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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. The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some defy simple classification.
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In the 20th century, the different styles that emerged from the music of the previous century influenced composers to follow new trends, sometimes as a reaction to that music, sometimes as an extension of it, and both trends co-existed well into the 20th century. [citation needed] The former trends, such as Expressionism are discussed later.
This is a list of classical music composers by era. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern ...
Despite being a common grouping in jazz, saxophone, piano and percussion was an extremely rare grouping in classical music until the end of the 20th century, when Trio Accanto started commissioning works to build a repertoire for themselves.
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known for being one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth-century classical music. His unique approach to rhythm , instrumentation , and tonality made him a pivotal figure in modernist music .
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:20th-century Black British composers and Category:20th-century British women composers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Other composers with atonal pieces include Harrison Birtwistle & Peter Maxwell Davies, [54] Jacob Druckman, Barbara Kolb, [55] Henry Cowell, Claude Debussy, Brian Ferneyhough, [56] Alexander Goehr, [57] Lou Harrison, Mårten Hagström, Paul Hindemith, Karel Husa, Charles Ives, György Ligeti, Witold Lutosławski, George Perle, [58] Sergei Prokofiev, David Raksin, [59] Nikolai Roslavets, [60 ...