American composers. Modern composers. German composers.

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


Composers that were born in Germany, or gained the German nationality.


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(1778) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of symphony in D major KV 297 “Paris”, in Paris, France.
(1821) Carl Maria von Weber: Premiere of Der Freischütz, in Berlin, Germany, with Weber conducting.
(1929) Francis Poulenc: Premiere of Aubade for piano and 18 instruments, in Paris, France.
(1955) Pierre Boulez: Premiere of Le Marteau sans Maître, in Baden-Baden, Germany.
(1962) Manuel de Falla: Premiere of Atlántida, in Milan, Italy.

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