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Famous Contemporary
and Modern Composers
Knussen, Oliver
Knussen,
Oliver. Oliver Knussen. Overview
Oliver
Knussen, Wikipedia entry.
Oliver Knussen article, review and interview.
Oliver
Knussen. IRCAM
Kurtag, Gyorgy
Kurtág, György. György Kurtág Kurtág. Wikipedia
György Kurtág. Boosey & Hawkes
L
Lachenmann,
Helmut
Lachenmann,
Helmut. Helmut Lachenmann, Wikipedia entry.
Helmut Lachenmann. IRCAM
Lam, Fung
Kam, Fung. Fung
Lam's MySpace page.
Lang, David
Lentz, Georges
Lentz, Georges. Georges Lentz
has established himself in recent years as one of Australia's leading
composers.
His works have been played by many renowned ensembles throughtout the
world.
Ligeti, György
Ligeti,
György Ligeti. Ligeti webpage.
Gyorgy
Ligeti. Sony Classical page.
Gyorgy
Ligeti, Wikipedia entry.
Lindberg,
Magnus
Lindberg, Magnus. Magnus Lindberg.Wikipedia entry.
Lutoslawski,
Witold
Lutoslawski,
Witold. Witold Lutoslawski. Wikipedia entry.
Witold Lutoslawski. Chester Novello
Witold Lutosławski
M
MacMillan, James
MacMillan,
James. ames MacMillan. Wikipedia entry.
James
MacMillan. Boosey & Hawkes
Maderna, Bruno
Maderna.
Bruno. Bruno Maderna. Wikipedia entry.
Mathews, Colin
Mathews, Colin.
Colin Matthews
Maxwell-Davies, Peter
Maxwell
Davies, Peter. Peter Maxwell Davies website.
Peter
Maxwell Davies. Wikipedia entry.
Peter
Maxwell Davies. Chester Novello
Guardian profile.
Peter Maxwell Davies Biography. Boosey and Hawkes
Messiaen, Olivier
Olivier Messiaen.net,
The site includes
detailed information on the composer's life and works, information
about "BUMP" events, and links to other Messiaen websites.
The Philharmonia.co.uk Messiaen website.
The site contains
articles, unseen images, programme notes and films to go alongside the
orchestra's series of concerts celebrating the Centenary of Olivier
Messiaen's birth.
Online Messiaen
resource by Malcolm Ball.
Olivier
Messiaen. BBC profile.
Olivier
Messiaen, Wikipedia entry.
N
Nancarrow, Conlon
Nancarrow,
Colon.
Colon Nancarrow
Conlon
Nancarrow. Wikipedia entry.
Conlon Nancarrow, a
website with a list of works and a chronology.
Navok, Lior
Navok,
Lior. Lio Nook
Recipient of numerous awards, Navok established himself as one of
today's leading young composers. Navok is the chosen artist of Israel
Cultural
Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence) for the year 20003/2004. His
numerous
awards include the Lily Boulanger Award.
Nocci, Fabrizio
Nocci, Fabrizio. Fabrizio Nocci.
An Italian composer who works internationally in classical music area
as well electronic and experimental music.
His music has been performed all around Europe.
Fabrizio Nocci homepage.
Fabrizio Nocci videos on YouTube.
Nono, Luigi
Nono. Luigi. Luigi Nono, Wikipedia
entry.
Luigi
Nono. Life. works, photo gallery.
Archivio
Luigi Nono, Venice, Italy.
Nonoprojekt
Nono: Le Scuole di
Pace
Nono at
MusicWeb.uk.net
Nørgaard,
Per
Per Nørgård
Wikipedia website.
Per Nørgård
Per Norgard. Music Recordings - CD, DVD, SACD
ClassicsToday.com review digest for works by Per Norgard.
Per Nørgård. Last.fm
Top tracks from Per Nørgård.
Nyman, Michael
Nyman,
Michael. Michhael Nymen (IRCAM)
Ochering, Helmut
Oehering.
Helmut. Helmut Oehring webpage.
Helmut
Oehring. IRCAM database.
Ohana, Maurice
Ohana,
Maurice. Maurice Ohana dedicated website.
Maurice Ohana a reçu le
Prix Italia en 1969, le Prix national de Musique en 1975, le Prix
Honegger
en 1982, le Prix musical de la Ville de Paris en 1983, et, en 1985, le
Prix Maurice Ravel. En 1991, il fut lauréat du Grand Prix de
Musique
Guerlain de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts. En 1992, il reçut
le Prix de la SACEM pour la meilleure première exécution
1991.
