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Composers that were born in the USA, or gained the American nationality.

Group members

Abels, Michael (1962–)
Abrams, Daniel (1931–)
Abravanel, Maurice (1903–1993)
Adams, John (1947–)
Adams, John Luther (1953–)
Adams, Leslie (1932–)
Ahrendt, Karl (1904–1993)
Albert, Stephen (1941–1992)
Albright, William (1944–1998)
Alburger, Mark (–)
Aldridge, Robert Livingston (1954–)
Alexander, Joe L. (1958–)
Alexander, Russell (1877–1915)
Alon, Aaron (1981–)
Alrich, Alexis (–)
Amram, David (1930–)
Amrod, Paul (1951–)
Anderson, Beth (1950–)
Anderson, Leroy (1908–1975)
Antheil, George (1900–1959)
Antosca, Steve (1955–)
Arnest, Richard (1950–)
Arrigo-Nelson, John (1975–)
Augustus, Janice G. (1945–)
Avalon, Robert (1955–2004)
Babbitt, Milton (1916–)
Baca, Daniel Anthony (1977–)
Bach, Jan (1937–)
Bacon, Ernst (1898–1990)
Baer, Morris (1868–)
Bakalian, Craig (1961–)
Baksa, Robert (1938–)
Barber, Samuel (1910–1981)
Barker, Warren (1923–2006)
Barron, Louis (1920–1989)
Barron | Charlotte May Wind, Bebe (1925–2008)
Bass, Randol Alan (1953–)
Beach, Amy Marcy (1867–1944)
Beeman, John (–)
Beglarian, Eve (1958–)
Begley, Brandon (1984–)
Belden, George R. (1939–)
Benner, Al (1955–)
Bennett, Robert Russell (1894–1981)
Berger, Arthur Victor (1912–2003)
Berger, Jonathan (1954–)
Berlinski, Herman (1910–2001)
Bernofsky, Lauren (1967–)
Bernstein, Elmer (1922–2004)
Bernstein, Harry (–)
Bernstein, Leonard (1918–1990)
Berry, Charles Roland (1957–)
Berv, Mahlon (1991–)
Bethea, Robert (1986–)
Biales, Albert (1929–)
Bielawa, Lisa (1969–)
Biggs, John (1932–)
Billings, William (1746–1800)
Bingham, Seth (1882–1972)
Blitzstein, Marc (1905–1964)
Bloomer Deussen, Nancy (1931–)
Bolcom, William (1938–)
Borowski, Felix (1872–1956)
Borroff, Edith (1925–)
Bourland, Roger (1952–)
Boustead, Seth (1971–)
Branchfield, Seann (1984–)
Brandon, Sy (1945–)
Branning, Brett (1980–)
Bresnick, Martin (1946–)
Bricht, Walter (1904–1970)
Bridges, Emily Anna (1977–)
Brindel, Bernard (1912–1997)
Bristow, George Frederick (1825–1898)
Brockman, Jane (1949–)
Brown, Bill (1969–)
Brown, Earle (1926–2002)
Brubeck, Dave (1920–)
Bruce, Adam (1993–)
Buller, Mark (1986–)
Burge, David (1930–)
Burt, Robert Hampton (1940–)
Burton, Canary (1942–)
Burton, Eldin (1913–1979)
Buss, Howard (1951–)
Cage, John (1912–1992)
Caltabiano, Ronald (1959–)
Canfield, David DeBoor (1950–)
Carbon, John (1951–)
Carlile, Dana (1956–)
Carnes, Michael (1950–)
Carpenter, John Alden (1876–1951)
Carter, Elliott (1908–)
Catalano, Anthony (1973–)
Cervetti, Sergio (1940–)
Chadwick, George Whitefield (1854–1931)
Chance, John Barnes (1932–1972)
Cheetham, John (1939–)
