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Charles Edward Ives (/ aɪ v z /; October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, actuary and businessman. [1] Ives was among the earliest renowned American composers to achieve recognition on a global scale. [2] His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed for many years.
This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (US: / ˈ ɡ r ɪ f ə s / GRIFF-fiss; September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920) was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice.His initial works are influenced by German Romanticism, but after he relinquished the German style, [2] his later works make him the most famous American representative of musical Impressionism, along with Charles Martin Loeffler.
Fannie Charles Dillon (1881–1947) Lawrence Dillon (born 1959) James Di Pasquale (born 1941) Rocco Di Pietro (born 1949) Charles Dodge (born 1942) Daniel Dorff (born 1956) Celius Dougherty (1902–1986) John Thomas Douglass (1847–1886) John W. Downey (1927–2004) Deborah Drattell (born 1956) Paul Dresher (born 1951) Jacob Druckman (1928–1996)
The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some defy simple classification. Names are listed first by year of birth, then in alphabetical order within each year. 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 ...
Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. [1] As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, [2] [3] especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other celebrations.
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author.A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, [1] with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach ...
Charles Peter Wuorinen (/ ˈ w ɔːr ɪ n ə n /, Finnish: [ˈʋuorinen]; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor.