The following is a list of those born in Britain or of British citizenship who have worked in the classical music tradition.

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Richard Addinsell (1904–1977) John Addison (1765–1844) Thomas Adès (born 1971) Emanuel Abraham Aguilar (1824–1904) Kenneth J. Alford (1881–1945) William Alwyn (1905–1965) Geoffrey Alvarez (born 1961) Julian Anderson (born 1967) Kerry Andrew (born 1978) Denis ApIvor (1916–2004) Anna Appleby (born 1993) Malcolm Archer (born 1952) Lucy Armstrong (born 1991) Thomas Arne (1710–1778) Richard Arnell (1917–2009) Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006) Algernon Ashton (1859–1937) Ivor Atkins (1869–1963) Frederic Austin (1872–1952) Charles Avison (1709–1770)

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C

D

E

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G

H

I John Ireland (1879–1962)

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K

L

M

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Q Roger Quilter (1877–1953)

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T

V

W

See also Chronological list of English classical composers