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Famous for his piano and orchestral works. Thought to be the most innovative and creative 20th century composer.
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Creator of the 12-tone system (led to serialism).
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Had an ever changing musical style.
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Italian composer who built his own instruments.
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American composer that was a teacher of many other 20th century composers.
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The first black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra: Symphony No. 1 in E minor.
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Member of Les Six. Known for his Anti-war (WWII) music.
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Famous maximalist composer.
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Member of Les Six. Born Swiss. Wrote music for both the Nazis and the French resistance.
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Member of Les Six. Rejected Impressionism.
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The only female member of Les Six. Had stage terrible fright but was a wonderful accompanist.
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The first black American composer to have a symphony and opera performed by a major ensemble.
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American composer who was drawn to non-Western music. John Cage's teacher.
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American composer who wrote classical, concert hall music infused with jazz and popular music
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Member of Les Six. Largely credited for his work in film music.
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Member of Les Six. Met with Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern and immediately rejected their style.
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Major composer of the swing era and the big band era. Most famous for his jazz tunes.
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1) Maximalism
2) Minimalism
3) Impressionism
4) Expressionism
5) Jazz
6) Serialism
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melodic freedom; polychords and tone clusters; dissonant chords; 12-tone clusters; predictable cadences
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Composed a variety of genres. Majority of his popular works are tonal.
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American trumpeter, vocalist, composer and actor who was incredibly influential in Jazz.
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One of the many composers taught by Nadia Boulanger. Was influential as both a composer and a teacher for 50 years.
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American composer who won the Pulitzer prize. Was also an arts administrator.
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Composer from America who wrote orchestral and choral pieces, operas, ballets, and piano music.
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American composer and theorist who pioneered electroacoustic music and indeterminacy in music, and atypical use of instruments, specialized in post war avant-garde.
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Collaborated with Ellington for many years. Known for composing "A Train".
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Conductor, composer, teacher, pianist, lecturer, and TV personality.
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American composer and lyricist known for his work in musical theater. Known for his work on West Side Story.
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Composer of some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history.
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Probably the most important date on this entire timeline.