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CONTEMPORARY  (arriving to prominence since c.1980)


ASIA
   

Australia
 
   
Ross Edwards
     1943–
   
Peter Sculthorpe
     1929–
orchestral Kakadu  (1988)
solo+orch Earth Cry, for didgeridoo  (1986)
Piano Concerto  (1983)
chamber Irkanda I, for violin solo  (1955)
String Quartet No. 8  (1969)
String Quartet No. 11, "Jabiru Dreaming"  (1991)
piano Djilile  [also other versions]
Night Pieces  (1971)
Carl Vine
     1954–
   
Martin Wesley-Smith *
     1945
   
Nigel Westlake *
     1958
   

Japan
 
   
Toshio Hosokawa
     1955–
   
Shin-ichiro Ikebe *
     1943–
   
Minoru Miki *
     1930–
   
Akira Nishimura *
     1953–
   
Somei Satoh
     1947–
   
Takashi Yoshimatsu
     1953–
   

BRITAIN
 
   
Thomas Adčs
     b.1971  w, w
opera Powder Her Face, op.14  (1995)
The Tempest , op.22 (2004)
orchestral Asyla, op.17  (1997)
...but all shall be well, op.10  (1993)
These Premises Are Alarmed, op.16  (1996)
solo+orch America: A Prophecy, op.19, for mezzo-soprano (and optional chorus)  (1999)
Brahms, op.21, for baritone  (2001)
Violin Concerto, op.24  (2005)
choral The Fayrfax Carol  (1997)
solo vocal Five Eliot Landscapes, op.1  (1990)
Life Story, op.8, with piano or chamber ensemble  (1993)
chamber Arcadiana, op.12, for string quartet  (1994)
Chamber Symphony
, op.2  (1990)
Concerto Conciso, op.18, with solo piano  (1997)
Living Toys, op.9  (1993)
Piano Quintet, op.20  (2000)
piano Darknesse Visible  (1992)
Traced Overhead, op.15  (1996)
Julian Anderson *
     b. 1967  w, w
orchestral The Book of Hours  (2004)
Stations of the Sun
  (1998)
Symphony  (2003)
large ens. Alhambra Fantasy  (2000)
Khorovod
  (1994)
choral+orch Four American Choruses  (2003)
Heaven is Shy of Earth
  (2006)
choral Sing unto the Lord  (1999)
Michael Berkeley
     1948–
   
Gavin Bryars
     1943–
   
Geoffrey Burgon *
     1941–
   
Andrew Carter *
     1939–
   
Chen Yi *
     1953–
     (born in China)
   
Michael Finnissy *
     1946–
   
Edward Gregson *
     1945–
   
Jonathan Harvey
     1939–
   
Robin Holloway
     1943–
   
Karl Jenkins *
     1944–
   
James MacMillan
     1959–
concerto Veni, veni Emmanuel, for percussion
orchestral The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
Tryst
choral Cantos sagrados, with organ
Christus vincit
Seven Last Words from the Cross, with strings
Colin Matthews *
     1946–
   
Nicholas Maw
     1935–
   
John McCabe
     1939–
   
Ivan Moody *
     1964–
   
Philip Moore *
     1943–
   
Michael Nyman
     1944–
   
Paul Patterson *
     1947–
   
John Rutter
     1945–
   
Robert Saxton *
     1953–
   
Richard Shephard *
     1945–
   
Howard Skempton *
     1947–
   
Ronald Stevenson *
     1928–
   
Giles Swayne *
     1946–
   
John Tavener
     1944–
opera Thérčse  (1973)
concerto The Protecting Veil, for cello and strings  (1988)
chor+orch The Akathist of Thanksgiving, with soloists  (1987)
The Veil of the Temple, with soloists  (2002)
The Whale, with mezzo-soprano and baritone soli  (1966)
choral As one who has slept  (1996)
Funeral Ikos  (1981)
God is with us, with organ  (1987)
Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God  (1985)
Hymn to the Mother of God  (1985)
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis 'Collegium Regale'  (1986)
Song for Athene  (1993)
The Lamb  (1985)
The Tyger  (1987)
Mark-Anthony Turnage
     1960–
   
