Naomi: Another country with a huge influence in 20th Century music is Russia. Ludwig: Who is zis man? Vhy so serious? Naomi: This is Dmitri Shostakovich. Born in 1906, he was a Russian composer ...

Written in 1979 by John Tavener using the text by the poet William Blake. The Lamb is a sacred song performed mainly at Christmas. The subject of the setting is Jesus who is often referred to as ...

Tomasz Sikorski and Zygmunt Krauze | The Perspective of the Last Decade of the 20th Century | The youngest generation. The term 'Polish composers' school' was popularised in the early 1960s mainly by ...

CBSO/ Kazuki Yamada, Symphony Hall, Birmingham ★★★☆☆The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s ...

The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...

One of the most controversial figures in music of the 20th century is Rosemary Brown, who died in 2001 at age 85. She was a ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Drawing on the influences of English folk song and Tudor polyphony, Ralph succeeded at reviving British ...

Previously unpublished music by the 20th-century African-American composer Julia Perry will now be published and made ...

Even in the mid-20th century, Vivaldi’s reputation as a composer was so small that not even the exact date of his birth or the place and date of his death had been established; his music was very ...

WASHINGTON – Burt Bacharach, one of the most celebrated and popular composers and songwriters of the 20th century ... collection includes thousands of music scores and parts, including his ...