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10 centuries of classical music Composers (North America)

 

Glass or Cage? Kreisler or Ma? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle such abundant fields as classical music and opera, covering 10 centuries of history: there are thousands of composers. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English composer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?

For example: in France, Charles Gounod, a 19th century French composer, is more easily mentioned than the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, who is more recognized in the world.

Composers

from the 11th to the 21st century, North America


a. Timeline

b. Top 10, the most famous

c. Some others also well-known

d. To be celebrated soon


The information presented below (timeline, top 10, alphabetical index) is absolutely neutral. They are the result of a strictly quantitative analysis, based only on global and independent sources. They were treated without favouring any particular musician or excluding any artist deemed less relevant by elitism, conformism or for any other reason.

Timeline of classical music composers in North America

Whoever wants to discover classical music or opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in these fields. So : Glass (American composer and pianist) or Cage (American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)) ? Hindemith (German-born American composer (1895–1963)) or Maazel (French-American conductor) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular composers around the world, for those living or having lived en North America, . And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).

Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

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MedievalRenaissanceBaroqueClassicalRomantic20th century
RodgersRodgers
GouldGould
HornerHorner JoplinJoplin
IvesIves
ManciniMancini
WilliamsWilliams 1932
MarsalisMarsalis 1961
PaderewskiPaderewski
SchoenbergSchoenberg
ShoreShore 1946
GlassGlass 1937
RachmaninoffRachmaninoff WainwrightWainwright 1973
LegrandLegrand
MaMa 1955
BartókBartók
GoldsmithGoldsmith
CoplandCopland
StravinskyStravinsky PontePonte
WeillWeill
HorowitzHorowitz
AdornoAdorno
BarberBarber
ElfmanElfman 1953
GershwinGershwin
HowardHoward 1951
HindemithHindemith
BernsteinBernstein
ReichReich 1936
BarryBarry
CageCage
Ut queant laxis
Louis IX of France
Ottaviano Petrucci
Blaise Pascal
Charles Darwin
LP record
Battle of Hastings
Black Death
Protestant Reformation
James Watt
Emile Berliner
Apollo 11
Richard I of England
Johannes Gutenberg
St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
Wright brothers
Inquisition
Christopher Columbus
Marie de’ Medici
French Revolution
World War I
Timeline :

ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers WorldwideEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAsiaOceaniaAfrica 2021

This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages (from 1400), or eras : medieval music, renaissance, baroque music (Bach...), classical period (Mozart...), romantic music (Beethoven...), XXth (Stravinsky), or across continents (with ).

Top 10 classical musiccomposers in North America

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous in North America? The works of these musician have shaped the history of classical music and lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.

Here are these 10 classical music composers, renowned artists from around the world:

10

  • Adorno Adorno TW.
  • Bartók Bartók B.
  • Bernstein Bernstein L.
  • Gershwin Gershwin G.
  • Gould Gould G.
  • Horner Horner J.
  • Horowitz Horowitz V.
  • Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff S.
  • Schoenberg Schoenberg A.
  • Stravinsky Stravinsky I.

Curious to know their most emblematic works? Just a click away to discover them.

The selections of musicians (classical music composers) proposed by soclassiq are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to their works, the performers, the lyrical singers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know classical music and lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music composers. Stravinsky, Gershwin, Barber, Weill, Williams, Martinů, Shore...

At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers, in North America, widely recognized around the world:

Note:

  • This selection may include highly reputed artists and musicians who have occasionally devoted themselves to classical music and not exclusively.
  • It may also include composers who have been or are concert performers, some more renowned for their careers than for the work they have left behind.

