Bairstow was also active as an instrumental composer, mainly for the organ, and some 12 pieces were published in his lifetime, the finest being the 1937 Sonata in E-flat.

Among other things, Mr. Brendel explains why Schubert (pictured below) has been neglected as an instrumental composer.

Haydn and Beethoven were predominantly instrumental composers, for whom sensual beauty of sound was not a primary concern.

Mosonyi was primarily an instrumental composer, writing much piano music, epecially of Hungarian character.

Scarlet has multiple CDs as a composer in numerous styles, instrumental, New Age, Celtic and world music.

James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, contemporary instrumental composer, arranger and record producer.

Vangelis and Yanni were among the few Greek instrumental composers who became internationally renowned; their work however had little influence on the tradition of Greek instrumental music.

Being primarily an instrumental composer, Sammartini wrote a significant amount of solo sonatas.

Bazzini was essentially an instrumental composer with strong Germanic inclinations, although he did write an opera.

Richard Nye is an instrumental and choral composer born 1967 in Gloucester, England.