Judith Weir
     1954–
   
Philip Wilby *
     1949–
   
John Woolrich *
     1954–
   

CANADA
 
   
Michael Colgrass *
     1932–
     (born in USA)
   
Jacques Hétu *
     1938–
   
R. Murray Schafer
     1933–
   

FRANCE
 
   
Gilbert Amy *
     b. 1936  w, w
opera Le Premiere Cercle  (1999)
orchestral Orchestrahl  (1989)
choral+orch Missa Cum jubilo, with SATB soli  (1983)
solo vocal  
chamber  
Pascal Dusapin
     1955–
   
Roland Dyens *
     1955–
   
Naji Hakim
     1955–
     (born in Lebanon)
   
Francis Kleynjans
     1951–
   

GERMANY / AUSTRIA
 
   
Unsuk Chin
     1961–
     (born in Korea)
opera Alice in Wonderland  (2007)
Helmut Lachenmann
     1935–
   
Siegfried Matthus *
     1934–
   
Wolfgang Rihm
     1952–
   

Austria
 
   
Peter Ablinger *
     b.1959  w
orchestra Der Regen, das Glad, das Lachen  (1994)
Quadraturen V, "Musik"  (2000)

GREECE
 
   
Georges Aperghis
     b. 1945  w, w
     (settled in France)
opera Avis de tempęte  (2004)
Le petit chaperon rouge  [Little Red Riding Hood]  (2001)
choral+orch Die Hamletmaschine-Oratorio  (2000)
solo vocal Récitations, for solo female voice  (1978)
chamber  

HUNGARY
 
   
Peter Eötvös
     1944–
   
György Orbán *
     1947–
   

ITALY
 
   
Ludovico Einaudi
     1955–
   
Salvatore Sciarrino
     1947–
   

LATIN AMERICA
 
   
Egberto Gismonti
     1947–
     (Brazil)
   
Mario Lavista
     1943–
     (Mexico)
   
Máximo Diego Pujol
     1957–
     (Argentina)
   
Roberto Sierra
     1953–
     (Puerto Rico)
   

NETHERLANDS
 
   
Jacob ter Veldhuis
     1951–
   

RUSSIA
 
   
Valentin Silvestrov
     1937–
     (Ukrainian)
  Symphony No. 5  (1982)
Nikita Koshkin *
     1956–
   
Boris Tishchenko
     1939–
   

SCANDINAVIA
 
   

Baltic States
 
   
Arvo Pärt
     1935–
     (Estonia/Germany)
   
Veljo Tormis
     1930–
     (Estonia)
   
Erkki-Sven Tüür
     1959–
     (Estonia)
   
Pēteris Vasks
     1946–
     (Latvia)
   

Denmark
 
   
Hans Abrahamsen *
     b.1952  w, w
orchestra Four Pieces  (2004)
Symphony No. 1
  (1974)
solo+orch Piano Concerto  (2000)
chamber Winternacht, for mixed septet  (1987)
Bo Holten
     1948–
   
