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Alfred Garrievich Schnittke

Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was a significant Russian composer of the late 20th century. He is known for his innovative...

Symphony Russian Contemporary Chamber

8.9 Great

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Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw is an American composer, singer, and violinist awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for her a capp...

American Contemporary Vocal Chamber

8.5 Great

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György Kurtág

György Kurtág is a prominent contemporary composer born in 1926. He creates highly structured, short musical pieces ofte...

Hungarian Contemporary Chamber Miniaturist

8.4 Great

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John Corigliano

John Corigliano is an American composer of contemporary classical music, known for his symphonic, chamber, and operatic...

Music Opera American Contemporary

8.1 Great

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William Bolcom

William Bolcom is an American composer and pianist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1988 for his "Twelve New Etud...

Opera American Contemporary Piano

8.1 Great

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George Crumb

George Crumb was an American contemporary composer recognized for his avant-garde style, atmospheric textures, and explo...

American Contemporary Chamber Mystical

8.0 Great

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George Benjamin

George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor born in 1960. He studied composition with Olivier Messiaen and Alexa...

Music Opera Contemporary Orchestral

7.8 Good

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Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat is a French film composer born in Paris in 1961. He has composed music for over 100 films and received...

Music French Contemporary Film

7.8 Good

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Osvaldo Golijov

Osvaldo Golijov is an Argentine-born composer whose concert music draws on European classical practice, Jewish musical t...

Contemporary Vocal Chamber Cross Cultural

7.8 Good

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Missy Mazzoli

Missy Mazzoli is an American composer recognized for her contributions to contemporary classical music, particularly in...

Opera American Contemporary Accessible

7.8 Good

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Valentin Silvestrov

Valentin Silvestrov, born in 1937, is a Ukrainian composer recognized for his post-minimalist, lyrical, and atmospheric...

Music Contemporary Orchestral Chamber

7.7 Good

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Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Higdon is an American composer of contemporary classical music whose catalog includes orchestral, chamber, chor...

Music American Contemporary Accessible

7.5 Good

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Andrew Norman

Andrew Norman (born 1979) is an American contemporary composer recognized for intricate orchestral works that draw struc...

Music Complex American Contemporary

7.4 Good

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George Walker

George Walker was an American composer and pianist whose music includes orchestral, chamber, vocal, and solo piano works...

Music American Contemporary Orchestral

7.4 Good

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Joan Tower

Joan Tower, born in 1938, is an American composer whose catalog includes orchestral, chamber, piano, and wind-band music...

Music American Contemporary Orchestral

7.3 Good

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Augusta Read Thomas

Augusta Read Thomas is an American composer whose catalogue includes orchestral, chamber, vocal, and instrumental music....

Music American Contemporary Lyrical

6.3 Fair

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Beat Furrer

Beat Furrer is a Swiss-Austrian composer known for contemporary music that explores complex textures, spatial placement,...

Austrian Opera Complex Contemporary

5.8 Mediocre

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Marco Stroppa

Marco Stroppa is an Italian composer whose work includes contemporary acoustic music, electronic music, and computer-ass...

Italian Complex Contemporary Electronic

5.7 Mediocre

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David T. Little

David T. Little is an American contemporary composer whose work includes opera, chamber music, and music that draws on r...

Opera American Contemporary Chamber

5.4 Mediocre

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Enno Poppe

Enno Poppe is a German composer and conductor associated with contemporary classical music. His works include music for...

German Complex Contemporary Chamber

4.9 Poor