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Anonymous Asked: Which 20th century composer do you admire most?

…This is an absolutely unfair question, anon!! There are too many to pick from that are exceptional, brilliant, remarkable, with breath-taking compositions and.. -breathes in and leans back on his chair- Alright, I shall indulge you with a few composers that come to my mind first, although I still repeat that it is unfair!

  • Tan Dun - Chinese composer (X)
  • Jean Sibelius - Finnish composer (X X)
  • Edward Elgar - English composer (X)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos - Brazilian composer (X X)
  • Claude Debussy - French composer (X)
  • Gustav Mahler - Austrian composer (X)
  • Carl Nielsen - Dannish composer (X)
  • Leopold Godowsky - Polish American (X)
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar - Swedish composer (X X X X)
  • Manuel de Falla - Spanish composer (X)
  • Hamilton Harty - Irish composer (X)
  • Rolf Liebermann - Swiss composer (X)
  • Iain Hamilton - Scottish composer (X)
  • Joly Braga Santos - Portuguse composer (X)
  • Toru Takemitsu - Japanese composer (X)
These are only a few out of a very large list of several amazing composers. I will make a bigger list later. EDIT: Added a few more links.

Tagged: # music
Posted: Mon February 13th, 2012 at 1:55am
Ask: Ja?
Tagged: music
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  1. edelweisswaltz posted this