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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Aaron Copland
Alan Hovhaness
Alban Berg
Albert Roussel
Alberto Ginastera
Albéric Magnard
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Glazunov
Alexander Scriabin
Alexandre Tansman
Alfredo Casella
Anatoly Lyadov
Anton Webern
Aram Khachaturian
Arnold Bax
Arnold Schoenberg
Arthur Bliss
Arthur Honegger
Benjamin Britten
Bohuslav Martinů
Béla Bartók
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Nielsen
Carl Orff
Charles Ives
Charles Koechlin
Charles Villiers Stanford
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Christian Sinding
Cyril Scott
César Cui
Darius Milhaud
Déodat de Séverac
Edgard Varèse
Edward MacDowell
Elliott Carter
Enrique Granados
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erik Satie
Ernst Krenek
Federico Mompou
Ferruccio Busoni
Florent Schmitt
Francis Poulenc
Frank Bridge
Frederick Delius
George Gershwin
Gerald Finzi
Germaine Tailleferre
Granville Bantock
Grażyna Bacewicz
Hanns Eisler
Hans Gál
Hans Werner Henze
Havergal Brian
Hector Berlioz
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Igor Stravinsky
Jacques Ibert
Jean Françaix
Joaquín Turina
John Ireland
Josef Suk
Kaija Saariaho
Karol Szymanowski
Kurt Weill
Leevi Madetoja
Leo Ornstein
Leoš Janáček
Lili Boulanger
Louis Spohr
Manuel de Falla
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Max Reger
Mieczysław Weinberg
Mikhail Glinka
Mily Balakirev
Modest Mussorgsky
Nadia Boulanger
Nikolai Medtner
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Olivier Messiaen
Othmar Schoeck
Ottorino Respighi
Paul Dukas
Paul Hindemith
Percy Grainger
Peter Warlock
Pierre Boulez
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rebecca Clarke
Rued Langgaard
Selim Palmgren
Sergei Prokofiev
Vítězslav Novák
William Grant Still
William Schuman
William Walton
York Bowen
Zoltán Kodály
Erik Satie
Sergei Prokofiev
Alexander Scriabin
Carl Maria von Weber
Ottorino Respighi
Modest Mussorgsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Aram Khachaturian
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pierre Boulez
Carl Orff
Igor Stravinsky
George Gershwin
Francis Poulenc
Frederick Delius
Alexander Borodin
Béla Bartók
William Walton
Aaron Copland
Arnold Schoenberg
Benjamin Britten
Federico Mompou
Alexander Glazunov
Gerald Finzi
Manuel de Falla
Germaine Tailleferre
Ferruccio Busoni
Leoš Janáček
Hector Berlioz
Heitor Villa-Lobos
William Grant Still
Enrique Granados
Peter Warlock
Charles Koechlin
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Karol Szymanowski
Max Reger
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Paul Dukas
Kurt Weill
Nadia Boulanger
Paul Hindemith
Percy Grainger
Charles Villiers Stanford
Leif Segerstam
Carl Nielsen
Alberto Ginastera
Mikhail Glinka
Lili Boulanger
John Ireland
Anton Webern
Olivier Messiaen
Albéric Magnard
Zoltán Kodály
Frank Bridge
Cyril Scott
Mieczysław Weinberg
Anatoly Lyadov
Jacques Ibert
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
Darius Milhaud
Kaija Saariaho
Edmund Rubbra
George Butterworth
José Pablo Moncayo
Mily Balakirev
Jean Françaix
Witold Lutosławski
Otto Olsson
Alexandre Tansman
Alan Hovhaness
Rebecca Clarke
York Bowen
Zdeněk Fibich
Arthur Bliss
Arthur Benjamin
Alfredo Casella
Howard Hanson
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Arthur Honegger
Leevi Madetoja
Grażyna Bacewicz
Florent Schmitt
Franz Schreker
Déodat de Séverac
William Alwyn
Hans Pfitzner