The 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000) Oceania
Banks or Lilburn? Mackerras or Wilcher? 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 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 : Banks (Australian composer) or Lilburn (New Zealand composer) ? Stolz (Austrian conductor and composer) or Hough (British-born classical pianist, composer and writer) ? 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 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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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers 2021
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 1950-2000+
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1950-2000+ 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. Tintner, Williamson, Benjamin, Sculthorpe, Grainger, Grainer, Holley...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1950-2000+, 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.
AlfioThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Zane BanksThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 35 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Don BanksThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1923-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Alison BauldThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 77 (20th century)
Composer
Arthur BenjaminThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1893-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jack BodyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1944-2015 (20th century)
Composer
Brenton BroadstockThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Edwin CarrThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Deborah CheethamThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Ian CresswellThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Composer
Olivia Bettina DaviesThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 33 (20th century)
Composer
Peter DawsonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Brett DeanThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Matthew DeweyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 36 (20th century)
Composer
Lance DossorThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
George DreyfusThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 92 (20th century)
Composer
Michael F. WilliamsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
William G. JamesThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1892-1977 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Peggy Glanville-HicksThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1912-1990 (20th century)
Composer
Ron GrainerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-1981 (20th century)
Composer
Percy GraingerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Maria GrenfellThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Composer
David GriffithsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Eric GrossThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1926-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Don HarperThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1921-1999 (20th century)
Composer
Fiona Joy HawkinsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Moya HendersonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Composer
Mirrie HillThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1889-1986 (20th century)
Composer
Clytie HineThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1887-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
David HobsonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Alan HolleyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Stephen HoughThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Leslie HowardThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Elena Kats-CherninThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Composer
Don KayThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 88 (20th century)
Composer
Nigel KeayThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Composer
John KennedyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Paul KildeaThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Constantine KoukiasThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Composer
Michael LampardThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 35 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
John LanchberyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1923-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Georges LentzThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Composer
Douglas LilburnThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1915-2001 (20th century)
Composer
Liza LimThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Composer
Charles MackerrasThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1925-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Richard MealeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1932-2009 (20th century)
Composer
Kate Miller-HeidkeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Richard MillsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Jonathan MillsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ian MunroThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gemma PeacockeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 37 (20th century)
Composer
James PenberthyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Composer
John PsathasThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Composer
Dorothy Quita BuchananThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 75 (20th century)
Composer
Andrew SchultzThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Composer
Peter SculthorpeThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1929-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Larry SitskyThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Robert StolzThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1880-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Margaret SutherlandThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1897-1984 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Peter TahourdinThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1928-2009 (20th century)
Composer
Georg TintnerThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Lindsay VickeryThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Carl VineThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Felix WerderThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer
Martin Wesley-SmithThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1945-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Gillian WhiteheadThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Sally WhitwellThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Phillip WilcherThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Wanda WiłkomirskaThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1929-2018 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John WilliamsThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Malcolm WilliamsonThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
1931-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John YoungThe 20th-century classical music composers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Composer
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
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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
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