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