Childs, Barney (1926–2000)
Ciernia, James (1933–)
Cloud, Judith (1954–)
Coates, Gloria (1938–)
Cobuccio, Kerry (1980–)
Coleman, Charles (1968–)
Coleman, Dan (1972–)
Coll, David (1980–)
Combs, James (1970–)
Conrad, Laurie (1946–)
Cooke, Michael (1970–)
Cooman, Carson P. (–)
Copland, Aaron (1900–1990)
Copper, William (1953–)
Cordero, Ernesto (1946–)
Cordero, Roque Jacinto (1917–2008)
Corigliano, John (1938–)
Cornelius, Kevin A. (1977–)
Cotton, Jeffery (1957–)
Coukis, Peter (1955–)
Cowell, Henry Dixon (1897–1965)
Cowherd, Harold Colin (1960–)
Crawford | Seeger, Ruth (1901–1953)
Creston, Paul (1906–1985)
Crossman, Allan (1942–)
Crumb, George (Henry) (1929–)
Cucinotta, Robert E. (1949–)
Currier, Nathan Kind (1960–)
Currier, Sebastian (1959–)
da Silva, David (1950–)
Dahl, Ingolf (1912–1970)
Daigle, Hugh (1981–)
Danielpour, Richard (1956–)
Dashow, James (1944–)
Daugherty, Michael (1954–)
Davidson, Roger (1952–)
Davis, Carl (1936–)
Davis, Doug (1948–)
Davis Zlatkovsky, Saul (1958–)
Day, Darrell (1957–)
de Crescenzo, Vincenzo (1875–1964)
Dédé, Edmond (1827–1903)
Del Forno, Anton (1950–)
DeLaurenti, Christopher (1967–)
Dello Joio, Norman (1913–2008)
Dempster, Thomas (1980–)
DeSantis, Dennis (1973–)
Diamond, David (1915–2005)
Diamond, Stuart (1950–)
Diehl, Michelle (1962–)
Diemer, Emma Lou (1927–)
Diercks, John (1927–)
Dorff, Daniel (1956–)
Dosaj, Dev (1959–)
Dougherty, Terrence Patrick (1937–)
Drew, James (1929–)
Drexler, David (1967–)
Driscoll, Brian (1979–)
Druckman, Jacob (1928–1996)
Duble, Charles Edward "C.E." (1884–1960)
Dubowsky, Jack Curtis (–)
Duckworth, William (1943–)
Dzubay, David (1964–)
Eckardt, Jason (1971–)
Eddy, Clarence (1851–1937)
Edgerton, Mike (1961–)
Edwards, Gary (1941–)
Eicker, Edward (1975–)
Elfman, Danny (1953–)
Elkana, Amos (1967–)
Ellen, Jane (1956–)
Ellington, Edward K. "Duke" (1899–1974)
Elliott, Jonathan (1962–)
Englefield, Richard (1937–)
Erb, Donald James (1927–2008)
Farwell, Arthur (1872–1952)
Faverman, John (1957–)
Fein, Ron (1952–)
Feldman, Morton (1926–1987)
Ferguson, Kevin (1961–)
Ferko, Frank (1950–)
Fetherolf, David (1956–)
Fields, Matthew (1961–)
Finch, Steven (1959–)
Fine, Irving (1914–1962)
Fine, Vivian (1913–2000)
Fineberg, Joshua (1969–)
Finko, David (1936–)
Finney, Ross Lee (1906–1997)
Fish, Mark (1969–)
Fisher, Sheryl (1950–)
Flagello, Nicolas (1928–1994)
Fontana, Bill (1947–)
Foote, Arthur William (1853–1937)
Foss | Fuchs, Lukas (1922–2009)
Foster, Stephen Collins (1826–1864)
Frackenpohl, Arthur (1924–)
Frazelle, Kenneth (1955–)
Fredrics, Howard (1962–)
Fried, Philip (1955–)
Friedman, Gary (1934–)
Frigon, Chris (1949–)
Froom, David (1951–)
Fry, William Henry (1813–1864)
