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  1. hellomusictheory.com › learn › greatest-20th-century20 Important 20th Century Composers You Need To Know About

    • Maurice Ravel. Impressionism was a movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which focused on color and mood. Its two most prominent exponents were the French composers, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, although both men actually rejected the term.
    • Arnold Schoenberg. Our next composer, Arnold Schoenberg, was one of the pioneers of the modernist movement, which rejected tradition and embraced individuality.
    • Igor Stravinsky. Born in 1882, Igo Stravinksy shot to fame when he was commissioned to write three ballets for the impresario Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes company.
    • Sergei Prokofiev. Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was a musical prodigy: he began composing at six years old and wrote his first opera at just nine.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 20th-century_classical_music20th-century classical music - Wikipedia

    t. e. 20th-century classical music is art music that was written between the years 1901 and 2000, inclusive. Musical style diverged during the 20th century as it never had previously, so this century was without a dominant style. Modernism, impressionism, and post-romanticism can all be traced to the decades before the turn of the 20th century ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_20th-centuryList of 20th-century classical composers - Wikipedia

    (1815–1910) Modernist. (1890–1950) Postmodernist. (since 1930) 20th century. (1901–1999) 21st century. (since 2000) v. t. e. This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks. It includes only composers of significant fame and importance.

  5. soclassiq.com › en › classical_music_timelineThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)North ...

    This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages , or eras : medieval music , renaissance , baroque music (Bach...), classical period (Mozart...), romantic music (Beethoven...), XXth (Stravinsky), or across continents (with ).

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  7. www.classicfm.com › 20th-century-best-composers10 of the best 20th-century composers - Classic FM

    • Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Elgar brought us the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and a cello concerto to end all cello concertos. The English pastoralist cemented the “English” symphonic sound, his pieces reflecting the mood and patriotism of the nation, in many ways, with sounds and emotions of pre-war Britain audible in contrast to those following the First World War.
    • Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Another English pastoralist, Vaughan Williams composed the enduringly beloved The Lark Ascending – No.1 in the Classic FM Hall of Fame again in 2020 – and great, sweeping orchestral works like Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, and A London Symphony.
    • Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Stravinsky changed the musical world. The masterpieces he wrote revolutionised 20th-century music and spanned all genres, from orchestral to choral, and opera to ballet.
    • Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) In her short life, the great Lili Boulanger proved herself nothing short of phenomenal – even outside the confines of what was expected of her sex in the days she was composing.

  8. louis.pressbooks.pub › music-of-the-20th-centuryChapter 16: Music of the 20th Century – Exploring the Arts

    Among his notable students during this period were the composers Roberto Gerhard, Nikos Skalkottas, and Josef Rufer. Along with his twelve-tone works, 1930 marks Schoenberg’s return to tonality, with numbers 4 and 6 of the Six Pieces for Male Chorus Op. 35, the other pieces being dodecaphonic. Third Reich and Move to America

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  10. www.soclassiq.com › en › classical_music_timelineThe 20th-century classical music composers (timeline, top 10...)

    Sergei Prokofiev The 20th-century classical music composers1891-1953 ( 20th century ) Conductor, Performer & Composer Masterpieces Complete works. Giacomo Puccini The 20th-century classical music composers1858-1924 ( Romantic ) Conductor, Performer & Composer Masterpieces Complete works.