Composers and Conductors
- Mark Adamo (1962 - ), composer and librettist
- Angelo Badalamenti (1937 - ), music composer
- Marco Beltrami (1966 - ), film composer
- Chester Biscardi (1948 - ), classical composer
- Louis Calabro (1926–1991), classical composer
- Ronald Caltabiano (1959 - ), classical composer
- Antonio Ciacca (1969 - ), jazz pianist
- Suzanne Ciani (1946 - ), pioneer in electronic music
- Fausto Cleva (1902–1971), operatic conductor
- Bill Conti (1943 - ), film musical director
- Carmine Coppola (1910–1991), composer, editor, musical director and songwriter
- John Corigliano (1938 - ), classical composer
- Paul Creston (1906–1985), classical composer
- Douglas J. Cuomo (1958 – ), classical, opera, TV & film composer
- David Del Tredici (1937 - ), contemporary composer
- Thomas DeLio (1951 - ), composer and writer
- Norman Dello Joio (1913 - ), composer
- David DiChiera (1935 - ), composer
- Vince DiCola, composer
- James Di Pasquale (1941 - ), classical composer
- Salvatore Di Vittorio (1967 - ), classical composer and orchestral conductor
- JoAnn Falletta (1954 - ), classical musician and orchestral conductor
- John Ferritto (1937 - ), classical composer and conductor
- Michael Giacchino (1967 - ), soundtrack composer
- Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966), neoromantic composer of operas, songs, symphonies and band works
- Anthony Iannaccone (1943 - ), composer and conductor
- Henry Mancini (1924–1994), Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger
- Chuck Mangione, jazz flugelhorn player and composer
- Donald Martino (1931–2005), Pulitzer Prize winning composer
- Salvatore Martirano (1927–1995), classical composer
- Peter Mennin (1923–1983), composer
- Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007), composer and librettist
- Nicola Montani (1880–1948), composer
- Thomas Pasatieri, classical composer and pianist
- Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987), classical composer, teacher and pianist
- Walter Piston (1894–1976), classical composer
- Teddy Randazzo (1935–2003), composer
- Nicola Rescigno (1916–2008), opera conductor closely associated with Maria Callas who co-founded both the Chicago Lyric and Dallas Operas
- Dalmazio Santini (1923–2003), classical composer
- Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957), cellist and world renown conductor
- Francesca Zambello (1956 - ), opera and theater director
- Frank Zappa (1940–1993), composer, guitarist
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