The rise of classical music (1500-2000) Oceania

Kats-Chernin or Carr? Howard or Grainer? 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 1500 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 : Kats-Chernin (Australian composer) or Carr (New Zealand composer) ? Holley (Australian composer) or Benjamin (Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher) ? 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 1500 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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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 1500-2000+

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1500-2000+ 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. Miller-Heidke, Mackerras, Sculthorpe, Tintner, Bittner, Stolz, Lentz...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1500-2000+, 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.

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AlfioThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Zane BanksThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 34 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Don BanksThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1923-1980 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Alison BauldThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Composer

Arthur BenjaminThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1893-1960 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Julius BittnerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1874-1939 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Jack BodyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1944-2015 (20th century)
Composer

Brenton BroadstockThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 67 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Dorothy Quita BuchananThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Composer

Edwin CarrThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1926-2003 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Deborah CheethamThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Ian CresswellThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Composer

Peter DawsonThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Brett DeanThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Matthew DeweyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 35 (20th century)
Composer

Lance DossorThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

George DreyfusThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 92 (20th century)
Composer

Ross EdwardsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Composer

Peggy Glanville-HicksThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1912-1990 (20th century)
Composer

Ron GrainerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1922-1981 (20th century)
Composer

Percy GraingerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Maria GrenfellThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Composer

David GriffithsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Eric GrossThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1926-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

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 Don HarperThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
1921-1999 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
 Fiona Joy HawkinsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 56 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 
 Moya HendersonThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 78 (20th century)
                        
Composer 
  Richard HeubergerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
1850-1914 (Romantic)
                        
Composer 
 Clytie HineThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
1887-1983 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Composer 
 David HobsonThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 59 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Composer 
 Alan HolleyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 65 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Composer 
  Stephen HoughThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 58 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 
 Leslie HowardThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Performer & Composer 

Alan JohnThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Composer

Elena Kats-CherninThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Composer

Don KayThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 87 (20th century)
Composer

Nigel KeayThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Composer

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Paul KildeaThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Constantine KoukiasThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Composer

Michael LampardThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 34 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

John LanchberyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1923-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Georges LentzThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Composer

Douglas LilburnThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1915-2001 (20th century)
Composer

Liza LimThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Composer

Charles MackerrasThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1925-2010 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gustav MahlerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1860-1911 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Masterpieces Complete works

Richard MealeThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1932-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Kate Miller-HeidkeThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 38 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Richard MillsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Jonathan MillsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Ian MunroThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Isaac NathanThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1790-1864 (Romantic)
Composer

James PenberthyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Composer

Alessandro PogliettiThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1700c-1683 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Andrew SchultzThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Composer

Peter SculthorpeThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1929-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Larry SitskyThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Robert StolzThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1880-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Richard StraussThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1864-1949 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Masterpieces Complete works

Franz von SuppèThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1819-1895 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

Margaret SutherlandThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1897-1984 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Peter TahourdinThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1928-2009 (20th century)
Composer

Georg TintnerThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1917-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Lindsay VickeryThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Carl VineThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Felix WerderThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer

Martin Wesley-SmithThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1945-2019 (20th century)
Composer

Gillian WhiteheadThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Sally WhitwellThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 46 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Phillip WilcherThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Michael F. WilliamsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Composer

John WilliamsThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Malcolm WilliamsonThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
1931-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

John YoungThe rise of classical music (1500-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
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 rise of classical music (1500-2000) Oceania

Timeline of classical music composers, between 1500 and 2000+ in Oceania

Top 10 classical musiccomposers in Oceania for the years 1500-2000+

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

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