
- Wang, Fay
- Wang, Luobin (1918-96)
- Wang, Ming (b.1962)
- Wang, Ruiqi
- Wang, Tianyi
- Wang, Yi-ping (1919–99)
- Wang, Zhiyi (b. 1980)
- Wang Fu Ling (1926–89)
- Wang Hui-Ran (b.1936)
- Wang Jian Zhong (1933–2016)
- Wang Jianmin (b.1956)
- Wang Jing-Zhong
- Wang Li-San (1933–2013)
Composers: Wang Ming - Watson
- Wang Ming
- Wang Shen (d.2007)
- Wang Yun Jie (1911-96)
- Wang Zheng
- Wangenheim, Volker (b.1928)
- Wanning, Johann (1537-1603)
- Wantenaar, Mathilde (b. 1993)
- Warbeck, Stephen (b.1953)
- Ward, Duncan
- Ward, Edward (1900-71)
- Ward, Joanna
- Ward, John (c.1590–1638)
- Ward, Judith
- Ward, Matthew J C (b. 1985)
- Ward, Robert (1917–2013)
- Ward, Samuel Augustus (1847-1903)
- Ward, Steve
- Ward-Higgs, William (1866–1936)
- Ward-Steinman, David (1936–2015)
- Wardener, Max de (b.1972)
- Wardman, Tony (b. 1981)
- Ware, George (1829-95)
- Ware, Harriet (1877-1962)
- Ware, Lawren Brianna
- Warhol, Mark (b.1949)
- Waring, Kate (1953–2015)
- Waring, Rob (b.1956)
- Warland, Dale (b.1932)
- Warlock, Peter (1894–1930)
- Warnaar, Brad (b.1950)
- Warnaar, Clara (b. 1991)
- Warne, Sarah
- Warner, Harry Waldo (1874-1945)
- Warner, Massah Miksch (1836-1900)
- Warner, Onslow Boyden Waldo (1902-88)
- Warrack, Guy (1900-86)
- Warrell, Arthur Sydney
- Warren, Charles
- Warren, Constance (1905-84)
- Warren, Diane (b.1956)
- Warren, Elinor Remick (1900–91)
- Warren, Francis Purcell
- Warren, Frank E.
- Warren, George W (1828–1902)
- Warren, Harry (1893–1981)
- Warren, Huw (b.1962)
- Warren, J S
- Warren, Peter
- Warren, Raymond (1928–2025)
- Warrington, John
- Warrock, Thomas (1565–1610)
- Warshauer, Meira (b.1949)
- Warshavsky, Mark Markovich (1848–1907)
- Warta, Marcin of
- Wartensee, Schnyder von (1786–1868)
- Warwick, Mary Carol
- Waschk, Arno
- Waschka II, Rodney
- Washburn, Robert (1928–2013)
- Washington, Denzel
- Washington, Kamasi
- Washington, Shelley (b. 1991)
- Wassa, Babrak (b.1947)
- Wassenaer, Count Unico Wilhelm van (1692–1766)
- Wasson, John (b.1956)
- Watanabe, Yukiko
- Waterhouse, Graham (b.1962)
- Waters, Joseph Martin (b.1952)
- Watervliet, Jerome Lauweryn van (c.15??)
- Watkins, David (b.1939)
- Watkins, Huw (b.1976)
- Watkins, Mary (b. 1939)
- Watkins, Mary D (b.1939)
- Watkins, Michael Blake (b.1948)
- Watling, Horace
- Watras, Melia
- Watson, Anthony (1933-73)
- Watson, Edward
- Watson, Eric (b.1955)
- Watson, Jenni
Composers: Watson - Weigl
- Watson, Jennifer (b. 1985)
- Watson, Michael
- Watson, Ronald (b.1936)
- Watson, Sydney (1903–91)
- Watt, Niel van der (b.1962)
- Watté, Bart (b. 1979)
- Watters, Cyril (1904-84)
- Watters, Lucius 'Lu' (1911-89)
- Watters, Mark (b.1955)
- Watts, David (b.1952)
- Watts, Michael (b.1937)
- Watts, Tim (b.1979)
- Watts, Wintter (1884-1962)
- Wauters, Christian-Adolphe (b.1953)
- Wawer, Simon (b.1979)
- Waxman, Donald (b.1925)
- Waxman, Franz (1906–67)
- Wayne, Bernie (1919-93)
- Wayne, Hayden (b. 1949)
- Wayne, Jeff
- Wayte, Gavin
- We, Zongyun
- Weakley, Alan
- Weatherley, Peter
- Weaver, John (b.1937)
- Weaver, John (b.1937)
