Accueil > Compositeurs > 20e siècle : musique contemporaine

---

    Sites en Français

    Web sites in English

• ADAMS, John
• BARBER, Samuel (1910-1981)
  • Barber - provides biography, photo, and discussion of the compositions.
  • Barber, Samuel - offers biographical information on the American composer.
  • Samuel Barber - Biography - includes a photo and links.
• BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1948)
  • Belá Bartók - offers biography and photos.
• BAX, Arnold
• BERG, Alban (1885-1935)
  • Alban Berg - provides biography, photos, and list of works.
  • Berg, Alban - provides biography and list of works for the Austrian composer of atonal music.
  • Berg, Alban (1885 - 1935) - provides a brief biography, drawing, and information on compositions.
  • Berg, Alban [Eyeneer] - includes biography, photo, and discography for the composer who was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and closely-associated with him and Anton Webern.
• BERIO, Luciano
  • Cronaca Del Luogo (Chronicle of the Place) - a new opera composed by Luciano Berio for Hildegard Behrens.
  • Luciano Berio [Fowler] - provides biography, photo, and discography.
• BERNSTEIN, Leonard
• BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959)
  • Bloch, Ernest - offers biographical information on the composer famous for his cello works.
• BOULEZ, Pierre
  • Boulez, Pierre - provides information on the French composer and conductor.
• BRIAN, Havergal
• BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-1976)
  • Benjamin Britten : Biography - includes selected discography and photos.
  • Benjamin Britten - provides biography, and photo of the composer with Peter Pears.
  • Britten - provides information and links.
  • Britten, Benjamin - provides biography, drawing, and recommended recordings.
  • List of Major Events and Awards
• BUSONI, Ferruccio
• CAGE, John (1912 - 1992)
  • Indeterminacy - written works by John Cage.
  • James Pritchett's John Cage Page - texts about Cage, including a book-length survey of his entire work.
  • John Cage Quotations
  • New Albion: John Cage
• CARTER, Eliott
  • Charles Rosen on Elliott Carter
  • Carter, Elliott - biography, work list, and more.
  • Elliott Carter [ClassicalNet] - provides biography, photo, and discography.
• COPLAND, Aaron (1900-1990)
  • Aaron Copland [Lucidcafe] - provides biography and photo.
• DAVIES, Peter Maxwell
• DURUFLÉ, Maurice (1902-1986)
  • Duruflé, Maurice [hnh] - provides brief biography and recommended recordings.
• ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934)
  • Elgar Society - promotes the study, performance and appreciation of the works of Sir Edward Elgar and researches into his life and music.
  • Library of Congress Citations
• ENESCO, Georges
  • Enesco
• DE FALLA, Manuel (1876-1946) - offers information on the Spanish composer.
• DEBUSSY, Claude (1862-1918)
  • Claude Debussy - provides list of works, picture gallery, biography, and bibliography.
  • Debussy  - lists works by instrumentation.
  • Steve's Debussy Page - includes a 1932 tutorial by Dumesnil, a bibliograpy, and discussion of specific pieces.
• GERSHWIN, George (1898-1937)
  • George Gershwin - features a biography, discography and audio files; in Spanish and English.
  • George Gershwin Educational Fanpage
  • Gershwin
  • Gershwin Centennial: Celebrate 100 Years of Rhapsody - events celebrating the George Gershwin centenary, biographical information, more.
  • Tribute to George Gershwin - includes biography, discography, bibliography, selected works, and audio clips.
• GINASTERA, Alberto
• GLASS, Philip
  • Glass Fragments - provides information on the composer.
  • GlassPages: Philip Glass on the Web - This is a page about the music, performer and composer Philip Glass. You can find there valuable informationç about his records and related artists.
  • Philip Glass - Biography
  • Philip Glass Exponential - dedicated to the music of Philip Glass.
  • Philip Glass MIDI Files
• GÓRECKI, Henryk
  • Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj - offers biographical information on the Polish composer.
• HANSON, Howard
• HARRIS, Roy
• HINDEMITH, Paul
• HOLST, Gustav (1874-1934)
  • Gustav Holst: The Planets Suite - devoted to his most famous and best-loved composition, together with a collection of midi renderings of the music.
• HONEGGER, Arthur
• IBERT, Jacques
• IVES, Charles (1874-1954)
  • Charles Ives [Eyeneer] - includes biography, discography, and photo.
  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society - includes the John Dodd Shop, the Ward House, and the birthplace of Charles Ives.
  • Ives, Charles - offers biographical information on one of the most significant of American composers.
• JANÁCEK, Leos
• KHACHATURIAN, Aram
• KODÁLY, Zóltan (1882-1967)
• LUTOSLAWSKI, Witold (1913-1994)
• MARTIN, Frank
• MARTINU, Bohuslav
• MENOTTI, Gian Carlo
• MESSIAEN, Olivier (1908-1992)
