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John Williams

John Williams is the most famous and successful film composer of all time, responsible for iconic scores like 'Star Wars...

Iconic Epic American Popular

8.9 Great

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Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone was a highly influential Italian composer renowned for his distinctive orchestral scores. He primarily w...

Italian Contemporary Film Orchestral

8.9 Great

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Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann was an American composer active from 1911 to 1975. He gained prominence through intensely dramatic orch...

Opera Modern American Film

8.8 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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John Corigliano

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

Opera American Contemporary Film

8.1 Great

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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...

Television American Contemporary Film

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 American Contemporary Minimalist

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...

American Contemporary Accessible Orchestral

7.5 Good

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Christopher Rouse

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

Symphony American Contemporary Percussion

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...

Complex American Contemporary Innovative

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...

American Contemporary Orchestral Piano

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...

American Contemporary Orchestral Chamber

7.3 Good

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Julia Wolfe

Julia Wolfe is an American composer and Bang on a Can co-founder whose Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio Anthracite Fields...

American Contemporary Choral Downtown

7.0 Good

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Peter Lieberson

American composer Peter Lieberson is celebrated for his lyrical, Buddhist-inspired orchestral works, particularly his ac...

American Contemporary Vocal Orchestral

6.5 Fair

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Mason Bates

American composer Mason Bates is notable for blending classical orchestration with electronic music, winning a Grammy fo...

American Contemporary Accessible Electronic

6.5 Fair

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Nico Muhly

Nico Muhly is an American contemporary classical composer known for his versatile output, including chamber operas and p...

Opera American Contemporary Orchestral

6.4 Fair

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Augusta Read Thomas

Augusta Read Thomas is an American composer known for her lyrical, vibrant orchestral works and her tenure as the Chicag...

American Contemporary Lyrical Orchestral

6.3 Fair

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Kevin Puts

American composer Kevin Puts won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his acclaimed debut opera *Silent Night*, notable...

Opera American Contemporary Orchestral

6.2 Fair

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Michael Gordon

Michael Gordon is an American composer and co-founder of the Bang on a Can collective, noted for his visceral, rhythmica...

American Contemporary Rock Influenced Downtown

5.6 Mediocre

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Paola Prestini

Mexican-American composer Paola Prestini is a founder of the multimedia arts venue National Sawdust, recognized for her...

Opera American Contemporary Multimedia

4.9 Poor