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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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George Gershwin

George Gershwin was a pivotal 20th-century American composer known for blending classical traditions with jazz influence...

Opera Modern American Jazz

8.6 Great

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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein was a pivotal 20th-century American composer and conductor. His work significantly impacted both class...

Symphony Modern Conductor American

8.5 Great

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Camille Saint-Saëns

French composer of the Romantic era known for his elegant orchestral works, including the beloved 1886 suite "The Carniv...

Symphony Romantic Opera French

8.1 Great

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John Corigliano

John Corigliano is an acclaimed American composer of symphonic and film music who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for his Sy...

Opera American Contemporary Film

8.1 Great

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William Bolcom

William Bolcom is an American composer and pianist who won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for his Twelve New Etudes for Piano a...

Opera American Contemporary Piano

8.1 Great

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Alexander Borodin

Russian Romantic composer, chemist, and member of "The Five," recognized for his symphonies and the majestic opera "Prin...

Symphony Romantic Opera Russian

7.9 Good

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Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber was an American composer of neo-Romantic music, best known for his profoundly emotional orchestral piece "...

Romantic Opera Modern American

7.9 Good

9

Joseph Haydn

Known as the 'Father of the Symphony' and the 'Father of the String Quartet,' Haydn was the central figure of the Classi...

Classical Composer Symphony Piano Sonata String Quartet

7.8 Good

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Philip Glass

American composer (born 1937), one of minimalism's most prominent figures, known for operas such as Einstein on the Beac...

Opera American Minimalist Film

7.8 Good

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Missy Mazzoli

Missy Mazzoli is an American composer noted for her dramatic operas and was the first woman commissioned by the Metropol...

Opera American Contemporary Accessible

7.8 Good

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Michael Tippett

Michael Tippett was a prominent 20th-century English composer, noted for his complex, expressive style and the powerful...

Symphony Opera Modern English

7.6 Good

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Virgil Thomson

American composer Virgil Thomson (1896–1989) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning pioneer of neoclassical music, renowned for hi...

Opera Modern American Neoclassical

7.3 Good

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Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr (1784–1859) was a German composer, violinist, and conductor, regarded as a leading figure of the early Roman...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

6.9 Fair

15

Aulis Sallinen

Aulis Sallinen is a leading Finnish contemporary composer celebrated for his operas and symphonies, notably the acclaime...

Symphony Opera Contemporary Chamber

6.8 Fair

16

Gian Francesco Malipiero

Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882–1973) was a prolific creator of symphonies and operas who notably edited...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

6.7 Fair

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Charles Wuorinen

Charles Wuorinen was a prolific American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his complex, serialist composition...

Complex American Contemporary Serial

6.6 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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David Diamond

American composer David Diamond (1915–2005) was a prominent neoclassical musician best known for his eleven symphonies a...

Symphony Modern American Lyrical

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