Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian and American innovative composer, music theorist, teacher, and writer. He was among the first modernists who changed how harmony was used in 20th-century classical music. A key part of his music was its use of musical ideas to create unity.
Erik Satie
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. He was born to a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire but was not very successful and did not earn a diploma.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was born on April 1 (O.S. March 20) 1873 and died on March 28, 1943. He was a Russian composer, expert pianist, and conductor.
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss ( / s t r aʊ s / ; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈʃtʁaʊs] ; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. He was a major figure in the late Romantic and early Modern music periods. He followed in the footsteps of composers like Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt.
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer and one of the most important conductors of his time. As a composer, he connected the musical traditions of the 19th century with the new styles of the early 20th century. During his lifetime, his work as a conductor was widely respected, but his own music was not widely performed until after it was largely ignored for many years.
Maurice Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist, and conductor. He is often linked with Impressionism, a musical style, along with his older contemporary, Claude Debussy. However, both composers did not agree with being called Impressionist.
Claude Debussy
Achille Claude Debussy (French pronunciation: [aʃil klod dəbysi]; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes considered the first Impressionist composer, though he strongly disagreed with the term. He was one of the most influential composers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Vasily Kalinnikov
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (Russian: Васи́лий Серге́евич Кали́нников) was born on January 13, 1866 (Old Style: January 1, 1866) and died on January 11, 1901 (Old Style: December 29, 1900). He was a Russian composer. He created two symphonies, several other orchestral pieces, and many songs.
Sergei Taneyev
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Тане́ев, pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ tɐˈnʲejɪf]) was born on November 25, 1856 (Old Style: November 13, 1856), and died on June 19, 1915 (Old Style: June 6, 1915). He was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist, and author.
Anatoly Lyadov
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov (Russian: Анато́лий Константи́нович Ля́дов) was born on May 12 (Old Style: April 30), 1855, and died on August 28 (Old Style: August 15), 1914. He was a Russian composer, teacher, and conductor.