2Oth CENTURY COMPOSERS IN BIRTHDAY ORDER
 
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Camille Saint-Saëns
1835-1921 France
Max Bruch
1838-1920 Germany
Antonin Dvorák
1841-1904 Bohemia
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
1844-1908 Russia
Gabriel Fauré
1845-1924 France
Leos Janácek
1854-1928 Moravia
Sir Edward Elgar
1857-1934 England
Gustav Mahler
1860-1911 Bohemia
Claude Debussy
1862-1918 France
Frederick Delius
1862-1934 England
Richard Strauss
1864-1949 Germany
Paul Dukas
1865-1935 France
Carl Nielsen
1865-1931 Denmark
Jean Sibelius
1865-1957 Finland
Eric Satie
1866-1925 France
Enrique Granados
1867-1916 Spain
Albert Roussel
1869-1937 France
Alexander Zemlinsky
1871-1942 Austria
Ralfe Vaughan Williams
1872-1958 England
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873-1943 Russia
Arnold Schoenberg
1873-1943 Austria 
Gustav Holst
1874 1934 England
Charles Ives
1874-1954 USA
Maurice Ravel
1875-1937 France
Manuel de Falla
1876-1946 Spain
Franz Schreker
1878-1934 Austria
Ottorino Respighi
1879-1936 Italy
Béla Bartók
1881-1945 Hungary
Zoltán Kodály
1882-1967 Hungary
Manuel Maria Ponce
1882-1948 Mexico
Igor Stravinsky
1882-1971 Russia
Karol Szymanowski
1882-1937 Germany
Edgar Varese
1883-1965 France
Anton von Webern
1883-1945 Austria
Arnold Bax
1883-1953 England
Alban Berg
1885-1935 Austria
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887-1955 Brazil
Frank Martin
1890-1974 Switzerland
Bohuslav Martinu
1890-1959 Bohemia
Sir Arthur Bliss
1891-1975 England
Serge Prokofiev
1891-1953 Russia
Arthur Honegger
1892-1955 France
Darius Milhaud
1892-1974 France
Herbert Howells
1892-1983 England
Lili Boulanger
1893-1918 France
Paul Hindemith
1895-1963 Germany
Carlos Cháves
1899-1978 Mexico
Francis Poulenc
1899-1963 France
Silvestre Revueltas
1899-1940 Mexico
Aaron Copeland
1900-1990 USA
 
Gerald Finzi
1901-1956 England
Joaquin Rodrigo
1901-1999 Spain
Sir William Walton
1902-1983 England
Sir Lennox Berkeley
1903 1989 England
William Alwyn
1905-1985 England
         
Sir Malcolm Tippet
1905-1998 England
Dimitri Shostakovich
1906-1975 Russia
Geirr Tveitt
1908-1981 Norway
Elliott Carter
1908 USA
Olivier Messiaen
1908-1992 France
Samuel Barber
1910-1981 USA
Benjamin Britten
1913-1976 England
Witold Lutoslawski
1913-1994 Poland
Alberto Ginastera
1916-1983 Argentina 
Anton Piazzolla
1921-1992 Argentina
Sir Malcolm Arnold
1921-2006 England
Gyorgy Ligeti
1923-2006 Hungary
Pierre Boulez
1925 France
Einojuhani Rautavaara
1928 Finland
Thea Musgrave
1928 England
Toro Takemitsu
1930-1996 Japan
Krysztof Penderecki
1933 Poland
Sir Harrison Birtwistle
1934 England
Alfred Shnittke
1934-1998 Russia
Arvo Part
1935 Estonia
Steve Reich
1936 USA
Philip Glass
1937 USA
Lois Andreissen
1939 Holland
John Adams
1947 USA
Mark-Anthony Turnage
1960 England
       