  • Messiaen, Olivier - provides information on the French composer of abstract, atonal music.
• MILHAUD, Darius (1892-1974)
• MOMPOU, Federico
• NIELSEN, Carl
• Nono, Luigi (1924-1990) - provides a biography for the 12-note, serialist composer.
• ORFF, Carl (1895-1982)
  • American Orff-Schulwerk Association - a professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.
  • FAQ - Carmina Burana
• PART, Arvo
  • Pärt, Arvo - Biography
• PARTCH, Harry
  • Corporeal Meadows - dedicated to the life and works of Harry Partch.
• PIAZZOLLA, Astor (1921-1992)
  • Piazzolla.org - includes discussion list, history, reviews, events, and sound files.
• PISTON, Walter
• POULENC, Francis (1899-1963)
• PREVIN, André
  • André Previn Biography
  • A Streetcar Named Desire - San Francisco Opera review by Paul Berenson.
  • André Previn - A Streetcar Named Desire - a collection of reviews.
  • Great Performances: A Streetcar Named Desire - go behind the scenes of Andre Previn's and Philip Littell's operatic reconception of this classic of the American theater performed by the San Francisco Opera.
• PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953)
  • Prokofiev - a biography
• RAVEL, Joseph-Maurice (1875-1937)
  • Britannica Encyclopaedia Biography
• REICH, Steve -  an unofficial site about the minimal music composer.
• RESPIGHI, Ottorino
• RODRIGO, Joaquin (1901-1999)
  • Gracias Maestro - provides information and photos of Joaquin Rodrigo.
• ROUSSEL, Albert (1869-1937) - biography, complete list of works, sound clips, background information, and information about the Centre International Albert Roussel.
• RUBBRA, Edmund
• SALONEN, Esa-Pekka - biography, discography, and tour schedule.
• SATIE, Erik (1866-1925)
  • Erik Satie
• SCHMIDT, Franz
• Schnittke, Alfred (1934-1998) - provides a biography.
• SCHOENBERG, Arnold (1874-1951)
  • Arnold Schönberg - provides photos, biography, and list of works.
  • Arnold Schönberg Center - hosting performances and multi-media exhibitions honoring the great composer.
  • Legacy of Arnold Schoenberg - including his music, paintings, innovations, and writings along with biographical information, related links, news and communication options.
• SCHULLER, Gunther
• SCHUMAN, William
• SCRIABIN, Alexander
• SESSIONS, Roger
• SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri (1906-1975)
  • Shostakovich biography.
  • Shostakovichiana  - articles, translations, and reviews relating to the music of the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75).
• SIBELIUS, Jean (1865-1957)
  • Jean Sibelius Web Pages, The
  • Ritva's Jean Sibelius Page
  • Web Directory: Jean Sibelius
• SIMPSON, Robert
• STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971)
  • Igor Stravinsky [CMP] - provides a biography, picture gallery, and list of works.
  • Island of Freedom: Igor Stravinsky - biography and MIDI files.
  • Making of a Love Triangle : Stravinsky's Ballet Petrushka - provides background information.
  • Stravinsky Choral Works - provides analysis and interpretation.
• STOCKHAUSEN (1928)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen - provides photo and biography.
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen Home Page - the life and works of the composer.
  • Unofficial Stockhausen Page - information about the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen including a complete discography.
• SZYMANOWSKI, Karol
• TAILLEFERRE (1892-1983)
• THOMPSON, Randall
• THOMSON, Virgil
• TIPPETT, Michael
• TOURNEMIRE, Charles
• TUBIN, Eduard
• TURINA, Joaquín
• VARESE Edgar (1883-1965)
  • Who Was Edgard Varese?
• VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958)
• VILLA-LOBOS, Heitor (1887-1959)
  • Marcelo's Heitor Villa-Lobos Page - Brazilian classical music composer. Includes biography, list of works, and some MIDI files.
  • Reed Deer Public Library: Heitor Villa Lobos
• WALTON, William
• WEBERN, Anton von (1883-1945) - provides a biograpy, picture gallery, and list of works for the 12-tone composer.
• WEILL, Kurt (1900-1950)
  • Classical Music Pages: Kurt Weill - provides photo and biography.
  • Kurt Weill Audio Files - includes Lotta Lenya as well.
  • Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc. - a not-for-profit, private foundation chartered to preserve and perpetuate the legacies of composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and actress-singer Lotte Lenya (1898-1981).
• WILLIAMS, John
  • Filmtracks John Williams Tribute - offers biography and recommendations for recordings.
  • John Towner Williams - offers biography, discography, awards, photos and more.
  • John Williams Messageboard - forum and links.
  • John Williams Score Review - with reviews, articles and a Phantom Menace news section.
  • John Williams Web Pages - film scores, concert music and recordings of composer John Towner Williams.
  • John Williams WWW en Mexico - in Spanish.
  • Unofficial John Williams Page  - a closer look at the greatest composer of our time.