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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.
Sep 4, 2023 · 1. 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.
Dec 1, 2020 · Composers explored the phenomena of their time – from the psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud to the world wars that shook everything – and created powerful pieces of music that kept up with the fast pace of change that characterised the 20th century. Here are ten of the greatest composers who navigated all of this, and crafted it into their ...
Oct 21, 2014 · What about Elgar and Sibelius, Bartók and Janáček? Vaughan Williams? Or John Williams? Ravel? Xenakis? How could I leave out the post-modern giants Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle? To...
In the later 20th century, composers such as La Monte Young, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and John Adams began to explore what is now called minimalism, in which the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features; the music often features repetition and iteration.
May 23, 2018 · Samuel Barber. An American composer and songwriter of the 20th-century, Samuel Barber's works reflected European Romantic tradition. An early bloomer, he composed his first piece at 7-years old and his first opera at 10-years old. Widely celebrated, Barber was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music twice during his lifetime.
Aug 3, 2021 · As John Suchet pays tribute to 20th-century classical legends all this week on the Classic FM Concert, here are ten landmark 20th-century works that would define and change classical music forever. Read more: 10 of the best 20th-century composers.