Funk, Eric (1949–)
Gallagher, Jack (1947–)
Gannon, Lee (1960–1996)
Garber, Ryan (1973–)
Garland, Peter (1952–)
Garner, David (1956–)
Gates, Keith (1948–2007)
Gelt, Andrew (1951–)
Gershwin | Gershovitz, George (Jacob) (1898–1937)
Giannini, Vittorio (1903–1966)
Giblin, Irene M. (1888–1974)
Gilbert, Peter (1975–)
Gillett, Brian P. (1972–)
Gillis, Don (1912–1978)
Gilmore, Bernard (1937–)
Glass, Philip (1937–)
Glesser, Frederic (1956–)
Glise, Anthony (1956–)
Gold, Edward (1936–)
Goldkind, Elliott (1964–)
Goldsmith, Jerry (1929–2004)
Goodman, Todd (1977–)
Gordon, Geoffrey (1968–)
Gordon, Michael (1956–)
Gosfield, Annie (1960–)
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829–1869)
Gould, Morton (1913–1996)
Grasse, Edwin (1884–1954)
Graves, David A. (–)
Greenberg, Jay (1991–)
Greenberg, Robert (1954–)
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson (1884–1920)
Griffin, Charles (1968–)
Grill, Stan (1953–)
Grofé, Ferde (1892–1972)
Gustavson, Mark (1959–)
Gustin, Louise V. (1870–1910)
Guthrie, James (1953–)
Hadley, Henry Kimball (1871–1937)
Hagen, Daron (1961–)
Hahn, David (1956–)
Hailstork, Adolphus (1941–)
Handel, Darrell (1933–)
Hanson, Howard (1896–1981)
Harbison, John (1938–)
Hardin | Moondog, Louis Thomas (1916–1999)
Hardy, Glenn (1950–)
Harris, Kevin Franz Josef (1965–)
Harris, Roy (1898–1979)
Harris, Todd (1961–)
Harrison, Lou (1917–2003)
Hartke, Stephen (1952–)
Hartley, Walter (1927–)
Hasse, Jean (1958–)
Hay, Daniel J. (1957–)
Hazzard, Peter (1949–)
Hedgecock, Ken (1953–)
Heinrich, Anthony Philip (1781–1861)
Heisinger, Brent (1937–)
Helble, Raymond (1949–)
Helps, Robert (1928–2001)
Herrington, Brian P. (1976–)
Herrmann, Bernard (1911–1975)
Hickey, Sean (1970–)
Hiller, Lejaran (1924–1994)
Hoffman, Stan (1951–)
Hoh, Christopher J. (1959–)
Hoiby, Lee (1926–)
Holland, Jonathan Bailey (1974–)
Holmes, Brian (1946–)
Hoover, Katherine (1937–)
Horner, James (1953–)
Hovhaness, Alan (1911–2000)
Hunt, Jerry (1943–1993)
Hunter, Ben (1978–)
Husa, Karel (1921–)
Iannaccone, Anthony (1943–)
Imbrie, Andrew (1921–2007)
Ives, Charles (1874–1954)
Jacob, Jeffrey (1948–)
Jacobi, Frederick (1891–1952)
January, Bob (–)
Jewell, Fred (1875–1936)
Job, Lynn (1959–)
Joel, William (1954–)
Johnson, Hall (Francis) (1888–1970)
Johnson, M. Scott (1984–)
Johnson, Scott (1952–)
Johnson, Tom (1939–)
Jones, Loren (–)
Joplin, Scott (1867–1917)
Kaefer, John F. (1976–)
Kagen, Sergius (1909–1964)
Kamen, Michael (1948–)
Kastning, Kevin (1960–)
Kelley, Anthony (1965–)
Kennan, Kent (1913–2003)
Kernis, Aaron Jay (1960–)
Kibbe, Michael (1945–)
Kievman, Carson (1949–)
Kilstofte, Mark (1958–)
Kimbell, Michael A. (–)
Kirchner, Leon (1919–)
