







The Most Famous
Composers from Argentina
This page contains a list of the greatest Argentineans Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,451 Composers, 9 of which were born in Argentina. This makes Argentina the birth place of the 27th most number of Composers behind Greece and Azerbaijan.
Top 9 Argentinean Composers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Argentineans Composers of all time. This list of famous Argentineans Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

Astor Piazzolla
1921 - 1992
HPI 77.6757 langsAstor Piazzolla is most famous for his tango compositions and his work with the band, "The Quintet of the Americas."
- #2

Alberto Ginastera
1916 - 1983
HPI 66.9935 langsArgentine composer (1916-1983)
- #3

Mauricio Kagel
1931 - 2008
HPI 65.5128 langsArgentine-German composer (1931-2008)
- #4

Ariel Ramírez
1921 - 2010
HPI 64.4423 langsArgentine composer
- #5

Luis Bacalov
1933 - 2017
HPI 63.7024 langsArgentine composer, musician; nationalized Italian; Oscar winning film score composer (1933–2017)
- #6

Carlos Guastavino
1912 - 2000
HPI 57.6515 langsArgentine composer (1912–2000)
- #7

Mariano Mores
1918 - 2016
HPI 52.9416 langsArgentine tango composer, pianist and conductor
- #8

Osvaldo Golijov
b. 1960
HPI 44.8516 langsArgentine composer of classical music
- #9

Rod Schejtman
b. 0
HPI 8.9916 langsRod Schejtman is an Argentine composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music and his work in various musical genres....Read moreShow less
Rod Schejtman is an Argentine composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music and his work in various musical genres. He has gained recognition for his innovative compositions and collaborations with other artists.
Overlapping Lives
Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 7 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.
