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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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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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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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Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino is an American composer of film, television, and video game music. He is known for his frequent collab...

Music Television American Contemporary

7.7 Good

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Gérard Grisey

Gérard Grisey (1946–1998) was a French composer and a founding figure of the spectral music movement. Spectral music use...

Music French Contemporary Orchestral

7.7 Good

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John Luther Adams

John Luther Adams is an American composer whose work frequently examines landscape, climate, and the physical experience...

Nature Music American Contemporary

7.7 Good

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Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg (born 1958) is a Finnish composer recognized for his vivid orchestration and intricate, dense musical te...

Music Contemporary Modernist Orchestral

7.6 Good

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Wolfgang Rihm

Wolfgang Rihm (1952–2024) was a German composer renowned for his extraordinary productivity and highly expressive, often...

Music German Contemporary Expressionist

7.6 Good

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Giya Kancheli

Giya Kancheli (1935–2019) was a Georgian composer recognized for his atmospheric and spiritually intense orchestral and...

Music Contemporary Orchestral Chamber

7.6 Good

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Hans Abrahamsen

Hans Abrahamsen is a Danish composer associated with contemporary classical music. His works include orchestral, chamber...

Music Danish Contemporary Voice

7.5 Good

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Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter (1908–2012) was an American composer known for his highly complex modernist works. He pioneered the use o...

Music Modern American Avant Garde

7.4 Good

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Christopher Rouse

Christopher Rouse was an American composer known primarily for orchestral music marked by dense textures, strong rhythmi...

Music Symphony American Contemporary

7.4 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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Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa (born 1955) is a Japanese composer whose works blend Western contemporary classical techniques with Japa...

Music Contemporary Japanese Orchestral

7.3 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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Mason Bates

Mason Bates is an American composer whose work combines acoustic orchestration with electronic sounds, digital processin...

Music American Contemporary Accessible

6.5 Fair

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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