Totals
Total number of nominations (1985-2026): 6,108
Total number of composers nominated for the Award (1985-2026): 2,249
Statistics on Nominees
| Male | 1,906 |
|---|---|
| Female | 344 |
| Male | 5,169 |
|---|---|
| Female | 940 |
| Nominator | All Nominations | % of All Nominations | 2026 Nominations | % of 2026 Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher | 2719 | 44.5 | 98 | 49.5 |
| Commissioner | 773 | 12.7 | 32 | 16.2 |
| Institution | 1335 | 21.9 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Performer | 893 | 14.6 | 33 | 16.6 |
| Individual | 388 | 6.3 | 21 | 10.6 |
| Country | # of Composers |
|---|---|
| USA | 993 |
| England | 133 |
|
Italy |
105 |
| Canada | 67 |
| Germany | 61 |
| China | 51 |
| France | 45 |
| Poland | 40 |
| Austria | 38 |
| Russia | 37 |
| Australia | 36 |
| Spain | 35 |
| Israel | 34 |
| Denmark | 33 |
| Czechia | 32 |
| Argentina, Denmark | 30 |
| Sweden | 29 |
| Hungary | 27 |
| Japan, Netherlands | 25 |
| Belgium | 22 |
| Mexico | 20 |
| Scotland, Switzerland | 17 |
| Chile, Finland, Greece | 16 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Brazil, Romania | 13 |
| Bulgaria, Ireland, New Zealand, Serbia | 12 |
| Lithuania, South Korea | 11 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Croatia, Uruguay | 8 |
| Iceland, Iran, Wales | 7 |
| Iceland, Taiwan, Ukraine | 6 |
| Colombia, Cuba, Estonia, Portugal | 5 |
| India, Puerto Rico |
4 |
| Armenia, Georgia, Latvia, Lebanon, Thailand | 3 |
| Belarus, Cyprus, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Panama, Peru, Philippines | 2 |
| Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Ecuador, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam | 1 |
| Country | # of Composers |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 6 |
| Australia | 7 |
| Austria | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Canada | 6 |
| China | 6 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| England | 10 |
| Estonia | 2 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Iceland | 3 |
| Iran | 3 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Israel | 8 |
| Italy | 8 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Korea | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Peru | 2 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| Scotland | 3 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Spain | 3 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Ukraine | 3 |
| United States | 76 |
Collection Statistics
| Format | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | Titles | 5,385 |
| Scores | Volumes | 5,760 |
| Sound Recordings | Titles | 4,870 |
| Sound Recordings | Discs | 5,382 |
| Information Files | 4,272 |
| Genre | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballets | 54 | 2 |
| Cantatas | 73 | 2 |
| Concerti for Orchestra | 44 | 1 |
| Incidental Music | 3 | 0 |
| Jazz | 28 | 1 |
| Monologues with Music | 66 | 9 |
| Motion Picture Music | 7 | 0 |
| Musicals | 14 | 0 |
| Operas | 519 | 25 |
| Oratorios | 81 | 3 |
| Requiems | 70 | 2 |
| Sonatas | 57 | 1 |
| Symphonic poems | 31 | 0 |
| Symphonies | 379 | 4 |
| Use Sacred Texts | 332 | 9 |
| Use Secular Texts | 892 | 49 |
| Instrument | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Accordion | 1 | 0 |
| Cello | 5 | 0 |
| Clarinet | 1 | 0 |
| Electronics | 10 | 0 |
| Flute | 7 | 0 |
| Guitar | 4 | 0 |
| Harpsichord | 1 | 0 |
| Marimba | 3 | 0 |
| Organ | 10 | 0 |
| Percussion | 4 | 0 |
| Piano | 108 | 4 |
| Piccolo | 2 | 0 |
| Saxophone | 1 | 1 |
| Shamisen | 1 | 0 |
| Tuba | 1 | 0 |
| Violin | 15 | 1 |
| Viola | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 172 | 3 |
| Type | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Brass Quintet | 4 | 0 |
| Piano Trio | 27 | 1 |
| Piano Quartet | 15 | 0 |
| Piano Quintet | 11 | 0 |
| String Trio | 5 | 0 |
| String Quartet | 208 | 3 |
| String Quintet | 3 | 0 |
| Wind Quintet | 6 | 0 |
| Duo | 91 | 1 |
| Trio | 30 | 0 |
| Quartet | 43 | 3 |
| Quintet | 41 | 1 |
| Sextet | 51 | 2 |
| Septet | 19 | 1 |
| Octet | 22 | 1 |
| Nonet | 16 | 1 |
| Total | 592 | 14 |
| Type | 1985-2026 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensemble (10+ instruments) | 136 | 12 | |