A

Paul <strong>Abraham</strong> Paul Abraham10 centuries of classical music
1892-1960 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Maurice Abravanel10 centuries of classical music
1903-1993 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

John Luther <strong>Adams</strong> John Luther Adams10 centuries of classical music
age 67 (20th century)
Composer

John Coolidge <strong>Adams</strong> John Coolidge Adams10 centuries of classical music
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Samuel <strong>Adler</strong> Samuel Adler10 centuries of classical music
age 92 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Theodor W. <strong>Adorno</strong> Theodor W. Adorno10 centuries of classical music
1903-1969 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Leroy <strong>Anderson</strong> Leroy Anderson10 centuries of classical music
1908-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

George <strong>Antheil</strong> George Antheil10 centuries of classical music
1900-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Desi <strong>Arnaz</strong> Desi Arnaz10 centuries of classical music
1917-1986 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer


B

Milton <strong>Babbitt</strong> Milton Babbitt10 centuries of classical music
1916-2011 (20th century)
Composer

Angelo <strong>Badalamenti</strong> Angelo Badalamenti10 centuries of classical music
age 83 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Samuel <strong>Barber</strong> Samuel Barber10 centuries of classical music
1910-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

John <strong>Barry</strong> John Barry10 centuries of classical music
1933-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Béla <strong>Bartók</strong> Béla Bartók10 centuries of classical music
1881-1945 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Amy <strong>Beach</strong> Amy Beach10 centuries of classical music
1867-1944 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Joshua <strong>Bell</strong> Joshua Bell10 centuries of classical music
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Robert Russell Bennett10 centuries of classical music
1894-1981 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Cathy Berberian10 centuries of classical music
1926-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Elmer <strong>Bernstein</strong> Elmer Bernstein10 centuries of classical music
1922-2004 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Leonard <strong>Bernstein</strong> Leonard Bernstein10 centuries of classical music
1918-1990 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Ernest <strong>Bloch</strong> Ernest Bloch10 centuries of classical music
1880-1959 (20th century)
Composer

William <strong>Bolcom</strong> William Bolcom10 centuries of classical music
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Victor <strong>Borge</strong> Victor Borge10 centuries of classical music
1909-2000 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Paul <strong>Bowles</strong> Paul Bowles10 centuries of classical music
1910-1999 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Glenn <strong>Branca</strong> Glenn Branca10 centuries of classical music
1948-2018 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Bruce Broughton10 centuries of classical music
age 75 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Leo <strong>Brouwer</strong> Leo Brouwer10 centuries of classical music
1939-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Ole <strong>Bull</strong> Ole Bull10 centuries of classical music
1810-1880 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Adolf <strong>Busch</strong> Adolf Busch10 centuries of classical music
1891-1952 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


C

Juventino Rosas <strong>Cadenas</strong> Juventino Rosas Cadenas10 centuries of classical music
1868-1894 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

John <strong>Cage</strong> John Cage10 centuries of classical music
1912-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Hoagy <strong>Carmichael</strong> Hoagy Carmichael10 centuries of classical music
1899-1981 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

John Alden <strong>Carpenter</strong> John Alden Carpenter10 centuries of classical music
1876-1951 (20th century)
Composer

Elliott <strong>Carter</strong> Elliott Carter10 centuries of classical music
1908-2012 (20th century)
Composer

Mario <strong>Castelnuovo-Tedesco</strong> Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco10 centuries of classical music
1895-1968 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George Whitefield <strong>Chadwick</strong> George Whitefield Chadwick10 centuries of classical music
1854-1931 (Romantic)
Composer

Carlos <strong>Chávez</strong> Carlos Chávez10 centuries of classical music
1899-1978 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gloria Coates10 centuries of classical music
age 82 (20th century)
Composer

Aaron <strong>Copland</strong> Aaron Copland10 centuries of classical music
1900-1990 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Carmine Coppola10 centuries of classical music
1910-1991 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

John <strong>Corigliano</strong> John Corigliano10 centuries of classical music
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Henry <strong>Cowell</strong> Henry Cowell10 centuries of classical music
1897-1965 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George <strong>Crumb</strong> George Crumb10 centuries of classical music
age 91 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


D

Walter <strong>Damrosch</strong> Walter Damrosch10 centuries of classical music
1862-1950 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Bella Davidovich10 centuries of classical music
age 92 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Carl Davis10 centuries of classical music
age 84 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Don Davis10 centuries of classical music
age 63 (20th century)
Composer

David <strong>Diamond</strong> David Diamond10 centuries of classical music
1915-2005 (20th century)
Composer

Antal <strong>Doráti</strong> Antal Doráti10 centuries of classical music
1906-1988 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Vernon Duke10 centuries of classical music
1903-1969 (20th century)
Composer