- Weaver, Powell (1890-1951)
- Webb, George James (1803-87)
- Webb, Jimmy (b.1946)
- Webb, Orianna
- Webb, Roy (1888–1982)
- Webb, William (fl.1620-56)
- Webbe, the older, Samuel (1740–1816)
- Webbe, the younger, Samuel (1768–1843)
- Weber, Bedrich Divis (Friedrich Dionys) (1766-1842)
- Weber, Ben (1916–79)
- Weber, C Otto (1847-1901)
- Weber, Carl Maria von (1786–1826)
- Weber, Edmond
- Weber, Fred
- Weber, Georg (b.1610)
- Weber, Ilse (1903–44)
- Weber, Joseph Miroslav (1854–1906)
- Weber, Katharina (b. 1958)
- Webern, Anton (1883–1945)
- Webster, Joseph Philbrick (1819–75)
- Webster, Maurice (fl.1621-36)
- Webster, Michael (b.1944)
- Webster, T S (1890-1910)
- Weck, Hans (c.1495-1536)
- Weckbacher, Lorenzo
- Wecker, Georg Caspar (1632-95)
- Weckerlin, Jean-Baptiste Théodore (1821–1910)
- Weckmann, Matthias (1616–74)
- Węcowski, Jan (fl.1730)
- Weder, Oliver Patrice
- Wedgwood, Pam (b.1947)
- Wedlich, Ulrich (b.1954)
- Weeks, Christopher
- Weeks, James (b.1978)
- Weeks, John (b. 1934)
- Weelkes, Thomas (1576–1623)
- Weerbeke, Gaspar van (c.1445–aft.1516)
- Weesner, Anna (b.1965)
- Wegelius, Martin (1846-1906)
- Wegener, Margaret (b.1920)
- Wegener-Koopman, Bertha Frensel (1874-1953)
- Węgłowski, Stefan (b.1985)
- Wegmann, Judith
- Wegren, Thomas J. (b.1946)
- Wehding, Hans-Hendrik (1915-75)
- Wehinger, Günter (b.1961)
- Wei-Chieh Lin
- Weichenberger, Johann Georg (1676–1740)
- Weichlein, Father Romanus (1652–1706)
- Weide, William
- Weideman, Charles
- Weidemann, Carl Friedrich (?-1782)
- Weidt, Albert John
- Weigl, Joseph Franz (1766–1846)
Composers: Weigl - Wendt
- Weigl, Karl Ignaz (1881–1949)
- Weigl, Vally (1894-1982)
- Weihrauch, Johannes (1897-1977)
- Weil, Gerry (b.1939)
- Weiland, Douglas (b.1953)
- Weiland, Julius Johannes (c.1605–1663)
- Weill, Kurt (1900–50)
- Weinberg, Alan (b.1952)
- Weinberg, Jacob (1879–1956)
- Weinberg, Mieczyslaw (Moisei) Samuilovich (1919–96)
- Weinberger, Gerhard (b.1948)
- Weinberger, Jaromir (1896–1967)
- Weiner, László (1916–44)
- Weiner, Lazar (1897–1982)
- Weiner, Leó (1885–1960)
- Weiner, Peter
- Weiner, Stanley (b.1925)
- Weingarden, Louis (1943-89)
- Weingartner, Felix (1863–1942)
- Weinreich, Justin (1858–1927)
- Weinreis, Heinrich (1874-1950)
- Weinzierl, Max von (1841-98)
- Weinzweig, John (1913–2006)
- Weir, Judith (b.1954)
- Weis, Flemming (1898-1981)
- Weisbeck, Nicolaus (1575-1640)
- Weiser, Alex (b. 1989)
- Weisert, Lee
- Weisgall, Hugo (1912–97)
- Weisgarber, Elliot (1919-2001)
- Weiske, Johann Gottfried (1745-1806)
- Weisman, Stefan (b.1970)
- Weismann, Julius (1879–1950)
- Weismann, Wilhelm (1900–80)
- Weiss, Adolph (1891-1971)
- Weiss, Christof (b.1986)
- Weiss, Flemming (1898-1981)
- Weiß, Franz (1778-1830)
- Weiss, George David (1921–2010)
- Weiss, Harald (b.1946)
- Weiss, Johann Sigismund (c.1690–1737)
- Weiss, Josef (1864-1945)
- Weiss, Manfred (b.1935)
- Weiß, Michael Bastian (b.1974)
- Weiss, Silvius Leopold (1687–1750)
- Weiss, Willoughby Hunter (1820-67)
- Weiss-Busoni, Anna (1833-1910)
- Weisse, Hans (1892-1940)
- Weissenberg, Alexis (1929–2012)
