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Charles Ives
composer who loved atonality. very creative and atonal works, works became famous after death due to the mature content of work. So ahead of his time. -
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Heitor Villa Lobos
brazillian composer and cellist. orchestral, vocal, and piano works -
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louis durey
composer in the collective les six. communist and anti USA -
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Arthur honegger
member of les six, composed choral works, chamber music, and symphonies -
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Darius Milhaud
member of les six, composed with jazz style, childrens music, operas, and films among other. -
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Germaine Taillefferre
another famous composer of les six, only woman who composed a large number of works, with little need to show off or be recognized for work. -
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william grant still
first african american to have works performed by a major orchestra. wrote for tv radio and film. -
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George Gershwin
wrote jazz style music for the orchestra and american band. wrote for film as well, fused jazz and pop music together. -
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georges Auric
les six, piano works, ballet, opera, wrote 200 works by 15 years old. -
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Francis Poulenc
les six, challenging music of piano works, chamber music, choral, and chamber music -
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Duke Ellington
major pianist and band leader of the swing jazz style. house band at the cotton club, stole most of his tunes from billy strayhorn -
John Williams Born
composed major works for film and tv, star wars. 80 film works currently a time of publication.