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This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:20th-century German women composers The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Contents
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The 20th century is defined by the calendar rather than by any unifying characteristics of musical style or attitude, and is therefore not an era of the same order as the classical or romantic. However, the century can be divided into modern and postmodern eras that overlap and can be defined more by differences in attitude than style.
The following is a chronological list of classical music composers who lived in, worked in, were German citizens, or who grew up and made their careers in Germany This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
20th-century German classical composers (1 C, 381 P) O. 20th-century German opera singers (2 C, 3 P) P. 20th-century German classical pianists (1 C, 65 P)
In the early part of the 20th century, many composers wrote music which was an extension of 19th-century Romantic music, and traditional instrumental groupings such as the orchestra and string quartet remained the most typical. Traditional forms such as the symphony and concerto remained in use.
Bartholomäus Aich (17th Century) Gregor Aichinger (1565–1628) Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932) Heinrich Albert (1604–1651) Giovanni Henrico Albicastro (c. 1660 – 1730), born Johann Heinrich von Weissenburg; Christoph Albrecht (1930–2016) Leni Alexander (1924–2005) Johann Ernst Altenburg (1734–1801) Michael Altenburg (1584–1640)
The Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques. Part of the broader Romanticism movement of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert are often seen as the dominant transitional figures composers from the preceding Classical era.