Thomas Ades
1971 England
       
20th century composers in birthday order - a few recommendations
 
Saint-Saëns, Camille 1835-1921 French Danse Macabre 
Bruch, Max 1838-1920 German Violin Concerto No.1
Dvorák, Antonin 1841-1904 Bohemian Violin Concerto No.1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay 1844-1908 Russian Capriccio Espagnol, Scheherazade
Fauré, Gabriel 1845-1924 French Suite Masques et Bergamasques
Janácek, Leos 1854-1928 Czech Sinfonietta, Sonata for Violin & Piano, Taras Bulba, String Quartets 1 & 2
Elgar, Edward 1857-1934 English Cello Concerto, Introduction & Allegro for Strings, Dream of Gerontius, Lighter Music
Mahler, Gustav 1860-1911 Austrian Symphony No. 1,4,5
Debussy, Claude* 1862-1918 French Prélude al'apres-midi d'un faune, Images, La Mer, all his piano music
Delius, Frederick 1862-1934 English In a Summer Garden
Strauss, Richard 1864-1949 German Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Metamorphosis, Death and Transfiguration
Dukas, Paul 1865-1935 French Sourcerer's apprentice
Nielsen, Carl 1865-1931 Danish Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius, Jean 1865-1957 Finnish Symphony No. 5, Violin Concerto in D, Karelia Suite
Satie, Eric 1866-1925 French Relache, Parade, Sports et Divertissements
Granados, Enrique  1867-1916  Spanish  Spanish danses for guitar 
Roussel, Albert 1869-1937 French The Spider's Feast
Zemlinsky, Alexander 1871-1942 Austrian Lyric Symphony
Vaughan Williams, Ralph 1872-1958 English Fantasie on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Serenade to Music, Symphony No.6
Rachmaninoff, Sergei 1873-1943 Russian American Piano Conc. No.2, Corelli Variations, Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini
Holst, Gustav  1874-1934 English  Planet Suite 
Schoenberg, Arnold* 1874-1943 Russian/
American
Etwartung, Verklärte Nacht, Variations for Orchestra
Ives, Charles 1874-1954 American Three Places in New England
Ravel, Maurice 1875-1937 French Le Tombeau de Couperin, Gaspard de la Nuit, Daphnes et Chloé, Piano Trio, String Quartets
Falla, Manuel de 1876-1946 Spanish Three Cornered Hat, Harpsichord Concerto
Schreker, Franz 1878-1934 Austrian Prelude to Drama
Respighi, Ottorino 1879-1936 Italian The Birds, The Fountains of Rome
Bartók, Béla 1881-1945 Hungarian Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, Piano Conc. No.3, Concerto for Orchestra, String Quartets
Kodály, Zoltán 1882-1967 Hungarian Háry János Suite, Dances of Galanta
Ponce, Manuel Maria 1882-1948 Mexican Cuatro Danzas Mexicanas
Stravinsky, Igor * 1882-1971 Russian/
American
L'Histoire du Soldat, Pétrouchka, Firebird, Rite of Spring, Symphony of Psalms, Violin Conc. Dumbarton Oaks
Szymanowski, Karol 1882-1937 Polish Violin Concerti, Symphonies
Varese, Edgar * 1883-1965 French Amerique, Arcana, Ionisation
Bax, Arnold 1883-1953 English Tintagel, Introduction & Allegro, Nonet 
Berg, Alban 1885-1935 Austrian Violin Concerto, Three Pieces for Orchestra
Villa-lobos, Heitor 1887-1959 Brazilian Prole Do Bebe No.1, Bachanianas Brazileiras
Martin, Frank 1890-1974 Swiss Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion & Strings
Prokofiev, Serge 1891-1953 Russian Love of Three Oranges, Piano Sonata No.6, Lieutenant Kije, Violin Concertos, Piano Concertos
Bliss, Sir Arthur 1891-1975 English Piano Concerto, Colour Symphony 
Honegger, Arthur 1892-1955 Swiss Pacific 231, Rugby
Milhaud, Darius 1892-1974 French Scaramouche, Boeuf sur le Toit
Boulanger, Lili 1893-1918 French Fauste et Helene, Psaume
Hindemith, Paul 1895-1963 German Mathis der Maler
Chavez, Carlos 1899-1978 Mexican Sinfonia de Antigona, La Hija de Colquide
Poulenc, Francis 1899-1963 French Concerto in D Minor for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, All solo piano music
Revueltas, Silvestre 1899-1940 Mexico La Noche de los Mayas
Copeland, Aaron 1900-1990 American Appalachian Spring, Rodeo
Finzi, Gerald 1901-1956 English Clarinet Concerto, Cello Concerto
Rodrigo, Joaquin 1901- 1975 Spanish Concerto de Aranjeuz, Sones en la giralda, solo piano works
Walton, William 1902-1983 English Symphony No.1 (Previn) Violin Concerto No.1, Belshazzar's Feast
Berkeley, Lennox 1903-1989 English Serenade for Strings, piano works
Alwyn, William 1905-1985 English Symphony no.5, Conc for Harp & String, Piano Concs
Tippett, Malcolm 1905-1998 English Fantasia Concertante, Rose Lake, Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Shostakovich, Dmitri 1906-1975 Russian Violin, Piano & Cello Concertos, Preludes & Fugues for Piano
Tveitt, Geirr 1908-1981 Norwegian Piano Concs, 100 Hardanger Tunes
Barber, Samuel 1910_1981 American Adagio for Strings
Britten, Benjamin 1913-1976 English Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Peter Grimes, War Requiem, Sinfonia de Requiem
Cage, John * 1912-1992 American Amores, Concerto for Piano
Ginastera, Alberto  1916-1983  Argentinian  Piano Sonata No.1, Estancia  
Lutoslawski, Witold 1913-1994 Polish Cello Concerto, Concerto for Orchestra
Arnold, Sir Malcolm 1921-2006 English Sinfonietta No.5, Symph No.5, Bridge over River Kwai theme
Sommer, Vladimir 1921-1997 Czech String Quartet
Ligeti, Gyorgy 1923-2006 Hungarian Requiem, Double Concerto, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Rautavaara, Einojuhani 1928 Finland Piano concertos
Musgrave, Thea 1928 Scotland Two's Company
Takemitsu, Toro 1930-1996 Japanese From me flows what you call time
Penderecki, Krzysztof 1933 Poland Threnody for victims of Hiroshima, St Luke's Passion
Schnittke, Alfred 1934-1998 Russia Cello Conc No.1, Conc Grosso, Str Qu No.3
Part, Arvo 1935 Estonian Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten
Reich, Steve 1936 American Three Movements, The four sections, Malett instruments
Bryers, Gavin 1943 English Cello Concerto 
Bryers, John  1947 English  Cello concerto
Adams, John 1947 American Chairman Dances, Symphonic Dances
Turnage, Mark-Anthony 1960 English Drowned Out, Kai, Momentum
Ades, Thomas  1971  English  Century Rolls, Dr Atomic Symphony 
   
Reference: Pimlico Dictionary of Twentieth Century Composers - Mark Morris
Reference: The Companion to 20th Century Music - Norman Lebrecht
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Timeline
All Classical web site 
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