E

Alfred <strong>Einstein</strong> Alfred Einstein10 centuries of classical music
1880-1952 (20th century)
Composer

Hanns <strong>Eisler</strong> Hanns Eisler10 centuries of classical music
1898-1962 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Danny <strong>Elfman</strong> Danny Elfman10 centuries of classical music
age 67 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer


F

Morton <strong>Feldman</strong> Morton Feldman10 centuries of classical music
1926-1987 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Arthur Fiedler10 centuries of classical music
1894-1979 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carlisle Floyd10 centuries of classical music
age 94 (20th century)
Composer

Lukas <strong>Foss</strong> Lukas Foss10 centuries of classical music
1922-2009 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Stephen <strong>Foster</strong> Stephen Foster10 centuries of classical music
1826-1864 (Romantic)
Composer

David <strong>Foster</strong> David Foster10 centuries of classical music
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer


G

Ivan <strong>Galamian</strong> Ivan Galamian10 centuries of classical music
1903-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Diamanda Galás10 centuries of classical music
age 65 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

George <strong>Gershwin</strong> George Gershwin10 centuries of classical music
1898-1937 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Michael <strong>Giacchino</strong> Michael Giacchino10 centuries of classical music
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Philip <strong>Glass</strong> Philip Glass10 centuries of classical music
age 83 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Leopold <strong>Godowsky</strong> Leopold Godowsky10 centuries of classical music
1870-1938 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Elliot <strong>Goldenthal</strong> Elliot Goldenthal10 centuries of classical music
age 66 (20th century)
Composer

Jerry <strong>Goldsmith</strong> Jerry Goldsmith10 centuries of classical music
1929-2004 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Louis Moreau <strong>Gottschalk</strong> Louis Moreau Gottschalk10 centuries of classical music
1829-1869 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Morton <strong>Gould</strong> Morton Gould10 centuries of classical music
1913-1996 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Glenn <strong>Gould</strong> Glenn Gould10 centuries of classical music
1932-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Percy <strong>Grainger</strong> Percy Grainger10 centuries of classical music
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Alexander <strong>Gretchaninov</strong> Alexander Gretchaninov10 centuries of classical music
1864-1956 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Charles <strong>Griffes</strong> Charles Griffes10 centuries of classical music
1884-1920 (20th century)
Composer


H

Henry Kimball <strong>Hadley</strong> Henry Kimball Hadley10 centuries of classical music
1871-1937 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Marc-André <strong>Hamelin</strong> Marc-André Hamelin10 centuries of classical music
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Marvin <strong>Hamlisch</strong> Marvin Hamlisch10 centuries of classical music
1944-2012 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

W. C. <strong>Handy</strong> W. C. Handy10 centuries of classical music
1873-1958 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Howard <strong>Hanson</strong> Howard Hanson10 centuries of classical music
1896-1981 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Roy <strong>Harris</strong> Roy Harris10 centuries of classical music
1898-1979 (20th century)
Composer

Victor <strong>Herbert</strong> Victor Herbert10 centuries of classical music
1859-1924 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Bernard <strong>Herrmann</strong> Bernard Herrmann10 centuries of classical music
1911-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Paul <strong>Hindemith</strong> Paul Hindemith10 centuries of classical music
1895-1963 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Josef <strong>Hofmann</strong> Josef Hofmann10 centuries of classical music
1876-1957 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

James <strong>Horner</strong> James Horner10 centuries of classical music
1953-2015 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Vladimir <strong>Horowitz</strong> Vladimir Horowitz10 centuries of classical music
1903-1989 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Alan <strong>Hovhaness</strong> Alan Hovhaness10 centuries of classical music
1911-2000 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

James Newton <strong>Howard</strong> James Newton Howard10 centuries of classical music
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Karel <strong>Husa</strong> Karel Husa10 centuries of classical music
1921-2016 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer


I

Sebastián de Iradier10 centuries of classical music
1809-1865 (Romantic)
Composer

Eugene <strong>Istomin</strong> Eugene Istomin10 centuries of classical music
1925-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Charles <strong>Ives</strong> Charles Ives10 centuries of classical music
1874-1954 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