Klein, Bruno Oscar (1858–1911)
Knight, Edward (1961–)
Kobra, Louis (1967–)
Kolb, Barbara (1939–)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897–1957)
Koussevitzky | Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий, Sergei (1874–1951)
Kraft, William (1923–)
Kramer, Robert (1954–)
Kucij, Timothy (1954–)
Kuehn, Mikel (1967–)
Kupferman, Meyer (1926–2003)
La Berge, Anne (1955–)
La Montaine, John (1920–)
La Violette, Wesley (1894–1978)
Lackey, William J. (1976–)
LaFave, Kenneth (1951–)
Laitman, Lori (1955–)
Lane, Eastwood (1879–1951)
Lang, David (1957–)
Lanman, Anthony (1973–)
Lann, Vanessa (1968–)
Lansky, Paul (1944–)
LaRocca, Frank (1951–)
Larsen, Libby (1950–)
Lauridsen, Morten (1943–)
Lees, Benjamin (1924–)
Lehrman, Leonard (1949–)
Lein, Edward (1955–)
Leisner, David (1953–)
Levering, Arthur (1953–)
Lewis, David "Uncle Dave" (1961–)
Lewis, Peter Scott (1953–)
Liderman, Jorge (1957–2008)
Liebermann, Lowell (1961–)
Lieberson, Peter (1946–)
List, Andrew (1956–)
Lloyd, Rebecca (1978–)
Loeb, David (1939–)
Logan, Matthew (1980–)
Lopez, Tom (1965–)
Lyons, Gilda (1975–)
MacDowell, Edward (1861–1908)
Mackey, Steven (1956–)
Mahr, Timothy (1956–)
Manley, Jeremy (1975–)
Margoshes, Steve (–)
Markowitz, Steve (1963–)
Martino, Donald (1931–)
Martz, Jasun (1953–)
Mascari, Edward P. (1949–)
Matchett, Steve (1957–)
Mauldin, Michael (1947–)
Maxwell, William (1960–)
McBeth, William Francis (1933–)
McClelland, William (1950–)
McKay, George Frederick (1899–1970)
McKenzie, Wallace (–)
McKinley, William Thomas (1938–)
McLoskey, Lansing (1964–)
Mechem, Kirke (1925–)
Mennin, Peter (1923–1983)
Menotti, Gian Carlo (1911–2007)
Mevorach, Rafael (1945–)
Milmerstadt, Christopher (1967–)
Minotto, Paul (1960–)
Mitchell, John (1941–)
Mitternight, Andrea (1972–)
Moevs, Robert (1920–2007)
Mongoven, Casey (1979–)
Monzo, Joe (1962–)
Mooney, Liam (1979–)
Moore, Douglas (1893–1969)
Moran, Robert (1937–)
Moross, Jerome (1913–1983)
Moyse, Louis (1912–2007)
Muczynski, Robert (1929–)
Mumma, Gordon (1935–)
Myers, Theldon (1927–)
Nagel, Jody (1960–)
Nancarrow, Conlon (1912–1997)
Nanes, Richard (–)
Nash, Gary (1964–)
Neher, Patrick (1959–)
Nelson, Brian (1967–)
Nelson, Ron (1929–)
Newell, John (1949–)
Nixon, Roger (1921–)
Noble, Lee (1938–)
North, Alex (1910–1991)
Norvell, Woody (1948–)
Obadike, Keith (1973–)
Ocker, Marshall (1926–2004)
Oldham, Kevin (1960–1993)
Oliveros, Pauline (1932–)
Osborn, Sean (1966–)
Owen, Harold (1931–)
O’Donohoe, Colin (1978–)
Palkowski, Daniel (1955–)
Parker, Horatio (1863–1919)
Parkin, Luke (1978–)
Partch, Harry (1901–1974)
Pasatieri, Thomas (1945–)
Pasmore, Henry Bickford (1872–1944)
Patterson, Shawn (1965–)