- Weissenborn, Julius (1837–88)
- Weissenburg, Otfrid von (c.800-870)
- Weissensee, Friedrich
- Weisser, Joshua Samuel (1888-1952)
- Weissmann, Frieder (1893-1984)
- Weitz, Guy (b.1883)
- Wejnert, Jozefina
- Welch, Chapman (b.1973)
- Welch, James
- Welch, Matthew (b. 1976)
- Welcher, Dan Edward (b.1948)
- Weldon, John (1676–1736)
- Welffens, Peter (b.1924)
- Welin, Karl-Erik (1934–92)
- Wellejus, Henning (1919–2002)
- Wellens, Stefan (b.1974)
- Wellesz, Egon (1885–1974)
- Wellings, Milton (1850-1929)
- Wells, Jane (b.1952)
- Wells, Jessica (b. 1974)
- Wells, John (b.1948)
- Wells, Katherine Gladney (1918-2003)
- Wells, Samuel
- Welmers, Jan (b.1937)
- Wels, Charles (1825-1906)
- Welsh, Michael (b.1954)
- Welsh, Thomas (1780-1848)
- Welter, Johann Samuel (1650–1720)
- Wencheng, Lü (1898-1981)
- Wendling, Johann Baptist (1723–97)
- Wendt, Theo (1900-51)
Composers: Wenger - Weymouth
- Wenger, Clemens (b. 1982)
- Wengler, Marcel (b.1946)
- Wenk, Thomas
- Wennäkoski, Lotta (b.1970)
- Wennerberg, Gunar (1817–1901)
- Wennerberg-Reuter, Sara (1875-1959)
- Wenrich, Percy (1887-1965)
- Wense, Hans Jürgen von der (1894–1966)
- Wenzel, Hermann (1863-1944)
- Weprik, Alexander (1899–1958)
- Werckmeister, Andreas (1645-1706)
- Werder, Felix (1922–2012)
- Werdin, Eberhard (1911-91)
- Werf, Bo van der (b.1969)
- Werkman, Arne (b.1960)
- Werle, Lars Johan (1926–2001)
- Wermann, Oskar (1840-1906)
- Werner, André (b.1960)
- Werner, Christoph (d. 1650)
- Werner, Fritz (1898–1977)
- Werner, Gregor Joseph (1693–1766)
- Werner, Heinrich (1800-33)
- Werner, Héloïse
- Werner, Jean-Jacques (1935-2017)
- Werner, Sven Erik (b.1937)
- Werner, Vladimír (1937-2010)
- Werner-Kersten, Max (?-1948)
- Wernick, Richard (b.1934)
- Wernke, Kyle (b. 1988)
- Werntz, Julia
- Werrecore, Hermann Matthias (1500-74)
- Wert, Giaches de (1535–96)
- Wertheim, Rosy (1888–1949)
- Werthmüller, Franz (1769–1841)
- Werzlau, Joachim (1913-2001)
- Weschke, Paul
- Wesley, Charles (1757–1834)
- Wesley, Samuel (1766–1837)
- Wesley, Samuel Sebastian (1810–76)
- Wesley-Smith, Martin (1945–2019)
- Wesly, Emile (1858-1926)
- Wesołowski, Adam
- Wesselmann, Marcus Antonius (b.1965)
- Wessman, Harri (b.1949)
- Wesstrom, Anders (1720–81)
- West, Benjamin (fl.1760)
- West, Brian A
- West, Elisha (1756-c.1808)
- West, Joel P
- West, John E (1863–1929)
- Westberg, Erik (b. 1956)
- Westbrook, Mike (b. 1936)
- Westendorf, Thomas P (1848-1923)
- Westenholz, Sophia Maria (1759-1838)
- Westergaard, Peter Talbot (1931–2019)
- Westergaard, Svend (1922-88)
- Westerhoff, Christian (1763–1806)
- Westerhout, Niccolò van (1857-98)
- Westerkamp, Hildegard (b. 1946)
- Westerlinck, Wilfried (b.1945)
- Westhoff, Johann Paul von (b.1656)
- Westlake, Nigel (b.1958)
- Westmoreland, Joe
- Weston, Robert Patrick (1878–1936)
- Weston, Trevor
- Westphal, Philipp (d.1702)
- Westwood, Lee
- Wetherell, Eric (b.1925)
- Wettstein, Martin (b.1970)
- Wetz, Richard (1875–1935)
- Wetzel, Justus Hermann (1879–1973)
- Wetzel, Karin (b. 1981)
- Wetzel, Richard
- Wetzger, Paul (1870-?)
