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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Aarre Merikanto
Alan Rawsthorne
Albert Roussel
Albéric Magnard
Alexander Glazunov
Alexandre Tansman
Alfredo Casella
Allan Pettersson
Anatoly Lyadov
Andrzej Panufnik
Arnold Bax
Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Bliss
Asger Hamerik
Aulis Sallinen
Carl Orff
Carlos Chávez
Charles Ives
Charles Koechlin
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Christian Sinding
Clare Howick
Cyril Scott
César Cui
Dag Wirén
Déodat de Séverac
Edmund Rubbra
Eduard Tubin
Edward MacDowell
Egon Wellesz
Einar Englund
Elliott Carter
Emmanuel Chabrier
Enrique Granados
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Toch
Florent Schmitt
Frank Bridge
Franz Berwald
Franz Schreker
Frederick Delius
George Butterworth
Gerald Finzi
Germaine Tailleferre
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Granville Bantock
Gösta Nystroem
Hanns Eisler
Hans Gál
Hans Pfitzner
Hans Werner Henze
Havergal Brian
Howard Hanson
Jacques Ibert
John Ireland
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Josef Suk
Joseph Canteloube
José Pablo Moncayo
Kaija Saariaho
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Kurt Atterberg
Kurt Weill
Leevi Madetoja
Leo Ornstein
Louis Spohr
Ludolf Nielsen
Manuel de Falla
Max Reger
Maximilian Steinberg
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Mikhail Glinka
Mily Balakirev
Nadia Boulanger
Nikolai Medtner
Othmar Schoeck
Otto Olsson
Paul Dukas
Percy Grainger
Peter Warlock
Rebecca Clarke
Roger Sessions
Roy Harris
Rued Langgaard
Selim Palmgren
Sergei Lyapunov
Silvestre Revueltas
Vagn Holmboe
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Viktor Ullmann
Virgil Thomson
Walter Piston
Wilhelm Stenhammar
William Alwyn
William Grant Still
William Schuman
William Walton
York Bowen
Carl Orff
Frederick Delius
William Walton
Alexander Glazunov
Germaine Tailleferre
Manuel de Falla
Gerald Finzi
Enrique Granados
Charles Koechlin
William Grant Still
Peter Warlock
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Percy Grainger
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Kurt Weill
Paul Dukas
Nadia Boulanger
Emmanuel Chabrier
Max Reger
Mikhail Glinka
Albéric Magnard
Frank Bridge
John Ireland
Anatoly Lyadov
Hanns Eisler
Christian Sinding
Cyril Scott
Jacques Ibert
Louis Spohr
Joseph Canteloube
Edward MacDowell
Charles Ives
Josef Suk
Selim Palmgren
Nikolai Medtner
Alexandre Tansman
Edmund Rubbra
José Pablo Moncayo
George Butterworth
Kaija Saariaho
Otto Olsson
York Bowen
Mily Balakirev
Rebecca Clarke
Arthur Bliss
Arthur Benjamin
Sergei Lyapunov
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Déodat de Séverac
Howard Hanson
Alfredo Casella
Leevi Madetoja
Franz Schreker
William Alwyn
Hans Pfitzner
Carlos Chávez
Silvestre Revueltas
César Cui
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Hans Werner Henze
Kurt Atterberg
Elliott Carter
Albert Roussel
Aulis Sallinen
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Arnold Bax
Rued Langgaard
Virgil Thomson
Florent Schmitt
Dag Wirén
Havergal Brian
Franz Berwald
Leo Ornstein
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Andrzej Panufnik
Allan Pettersson
Granville Bantock
Vagn Holmboe
Hans Gál
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Maximilian Steinberg
Ernst Krenek
William Schuman
Walter Piston
Eduard Tubin
Othmar Schoeck
Viktor Ullmann
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Aarre Merikanto
Ernst Toch
Roy Harris
Asger Hamerik
Gösta Nystroem
Clare Howick
Einar Englund
Alan Rawsthorne
Egon Wellesz
Ludolf Nielsen
Roger Sessions