Paulus, Stephen (1949–)
Peppercorn, Wayne (1949–)
Perillo, Steve (1955–)
Perle, George (1915–2009)
Persichetti, Vincent (1915–1987)
Picker, Tobias (1954–)
Pinkham, Daniel (1923–2006)
Piston, Walter (1894–1976)
Plylar, David (1978–)
Pogue, Kevin (1976–)
Popoff, Ross (1981–)
Porter, Quincy (1897–1966)
Poshek-Gladbach, Randall (1959–)
Powell, Mel (1923–1998)
Presser, William (1916–2004)
Previn | Priwin, André [Andreas Ludwig] (1929–)
Preyer, Carl Adolph (1863–1947)
Price, Florence Beatrice (1887–1953)
Price, William (1971–)
Purvis, Richard (1913–1994)
Rabushka, Aaron (1958–)
Ragsdale, Lisa (1950–)
Raksin, David (1912–2004)
Ramey, Phillip (1939–)
Ramond, Archimedes (1952–)
Rath Jr., Don (1956–)
Read, Gardner (1913–2005)
Reager, John (1963–)
Reale, Paul (1943–)
Rechtman, Don "Orfeo" (1950–)
Reed, Herbert Owen (1910–)
Reich, Steve (1936–)
Reynolds, Roger (1934–)
Rich, Gladys (1892–1972)
Riegger, Wallingford (1885–1961)
Riley, Terry (1935–)
Rishel, Dean (1946–)
Roads, Curtis (1951–)
Robbin, Greg (1975–)
Rochberg, George (1918–2005)
Rogers, Wayland (1941–)
Romig, James (1971–)
Rorem, Ned (1923–)
Roscigno, John (1964–)
Rosenman, Leonard (1924–2008)
Rosenthal, Dean (1974–)
Rosenthal, Moritz (Maurycy) (1862–1946)
Rosner, Arnold (1945–)
Ross, Walter (1936–)
Rothman, Philip (1976–)
Rouse, Christopher (1949–)
Rouse, Mikel (1957–)
Rudin, Andrew (1939–)
Rudolf, Jason (1986–)
Ruggles, Carl (1876–1971)
Rush, Tracey (1955–)
Ryden, William (1939–)
Rzewski, Frederic (1938–)
Sager, Brian (1964–)
Sáles, Monica (1979–)
Salvatori, Tom (1958–)
Saminsky, Lazare (1882–1959)
Samuel, Gerhard (1924–2008)
Sande, Jim (1953–)
Sandroff, Howard (1949–)
Saperstein, David (1948–)
Scartabello, Peter (1972–)
Schickele, Peter (1935–)
Schmidt, Julius (1975–)
Schmidt, William (1926–)
Schoenfield, Paul (1947–)
Schorr, Ian (1970–)
Schuller, Gunther (1925–)
Schuman, William (1910–1992)
Schwantner, Joseph (1943–)
Scola Prosek, Lisa (–)
Scott, Stephen (1944–)
Scurria, Amy (1973–)
Sellars, James (1940–)
Sessions, Roger Huntington (1896–1985)
Shapero, Harold (1920–)
Shapiro, Alex (1962–)
Shapiro, Michael (1951–)
Sharp, Elliott (1951–)
Sharpe, Carlyle (1965–)
Shatin, Judith (1949–)
Shaver, Christopher (1987–)
Shepherd, Adaline (1883–1950)
Sherwood, Gordon (1929–)
Shields, Alice (1943–)
Shifrin, Seymour (1926–1979)
Shulman, Alan (1915–2002)
Siegmeister, Elie (1909–1991)
Sierra, Arlene Elizabeth (1970–)
Signorile, James V. (1952–)
Siloti | Ziloti, Alexander (1863–1945)
Silver, Sheila (1946–)
Simpson, Daniel Leo (1950–)
Smit (American), Leo (1921–1999)
Smith, Douglas (1957–)
Smith, Robert W. (1958–)
Snyder, Randall (1944–)
So, Mark (1978–)
