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Who is your favorite 20th-century composer?

Gary Smith  |  Apr 23, 2000

Many "Greatest Composers of the 20th Century" lists would include Copland, Gershwin, et al, but could also include Roy Orbison, Lennon-McCartney, and Scott Joplin. Who is <I>your</I> favorite?

Who is your favorite 20th-century composer?
Here he/she is:
93% (174 votes)
Don't have one.
7% (13 votes)
Total votes: 187

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Nishant padhiar's picture
Submitted by Nishant padhiar (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Dave Matthews/Carter Beauford/Tim Reynolds

Keith York's picture
Submitted by Keith York (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

David Sanborn

Carlos Rodr's picture
Submitted by Carlos Rodr (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Gershwin is perhaps the most influencial composer of the 20th century. He shaped the music of Hollywood and musicals all around the world.

Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Chris LeDoux (w/ Capital records.)

Alan Clore's picture
Submitted by Alan Clore (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd

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Submitted by msderay@yahoo.com (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Igor Stravinsky . . . he's not my favortie, but I would consider him the greatest. Sonically, the musical idioms that he coined, both texturally and rhythmically, have become part of our normal musical lexicon. I mean, watch an old Bugs Bunny cartoon and try NOT to find at least one "Stravinsky-ism" in it . . .

Aaron Chaletzky's picture
Submitted by Aaron Chaletzky (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Frank Zappa is undoubtably my choice for greatest 20th-century composer.

Steven Madsen's picture
Submitted by Steven Madsen (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia

Mike Eschman's picture
Submitted by Mike Eschman (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Mahler

MarcusL's picture
Submitted by MarcusL (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Jimmy Page

Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

jim white

Alex Loushnikov's picture
Submitted by Alex Loushnikov (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Neil Young

Rafael Montoya's picture
Submitted by Rafael Montoya (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Lennon-McCartney Before a friend lent me back in 1974 the Sgt Pepper

Fernando Gomes Semedo's picture
Submitted by Fernando Gomes ... (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Lennon-McCartney

Frank Mason's picture
Submitted by Frank Mason (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Page/Plant.

George W.'s picture
Submitted by George W. (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Willie Nelson

Ralph J Iannuzzi's picture
Submitted by Ralph J Iannuzzi (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Copland

Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Composers-Lennon-McCartney

Rob Cornelson's picture
Submitted by Rob Cornelson (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Hetfield and Ulrich

gilbert chavez's picture
Submitted by gilbert chavez (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

lennon-mcartney

Lee's picture
Submitted by Lee (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

JONI MITCHELL

S's picture
Submitted by S (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Paul McCartney

Arthur Wells's picture
Submitted by Arthur Wells (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Dimitri Shostakovich

Joel Gong's picture
Submitted by Joel Gong (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

JOHN WILLIAMS. He has scored the music on the biggest movies ever made. Star wars, indiana jones, jaws, jurassic park. His work is instantly recognisable world wide across language and cultural barriers.

Mark Perlman's picture
Submitted by Mark Perlman (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:08am

Shostakovich Bartok Mahler

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