J

Byron <strong>Janis</strong> Byron Janis10 centuries of classical music
age 92 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Norman Dello Joio10 centuries of classical music
1913-2008 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Scott <strong>Joplin</strong> Scott Joplin10 centuries of classical music
1868-1917 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer


K

Emmerich <strong>Kálmán</strong> Emmerich Kálmán10 centuries of classical music
1882-1953 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Jānis Kalniņš10 centuries of classical music
1904-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Ramin Karimloo10 centuries of classical music
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Jerome <strong>Kern</strong> Jerome Kern10 centuries of classical music
1885-1945 (20th century)
Composer

Leon Kirchner10 centuries of classical music
1919-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Erich Wolfgang <strong>Korngold</strong> Erich Wolfgang Korngold10 centuries of classical music
1897-1957 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

... K

Serge <strong>Koussevitzky</strong> Serge Koussevitzky10 centuries of classical music
1874-1951 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Fritz <strong>Kreisler</strong> Fritz Kreisler10 centuries of classical music
1875-1962 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Ernst <strong>Krenek</strong> Ernst Krenek10 centuries of classical music
1900-1991 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer


L

Giorgi <strong>Latsabidze</strong> Giorgi Latsabidze10 centuries of classical music
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Morten <strong>Lauridsen</strong> Morten Lauridsen10 centuries of classical music
age 77 (20th century)
Composer

Calixa <strong>Lavallée</strong> Calixa Lavallée10 centuries of classical music
1842-1891 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Ernesto <strong>Lecuona</strong> Ernesto Lecuona10 centuries of classical music
1896-1963 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Michel <strong>Legrand</strong> Michel Legrand10 centuries of classical music
1932-2019 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Kate <strong>Liu</strong> Kate Liu10 centuries of classical music
age 26 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Charles Martin <strong>Loeffler</strong> Charles Martin Loeffler10 centuries of classical music
1861-1935 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Frederick Loewe10 centuries of classical music
1901-1988 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Otto Luening10 centuries of classical music
1900-1996 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Arkady Luxemburg10 centuries of classical music
age 81 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


M

Yo-Yo <strong>Ma</strong> Yo-Yo Ma10 centuries of classical music
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Lorin <strong>Maazel</strong> Lorin Maazel10 centuries of classical music
1930-2014 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Edward <strong>MacDowell</strong> Edward MacDowell10 centuries of classical music
1860-1908 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Alma <strong>Mahler</strong> Alma Mahler10 centuries of classical music
1879-1964 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Henry <strong>Mancini</strong> Henry Mancini10 centuries of classical music
1924-1994 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Arturo <strong>Márquez</strong> Arturo Márquez10 centuries of classical music
age 70 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Wynton <strong>Marsalis</strong> Wynton Marsalis10 centuries of classical music
age 59 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Bohuslav <strong>Martinů</strong> Bohuslav Martinů10 centuries of classical music
1890-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Eduardo <strong>Mata</strong> Eduardo Mata10 centuries of classical music
1942-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Dimitri <strong>Mitropoulos</strong> Dimitri Mitropoulos10 centuries of classical music
1896-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gabriela <strong>Montero</strong> Gabriela Montero10 centuries of classical music
age 50 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Nico <strong>Muhly</strong> Nico Muhly10 centuries of classical music
age 39 (20th century)
Composer


N

Conlon <strong>Nancarrow</strong> Conlon Nancarrow10 centuries of classical music
1912-1997 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Randy Newman10 centuries of classical music
age 77 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Ervin Nyiregyházi10 centuries of classical music
1903-1987 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


O

Garrick <strong>Ohlsson</strong> Garrick Ohlsson10 centuries of classical music
age 72 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


P

Ignacy Jan <strong>Paderewski</strong> Ignacy Jan Paderewski10 centuries of classical music
1860-1941 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

John Knowles <strong>Paine</strong> John Knowles Paine10 centuries of classical music
1839-1906 (Romantic)
Composer

Jacob Clemens non <strong>Papa</strong> Jacob Clemens non Papa10 centuries of classical music
1510-1555 (Renaissance)
Composer

Horatio <strong>Parker</strong> Horatio Parker10 centuries of classical music
1863-1919 (Romantic)
Composer

