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5 days ago · John Adams, American composer and conductor whose works were among the most-performed of contemporary classical music. His best-known pieces include the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), but his most ambitious works were his operas, including Nixon in China (1987). Read more about his life and career.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · The result is a systematic chronological study of the symphony of the United States from the early 19th century until today. The final chapter is the first in the series that covers a number of living composers, giving that chapter’s author a unique chance to correspond with some of the subjects.
5 days ago · The Duke was suffering from lung cancer by this time and he died on 24 May 1974. Unquestionably, Duke Ellington was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He sold records in large ...
6 days ago · American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry: Race and Gender in the 20th Century by Jeannie Gayle Pool Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-1993) was a composer whose life provides insight to a special time in the 1920s and '30s when Black American composers were finally being recognized for their unique contributions to the country's music. Born in Boley ...
5 days ago · Elton John, British singer, composer, and pianist who was one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th century, known for such hit songs as ‘Your Song,’ ‘Crocodile Rock,’ ‘Rocket Man,’ ‘Candle in the Wind,’ and ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.’.
- Stephen Holden
4 days ago · The musical landscape of the 20th century reflected these societal shifts. Some composers challenged the Romantic tradition, embracing new styles like Expressionism, Minimalism, and Open Music. Others continued the Romantic legacy through Post-romanticism and Nationalism.
5 days ago · Music – its power, ubiquity, malleability, and diversity – is hardly foreign ground for nineteenth-century American historians. Historically trained Americanists have produced a deep and expanding literature on music and music-related topics in the nineteenth century. 1 Meanwhile, music scholars whose work centers on the American nineteenth ...
