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10 centuries of classical music Composers (Oceania)

 

Howard or Holley? Williams or Sculthorpe? 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, Oceania


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 Oceania

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 : Howard (Australian musician) or Holley (Australian composer) ? Dean (Australian composer, conductor) or Wilcher (Australian musician, composer) ? 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 Oceania, . 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
Edwards 1943
Werder
Williamson
Broadstock 1952
Howard 1948
BenjaminBenjamin
Sitsky 1934
LilburnLilburn
MackerrasMackerras NathanNathan
Hawkins 1964
Lentz 1965MahlerMahler
GraingerGrainger
Body
BittnerBittner
StraussStrauss
Whitehead 1941
Sculthorpe
MahlerMahler Miller-HeidkeMiller-Heidke 1981PogliettiPoglietti
Banks
CarrCarr
SuppéSuppé WilliamsWilliams 1941
LanchberyLanchbery
Tintner
StolzStolz
Kats-CherninKats-Chernin 1957
Grainer
HeubergerHeuberger HoughHough 1961
Sutherland
Glanville-Hicks
DeanDean 1961MahlerMahler
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
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 Oceania

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous in Oceania? 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

  • Dean Dean B.
  • Grainger Grainger P.
  • Mackerras Mackerras C.
  • Mahler Mahler G.
  • Miller-Heidke Miller-Heidke K.
  • Stolz Stolz R.
  • Strauss Strauss R.
  • Suppé Suppé F.
  • Williams Williams J.
  • Williamson M.

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. Grainer, Strauss, Mackerras, Heuberger, Lilburn, Carr, Suppé...

At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers, in Oceania, 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

<strong>Alfio</strong> Alfio10 centuries of classical music
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer


B

Zane Banks10 centuries of classical music
age 35 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Don Banks10 centuries of classical music
1923-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Alison Bauld10 centuries of classical music
age 76 (20th century)
Composer

Arthur <strong>Benjamin</strong> Arthur Benjamin10 centuries of classical music
1893-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Julius <strong>Bittner</strong> Julius Bittner10 centuries of classical music
1874-1939 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Jack Body10 centuries of classical music
1944-2015 (20th century)
Composer

Brenton Broadstock10 centuries of classical music
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Dorothy Quita Buchanan10 centuries of classical music
age 75 (20th century)
Composer


C

Edwin <strong>Carr</strong> Edwin Carr10 centuries of classical music
1926-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Deborah Cheetham10 centuries of classical music
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Ian Cresswell10 centuries of classical music
age 53 (20th century)
Composer


D

Peter Dawson10 centuries of classical music
1882-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Brett <strong>Dean</strong> Brett Dean10 centuries of classical music
age 59 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Matthew Dewey10 centuries of classical music
age 36 (20th century)
Composer

Lance Dossor10 centuries of classical music
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George Dreyfus10 centuries of classical music
age 92 (20th century)
Composer


E

Ross Edwards10 centuries of classical music
age 77 (20th century)
Composer


G

Peggy Glanville-Hicks10 centuries of classical music
1912-1990 (20th century)
Composer

Ron Grainer10 centuries of classical music
1922-1981 (20th century)
Composer

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

Maria Grenfell10 centuries of classical music
age 52 (20th century)
Composer

David Griffiths10 centuries of classical music
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Eric Gross10 centuries of classical music
1926-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


H

Don Harper10 centuries of classical music
1921-1999 (20th century)
Composer

Fiona Joy Hawkins10 centuries of classical music
age 56 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Moya Henderson10 centuries of classical music
age 79 (20th century)
Composer

Richard <strong>Heuberger</strong> Richard Heuberger10 centuries of classical music
1850-1914 (Romantic)
Composer

Clytie Hine10 centuries of classical music
1887-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

David Hobson10 centuries of classical music
age 60 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Alan Holley10 centuries of classical music
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Stephen <strong>Hough</strong> Stephen Hough10 centuries of classical music
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Leslie Howard10 centuries of classical music
age 72 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


J

Alan John10 centuries of classical music
age 62 (20th century)
Composer


K

Elena <strong>Kats-Chernin</strong> Elena Kats-Chernin10 centuries of classical music
age 63 (20th century)
Composer

Don Kay10 centuries of classical music
age 87 (20th century)
Composer

Nigel Keay10 centuries of classical music
age 66 (20th century)
Composer

... K

Paul Kildea10 centuries of classical music
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Constantine Koukias10 centuries of classical music
age 55 (20th century)
Composer


L

Michael Lampard10 centuries of classical music
age 35 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

John <strong>Lanchbery</strong> John Lanchbery10 centuries of classical music
1923-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Georges Lentz10 centuries of classical music
age 55 (20th century)
Composer

Douglas <strong>Lilburn</strong> Douglas Lilburn10 centuries of classical music
1915-2001 (20th century)
Composer

Liza <strong>Lim</strong> Liza Lim10 centuries of classical music
age 54 (20th century)
Composer


M

Charles <strong>Mackerras</strong> Charles Mackerras10 centuries of classical music
1925-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gustav <strong>Mahler</strong> Gustav Mahler10 centuries of classical music
1860-1911 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Richard Meale10 centuries of classical music
1932-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Kate <strong>Miller-Heidke</strong> Kate Miller-Heidke10 centuries of classical music
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Richard Mills10 centuries of classical music
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Jonathan Mills10 centuries of classical music
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Ian Munro10 centuries of classical music
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


N

Isaac <strong>Nathan</strong> Isaac Nathan10 centuries of classical music
1790-1864 (Romantic)
Composer


P

James Penberthy10 centuries of classical music
1917-1999 (20th century)
Composer

Alessandro <strong>Poglietti</strong> Alessandro Poglietti10 centuries of classical music
1700c-1683 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


S

Andrew Schultz10 centuries of classical music
age 60 (20th century)
Composer

Peter Sculthorpe10 centuries of classical music
1929-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Larry Sitsky10 centuries of classical music
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Robert <strong>Stolz</strong> Robert Stolz10 centuries of classical music
1880-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Richard <strong>Strauss</strong> Richard Strauss10 centuries of classical music
1864-1949 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

MasterpiecesComplete works

Franz von <strong>Suppé</strong> Franz von Suppé10 centuries of classical music
1819-1895 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

Margaret Sutherland10 centuries of classical music
1897-1984 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


T

Peter Tahourdin10 centuries of classical music
1928-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Georg Tintner10 centuries of classical music
1917-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer


V

Lindsay Vickery10 centuries of classical music
age 56 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Carl Vine10 centuries of classical music
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer


W

Felix Werder10 centuries of classical music
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer

Martin Wesley-Smith10 centuries of classical music
1945-2019 (20th century)
Composer

Gillian Whitehead10 centuries of classical music
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Sally Whitwell10 centuries of classical music
age 47 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Phillip Wilcher10 centuries of classical music
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Michael F. Williams10 centuries of classical music
age 59 (20th century)
Composer

John <strong>Williams</strong> John Williams10 centuries of classical music
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Malcolm Williamson10 centuries of classical music
1931-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer


Y

John Young10 centuries of classical music
age 58 (20th century)
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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