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Aaron Copland
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Валентин Васильович Сильвестров
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Валенти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров {Valentin Silvestrov} (b. 1937) s a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music. Born on the 30th… read moreВаленти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров {Valentin Silvestrov} (b. 1937) s a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music. Born on the 30th September 1937 in Kyiv, Ukraine, Silvestrov began private music lessons at the age of fifteen. He… read moreВаленти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров {Valentin Silvestrov} (b. 1937) s a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music. Born on the 30th September 1937 in Kyiv, Ukraine, Silvestrov began private music lessons at the age of fifteen. He studied piano at the Kyiv Evening Music School from 1955 to… read more -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his sh… read moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every Western… read moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are… read more -
Pauline Oliveros
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Pauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 24, 2016) was an American composer and accordionist who was a central figure in the development o… read morePauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 24, 2016) was an American composer and accordionist who was a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music. She was a founding member of the San Francisco T… read morePauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 24, 2016) was an American composer and accordionist who was a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the 1960s, and served as its director. S… read more -
Gabriel Fauré
817,035 listeners
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, often seen as a transitional figure between the Romantic perio… read moreGabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, often seen as a transitional figure between the Romantic period and Impressionism. In contrast with his harmonic and melodic style, which pushed the bounds for … read moreGabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, often seen as a transitional figure between the Romantic period and Impressionism. In contrast with his harmonic and melodic style, which pushed the bounds for his time, Fauré’s rhythmic motives tended to be subtle and r… read more -
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Erik Satie
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Alfred Éric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866–Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer, pianist, and writer. Over the years, Erik Satie was described as a precursor of movements and styles as varied as Impressionism, Neo-Classicism, D… read moreAlfred Éric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866–Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer, pianist, and writer. Over the years, Erik Satie was described as a precursor of movements and styles as varied as Impressionism, Neo-Classicism, Dada, Surrealism, Conceptual art, minimalism, and ambient mus… read more -
John Zorn
229,316 listeners
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
423,423 listeners
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Bernard Parmegiani
29,145 listeners
Bernard Parmegiani (1927 - 2013) was a French composer of musique concrete who trained (1959) under Pierre Schaeffer. Raised amidst two pia… read moreBernard Parmegiani (1927 - 2013) was a French composer of musique concrete who trained (1959) under Pierre Schaeffer. Raised amidst two pianos, Bernard Parmegiani grew up under the Sign of Sound, listening to the everyday scales practise… read moreBernard Parmegiani (1927 - 2013) was a French composer of musique concrete who trained (1959) under Pierre Schaeffer. Raised amidst two pianos, Bernard Parmegiani grew up under the Sign of Sound, listening to the everyday scales practised by his mother, a teacher, and to the virtuoso repertoire o… read more