- Wetzler, Hermann Hans (1870–1943)
- Wever, Rufo (1917-77)
- Wexler, Mathias (b.1959)
- Weyh, Stefan
- Weyhmann, Johannes (1887-1931)
- Weymouth, Daniel A. (b.1953)
Composers: Weyrauch - Widdoes
- Weyrauch, August Heinrich von (1788-1865)
- Weyrauch, Johannes (1897–1977)
- Weyse, Christoph Ernst Friedrich (1774–1842)
- Whaite, Frederick (1887-1964)
- Whalley, Richard (b.1974)
- Whalley, Simon
- Whatley, Wesley
- Whedon, Joss (b.1964)
- Wheeler, Janet (b. 1957)
- Wheeler, Kenny (1930–2014)
- Wheeler, Scott (b.1952)
- Wheeler, Thad
- Wheelock, Donald (b. 1940)
- Whelan, Bill (b.1950)
- Whettam, Graham (1927–2007)
- Whicher, James
- Whipp, Ivy Mason (1920-?)
- Whitacre, Eric (b.1970)
- Whitbourn, James (b.1963)
- Whitcomb, Kenneth (b.1926)
- White, Alastair (b. 1988)
- White, Barbara (b. 1965)
- White, Cecil
- White, Clarence Cameron (1880–1960)
- White, David Ashley (b.1944)
- White, Dolores (b.1932)
- White, Donald H (1921-2016)
- White, Edward (1910–94)
- White, Felix (1884-1945)
- White, Frances (b.1960)
- White, John (b.1936)
- White, José (1836–1918)
- White, Joseph (1836–1918)
- White, Louie
- White, Maude (1855–1937)
- White, Nicholas (b.1967)
- White, Paul (1895-1973)
- White, Peter (b.1954)
- White, Philip
- White, Robert (c.1538–1574)
- White, Robin
- White, William C (b.1983)
- Whitehead, Gillian Karawe (b.1941)
- Whitehead, Glen
- Whitehead, Lawrence
- Whitehead, Oliver (b.1948)
- Whitehead, William (b.1970)
- Whiteley, John Scott (b.1950)
- Whiteley, Samuel
- Whitfield, John (1588-1616)
- Whithorne, Emerson (1884-1958)
- Whiticker, Michael (b.1954)
- Whiting, Arthur (1861-1936)
- Whiting, George Elbridge (1840–1923)
- Whiting, Richard Armstrong (1891–1938)
- Whitley, Bill
- Whitley, Kate (b.1989)
- Whitlock, Luke (b.1978)
- Whitlock, Percy (1903–46)
- Whitman, Thomas (b.1960)
- Whitney, John
- Whitney, Maurice (1909-84)
- Whitney, Robert (1904-86)
- Whittaker, Anthony (b.1968)
- Whittall, Matthew (b.1975)
- Whittenberg, Charles (1927-84)
- Whittington, Stephen (b.1953)
- Whitton, Jeffrey
- Whitty, Paul (b.1970)
- Whitwell, Sally (b.1974)
- Whyte, Christopher
- Whyte, Ian (1901-60)
- Wiancko, Michi (b. 1976)
- Wiancko, Paul (b. 1983)
- Wichrowski, Jan Antoni (1942–2017)
- Wickens, Dennis (b.1926)
- Wickman, Ethan (b.1973)
- Wicks, Ingvald Kristian (1892-1967)
- Wicomb, Pierre-Henri (b. 1976)
- Widdoes, Lawrence (b.1932)
Composers: Widéen - Wilkinson
- Widéen, Ivar (1871–1951)
- Widerkehr, Jacques Christian Michel (b.1759)
- Widestedt, Ragnar (1887–1954)
- Widłak, Wojciech (b.1971)
- Widmann, Erasmus (1572–1634)
- Widmann, Jörg (b.1973)
- Widmer, Ernst (1927-90)
- Widner, Ivar Fredrik (1891-1973)
- Widor, Charles-Marie Jean Albert (1844–1937)
- Widorski, Kurt (b. 1978)
- Widqvist, Viktor (1881–1952)
- Wie, Jungyoon
- Wiechowicz, Stanislaw (1893–1963)
- Wiedemann, Ludwig
- Wiedermann, Bedrich Antonin (1883–1951)
- Wiedoeft, Rudy (1893–1940)
- Wiegand, Mario (b.1970)
- Wiegold, Peter (b.1949)
- Wieland, Cassie
- Wieland, Suzanne
- Wielecki, Tadeusz (b.1954)
- Wielhorski, Aleksander (1889-1952)
- Wielhorski, Józef (1816-92)
- Wiemann, Beth (b.1959)
- Wiener, Jean (1896–1982)
- Wienhardt, Peter von (b.1966)
- Wieniawska (aka Poldowski), Irene Regine (1879–1932)
- Wieniawski, Henryk (1835–80)
- Wieniawski, Jozef (1837–1912)
- Wierts, Johannes Petrus Jodocus (1866-1944)
- Wiese, Ian
- Wiesemann, Bernd (b.1938)
- Wiesenberg, Menachem (b.1950)
- Wiffin, Robert
- Wigglesworth, Ryan (b.1979)
- Wigthorpe, William (c.1570–aft.1610)
- Wijdeveld, Wolfgang (1910–85)
- Wijeratne, Dinuk (b. 1978)
- Wikander, David (1884–1955)
- Wiklander, Kurt (b.1950)
- Wiklund, Adolf (1879–1950)
- Wikmanson, Johan (1753–1800)
- Wikström, Inger (b.1939)
- Wilberforce, Richard
- Wilberg, Mack (b.1955)
- Wilborn, David F.
