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| 20th century composers in birthday order | Suggestions and * ratings | ||
| Saint-Saëns, Camille | 1835-1921 | French | Anything |
| Bruch, Max | 1838-1920 | German | Violin Concerto No.1 (*) |
| Dvorák, Antonin | 1841-1904 | Bohemian | Violin Concerto No.1 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay | 1844-1908 | Russian | Capriccio Espagnol, Scheherazade (***) |
| Fauré, Gabriel | 1845-1924 | French | Suite Masques et Bergamasques |
| Janácek, Leos | 1854-1928 | Czech | Sinfonietta, Sonata for Violin & Piano, Taras Bulba, String Quartets 1 & 2 (**) |
| Elgar, Edward | 1857-1934 | English | Cello Concerto, Introduction & Allegro for Strings, Dream of Gerontius, Lighter Music (***) |
| Mahler, Gustav | 1860-1911 | Austrian | Symphony No. 1,4,5 (**) |
| Debussy, Claude* | 1862-1918 | French | Prélude al'apres-midi d'un faune (which marked the beginning of modern music), Images, La Mer (****) |
| Delius, Frederick | 1862-1934 | English | In a Summer Garden (**) |
| Strauss, Richard | 1864-1949 | German | Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Metamorphosis, Death and Transfiguration (***) |
| Dukas, Paul | 1865-1935 | French | Sourcerer's apprentice |
| Nielsen, Carl | 1865-1931 | Danish | Clarinet Concerto |
| Sibelius, Jean | 1865-1957 | Finnish | Symphony No. 5, Violin Concerto in D, Karelia Suite (****) |
| Satie, Eric | 1866-1925 | French | Relache, Parade, Sports et Divertissements (**) |
| Granados, Enrique | 1867-1916 | Spanish | Spanish danses for guitar |
| Roussel, Albert | 1869-1937 | French | The Spider's Feast (**) |
| Zemlinsky, Alexander | 1871-1942 | Austrian | Lyric Symphony (*) |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | 1872-1958 | English | Fantasie on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Serenade to Music, Symphony No.6 (***) |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | 1873-1943 |
Russian/ American |
Piano Conc. No.2, Corelli Variations, Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini (**) |
| Holst, Gustav | 1874-1934 | English | Planet Suite |
| Schoenberg, Arnold* | 1874-1943 |
Russian/ American |
Etwartung, Verklärte Nacht, Variations for Orchestra (***) |
| Ives, Charles | 1874-1954 | American | Three Places in New England |
| Ravel, Maurice | 1875-1937 | French | Le Tombeau de Couperin, Gaspard de la Nuit, Daphnes et Chloé, Piano Trio, String Quartets (****) |
| Falla, Manuel de | 1876-1946 | Spanish | Three Cornered Hat, Harpsichord Concerto (*) |
| Schreker, Franz | 1878-1934 | Austrian | Prelude to Drama (**) |
| Respighi, Ottorino | 1879-1936 | Italian | The Birds, The Fountains of Rome |
| Bartók, Béla | 1881-1945 | Hungarian | Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, Piano Conc. No.3, Concerto for Orchestra, String Quartets (****) |
| Kodály, Zoltán | 1882-1967 | Hungarian | Háry János Suite (*) |
| Ponce, Manuel Maria | 1882-1948 | Mexican | Cuatro Danzas Mexicanas |
| Stravinsky, Igor * | 1882-1971 |
Russian/ American |
L'Histoire du Soldat, Pétrouchka, Firebird, Rite of Spring, Symphony of Psalms (****) |
| Szymanowski, Karol | 1882-1937 | Polish | Violin Concerti, Symphonies |
| Varese, Edgar * | 1883-1965 | French | Amerique, Arcana, Ionisation |
| Bax, Arnold | 1883-1953 | English | Anything |
| Berg, Alban | 1885-1935 | Austrian | Violin Concerto, Three Pieces for Orchestra (**) |
| Villa-lobos, Heitor | 1887-1959 | Brazilian | Prole Do Bebe No.1, Bachanianas Brazileiras (**) |
