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Elliott Carter
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Galina Ustvolskaya
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Galina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya, also Ustwolskaja or Oustvolskaia (Russian: Галина Ивановна Уствольская, born June 17, 1919, Petrograd, now St … read moreGalina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya, also Ustwolskaja or Oustvolskaia (Russian: Галина Ивановна Уствольская, born June 17, 1919, Petrograd, now St Petersburg, died December 22, 2006, St Petersburg) is a Russian composer of classical music. From … read moreGalina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya, also Ustwolskaja or Oustvolskaia (Russian: Галина Ивановна Уствольская, born June 17, 1919, Petrograd, now St Petersburg, died December 22, 2006, St Petersburg) is a Russian composer of classical music. From 1937 to 1939 she studied at the college attached to the Leni… read more -
Darius Milhaud
53,566 listeners
Darius Milhaud (September 4, 1892 – June 22, 1974) was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six - also known as the Groupe des Six - and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Aix-en-Provence, Milhaud studied in Paris at the Paris Conse… read more -
Hans Abrahamsen
9,274 listeners
Hans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young… read moreHans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition. In 1969 he began to study French horn at the R… read moreHans Abrahamsen (born December 23, 1952) is a Danish composer. Hans Abrahamsen started by playing the French horn, but even at a very young age he showed a remarkable talent for composition. In 1969 he began to study French horn at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, but already in 1… read more -
Unsuk Chin
5,994 listeners
Unsuk Chin (진은숙, born 14 July 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean contemporary classical composer, currently living in Berlin, Germany. She studied in Hamburg with György Ligeti, and has adapted much of his musical style into her own. … read moreUnsuk Chin (진은숙, born 14 July 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean contemporary classical composer, currently living in Berlin, Germany. She studied in Hamburg with György Ligeti, and has adapted much of his musical style into her own. She uses both traditional instruments, as well as electronic… read more -
Ernst Krenek
6,303 listeners
Ernst Krenek,originally Ernst Křenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian-born composer of Czech ancestry; throughout his … read moreErnst Krenek,originally Ernst Křenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian-born composer of Czech ancestry; throughout his life he insisted that his name be written Krenek rather than Křenek, and that it should be pronoun… read moreErnst Krenek,originally Ernst Křenek (August 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991) was an Austrian-born composer of Czech ancestry; throughout his life he insisted that his name be written Krenek rather than Křenek, and that it should be pronounced as a German word. He explored atonality and other modern… read more -
George Crumb
37,007 listeners
George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern and avant garde music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres… read moreGeorge Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern and avant garde music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres. Examples include spoken flute (one speaks while blowing into the instrument) and glass marbles p… read moreGeorge Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern and avant garde music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres. Examples include spoken flute (one speaks while blowing into the instrument) and glass marbles poured onto an open piano. After initially being influenced b… read more -
Henri Dutilleux
24,570 listeners
Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tr… read moreHenri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. B… read moreHenri Dutilleux (1916–2013) was one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. Born on the 22nd January 1916, as a young man Dutilleux studi… read more -
Carl Ruggles
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Charles "Carl" Sprague Ruggles (March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer of the American Five group. He wrote … read moreCharles "Carl" Sprague Ruggles (March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer of the American Five group. He wrote finely-crafted pieces using "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by Charles Seeger to… read moreCharles "Carl" Sprague Ruggles (March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer of the American Five group. He wrote finely-crafted pieces using "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by Charles Seeger to describe Ruggles' music. His method of atonal counterp… read more -
Henry Cowell
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Henry Cowell (March 11, 1897 - December 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. … read moreHenry Cowell (March 11, 1897 - December 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s… read moreHenry Cowell (March 11, 1897 - December 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s: "Henry Cowell's music covers a wider range in bo… read more