Early Modern Classical

Early modern classical music, which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, embodies a period of experimentation and transition from the Romantic era towards new musical languages that would define the 20th century. Composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev infused their works with innovation, utilizing unconventional rhythms and harmonies while often drawing on nationalistic themes. The eclectic George Gershwin blended classical with jazz influences, while Erik Satie's minimalist and avant-garde compositions broke free from the grand Romantic tradition, leading towards a more abstract and introspective sound. Comprising a diverse range of styles, early modern classical music marks a pivotal era of evolution in classical music, as it ventured into uncharted territories, expanding the boundaries of orchestration, form, and tonality.

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Alan Hovhaness
Alban Berg
Albert Roussel
Albéric Magnard
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Glazunov
Alexandre Tansman
Alfredo Casella
Allan Pettersson
Anatoly Lyadov
Andrzej Panufnik
Anton Webern
Aram Khachaturian
Arnold Bax
Arnold Schoenberg
Arthur Bliss
Arthur Honegger
Benjamin Britten
Bohuslav Martinů
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Nielsen
Carl Orff
Charles Ives
Charles Koechlin
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Christian Sinding
Cyril Scott
César Cui
Darius Milhaud
Déodat de Séverac
Edgard Varèse
Edmund Rubbra
Eduard Tubin
Edward MacDowell
Elliott Carter
Emmanuel Chabrier
Enrique Granados
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Ernst Krenek
Ferruccio Busoni
Florent Schmitt
Francis Poulenc
Frank Bridge
Franz Schreker
Frederick Delius
George Butterworth
George Gershwin
Gerald Finzi
Germaine Tailleferre
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Granville Bantock
Hanns Eisler
Hans Gál
Hans Pfitzner
Hans Werner Henze
Havergal Brian
Igor Stravinsky
Jacques Ibert
Jean Françaix
Joaquín Turina
John Ireland
Josef Suk
Joseph Canteloube
Kaija Saariaho
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Karol Szymanowski
Kurt Weill
Lars-Erik Larsson
Leevi Madetoja
Leo Ornstein
Lili Boulanger
Louis Spohr
Manuel de Falla
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Max Reger
Michael Tippett
Mikhail Glinka
Mily Balakirev
Nadia Boulanger
Nikolai Medtner
Olivier Messiaen
Othmar Schoeck
Paul Dukas
Paul Hindemith
Per Nørgård
Percy Grainger
Peter Warlock
Pierre Boulez
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rebecca Clarke
Rued Langgaard
Selim Palmgren
Vagn Holmboe
Viktor Ullmann
Virgil Thomson
Vítězslav Novák
William Grant Still
William Schuman
William Walton
York Bowen
Carl Maria von Weber
Aram Khachaturian
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pierre Boulez
Carl Orff
George Gershwin
Igor Stravinsky
Francis Poulenc
Frederick Delius
Alexander Borodin
William Walton
Arnold Schoenberg
Benjamin Britten
Alexander Glazunov
Gerald Finzi
Manuel de Falla
Germaine Tailleferre
Ferruccio Busoni
William Grant Still
Enrique Granados
Peter Warlock
Charles Koechlin
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Karol Szymanowski
Max Reger
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Paul Dukas
Kurt Weill
Percy Grainger
Nadia Boulanger
Lili Boulanger
Paul Hindemith
Emmanuel Chabrier
Carl Nielsen
Mikhail Glinka
John Ireland
Darius Milhaud
Anton Webern
Olivier Messiaen
Albéric Magnard
Frank Bridge
Anatoly Lyadov
Jacques Ibert
Cyril Scott
Malcolm Arnold
Alban Berg
Bohuslav Martinů
Joseph Canteloube
Edward MacDowell
Josef Suk
Charles Ives
Louis Spohr
Nikolai Medtner
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Hanns Eisler
Selim Palmgren
Joaquín Turina
Christian Sinding
Kaija Saariaho
Edmund Rubbra
George Butterworth
José Pablo Moncayo
Mily Balakirev
Jean Françaix
Otto Olsson
Alexandre Tansman
Michael Tippett
Déodat de Séverac
Alan Hovhaness
Rebecca Clarke
York Bowen
Arthur Bliss
Arthur Benjamin
Alfredo Casella
Howard Hanson
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Arthur Honegger
Leevi Madetoja
Franz Schreker
William Alwyn
Hans Pfitzner
Carlos Chávez
César Cui
Silvestre Revueltas
Lars-Erik Larsson
Edgard Varèse
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Aulis Sallinen
Sergei Lyapunov
Kurt Atterberg
Hans Werner Henze
Albert Roussel
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Arnold Bax
Elliott Carter
Virgil Thomson
Vítězslav Novák
Florent Schmitt
Rued Langgaard
Per Nørgård