Harry <strong>Partch</strong> Harry Partch10 centuries of classical music
1901-1974 (20th century)
Composer

Gregor <strong>Piatigorsky</strong> Gregor Piatigorsky10 centuries of classical music
1903-1976 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Walter <strong>Piston</strong> Walter Piston10 centuries of classical music
1894-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Manuel <strong>Ponce</strong> Manuel Ponce10 centuries of classical music
1886-1948 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Lorenzo Da da <strong>Ponte</strong> Lorenzo Da da Ponte10 centuries of classical music
1749-1838 (Classical)
Composer

André <strong>Previn</strong> André Previn10 centuries of classical music
1929-2019 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carlos <strong>Puebla</strong> Carlos Puebla10 centuries of classical music
1917-1989 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer


R

Sergei <strong>Rachmaninoff</strong> Sergei Rachmaninoff10 centuries of classical music
1873-1943 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Steve <strong>Reich</strong> Steve Reich10 centuries of classical music
age 84 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Fritz <strong>Reiner</strong> Fritz Reiner10 centuries of classical music
1888-1963 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Silvestre <strong>Revueltas</strong> Silvestre Revueltas10 centuries of classical music
1899-1940 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Wallingford <strong>Riegger</strong> Wallingford Riegger10 centuries of classical music
1885-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Terry <strong>Riley</strong> Terry Riley10 centuries of classical music
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George Rochberg10 centuries of classical music
1918-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Richard <strong>Rodgers</strong> Richard Rodgers10 centuries of classical music
1902-1979 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Bernard <strong>Rogers</strong> Bernard Rogers10 centuries of classical music
1893-1968 (20th century)
Composer

Sigmund <strong>Romberg</strong> Sigmund Romberg10 centuries of classical music
1887-1951 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Miklós <strong>Rózsa</strong> Miklós Rózsa10 centuries of classical music
1907-1995 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carl <strong>Ruggles</strong> Carl Ruggles10 centuries of classical music
1876-1971 (20th century)
Composer


S

Curt <strong>Sachs</strong> Curt Sachs10 centuries of classical music
1881-1959 (20th century)
Composer

Lalo <strong>Schifrin</strong> Lalo Schifrin10 centuries of classical music
age 88 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Thomas <strong>Schippers</strong> Thomas Schippers10 centuries of classical music
1930-1977 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Arnold <strong>Schoenberg</strong> Arnold Schoenberg10 centuries of classical music
1874-1951 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Gunther <strong>Schuller</strong> Gunther Schuller10 centuries of classical music
1925-2015 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

William Schuman10 centuries of classical music
1910-1992 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Ruth Crawford <strong>Seeger</strong> Ruth Crawford Seeger10 centuries of classical music
1901-1953 (20th century)
Composer

Roger <strong>Sessions</strong> Roger Sessions10 centuries of classical music
1896-1985 (20th century)
Composer

Anoushka <strong>Shankar</strong> Anoushka Shankar10 centuries of classical music
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Edward Shearmur10 centuries of classical music
age 54 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Howard <strong>Shore</strong> Howard Shore10 centuries of classical music
age 74 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Alexander <strong>Siloti</strong> Alexander Siloti10 centuries of classical music
1863-1945 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Leonard <strong>Slatkin</strong> Leonard Slatkin10 centuries of classical music
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Nicolas Slonimsky10 centuries of classical music
1894-1995 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Dang Thai <strong>Son</strong> Dang Thai Son10 centuries of classical music
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Stephen <strong>Sondheim</strong> Stephen Sondheim10 centuries of classical music
age 90 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

John Philip <strong>Sousa</strong> John Philip Sousa10 centuries of classical music
1854-1932 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Max <strong>Steiner</strong> Max Steiner10 centuries of classical music
1888-1971 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Jim Steinman10 centuries of classical music
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Eduard Steuermann10 centuries of classical music
1892-1964 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Fritz Stiedry10 centuries of classical music
1883-1968 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

