The 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950) Oceania

Carr or Benjamin? Lanchbery or Tintner? 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.

Timeline of classical music composers, between 1900 and 1950 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 : Carr (New Zealand composer) or Benjamin (Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher) ? Williams (Australian classical guitarist) or Howard (Australian musician) ? 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, between 1900 and 1950. And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).

Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

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Timeline :

Composers Conductors Lyrical singers Performers Worldwide Europe North America South America Asia Oceania Africa 2020

This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages , 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 for the years 1900-1950

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1900-1950 era 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:

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. Sculthorpe, Dossor, Banks, Dreyfus, Bittner, Grainer, Lilburn...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1900-1950, 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.

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Don BanksThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1923-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Alison BauldThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Composer

Arthur BenjaminThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1893-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Julius BittnerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1874-1939 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Jack BodyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1944-2015 (20th century)
Composer

Dorothy Quita BuchananThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Composer

Edwin CarrThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1926-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Peter DawsonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Lance DossorThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George DreyfusThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 92 (20th century)
Composer

Ross EdwardsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Composer

Peggy Glanville-HicksThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1912-1990 (20th century)
Composer

Ron GrainerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1922-1981 (20th century)
Composer

Percy GraingerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Eric GrossThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1926-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

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 Don HarperThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1921-1999 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
 Moya HendersonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
age 78 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
  Richard HeubergerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1850-1914 (Romantic)
                        
Composer 
 Clytie HineThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1887-1983 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Composer 
 Leslie HowardThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 

Don KayThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 87 (20th century)
Composer

John LanchberyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1923-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Douglas LilburnThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1915-2001 (20th century)
Composer

Charles MackerrasThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1925-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gustav MahlerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1860-1911 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Masterpieces Complete works

Richard MealeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1932-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Richard MillsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 70 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

James PenberthyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Composer

Peter SculthorpeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1929-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Larry SitskyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Robert StolzThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1880-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Richard StraussThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1864-1949 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Masterpieces Complete works

Margaret SutherlandThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1897-1984 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Peter TahourdinThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1928-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Georg TintnerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

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 Felix WerderThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1922-2012 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
 Martin Wesley-SmithThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1945-2019 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
 Gillian WhiteheadThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
age 79 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 
  John WilliamsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
age 79 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 
 Malcolm WilliamsonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950)  
1931-2003 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

Next month, more than 30 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In September 2020 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 14, Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842), 260th anniversary (Birth),
on 20, Gilles Binchois (1400-1460), 560th anniversary (Death),
on 23, Alexander Arutiunian (1920-2012), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 28, Florent Schmitt (1870-1958), 150th anniversary (Birth),
on 30, Johan Svendsen (1840-1911), 180th anniversary (Birth),
...

There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the August 2020 celebrations (40+).

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

The 20th-century classical music composers (1900-1950) Oceania

Timeline of classical music composers, between 1900 and 1950 in Oceania

Top 10 classical musiccomposers in Oceania for the years 1900-1950

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

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