American composers. French composers. Modern composers.


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Upcoming concerts

– Thu 10 Jul: A Musical and Visual Tour of Scotland Macphail Theatre, Ullapool, Scotland
– Thu 10 Jul: GUBAIDULINA'S PERCEPTION - IN PARIS,COMPOSER Present Salle Cortot, Paris, France
– Wed 16 Jul: Pops in Outer Space Columbus Park,Stamford, CT
– Thu 17 Jul: Five Centuries of Great Duets East Meadow, NY, USA
– Sun 20 Jul: Workshop for Contemporary Music Termoli (CB) - Italy
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Composer news

– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008
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Today (6 Jul)

Birthdays:
– Stephen Hartke
– Padre Luís de Sousa Rodrigues
– Hanns Eisler
Dying days:
– Ludovit Rajter
– Joaquín Rodrigo
– Otto Klemperer
– Ferdinand Zellbell (der Ältere)
Events:
– (1991) Krzysztof Penderecki: Premiere of Ubu Rex, in Munich, Germany.
– (1987) Henri Pousseur: Premiere of Un Jardin de Passacaille, in Montpellier, France.
– (1986) Aribert Reimann: Premiere of Troades, in Munich, Germany.

Tomorrow’s events

Latest changes

– Gabriel Erkoreka (17 Jun)
– Miguel Álvarez Fernández (17 Jun)
– Edward Gonçalves Pinto (17 Jun)
– George Frederic Pinto (17 Jun)
– André Miranda (17 Jun)
– Artur Santos (17 Jun)
– Martin Wesley-Smith (17 Jun)
– Arturo Márquez (17 Jun)
– Giorgos Kyriakakis (17 Jun)
– Thomas Brendan Wilson (17 Jun)

Best visited

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– Wolfgang Amadeus (Amadé) Mozart [2417]
– Antonio Vivaldi [2380]
– Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1832]
– Ludwig van Beethoven [1194]
– Johann Sebastian Bach [1162]
– Johann Nepomuk Hummel [1123]
– Johannes Brahms [1096]
– Antonio Salieri [1095]
– Gustav Mahler [1090]
– Georges Bizet [1061]


Sheet music suggestions

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[details ←] Adult Piano Adventures Book 1 MIDI Piano, violin, orchestra, jazz band, marching band,
[details ←] Two Pieces, Opp. 130, 131 [collection] (score) Piano,
[details ←] Away in a Manger French Horn, choral
[details ←] Accelerated Piano Adventures Lesson Book 2 MIDI Piano, violin,
[details ←] Souvenir d’Amerique ’Yankee-Doodle’, Op. 17 [composer’s transcription] - conductor’s score Violin, Cello,

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American composers
French composers
Modern composers

Composers that were born in the USA, or gained the American nationality.

Composers that were born in France, or gained the French nationality.

It is sometimes hard to tell when to call a composer modern, as opposed to Romantic. In general you can say that the Moder Eara in music started around the year 1900. However, many composers continued to write pieces in a romantic fashion long after that.

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