William Grant <strong>Still</strong> William Grant Still10 centuries of classical music
1895-1978 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Igor <strong>Stravinsky</strong> Igor Stravinsky10 centuries of classical music
1882-1971 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Frank Van der <strong>Stucken</strong> Frank Van der Stucken10 centuries of classical music
1858-1929 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Zoltán Székely10 centuries of classical music
1903-2001 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George <strong>Szell</strong> George Szell10 centuries of classical music
1897-1970 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Albert Szirmai10 centuries of classical music
1880-1967 (20th century)
Composer


T

Alexander <strong>Tcherepnin</strong> Alexander Tcherepnin10 centuries of classical music
1899-1977 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Michael Tilson <strong>Thomas</strong> Michael Tilson Thomas10 centuries of classical music
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Randall <strong>Thompson</strong> Randall Thompson10 centuries of classical music
1899-1984 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Virgil <strong>Thomson</strong> Virgil Thomson10 centuries of classical music
1896-1989 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Dimitri <strong>Tiomkin</strong> Dimitri Tiomkin10 centuries of classical music
1894-1979 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

David Tudor10 centuries of classical music
1926-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Brian <strong>Tyler</strong> Brian Tyler10 centuries of classical music
age 48 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer


U

Alexander Uninsky10 centuries of classical music
1910-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


V

Claude Vivier10 centuries of classical music
1948-1983 (20th century)
Composer


W

Rufus <strong>Wainwright</strong> Rufus Wainwright10 centuries of classical music
age 47 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Kurt <strong>Weill</strong> Kurt Weill10 centuries of classical music
1900-1950 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Jaromír <strong>Weinberger</strong> Jaromír Weinberger10 centuries of classical music
1896-1967 (20th century)
Composer

Chou <strong>Wen-chung</strong> Chou Wen-chung10 centuries of classical music
1923-2019 (20th century)
Composer

John <strong>Williams</strong> John Williams10 centuries of classical music
age 88 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Paul <strong>Wittgenstein</strong> Paul Wittgenstein10 centuries of classical music
1887-1961 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Stefan Wolpe10 centuries of classical music
1902-1972 (20th century)
Composer

Charles <strong>Wuorinen</strong> Charles Wuorinen10 centuries of classical music
1938-2020 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer


Y

Christopher Young10 centuries of classical music
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

La Monte Young10 centuries of classical music
age 85 (20th century)
Composer


Z

Efrem Zimbalist10 centuries of classical music
1889-1985 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

John <strong>Zorn</strong> John Zorn10 centuries of classical music
age 67 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

Next month, more than 40 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In February 2021 some of them may celebrate a special anniversary. For others, amateurs and enthusiasts will celebrate the bicentenary of their birth or the fiftieth anniversary of their death for example. Among them, some famous composers:

on 4, Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), 20th anniversary (Death),
on 8, André Grétry (1741-1813), 280th anniversary (Birth),
on 15, Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), 450th anniversary (Birth),
on 20, Percy Grainger (1882-1961), 60th anniversary (Death),
on 21, Carl Czerny (1791-1857), 230th anniversary (Birth),
...

There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the January 2021 celebrations (40+).

Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...

See also...

Timelines : Composers

  • 10 centuries of classical music
    • Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
  • The beginnings of classical music, 1000 ... 1500
  • The rise of classical music, 1500 ... 2000
    • Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
  • Medieval * Renaissance * Baroque * Classical * Romantic * XXe
    • Romantic : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
    • XXe : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
  • 1400 - 1500 : The 15th-century classical music composers
  • 1500 - 1600 : The 16th-century classical music composers
  • 1600 - 1700 : The 17th-century classical music composers + ( 1600 - 1650 ) + ( 1650 - 1700 )
  • 1700 - 1800 : The 18th-century classical music composers + ( 1700 - 1750 ) + ( 1750 - 1800 )
  • 1800 - 1900 : The 19th-century classical music composers
    • Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
    • 1800 - 1850 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
    • 1850 - 1900 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
  • 1900 - 2000 : The 20th-century classical music composers
    • Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
    • 1900 - 1950 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
    • 1950 - 2000 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa

Indexes

  • All composers : by era * by country
  • by alphabetical order : A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
  • Young artists (Composers)

Other timelines

  • The great classical music conductors
  • The great lyrical singers
  • The great classical music performers

Commemorations 2021, 2022, ...

Last update : 2021-01-01

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