Oliveros, PaulinePauline Oliverosa
Pauline Oliveros biography.
Pauline Oliveros. Wikipedia
Videos for Pauline Oliveros.
Deep Listening Institute
A philosophy/band put together by composer Pauline Oliveros.
P
Pärt,
Arvo
Pärt,
Arvo. The Arvo Part Website
Arvo
Part information archive, by David Pinkerton.
International
Arvo Part Centre. The IAPC was created for the purpose of preserving
Arvo Pärt's creative contribution to the arts and the education of
future generations.
Arvo Parton on Vimeo. Magnificat
Arvo Part. Musicolog.com. Biography, works, photos, music clips.
Arvo Part. Wikipedia entry.
Arvo Part interview at Spike Magazine.
Penderecki,
Krzysztof
Penderecki,
Krzysztof. Krzysztof Penderecki Homepage
Krzysztof
Penderecki. The Polish Music Centre
Penderecki Homepage
Pesson, GérardGérard Pesson. l'Ircam
Gérard Pesson. Audio samples from Musique Contemporaine
Gerard Pesson. Wikipedia entry.
Gerard Pesson. Audio and videos. Composition Today
Gerard Pesson. Facebook
Ping,
Gao
Ping,
Gao. Gao Ping homepage.
Plakidis, Peteris
Plakidis,
Peteris. Peteris Plakidis
Poseur
Pousseur
Henri. Henri Pousseur. Wikipedia entry.
Henri Pousseur website.
Previn, Andre
Previn,
Andre. Andre Previn
Pritsker, Gene
Pritsker,
Gene. Gene Pritsker, composer/guitarist/rapper, has written over four
hundred compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber
works, electro-acoustic music and songs for hip-hop and rock ensembles.
Q
Qu Kiao-Song
Qu
Xiao-Song
R
Reich, Steve
Reich,
Steve. Steve Reich website.
Articles, multimedia, biography, concerts,
discography.
Steve Reich
Steve Reich home page.
Steve Reich on MySpace Music
Videos for Steve Reich.
Rihm, Wolfgang
Rihm,
Wolfgang. Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang
Rihm. IRCAM database.
Wolfgang
Rihm, Wikipedia entry.
Rorem, Ned
Rorem,
Ned. Ned Rorem Official Website
Ned Rorem. Wikipedia entry.
Rossille, Frederic
Rossille,
Frederic. Frederic Rossille Online
Rouse,
Mikel. Mikel Rouse. Cameraworld
Ruders, Poul
Ruders,
Poul. Poul Ruders
S
Saariaho, Kaija
Saariaho,
Kaija. Kaija Saariaho
Saariaho. Chester Music Composer's homepage
CompositionToday. Saariaho article and review of works.
Kaija
Saariaho. Biography and web links. Kaija
Saariaho. Petals Music Project
Saariaho, Kaija. Kaija Saariaho. Wikipeda entry.
Sallinen, Aulis
Sallinen, Aulis. Aulis Sallinen. Chestor Novello
music publishing.
Aulis Sallinen, Wikipedia entry.
Aulis Sallinen. Pytheas Center
for Contemporary Music
Sawhney, Nitin
Sawhney,
Nitin. Nitin Sawhney
Schnittke, Alfred Harrevich
Schnittke,
Alfred Harrievich. Alfred Schnittke Homepage
Alfred
Schnittke. Short biography.
Alfred Schnittke. Wikipedia entry.
Alfred Schnittke
Collection
of wordless photo essays which may or may not have any connection with
the man, depending upon the viewer''s perspective and state of mind.
Sciarrino,
Salvatore
Sciarrino,
Salvatore. Salvatore Sciarrino. IRCAM
Salvatore
Sciarrino. Salvatore Sciarrino’s Chamber Music
Serra, Eric
Serra,
Eric. Eric Serra Online
Sevåg,
Øystein
Sevåg,
Øystein. Oystein Sebag Official Website
Schedrin, Rodion
Shchedrin,
Rodion. List of works by Radion Shchedrin.
Rodion
Shchedrin background information.
Silvestrov, Valentin
Silvestrov,
Valentin. Valentin Silvestrov. ECM Records
Valentin
Silvestrov. Klassik Akzente
Valentin
Silvestrov. Wikipedia entry.