| Chamber Orchestra | 68 | 2 | |
| Orchestra | 1,045 | 26 | |
| String Orchestra | 43 | 0 | |
| Band | 55 | 3 | 1 for big band, 1 for brass ens |
| Total | 1,347 | 41 |
| Concerti | 1985-2026 | 2026 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | 237 | 4 | |
| Organ | 27 | 1 | |
| Violin | 212 | 13 | 1 for 2 vn & orch |
| Viola | 59 | 5 | |
| Cello | 135 | 8 | |
| Double Bass | 11 | 1 | |
| Flute | 49 | 1 | |
| Oboe | 20 | 0 | |
| Clarinet | 50 | 2 | |
| Bassoon | 9 | 0 | |
| Saxophone | 24 | 2 | |
| Bass Clarinet | 7 | 0 | |
| Horn | 15 | 0 | |
| Trumpet | 34 | 2 | |
| Trombone | 20 | 0 | |
| Tuba | 4 | 1 | 2 tubas & band |
| Harp | 16 | 1 | |
| Guitar | 22 | 0 | |
| Percussion | 57 | 1 | 1 for 2 perc & orch |
| Other | 69 | 6 | 2 accordion, harpsichord, haegeum, erhu, Persian singer |
| Multiple Instruments | 151 | 7 | |
| Total | 1,228 | 56 |
| Type | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Chorus & orchestra | 378 | 17 |
| Chorus & chamber orchestra | 21 | 0 |
| Chorus & string orchestra | 16 | 0 |
| Chorus & ensemble | 99 | 7 |
| Chorus & band | 9 | 0 |
| Chorus & 1 instrument | 23 | 4 |
| Chorus, unaccompanied | 65 | 2 |
| Total | 611 | 29 |
| Type | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Soprano with ensemble | 178 | 8 |
| Soprano with 1 instrument or unaccompanied | 27 | 2 |
| Mezzo-soprano with ensemble | 88 | 4 |
| Mezzo-soprano with 1 instrument | 10 | 0 |
| Alto with ensemble | 5 | 0 |
| Alto with 1 instrument | 1 | 0 |
| Countertenor with ensemble | 4 | 0 |
| Countertenor with 1 instrument | 1 | 0 |
| Tenor with ensemble | 23 | 0 |
| Tenor with 1 instrument | 4 | 0 |
| Baritone with ensemble | 51 | 2 |
| Baritone with 1 instrument | 4 | 0 |
| Bass with ensemble | 10 | 0 |
| Other (speaker with ensemble) | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 411 | 12 |
| Type | 1985-2026 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 5+ solo voices with ensemble | 27 | 4 |
| 5+ solo voices unaccompanied | 12 | 1 |
| 4 solo voices with ensemble | 17 | 2 |
| 4 solo voices with 1 instrument or unaccompanied | 11 | 0 |
| 3 solo voices with ensemble | 19 | 1 |
| 2 solo voices with ensemble | 50 | 5 |
| 2 solo voices with 1 instrument | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 138 | 13 |
Statistics on Winners
| Country | # of Winners |
|---|---|
| Austria | 1 |
| Cambodia | 1 |
| Czechia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Korea | 1 |
| Australia | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| England | 5 |
| USA | 9 |
| Gender | # of Winners |
|---|---|
| Male | 32 |
| Female | 6 |
| Publisher | # of Winners |
|---|---|
| Boosey & Hawkes | 7 |
| Schott | 6 |
| Self-published | 4 |
| Associated Music Pub. | 3 |
| Chester | 3 |
| Ricordi | 2 |
| Schirmer | 2 |
| Universal Edition | 2 |
| Wilhelm Hansen | 2 |
| Editio Musica Budapest | 1 |
| Faber | 1 |
| Merion | 1 |
| Novello | 1 |
| Octoechoes | 1 |
| Edition Peters | 1 |
| Breitkopf & Härtel | 1 |
| Type | # of Winners |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 24 |
| Commissioner | 6 |
| Performer | 5 |
| Institution | 3 |
| Instrumentation/Genre | # of Occurances | Notes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestral music | 9 | 3 symphonies | 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2017, 2021 |
| Violin with orchestra | 5 | 1995, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012 | |
| Opera | 5 | 1987, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2022 | |
| Multiple instruments with orchestra | 4 | Violin & cello; Mezzo-soprano & bassoon; Violin & viola; Piano trio | 1996, 1997, 2006, 2018 |
| Cello with orchestra | 4 | 1993, 2002, 2023, 2026 | |
| Chamber music | 2 | Nonet; Quintet | 2001, 2007 |
| Solo | 1 | 1986 | |
| Chamber orchestra | 1 | 2014 | |
| Cello with ensemble | 1 | 2019 | |
| Cello with string orchestra | 1 | 2013 | |
| Clarinet with orchestra | 1 | 1994 | |
| Chorus with ensemble | 1 | Girls' chorus with string quartet | 2024 |
| 6vv with ensemble | 1 | 6vv, bass clarinet, accordion & string quartet | 2025 |
| Soprano with orchestra | 1 | 2016 | |
| Mezzo-soprano with orchestra | 1 | 2008 |