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In the Thread: Surprising: the most interesting composer of 20 century.
Post Subject: Modern ComposersPosted by drdna on: 1/1/2008
I am surprised not to hear mention some of my favorites: Karol Syzmanowski, Leos Janacek, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Jean Sibelius, Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg, Edgard Varese, Anton Webern, Kurt Weill, George Gershwin, Alfred Schnittke, etc. OR the many composers living and composing today, such as: Krzysztof Penderecki, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutoslawski, Carl Vine, Einojuhani Rautavaara, etc.
They all have been revolutionary in their own ways, which to me I find musically very interesting, and all of them have certainly expanded my ability to perceive meaning and emotion in music. It seems a shame to stay only with the most mainstream and conservative composers.
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