- Wilbrandt, Thomas
- Wilby, Philip (b.1949)
- Wilbye, John (1574–1638)
- Wilche, Cyriacus (1620–67)
- Wilcher, Dan (b.1948)
- Wilcher, Phillip (b.1958)
- Wilckens, Friedrich (1899-1986)
- Wilczkowski, Gabriel (b.1980)
- Wild, Earl (1915–2010)
- Wildberger, Jacques (1922-2006)
- Wilde, David (b.1935)
- Wilde, Emma
- Wilde, Werner (b.1949)
- Wilden, Bernd
- Wilden, Gert (b.1954)
- Wilder, Alec (1907–80)
- Wilder, Philip van (c.1500–1553)
- Wilderer, Johann Hugo von (1670–1724)
- Wildhorn, Frank (b.1958)
- Wilding, James (b. 1973)
- Wildman, Charles (1916–2002)
- Wilenski, Osias (b.1933)
- Wiley, Frank (b.1949)
- Wilfer, Rudi (b.1936)
- Wilhelm, Michael (fl.1580-1610)
- Wilhelm, Rolf (b.1927)
- Wilhelmine of Prussia, Friederike Sophie (1709–58)
- Wilhelmj, August (1845–1908)
- Wilke, Jan (b.1980)
- Wilke, Milena (b. 1996)
- Wilkins, Immanuel (b. 1998)
- Wilkinson, Arthur (1924-68)
- Wilkinson, Robert (1874-?)
- Wilkinson, Stephen (b.1919)
Composers: Wilkomirski - Willis
- Wilkomirski, Kazimierz (1900-1995)
- Will, Justinus (1675-1747)
- Willaert, Adrian (1490–1562)
- Willan, Healey (1880–1968)
- Willard, Lucy (1820-1915)
- Willcock, Christopher (b.1947)
- Willcock, Ian (b.1959)
- Willcocks, Allan (b.1961)
- Willcocks, David Valentine (1919–2015)
- Willcocks, George H (1899-1962)
- Willcocks, Jonathan (b.1953)
- Willeitner, Florian (b. 1991)
- Willemark, Lena (b.1960)
- Willems, Carlo
- Willey, Brian
- Willey, James (b.1939)
- Willi, Herbert (b.1956)
- William, Fadhili (1938-2001)
- Williams, (James) Clifton (1923–76)
- Williams, Adrian (b.1956)
- Williams, Alberto (1862–1952)
- Williams, Amy (b.1969)
- Williams, Bert (1874-1922)
- Williams, Carol (b. 1962)
- Williams, Catherine Tanner (b. 1973)
- Williams, Charles (1893–1978)
- Williams, Chris (b. 1986)
- Williams, Curtis (b.1934)
- Williams, David (b. 1952)
- Williams, Derek (b.1945)
- Williams, Edward (1921-2013)
- Williams, Evan
- Williams, Geoffrey
- Williams, Gerrard (1888-1947)
- Williams, Grace (1906–77)
- Williams, Graham
- Williams, Hank (1923–53)
- Williams, Huw
- Williams, John Christopher (b.1941)
- Williams, John Raymond (1928-2018)
- Williams, John Towner (b.1932)
- Williams, Joseph V (b.1979)
- Williams, Julius Penson (b.1954)
- Williams, Kimo (b. 1950)
- Williams, Len (1910–87)
- Williams, Lola (1913–2013)
- Williams, Lyn (b.1963)
- Williams, Mary Lou (1910-81)
- Williams, Mason
- Williams, Meirion (1901–76)
- Williams, Michael (b.1962)
- Williams, Michael F. (b.1962)
- Williams, Michael Glenn (b.1957)
- Williams, Natalie
- Williams, Patrick (1939-2018)
- Williams, Raymond (1921–88)
- Williams, Robert (1782-1812)
- Williams, Roderick (b.1965)
- Williams, Roger (b.1943)
- Williams, Roger B (b.1943)
- Williams, Sam
- Williams, Spencer (1889–1965)
- Williams, Steven J
- Williams, Thomas John (1869-1944)
- Williams, Tom
- Williams, Tyler (b.1992)
- Williams, William (1675–1701)
- Williamson, James (b.1984)
- Williamson, John Ramsden (1929–2015)
