Genre: Classical
Decades Active: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s
An internationally known composer and conductor, Krzysztof Penderecki is best known for his 1965 composition "St. Luke's Passion." His style reflects the changes in music from the '60s to the present day. He has played with and conducted several orchestras and has won numerous awards for his composition and conducting.
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Genre: Classical
Decades Active: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
After initially studying mathematics, Boulez entered the Paris Conservatoire as a student in theory and harmony (he failed the pianists' entrance examination). His principal teacher was Messiaen, and he also studied counterpoint privately with Andrée Vaurabourg. According to Boulez, composition is a form of aesthetic research and should be... [+] Read More
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s
The father of musique concrète, French composer Pierre Schaeffer was among the most visionary artists of the postwar era; through the creation of abstract sound mosaics divorced from conventional musical theory, he pioneered a sonic revolution which continues to resonate across the contemporary cultural landscape, most deeply in the grooves of... [+] Read More
