modern composers (genre, classic, band)

gregb · 08-26-2005, 11:14 AM

I know nothing of this genre, please give me your top 5 modern composers.

rockme_amadeus · 08-26-2005, 03:41 PM

ME. memememe.

I compose classical music. Three cheers for self-promotion.

allisonthepianist · 05-03-2007, 07:04 PM

Gyorgy Ligeti (without a doubt)
George Crumb
Witold Lutoslawski
Bela Bartok
Samuel Barber

also check out...Joseph Schwantner, John Corigliano, Robert Beaser, John Cage

and ME! Also self promoting....Allison's Homepage

Travis Coats · 06-05-2007, 03:03 PM

Nobuo Uematsu
Yasunori Mitsuda
Jeremy Soule
Basil Paledouris
Danny Elfman

to name a few

beat yr own KID · 06-06-2007, 09:14 AM

Otomo Yoshides
john cage

Sound Devastation · 06-10-2007, 01:52 PM

John Zorn
Toby Driver

MoonlitSunshine · 06-10-2007, 04:30 PM

John Cage is amazing, Steve Reich also

AriVolk · 06-29-2007, 02:38 PM

so much of this music has been all but completely ignored by the greater public

Clamz · 07-09-2008, 10:57 PM

She does a bunch of stuff for anime, but Yoko Kanno has some a-grade pieces/material, and her regular staple band/group The Seatbelts is superb.

TheaterDreams · 07-12-2008, 07:02 PM

1) John Williams
2) Danny Elfman
3) Hans Zimmer
4) Jerry Goldsmith
5) Clint Mansell

08-26-2005, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
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MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	John Cage is amazing, Steve Reich also __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

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TheaterDreams Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16	1) John Williams 2) Danny Elfman 3) Hans Zimmer 4) Jerry Goldsmith 5) Clint Mansell __________________ John Petrucci, Michael Angelo Batio, and Buckethead are the Holy Trinity of Guitar Dream Theater, Rammstein, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Portishead, Massive Attack, DJ Tiesto, Zombie Nation, Joe Purdy, Steve Vai, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Third Eye Blind, Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Immortal Technique, Styles of Beyond, Zero 7

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rockme_amadeus Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the sea Posts: 18	ME. memememe. I compose classical music. Three cheers for self-promotion.

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allisonthepianist Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 20	Gyorgy Ligeti (without a doubt) George Crumb Witold Lutoslawski Bela Bartok Samuel Barber also check out...Joseph Schwantner, John Corigliano, Robert Beaser, John Cage and ME! Also self promoting....Allison's Homepage

06-05-2007, 03:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Travis Coats Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15	Nobuo Uematsu Yasunori Mitsuda Jeremy Soule Basil Paledouris Danny Elfman to name a few

06-29-2007, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
AriVolk Groupie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8	so much of this music has been all but completely ignored by the greater public

07-09-2008, 10:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Clamz Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 40	She does a bunch of stuff for anime, but Yoko Kanno has some a-grade pieces/material, and her regular staple band/group The Seatbelts is superb.