- Williamson, Magnus (b.1967)
- Williamson, Malcolm (1931–2003)
- Williamson, Nathan (b.1978)
- Williamson, Robin (b.1943)
- Williamson, Roy (1936-90)
- Willing, Johann Ludwig (1755-1805)
- Willingham, Damali
- Willink, Simon (1929-2015)
- Willis, Alison
- Willis, Allee (b.1947)
- Willis, Matthew
Composers: Willis - Winkler
- Willis, Richard (1929-97)
- Willis, Richard Storrs (1819-1900)
- Willis, Sharon J
- Willis, Wallace
- Willisegger, Hansruedi (b.1935)
- Willke, Heinz-Dieter (b.1956)
- Willnauer, Jörg-Martin (b.1957)
- Willow, Rilli
- Wills, Arthur (b.1926)
- Wills, Simon (b.1957)
- Willscher, Andreas (b.1955)
- Willson, Meredith (1902–84)
- Willson, Rachel Beckles
- Wilm, Nicolai von (1834-1911)
- Wilms, Johann Wilhelm (1772–1847)
- Wilson, Alan (b. 1947)
- Wilson, Andrew (b.1960)
- Wilson, Anthony (b. 1968)
- Wilson, Anthony (2) (b. 1962)
- Wilson, Blake
- Wilson, Brian (b.1942)
- Wilson, Charles (b. 1931)
- Wilson, Christian (b.1920)
- Wilson, Christopher (1874-1919)
- Wilson, Conrad
- Wilson, Dana (b.1946)
- Wilson, Drew (b.1960)
- Wilson, Fraser
- Wilson, Gareth
- Wilson, Harry Robert (1901-68)
- Wilson, Ian (b.1964)
- Wilson, James (1922–2005)
- Wilson, James (b.1990)
- Wilson, James B.
- Wilson, Jeffery
- Wilson, Jim (1922-2005)
- Wilson, John (1595–1674)
- Wilson, Ken (b. 1924)
- Wilson, Kenneth A (b.1946)
- Wilson, Kenyon D
- Wilson, Mark Edwards
- Wilson, Max (b.1973)
- Wilson, Mortimer (1876-1932)
- Wilson, Nancy (b.1954)
- Wilson, Olly (1937–2018)
- Wilson, Peter
- Wilson, Ransom (b.1951)
- Wilson, Richard (b.1941)
- Wilson, Robert Meredith (1902-84)
- Wilson, Sandy (1924–2014)
- Wilson, Scott (b.1969)
- Wilson, Thomas (1927–2001)
- Wilson, Todd
- Wilson, Willow J.
- Wilson-Dickson, Andrew (b.1946)
- Wiltgen, Roland (b.1957)
- Wilton, Charles Henry (1761-1832)
- Wiltschinsky, Peter (b.1955)
- Winbeck, Heinz (1946–2019)
- Wind, Thiemo (b. 1961)
- Windel Brown, James
- Windeshausen, Jan
- Windham, William
- Winding, August Hendrik (1835–99)
- Windrich, Erik
- Wineglass, John
- Wingate, Mark (b. 1954)
- Wingate, Martin (b.1954)
- Winger, Kip (1961)
- Winges, Mark (b.1951)
- Wingfield, Stephen (b.1955)
- Winham, Godfrey (1934–75)
- Winhart, Josef
- Winkel Holm, Mogens (1936–99)
- Winkelman, Helena (b.1974)
- Winkler, Alexander (1865–1935)
- Winkler, David (b.1948)
- Winkler, Gerhard (1906–77)
- Winkler, Gerhard E (b.1959)
- Winkler, Michael (b.1962)
Composers: Winkler - Wolfe
- Winkler, Peter (b.1943)
- Winkler, Stephan (b.1967)
- Winkler, Todd (b.1958)
- Winn, James (b.1952)
- Winner, Joseph Eastburn (1837-1918)
- Winner, Septimus (1827-1902)
- Winogradowa, Vera
- Winslow, Conrad
- Winstone, Eric (1913-74)
- Wintelroy, Joannes (fl.1520-76)
- Winter, Chris
- Winter, Michael (b.1980)
- Winter, Peter von (1754–1825)
- Winterberg, Hans (1901–91)
- Winteregg, Steven (b.1952)
- Winternitz, Arnold (1874-1928)
- Winternitz, Felix Adolf Edler von (1877-1950)
- Winters, Elizabeth (b.1979)
- Winther, Terje (b.1963)