Stocken, Frederick
Stocken, Frederick.
Frederick Stocken
Frederick Stocken is the British composer
whose credits include the best-selling Lament for Bosnia
and a symphony commissioned for the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
His serious but accessible musical style
speaks directly to modern audiences but has deep roots in the tradition
of European classical music.
Frederick Stocken is also a musicologist
specialising in the music of Anton Bruckner and harmonic theory, an
organist, and the inventor of Scale
Shapes using the Stocken Method.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Stockhousen,
Karlheinz Karlheinz Stockhousen Home Page
Karlheinz
Stockhausen, Wikipedia entry.
Karlheinz
Stockhausen's New Morphology of Musical Time, by Christopher K.
Koenigsberg.
Karlheinz
Stockhausen, Aspekte des Seriellen bei Stockhausen.
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Takemitsu, Toru
Tōru Takemitsu. Wikipedia
Schott Music
Toru Takemitsu Biography.
Naxos Records
Tan Dun
Tan
Dun. Schirmer Music
Tan Dun. Wikipedia entry.
Tan Dun Online
Tavener, John
Tavener,
John. John Tavener website.
John Tavener, Wikipedia entry.
John Tavener at ChesterNovello
John Tavener at Classical Net
Ton
That Tiêt
Ton
That Tiêt. Ton That Tiet was born in Huê, Vietnam,
but went
to Paris in the 50's where he studied with André Jolivet,
befriended
composers like Henri Dutilleux, Maurice Ohana or Nadia Boulanger.His
compositions
range from orchestral to chamber music as well as choral, and stage
works.
His work has been performed by many great musicians, namely Kent
Nagano,
the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Orchestre de Paris, Rosamunde
Quartet,
Heinz Holliger, Jean Claude Malgoire, Blandine Verlet, vocal ensembles
'A Sei Voci' and 'Les Eléments'. He also wrote the score to the
three Tran Anh Hung films.
Tower, Joan
Tower,
Joan. Joan Tower. Summary of works by Joan Tower.
Joan
Tower. Conversation with Bruce Duffie.
Joan
Tower. Reviews of concertos by Joan Tower.
Turnage,
Mark-Anthony
Turnage,
Mark-Anthony. Mark-Anthony Turnage. BBC
Mark
Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage. Wikipedia entry.
Mark-Anthony Turnage. Boosey & Hawkes
Mark-Anthony Turnage. The Guardian
Mark-Anthony Turnage. Schott Music profile.
Turr,
Erkki-Sven
Turr,
Erkki-Sven. Erkki-Seve Turr
U
Ugoletti,
Paolo
Ugoletti Paolo. Paolo
Ugoletti's website.
Ustvolskaya,
Galina
Ustvolskaya,
Galina. Galina Ustvolskaya
Galina
Ustvolskaya, a list of works. Internet Edition compiled by Onno van
Rijen.
V
Andersen, Viana. A Viana Andersen website.
Viana Anderson, composer-conductor, cultural producer and professor,
has received twenty awards for his creative work in Brazil, Italy,
France, the US and Belgium. Since 1978 he has composed almost 300
pieces - solo, chamber, electronic, vocal, symphonic music, film music
and opera.
W
Wallen, Erroll
Wallen, Erroll. Errol
Wallen
A British composer who combines classical, pop and gospel influences,
Wertens, WimWertens, Wim. Wim Wertens
The Belgian minimalist composer.
Wilson, Richard
Wilson, Richard. Richard Wilson,
composer and pianist.
Wolff, Christian
Wolff,
Christian. Christian Wolff, Wikipedia entry.
Christian
Wolff. Biography and analysis.
Wuorinen,
Charles
Wuorinen,
Charles. The Charles Wuorinen official homepage.
Y
Young, La Monte
Young,
La Monte. La Monte Young
The Mela Foundation. Dream
House: Seven+eight Years of Sound and Light
La Monte
Young. Wikipedia entry.
La Monte
Young. Biography from Other Minds.
La Monte
Young. Selected writings from UBUWEB
La Monte Young, a
webpage.
Yung, Isang
Yun, Isang. Isan Yung
Isang
Yun, Wikipedia entry
Z
Zhou
Long
Zhou
Long
Zhou
Long. Living Composers Project
Zhou
Long. Calarts Alpert Award
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois
Zimmermann, Bernd
Alois. Bernd Alois Zimmermann
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