Sollberger, Harvey (1938–)
Sorcsek, Jerome (1949–)
Sousa, John Philip (1854–1932)
Sowash, Rick (1950–)
Sowerby, Leo (1895–1968)
Spaneas, Demetrius (1969–)
Sprague, Frank Lee (1969–)
Srinivasan, Asha (1980–)
St Germaine, Arthur (1919–)
Stack, Colin (1979–)
Stark, Marilynn (1950–)
Stearns, Peter Pindar (1931–)
Steiger, Rand (1957–)
Stephan, Naomi (1938–)
Stevens, Peter V. (1974–)
Still, William Grant (1895–1978)
Stojowski, Zygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de (1869–1946)
Stover, Franklin (1953–)
Stravinsky, Soulima Igorevich (1910–1994)
Strunk, Richard (1957–)
Subotnick, Morton (1933–)
Susa, Conrad (1935–)
Susman, William (1960–)
Talman, Jeff (1954–)
Taylor, Rowan (1927–2005)
Teague, Allen James (1970–)
Tenney, James (1934–2006)
Thomas, Andrew (1939–)
Thomas, Augusta Read (1964–)
Thomas, Jason (1978–)
Thomas, John David (1951–)
Thomas, Kevin M. (1974–)
Thompson, Randall (1899–1984)
Thompson, Robert Scott (1959–)
Thomson, Virgil (1896–1989)
Thow, John (1949–2007)
Tingley, George Peter (1950–)
Tiomkin | Дмитро Зиновійович Тьомкін, Dimitri Zinovievich (1894–1979)
Tollefson, Tim (1969–)
Torke, Michael (1961–)
Tower, Joan (1938–)
Trapanese, Joseph (1984–)
Truelove, Stephen (1946–)
Tsontakis, George (1951–)
Tudor, David (1926–1996)
Tull, Fisher (1934–1994)
Turrin, Joseph (1947–)
Uechi, Jason (1968–)
Üner, Kubilay (1965–)
Ure, Kevin (1978–)
Van de Vate, Nancy (1930–)
van der Stucken, Frank (1858–1929)
Vercoe, Elizabeth (1941–)
Vinson, Robert (1949–)
Vosk, Jay (1948–)
Waddle, P. Kellach (1967–)
Wager, Gregg (1958–)
Walicki, Ken (1958–)
Walker, Don (1941–)
Walker, Gwyneth V. (1947–)
Wallace, Frank (1952–)
Waller, Steph K. (1951–)
Warren, Elinor Remick (1900–1991)
Washburn, Robert (1928–)
Waters, Joseph (1952–)
Webb, Orianna (1974–)
Weber, Ben (1916–1979)
Weigel, Jay (1959–)
Weinberger, Jaromir (1896–1967)
Weisgarber, Elliot (1919–2001)
Welcher, Dan (1948–)
Whitacre, Eric (1970–)
Wiedemann, Joe (1958–)
Wilberg, Mack (1955–)
Wilder, Alec (1907–1980)
Williams, Chris Ryan (1987–)
Williams, John (Towner) (1932–)
Williams, Michael Glenn (1957–)
Willis, Michelle (1974–)
Wilson, Richard (1941–)
Wilson, Thomas Brendan (1927–2001)
Wishart, Betty (1947–)
Witherspoon, Jordan Charles (1986–)
Wonacott, Glenn (1955–)
Worthington, Rain (1949–)
Wreede, Katrina (1960–)
Wright, Mary C. (1960–)
Wuorinen, Charles (1938–)
Young, La Monte (1935–)
Zaimont, Judith Lang (1945–)
Zappa, Frank (1940–1993)
Zaras, Rudolf (1961–)
Ziffrin, Marilyn (1926–)
Zimbalist, Efrem (1890–1985)
Zorn, John (1953–)
Zucker, Laurel (1955–)
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe (1939–)

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