| Statistic Verification |
| Source: Musical Heritage Society, Classical Composer Archive |
| Research Date: 11.27.2012 |
| Classical Music Composer Statistics | |||||
| Rank | Composer | Lifetime | Years Composing | Hours Composed | Average Hours Composed Yearly |
| 1 | Franz Schubert | 1797-1828 | 18 | 134 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Henry Purcell | 1659-1695 | 16 | 116 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Wolfgang Mozart | 1756-1791 | 29 | 202 | 7 |
| 4 | Franz Joseph Haydn | 1732-1809 | 54 | 340 | 6.3 |
| 5 | George Handel | 1685-1750 | 54 | 303 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1685-1750 | 47 | 175 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1770-1827 | 35 | 120 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Robert Schumann | 1810-1856 | 26 | 72 | 2.8 |
| 9 | Petr Ilich Tchaikovsky | 1840-1893 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Felix Mendelssohn | 1809-1847 | 27 | 57 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Anton Dvorak | 1841-1904 | 45 | 79 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Johannes Brahms | 1833-1897 | 45 | 71 | 1.6 |
| 13 | Franz Liszt | 1811-1886 | 51 | 76 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Giuseppe Verdi | 1813-1901 | 63 | 87 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Richard Wagner | 1813-1883 | 53 | 61 | 1.2 |
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