The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000) North America
Bernstein or Schoenberg? Barry or Weill? 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 1950 and 2000+ 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 : Bernstein (American conductor and composer (1918–1990)) or Schoenberg (Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951)) ? Rózsa (Hungarian-American composer (1907–1995)) or Kreisler (Austrian violinist and composer (1875-1962)) ? 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, between 1950 and 2000+. And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).
Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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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 North America for the years 1950-2000+
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1950-2000+ era 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:
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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. Cage, Zimmer, Gould, Adorno, Hindemith, Horner, Stravinsky...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1950-2000+, 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.
Paul Abraham The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1892-1960 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Maurice Abravanel The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1993 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mark Adamo The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
John Luther Adams The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Composer
John Adams The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 77 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Samuel Adler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 96 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Theodor W. Adorno The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1969 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John Alden Carpenter The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1876-1951 (20th century)
Composer
Daniele Amfitheatrof The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1901-1983 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Leroy Anderson The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1908-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
George Antheil The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1900-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dominick Argento The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1927-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Desi Arnaz The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1917-1986 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Emilie Autumn The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 44 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Aaron Avshalomov The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Milton Babbitt The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1916-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Angelo Badalamenti The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1937-2022 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Samuel Barber The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
John Barry The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1933-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Joshua Bell The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cathy Berberian The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1925-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Elmer Bernstein The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-2004 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Leonard Bernstein The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1918-1990 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Diane Bish The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ernest Bloch The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1880-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
William Bolcom The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Victor Borge The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1909-2000 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Paul Bowles The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1999 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Glenn Branca The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1948-2018 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bruce Broughton The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Leo Brouwer The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1939-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Earle Brown The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-2002 (20th century)
Composer
Adolf Busch The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1891-1952 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John Cage The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1912-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hoagy Carmichael The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1899-1981 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Elliott Carter The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1908-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1895-1968 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Carlos Chávez The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1899-1978 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Gloria Coates The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1933-2023 (20th century)
Composer
Aaron Copland The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1900-1990 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Anton Coppola The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1917-2020 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Carmine Coppola The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1991 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
John Corigliano The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Henry Cowell The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1897-1965 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ruth Crawford Seeger The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1901-1953 (20th century)
Composer
George Crumb The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1929-2022 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Walter Damrosch The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1862-1950 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Bella Davidovich The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 95 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Carl Davis The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1936-2023 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Don Davis The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 67 (20th century)
Composer
Norman Dello Joio The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1913-2008 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
David Diamond The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1915-2005 (20th century)
Composer
Antal Doráti The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1906-1988 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Vernon Duke The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1969 (20th century)
Composer
Alfred Einstein The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1880-1952 (20th century)
Composer
Hanns Eisler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1898-1962 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Danny Elfman The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Percy Faith The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1908-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Morton Feldman The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-1987 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Arthur Fiedler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1979 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Carlisle Floyd The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-2021 (20th century)
Composer
Lukas Foss The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-2009 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
David Foster The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Ivan Galamian The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Diamanda Galás The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 68 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Michael Giacchino The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Philip Glass The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 87 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Elliot Goldenthal The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 69 (20th century)
Composer
Jerry Goldsmith The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1929-2004 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Morton Gould The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1913-1996 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Glenn Gould The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1932-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Percy Grainger The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
William Grant Still The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1895-1978 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Alexander Gretchaninov The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1864-1956 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Marc-André Hamelin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Marvin Hamlisch The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1944-2012 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
W. C. Handy The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1873-1958 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Howard Hanson The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1981 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Roy Harris The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1898-1979 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bernard Herrmann The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1911-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Jennifer Higdon The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Composer
Paul Hindemith The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1895-1963 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Josef Hofmann The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1876-1957 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
James Horner The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1953-2015 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Vladimir Horowitz The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1989 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Alan Hovhaness The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1911-2000 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
James Newton Howard The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 72 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Karel Husa The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1921-2016 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Eugene Istomin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1925-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Charles Ives The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1874-1954 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Byron Janis The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 95 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kristjan Järvi The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Emmerich Kálmán The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1882-1953 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Jānis Kalniņš The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1904-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
