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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 songwriters (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "20th-century German composers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 299 total.
20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; 25th ... Pages in category "20th-century German classical composers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ ˈ v ɑː ɡ n ər / VAHG-nər; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas").
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.
Schütz is said to be the first great German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, and was a major figure in 17th-century music. In the 19th century, two figures were paramount in German opera: Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner. Wagner introduced devices like the Leitmotiv, a musical theme which recurs for important characters or ideas.
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)
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)