If you wish to be generally familiar with classical music, here is a short list of composers you should know from this period.
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Name |
Birth |
Death |
Nationality |
Music Online (Alexander Street Press) & Naxos |
Media |
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1947 |
|
American |
|
CDs/DVDs |
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1925 |
2003 |
Italian |
Scores | ||
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1938 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1929 |
|
American |
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1937 |
|
American |
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1962 |
|
American |
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1950 |
American |
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1923 |
2006 |
Hungarian-Austrian |
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1935 |
|
Estonian |
CDs/DVDs |
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| Penderecki, Krzysztof |
1933 |
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Polish |
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1936 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1935 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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|
1935 |
|
American |
Scores | ||
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1943 |
|
American |
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1928 |
2007 |
German |
Scores | ||
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1944 |
|
British |
CDs/DVDs |
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1970 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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|
1922 |
2001 |
Greek |
If you are a student of Music History or Composition, here are additional composers you should know from this period.
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Name |
Birth |
Death |
Nationality |
Music Online (Alexander Street Press) & Naxos |
Media |
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1927 |
|
American |
Scores | ||
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1934 |
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British |
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1938 |
|
American |
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1932 |
|
American / Canadian |
CDs/DVDs |
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1956 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1954 |
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1937 |
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1957 |
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Chinese |
CDs/DVDs |
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1933 |
2010 |
Polish |
CDs/DVDs |
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1943 |
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1960 |
American |
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1931 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1953 |
|
American |
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1959 |
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Scottish |
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1934 |
|
English |
Scores | ||
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1942 |
|
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1932 |
|
American |
Scores | ||
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1923 |
|
American |
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1952 |
|
Finnish |
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|
1950 |
American |
Naxos | ||
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1925 |
|
American |
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1933 |
|
American |
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1934 |
American |
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1938 |
American |
CDs/DVDs |
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1935 |
|
American |
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1939 |
American |