The great composers of the 20th century Oceania
Stolz or Bittner? Lilburn or Lanchbery? 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 1890 and 2000+ (modern & contemporary era) 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 : Stolz (Austrian conductor and composer (1880-1975)) or Bittner (Austrian composer (1874-1939)) ? Lim (Australian composer) or Kats-Chernin (Australian 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, between 1890 and 2000+ (modern & contemporary era). 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 2024
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 1890-2000+
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1890-2000+ 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. Lentz, Sculthorpe, Williams, Mahler, Hough, Heuberger, Miller-Heidke...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the modern & contemporary era, 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.
Zane Banks The great composers of the 20th century
age 38 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Don Banks The great composers of the 20th century
1923-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Alison Bauld The great composers of the 20th century
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Arthur Benjamin The great composers of the 20th century
1893-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Julius Bittner The great composers of the 20th century
1874-1939 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Jack Body The great composers of the 20th century
1944-2015 (20th century)
Composer
Brenton Broadstock The great composers of the 20th century
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Edwin Carr The great composers of the 20th century
1926-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon The great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Ian Cresswell The great composers of the 20th century
age 56 (20th century)
Composer
Olivia Bettina Davies The great composers of the 20th century
age 36 (20th century)
Composer
Peter Dawson The great composers of the 20th century
1882-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Brett Dean The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Matthew Dewey The great composers of the 20th century
age 39 (20th century)
Composer
Lance Dossor The great composers of the 20th century
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bryan Drake The great composers of the 20th century
1925-2001 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
George Dreyfus The great composers of the 20th century
age 95 (20th century)
Composer
Ross Edwards The great composers of the 20th century
age 80 (20th century)
Composer
Tecwyn Evans The great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Michael F. Williams The great composers of the 20th century
age 61 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Lisa Gerrard The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
William G. James The great composers of the 20th century
1892-1977 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Peggy Glanville-Hicks The great composers of the 20th century
1912-1990 (20th century)
Composer
Ron Grainer The great composers of the 20th century
1922-1981 (20th century)
Composer
Percy Grainger The great composers of the 20th century
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Maria Grenfell The great composers of the 20th century
age 55 (20th century)
Composer
David Griffiths The great composers of the 20th century
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Eric Gross The great composers of the 20th century
1926-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Don Harper The great composers of the 20th century
1921-1999 (20th century)
Composer
Fiona Joy Hawkins The great composers of the 20th century
age 60 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Moya Henderson The great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Composer
Richard Heuberger The great composers of the 20th century
1850-1914 (Romantic)
Composer
Mirrie Hill The great composers of the 20th century
1889-1986 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Clytie Hine The great composers of the 20th century
1887-1983 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
David Hobson The great composers of the 20th century
age 63 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Alan Holley The great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Stephen Hough The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Leslie Howard The great composers of the 20th century
age 75 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Elena Kats-Chernin The great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Composer
Don Kay The great composers of the 20th century
age 91 (20th century)
Composer
Nigel Keay The great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Composer
John Kennedy The great composers of the 20th century
1922-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Paul Kildea The great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Constantine Koukias The great composers of the 20th century
age 58 (20th century)
Composer
Michael Lampard The great composers of the 20th century
age 38 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
John Lanchbery The great composers of the 20th century
1923-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Georges Lentz The great composers of the 20th century
age 58 (20th century)
Composer
Douglas Lilburn The great composers of the 20th century
1915-2001 (20th century)
Composer
Liza Lim The great composers of the 20th century
age 57 (20th century)
Composer
Charles Mackerras The great composers of the 20th century
1925-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Gustav Mahler The great composers of the 20th century
1860-1911 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Richard Meale The great composers of the 20th century
1932-2009 (20th century)
Composer
Kate Miller-Heidke The great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Richard Mills The great composers of the 20th century
age 74 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Jonathan Mills The great composers of the 20th century
age 60 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ian Munro The great composers of the 20th century
age 60 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gemma Peacocke The great composers of the 20th century
age 39 (20th century)
Composer
James Penberthy The great composers of the 20th century
1917-1999 (20th century)
Composer
John Psathas The great composers of the 20th century
age 58 (20th century)
Composer
Dorothy Quita Buchanan The great composers of the 20th century
age 78 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Andrew Schultz The great composers of the 20th century
age 63 (20th century)
Composer
Peter Sculthorpe The great composers of the 20th century
1929-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Larry Sitsky The great composers of the 20th century
age 89 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Robert Stolz The great composers of the 20th century
1880-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Richard Strauss The great composers of the 20th century
1864-1949 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Franz von Suppé The great composers of the 20th century
1819-1895 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer
Margaret Sutherland The great composers of the 20th century
1897-1984 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Peter Tahourdin The great composers of the 20th century
1928-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Georg Tintner The great composers of the 20th century
1917-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Lindsay Vickery The great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Carl Vine The great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Felix Werder The great composers of the 20th century
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer
Martin Wesley-Smith The great composers of the 20th century
1945-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Gillian Whitehead The great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Sally Whitwell The great composers of the 20th century
age 50 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Phillip Wilcher The great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Wanda Wiłkomirska The great composers of the 20th century
1929-2018 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
John Williams The great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Malcolm Williamson The great composers of the 20th century
1931-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Alberto Zelman The great composers of the 20th century
1832-1907 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & 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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