Ib Nřrholm *
     1931–
   
Poul Ruders
     1949–
   

Finland
 
   
Kalevi Aho
     b.1949  w, w
opera Avain  [The Key]  (1978)
Ennen kuin me kaikki olemme hukkuneet  [Before We All Have Drowned]  (1995)
Hyönteiselämää  [Insect Life]  (1987)
Salaisuuksien kirja  [The Book of Secrets]  (1998)
orchestral Chamber Symphony No. 2, for strings  (1992)
Symphonic Dances  (2001)
Symphony No. 1
  (1969)
Symphony No. 4  (1973)
Symphony No. 5  (1976)
Symphony No. 6  (1980)
Symphony No. 10  (1996)
Symphony No. 13, "Symphonic Characterizations"  (2003)
solo+orch Cello Concerto  (1984)
Chinese Songs
, for soprano  (1997)
Clarinet Concerto  (2005)
Contrabassoon Concerto
  (2005)
Flute Concerto
  (2002)
Piano Concerto No. 1
  (1989)
Symphony No. 3
, for violin  (1973)
Symphony No. 8, for organ  (1993)
Symphony No. 9, for trombone  (1994)
Symphony No. 11, for six percussionists  (1998)
Tuba Concerto  (2001)
chamber String Quartet No. 2  (1970)
String Quartet No. 3
  (1971)
Accordion Sonata No. 2, "Blackbirds"  (1990)
Magnus Lindberg
     1958
   
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi *
     1963–
choral Canticum calamitatis maritimae  (1997)
El Hambo  (1997)
Four Shakespeare Songs
  (1984)
Pseudo-Yoik  (1994)
Pehr Henrik Nordgren *
     1944–
   
Kaija Saariaho
     1952–
  Prčs for solo vc
Petais for solo vc
Leif Segerstam
     1944–
   

Iceland
 
   
Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson *
     1938–
   
Atli Heimir Sveinsson *
     1938–
   

Norway
 
   
Trond Kverno
     1945–
   

Sweden
 
   
Nils Lindberg *
     1933
   
Jan Sandström
     1954–
  Motorbike Concerto, for trombone
Sven-David Sandström
     1942–
   

RUSSIA
 
   
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
     b. 1947  w
     (Azerbaijan)
chamber Dilogie II, for nine players  (1989)
Mugam sayagi, for percussion, string quartet, and tape  [String Quartet No. 3]  (1993)
Vyacheslav Artyomov
     b. 1940  w
solo+orch Concert of the 13, for piano  (1967)
choral+orch Requiem  (1986)

SPAIN
 
   
Antonio Ruiz-Pipó
     1934–
   

SWITZERLAND
 
   
Carl Rütti
     1949–
   

UNITED STATES
 
   
John Adams
     b.1947  w, w
opera The Death of Klinghoffer  [esp. Choruses, Aria of the Falling Body]  (1991)
Doctor Atomic  (2005) 
w
El Nińo  (2000)
Nixon in China  [esp. This is prophetic]  (1987)
orchestral The Chairman Dances  (1985)
Fearful Symmetries
 (1988)
Grand Pianola Music
  (1982)
Harmonielehre
  (1984)
Naive and Sentimental Music  (1998)
Shaker Loops, for strings  (1983)
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  (1986)
Tromba lontana  (1985)
solo+orch Century Rolls, for piano  (1997)
The Dharma at Big Sur, for electric violin  (2003)
Violin Concerto  (1993)
The Wound-Dresser, for baritone  (1988)
choral+orch Harmonium  (1980)
On the Transmigration of Souls  (2002)
chamber Chamber Symphony  (1992)
Gnarly Buttons, with clarinet solo  (1996)
John's Book of Alleged Dances, for string quartet and tape  (1994)