- Winther Christensen, Christian (b.1977)
- Wintle, James (1942–2013)
- Wintory, Austin (b.1984)
- Wipacher, Tobias (a.1605)
- Wipo of Burgundy (c.995-c.1048)
- Wippo (995-1048)
- Wiprud, Theodore (b.1958)
- Wirén, Dag (1905–86)
- Wirkhaus, Leonard
- Wirth, Stefan (b.1975)
- Wise, Bruce (1929–2013)
- Wise, Michael (c.1647–1687)
- Wiseman, Beth (1951–2007)
- Wiseman, Debbie (b.1963)
- Wishart, Betty R. (b.1947)
- Wishart, James
- Wishart, Peter (1921–84)
- Wishart, Stevie (b.1969)
- Wishart, Trevor (b.1946)
- Wismer, Pierre (1915–92)
- Wisse, Jan (1921-2008)
- Wisser, Haimo (1952–98)
- Wissmer, Pierre (1915–92)
- Wisson, Bernard (b.1948)
- With, Dalia Raudonikyte (1970–2018)
- Withers, Bill (1938–2020)
- Withy, Francis (d.1727)
- Witkowski, Georges-Martin (1867-1943)
- Witt, (Jeremias) Friedrich (1770–1836)
- Witt, Christian Friedrich (1660-1717)
- Witte, Georg Hendrik (1843–1929)
- Witten, Dean
- Wittenbrink, Franz (b.1948)
- Witter, Phelps Dean (b. 1932)
- Witter-Johnson, Ayanna
- Wittgraf, Michael (b.1962)
- Wittiber, Benjamin (b.1964)
- Wittinger, Robert (b.1945)
- Wittmacher, J-T Vesikkala (b. 1990)
- Witzmann, Thomas (b.1958)
- Wladigerow, Pantscho
- Wnuk-Nazarowa, Joanna (b. 1949)
- Woehr, Christian (b.1951)
- Woelfl, Joseph
- Wohl, Daniel (b.1980)
- Wohl, Herman (1877-1936)
- Wohlhauser, René (b.1954)
- Wojciechowski, Sławomir (b.1971)
- Wojcik, Raymond (1957–2014)
- Wojnar, Antoni
- Wolf, Alexander (b.1981)
- Wolf, Axel Hermann (b.1962)
- Wolf, Bernd Johannes
- Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm (1735–92)
- Wolf, Hugo (1860–1903)
- Wolf, Magret (b.1960)
- Wolf, Steffen
- Wolf, Thomas (1925-79)
- Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (1876–1948)
- Wolfe, Julia (b.1958)
- Wolfe, Kristina
Composers: Wolff - Work
- Wolff, Christian (b.1934)
- Wolff, Christian Michael (1707-89)
- Wolff, Daniel (b.1967)
- Wolff, Dom Sebastian
- Wolff, Philippe
- Wolff, Sebastian (b.1929)
- Wolff, Walter (b.1981)
- Wolfgang, Gernot (b.1957)
- Wölfl, Joseph (1773–1812)
- Wolfram, Joseph (1789-1839)
- Wolfrum, Karl (1856–1937)
- Wolfrum, Philipp (1854–1919)
- Wolfsohn, Juliusz (1880–1944)
- Wolfson, David (b.1964)
- Wolfson, Jaime (1974)
- Wolken, Frits (b.1928)
- Wolkenstein, Oswald von (1376–1445)
- Wolking, Henry (b.1948)
- Woll, Erna (1917-2005)
- Wollmann, Thorsten
- Wollschleger, Scott (b.1980)
- Wollston, Silas
- Wolosoff, Bruce (b.1955)
- Wolpe, Stefan (1902–72)
- Wolpert, Max
- Wolschina, Reinhard (b.1952)
- Wolstenholme, William (1865–1931)
- Wolters, Gottfried (1910–89)
- Wolters, Michael (b.1971)
- Wolthuis, Jan Roelof
- Wołek, Krzysztof (b.1976)
- Womack, Donald Reid (b.1966)
- Wonder, Stevie (b.1950)
- Wong, Chiyan
- Wong, Cynthia Lee (b.1982)
- Wong, James
- Wong, Theresa (b. 1976)
- Woo, Hyo-Won (b. 1974)
- Wood, Abraham (1752–1804)
- Wood, Al
- Wood, Arthur (1875–1953)
- Wood, Charles (1866–1926)
- Wood, Christopher (b.1945)
- Wood, Dale (1934-2003)
- Wood, Frederic Herbert (1880–1963)
- Wood, Gareth (b. 1950)
