| RABAUD, HENRI | Francia | 10-11-1873 | 11-09-1949 |
| RABINOVITCH, ALEXANDER | |||
| RACHMANINOV, SERGEI | Rusia | 01-04-1873 | 28-03-1943 |
| RAFF, JOSEPH JOACHIM | Alemania | 27-05-1822 | 24-06-1882 |
| RAMEAU, JEAN-PHILIPPE | Francia | 25-09-1683 | 12-09-1764 |
| RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI | Finlandia | 09-10-1928 | |
| RAVEL, MAURICE | Francia | 07-03-1875 | 28-12-1937 |
| RAWSTHORNE, ALAN | Inglaterra | 02-05-1905 | 24-07-1971 |
| REESER, H. EDUARD | Holanda | 23-03-1908 | |
| REGER, MAX | Alemania | 19-03-1873 | 11-05-1916 |
| REICH, STEVE | Estados Unidos | 03-10-1936 | |
| RESPIGHI, OTTORINO | Italia | 09-07-1879 | 18-04-1936 |
| REUBKE, JULIUS | Alemania | 23-03-1834 | 03-06-1858 |
| REVUELTAS, SILVESTRE | Mexico | 31-12-1899 | 05-10-1940 |
| REZNICEK, EMIL NIKOLAUS VON | Austria | 04-05-1860 | 02-08-1945 |
| RHEINBERGER, JOSEPH GABRIEL | Alemania | 17-03-1839 | 25-11-1901 |
| RIHM, WOLFGANG | Alemania | 1952 | |
| RIMSKI-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAI A. | Rusia | 18-03-1844 | 21-06-1908 |
| ROBERDAY, FRANÇOIS | Francia | 21-03-1624 | 13-10-1680 |
| RODRIGO, JOAQUIN | España | 22-11-1901 | |
| ROMAN, JOHAN HELMICH | Suecia | 26-10-1694 | 20-11-1758 |
| ROPARTZ, JOSEPH GUY | Francia | 15-06-1864 | 22-11-1955 |
| RORE, CIPRIANO DE | Belgica | 1516 | 1565 |
| ROSE, LEONARD | Estados Unidos | 24-07-1918 | |
| ROSENMULLER, JOHANN | Alemania | h. 1619 | 1684 |
| ROSSINI, GIACCHINO ANTONIO | Italia | 29-02-1792 | 13-11-1868 |
| ROUSE, CHRISTOPHER | Estados Unidos | 1949 | |
| ROUSSEL, ALBERT | Francia | 05-04-1869 | 23-08-1937 |
| ROZSA, MIKLOS | Estados Unidos | 18-04-1907 | 1995 |
| RUBBRA, EDMUND | Inglaterra | 23-05-1901 | 1986 |
| RUBINSTEIN, ANTON | Rusia | 28-11-1829 | 20-11-1894 |
| RUE, PIERRE DE LA | Belgica | h. 1460 | 20-11-1518 |
| RUIZ, FEDERICO | Venezuela | h. 1950 | |
| RZEWSKI, FREDERICK | Estados Unidos | 12-04-1938 |