Road Movies, for violin and piano  (1995)
piano China Gates  (1977)
Hallelujah Junction
, for two pianos  (1996)
Phrygian Gates  (1977)
John Luther Adams
     b.1953
  w, w
orchestral Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing  (1995)
In the White Silence  [also chamber version]  (1998)
chamber Strange and Sacred Noise, for percussion quartet  (1997)
Samuel Adler *
     b.1928  w, w
     (born in Germany)
chorus+orch Choose Life, with tenor and mezzo-soprano  (1986)
solo+orch Symphony No. 5, "We Are the Echoes", with soprano  (1975)
choral A Prophecy of Peace
Psalm 124
, with organ (2003)
solo Cantos, for various solo instruments
Stephen Albert
     1941
1992  w, w
orchestral Symphony No. 1, "RiverRun"  (1983)
solo+orch Cello Concerto  (1990)
TreeStone
, for soprano and tenor  (1983)
Wind Canticle
, for clarinet  (1991)
William Albright *
     1944–1998  w
choral Chichester Mass  (1974)
chamber Abiding Passions, for wind quintet  (1988)
piano Dream Rags  (1970)
Five Chromatic Dances
  (1976)
Grand Sonata in Rag  (1968)
organ Organbook III  (1978)
Beth Anderson *
     b. 1950  w
chamber Pennyroyal Swale, for string quartet  (1985)
Piano Concerto, with string quintet and percussion  (1997)
piano Quilt Music  (1983)
Mark Applebaum *
     b. 1967  w
orchestral Martian Anthropology 1•2•3  (2004)
large ens Sum = Parts  (2002)
piano Disciplines IV
Robert Ashley
     b. 1930  w, w
opera Atalanta (Acts of God)  (1985)
Dust
  (1998)
Perfect Lives
  (1983)
Daniel Asia *
     b. 1953  w, w
orchestral Symphony No. 4  (1993)
solo+orch Piano Concerto  (1994)
solo vocal Pines Songs  (1983)
Songs from the Page of Swords  (1987)
chamber  
Larry Austin *
     b. 1930  w
orchestral completion of Ives: Universe Symphony  (1993)
Sinfonia Concertante: A Mozartean Episode  (1986)
electronic ˇRompido!  (1993)
Jacob Avshalomov *
     b. 1919  w
     (born in China)
orchestral Symphony of Songs
Symphony "The Oregon"
  (1962)
choral Blessings from Christopher Smart  (2006)
Tom o'Bedlam
, with oboe and percussion  (1953)
Robert Beaser *
     1954
   
Easley Blackwood *
     1933
   
Dušan Bogdanović *
     1955

     (born in Serbia)
   
William Bolcom
     1938–
opera A View from the Bridge  (1998)
A Wedding  (2004)
orchestral Symphony No. 5  (1989)
solo+orch Violin Concerto  (1983)
choral+orch Songs of Innocence and of Experience  (1984)
solo vocal Twelve Cabaret Songs  (1977/96)
chamber Capriccio, for cello and piano  (1985)
Concert Variation, "Graceful Ghost", for violin and piano  (1988)
Lilith, for saxophone and piano  (1984)
Violin Sonata No. 2
  (1978)
piano The Garden of Eden
Three Ghost Rags  (1970)
organ Three Gospel Preludes, Book 4
John Corigliano
     1938–
opera The Ghosts of Versailles  (1991)
orchestral Gazebo Dances  (1974)
Symphony No. 1  (1988)
Symphony No. 2, for strings  (2000)
concerto Clarinet Concerto  (1977)
Oboe Concerto  (1975)
Piano Concerto  (1968)
Pied Piper Fantasy, for flute  (1982)
Violin Concerto, "The Red Violin"  (2003)
Voyage, for flute and strings  (1983)
choral+orch A Dylan Thomas Trilogy  [esp. Fern Hill]  (1960/99)
chamber Violin Sonata  (1963)
piano Etude Fantasy  (1976)
Fantasia on an Ostinato  [also version for orchestra]  (1985)
film The Red Violin  [esp. Chaconne, for violin and orchestra]  (1999)
Richard Danielpour *
     1956–
opera Margaret Garner  (2005)
orchestral Celestial Night  (1997)
solo+orch Elegies, with mezzo-soprano and baritone  (1997)
Symphony No. 3, "Journey without Distance", with soprano  (1990)
Michael Daugherty *
     1954
   
David Del Tredici *
     1954
   
Donald Erb *
     1927
   
Eric Ewazen *
     1954
   
Frank Ferko *
     1950
   
Osvaldo Golijov
     1960–
     (born in Argentina)
opera Ainadamar  (2003)
choral+orch La Pasión según San Marcos  (2000)
chamber Ayre, for soprano and large chamber ensemble  (2004)
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, for string quartet  (1994)
Donald Grantham *
     1947
   