- Wood, Guy B (1911-2001)
- Wood, Haydn (1882–1959)
- Wood, Henry Joseph (1869–1944)
- Wood, Hugh Bradshaw (1932–2021)
- Wood, James (b.1953)
- Wood, John
- Wood, Philip (b.1972)
- Wood, Steve (b.1949)
- Wood, William
- Woodall, Arthur (1873-1952)
- Woodbury, Isaac B. (1819-58)
- Woodcock, Clement (1540–90)
- Woodcock, Robert (1690–1728)
- Woodforde-Finden, Amy (1860–1919)
- Woodhall, James
- Woodman, James (b.1957)
- Woods, Ayanna
- Woods, Clarence (1888-1956)
- Woods, John Joseph (1849-1934)
- Woods, Kenneth (b. 1968)
- Woods, Phil (1931–2015)
- Woodside, Jeremy (b. 1989)
- Woodward, George Ratcliffe (1848-1934)
- Woodward, James (b.1978)
- Woodward, Richard (1743–77)
- Woolf, Alex (b.1995)
- Woolf, Luna Pearl (b.1973)
- Woolf, Randall (b.1959)
- Woolfenden, Guy (1937–2016)
- Woollett, Henri (1864-1936)
- Woolrich, John (b.1954)
- Wordsworth, William (1908–88)
- Worgan, John (1724–90)
- Work, Henry Clay (1832-84)
Composers: Work Jr. - Wyttenbach
- Work Jr., John Wesley (1871–1925)
- Worland, Bill (1921–2011)
- Worley, John (1919-99)
- Wormser, André (1851–1926)
- Worsaae, Nicolai (b.1980)
- Worth, Amy (1888-1967)
- Worthey, Carol (b.1943)
- Worthington, Rain (b.1950)
- Woś, Łukasz (b.1967)
- Woud, Nick (b.1955)
- Woyke, Andreas (b.1966)
- Woyrsch, Felix (1860–1944)
- Woytowicz, Boleslaw (1899–1980)
- Wozny, Joanna (b.1973)
- Wranitzky, Anton (1761-1820)
- Wranitzky, Paul (1756-1808)
- Wright, Andrew (b. 1967)
- Wright, Andrew (b.1955)
- Wright, Christopher (b.1954)
- Wright, Dennis (1895-1967)
- Wright, Geoffrey (1912–2010)
- Wright, Glen (b.1962)
- Wright, James (b.1959)
- Wright, James K
- Wright, Justin D
- Wright, Lawrence (1888-1964)
- Wright, Margot (1911–2000)
- Wright, Matthew (b.1977)
- Wright, Maurice (b.1949)
- Wright, Neil
- Wright, Robert (1914-2005)
- Wright, Searle (1918–2004)
- Wright, Steve
- Wrighton, William Thomas (1816-80)
- Writer, Justin
- Wróbel, Piotr (b.1977)
- Wronowicz, Maciej (1645-c.1700)
- Wrubel, Allie (1905-73)
- Wu, Hsiu-Ping
- Wu Cho Chiang
- Wu Hou Yuan
- Wu Hua
- Wu Wei (b.1970)
- Wu Xiao-Zhong
- Wubbels, Eric (b.1980)
- Wuensch, Gerhard (1925-2007)
- Wüller, Lars (b.1975)
- Wüllner, Franz (1832–1902)
- Wunder, Gerrit (b.1978)
- Wunderer, Alexander (1877-1955)
- Wunderer, Anton (1850–1906)
- Wuorela, Essi (b. 1971)
- Wuorinen, Charles (b.1938)
- Württemberg, Duke Eugen of (1788-1857)
- Würtzler, Aristid von (1925–97)
- Würzburg, Konrad von (d.1287)
- Würzburger, Siegfried (1877-1942)
- Wurzburger, Walter (1914–95)
- Wüsthoff, Klaus (b.1922)
- Wustin, Alexander (b.1943)
- Wutky, Cajetan
- Wyatt, Eugene W (1880-1927)
- Wyatt, Scott A.
- Wye, Trevor (b.1935)
- Wyk, Arnold van (1916-83)
- Wyle, George (1916-2003)
- Wylie, Ruth Shaw (1916-89)
- Wylkynson, Robert (c.1450–c.1515)
- Wyner, Yehudi (b.1929)
- Wynne, David (1900–83)
- Wyre, John Harvey (1941-2006)
- Wyschnegradsky, Ivan (1893–1979)
- Wysocki, Zdzislaw (b.1944)
- Wyton, Alec (1921–2007)
- Wyttenbach, Jürg (b. 1935)