William Kapell The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-1953 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ramin Karimloo The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Gershon Kingsley The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-2019 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Leon Kirchner The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1919-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nikolai Korndorf The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1947-2001 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1897-1957 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Serge Koussevitzky The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1874-1951 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Louis Krasner The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1995 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fritz Kreisler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1875-1962 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ernst Krenek The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1900-1991 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Agustín Lara The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1897-1970 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Giorgi Latsabidze The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Morten Lauridsen The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ernesto Lecuona The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1963 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Michel Legrand The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1932-2019 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Oscar Levant The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1906-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Lowell Liebermann The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Kate Liu The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 29 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Frank Loesser The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1969 (20th century)
Composer
Frederick Loewe The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1901-1988 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Arkady Luxemburg The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 84 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yo-Yo Ma The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Lorin Maazel The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1930-2014 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ernest MacMillan The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1893-1973 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Alma Mahler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1879-1964 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Henry Mancini The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1924-1994 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Arturo Márquez The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Wynton Marsalis The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Bohuslav Martinů The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1890-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Eduardo Mata The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1942-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Dimitri Mitropoulos The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Gabriela Montero The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nico Muhly The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Thea Musgrave The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 95 (20th century)
Composer
Conlon Nancarrow The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1912-1997 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Randy Newman The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 80 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Joaquín Nin-Culmell The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1908-2004 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ervin Nyiregyházi The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1987 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dustin O'Halloran The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Garrick Ohlsson The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 75 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Harry Partch The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1901-1974 (20th century)
Composer
Gregor Piatigorsky The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-1976 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Walter Piston The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
André Previn The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1929-2019 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Carlos Puebla The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1917-1989 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Steve Reich The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 87 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fritz Reiner The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1888-1963 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Wallingford Riegger The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1885-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Terry Riley The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 88 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
George Rochberg The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1918-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Clara Rockmore The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1911-1998 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Richard Rodgers The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1902-1979 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bernard Rogers The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1893-1968 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Sigmund Romberg The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1887-1951 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Miklós Rózsa The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1907-1995 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Carl Ruggles The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1876-1971 (20th century)
Composer
Robert Russell Bennett The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1981 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Frederic Rzewski The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1938-2021 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Curt Sachs The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1881-1959 (20th century)
Composer
Lalo Schifrin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 91 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Thomas Schippers The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1930-1977 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Arnold Schoenberg The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1874-1951 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Gunther Schuller The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1925-2015 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
William Schuman The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1992 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Roger Sessions The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1985 (20th century)
Composer
Anoushka Shankar The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Caroline Shaw The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Edward Shearmur The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Howard Shore The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 77 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Leonard Slatkin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Nicolas Slonimsky The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1995 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Dang Thai Son The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Stephen Sondheim The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1930-2021 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Max Steiner The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1888-1971 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jim Steinman The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1947-2021 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Eduard Steuermann The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1892-1964 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fritz Stiedry The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1883-1968 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Igor Stravinsky The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1882-1971 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Alexei Sultanov The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1969-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zoltán Székely The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1903-2001 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
George Szell The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1897-1970 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Albert Szirmai The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1880-1967 (20th century)
Composer
Alexander Tcherepnin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1899-1977 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Randall Thompson The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1899-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Virgil Thomson The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1989 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Michael Tilson Thomas The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1894-1979 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Gilles Tremblay The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1932-2017 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
David Tudor The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Brian Tyler The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Alexander Uninsky The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1910-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Claude Vivier The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1948-1983 (20th century)
Composer
Rufus Wainwright The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 50 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Kurt Weill The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1900-1950 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jaromír Weinberger The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1896-1967 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Chou Wen-chung The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1923-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Earl Wild The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1915-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
John Williams The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 92 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Paul Wittgenstein The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1887-1961 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Stefan Wolpe The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1902-1972 (20th century)
Composer
Charles Wuorinen The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1938-2020 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Christopher Young The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
La Monte Young The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 88 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Efrem Zimbalist The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1889-1985 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Hans Zimmer The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John Zorn The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
See also...
Timelines : Composers
- 10 centuries of classical music
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- The beginnings of classical music, 1000 ... 1500
- The rise of classical music, 1500 ... 2000
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- 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
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- 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
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- 1900 - 1950 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- 1950 - 2000 : Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
Indexes
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