| Martin, Frank | 1890-1974 | Swiss | Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion & Strings (**) |
| Prokofiev, Serge | 1891-1953 | Russian | Love of Three Oranges, Piano Sonata No.6, Lieutenant Kije (****) |
| Bliss, Sir Arthur | 1891-1975 | English | |
| Honegger, Arthur | 1892-1955 | Swiss | Pacific 231, Rugby |
| Milhaud, Darius | 1892-1974 | French | Scaramouche, Boeuf sur le Toit (*) |
| Boulanger, Lili | 1893-1918 | French | Fauste et Helene, Psaume |
| Hindemith, Paul | 1895-1963 | German | Mathis der Maler |
| Chavez, Carlos | 1899-1978 | Mexican | Sinfonia de Antigona, La Hija de Colquide |
| Poulenc, Francis | 1899-1963 | French | Concerto in D Minor for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, All solo piano music (***) |
| Revueltas, Silvestre | 1899-1940 | Mexico | La Noche de los Mayas |
| Copeland, Aaron | 1900-1990 | American | Appalachian Spring, Rodeo |
| Finzi, Gerald | 1901-1956 | English | Clarinet Concerto, Cello Concerto (*) |
| Rodrigo, Joaquin | 1901- 1975 | Spanish | Concerto de Aranjeuz, Sones en la giralda, solo piano works |
| Walton, William | 1902-1983 | English | Symphony No.1 (Previn) Violin Concerto No.1, Belshazzar's Feast (***) |
| Berkeley, Lennox | 1903-1989 | English | Serenade for Strings, piano works |
| Alwyn, William | 1905-1985 | English | Symphony no.5, Conc for Harp & String, Piano Concs |
| Tippett, Malcolm | 1905-1998 | English | Fantasia Concertante, Rose Lake, Concerto for Double String Orchestra (****) |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | 1906-1975 | Russian | Violin, Cello & Piano Concertos, Preludes & Fugues for Piano (****) |
| Tveitt, Geirr | 1908-1981 | Norwegian | Piano Concs, 100 Hardanger Tunes (**) |
| Barber, Samuel | 1910_1981 | American | Adagio for Strings |
| Britten, Benjamin | 1913-1976 | English | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Peter Grimes, War Requiem, Sinfonia de Requiem (***) |
| Cage, John * | 1912-1992 | American | Amores, Concerto for Piano |
| Bryers, John | 1947 | English | |
| Lutoslawski, Witold | 1913-1994 | Polish | Cello Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra (***) |
| Arnold, Sir Malcolm | 1921-2006 | English | Sinfonietta No.5, Symph No.5, Bridge over River Kwai theme |
| Sommer, Vladimir | 1921-1997 | Czech | String Quartet |
| Ligeti, Gyorgy | 1923-2006 | Hungarian | Requiem, Double Concerto (*), 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Rautavaara, Einojuhani | 1928 | Finland | Piano concertos |
| Musgrave, Thea | 1928 | Scotland | Two's Company |
| Takemitsu, Toro | 1930-1996 | Japanese | From me flows what you call time |
| Penderecki, Krzysztof | 1933 | Poland | Threnody for victims of Hiroshima, St Luke's Passion |
| Schnittke, Alfred | 1934-1998 | Russia | Cello Conc No.1, Conc Grosso, Str Qu No.3 *** |
| Birtwistle, Harrison | 1934 | England | |
| Part, Arvo | 1935 | Estonian | Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten ** |
| Reich, Steve | 1936 | American | Three Movements |
| Glass, Philip | 1937 | American | |
| Bryers, Gavin | 1943 | English | |
| Adams, John | 1947 | American | Chairman Dances, Symphonic Dances |
| Turnage, Mark-Anthony | 1960 | English | Drowned Out, Kai, Momentum |
| Ades, Thomas | 1971 | English | |
| * Major influencers together with Webern | |||
| Reference: Pimlico Dictionary of Twentieth Century Composers - Mark Morris | |||
| Reference: The Companion to 20th Century Music - Norman Lebrecht | |||
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