Daron Hagen *
     1961
   
Adolphus Hailstork *
     1941
   
John Harbison
     1938
   
Jennifer Higdon
     1962
  blue cathedral
Moses Hogan *
     1957–2003
choral Elijah Rock
Katherine Hoover *
     1937
   
Lee Hoiby
     1926
   
Anthony Iannaccone *
     1943
   
Bryan Johanson *
     1951
   
Aaron Jay Kernis
     1960–
orchestral Symphony in Waves  (1989)
solo+orch Air, for violin/cello  [also chamber version with piano]  (1995)
Colored Field, for English horn/cello  (1993)
chamber String Quartet No. 1, "Musica celestis"  (1990)
String Quartet No. 2, "Musica instrumentalis"  (1998)
Leo Kraft *
     1922
   
William Kraft *
     1923
   
Paul Lansky *
     1944
   
Libby Larsen
     1950
   
Morten Lauridsen
     1943–
choral+orch Lux aeterna  (1997)
choral Les chansons des roses, with piano  [esp. 5. Dirait-on]  (1993)
Madrigali: Six Firesongs on Italian Renaissance Poems  (1987)
Mid-Winter Songs
, with piano/orchestra  (1980)
Nocturnes  (2005)
O magnum mysterium  (1994)
Tania León *
     1943

     (born in Cuba)
   
Lowell Liebermann
     1961
   
Dan Locklair *
     1949
   
Alvin Lucier *
     1931
   
Steven Mackey *
     1956
   
Ingram Marshall *
     1942
   
David Maslanka
     1943
   
William Thomas McKinley
     1938
   
Edgar Meyer *
     1960
   
Meredith Monk
     1942–
opera Atlas  (1991)
voc/instr ens Book of Days  (1985)
Facing North  (1990)
Key  (1971)
Robert Muczynski
     1929
   
Ron Nelson *
     1929
   
Pauline Oliveros *
     1932
   
Stephen Paulus
     1949
   
Tobias Picker *
     1954
   
André Previn
     1929–
opera A Streetcar Named Desire  (1998)
solo+orch Violin Concerto  (2001)
solo vocal Four Songs, for soprano, cello and piano  (1993)
Vocalise, for soprano, cello and piano/orchestra  (1995)
chamber Four Outings, for brass quintet  (1974)
Shulamit Ran *
     1949

     (born in Israel)
   
Bernard Rands
     1934

     (born in Britain)
   
Roger Reynolds *
     1934
   
Christopher Rouse
     1949–
orchestral Phantasmata  (1981/85)
Symphony No. 1  (1986)
Symphony No. 2  (1994)
solo+orch Concert de Gaudí, for guitar  (1999)
Der gerettete Alberich, for percussion  (1997)
Flute Concerto  (1993)
Trombone Concerto  (1991)
chamber Ku-Ka-Ilimoku, for percussion ensemble  (1978)
Oguon Badagris, for percussion ensemble  (1976)
Frederic Rzewski
     1938
   
Esa-Pekka Salonen
     1958

     (born in Finland)
orchestral LA Variations  (1997)
solo+orch Piano Concerto  (2006)
Wing on Wing, with two sopranos  (2004)
Peter Schickele
     1935
   
Paul Schoenfield
     1947
   
Gunther Schuller
     1925–
   
Joseph Schwantner
     1943–
   
Bright Sheng
     1955–
     (born in China)
   
Morton Subotnick *
     1933–
   
Conrad Susa *
     1935–
   
Tomá Svoboda *
     1939–
     (born in France
     of Czech ancestry)
   
Tan Dun
     1957–
     (born in China)
opera The First Emperor  (2006)
Marco Polo  (1996)
orchestral Symphony 1997: Heaven Earth Mankind, with cello solo and children's choir  (1997)
choral Water Passion after St Matthew  (2000)
chamber Ghost Opera, for string quartet  (1994)
piano Eight Memories in Watercolor, op.1, for piano  (2003)
film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon  (2000)
Christopher Theofanidis *
     1967–
   
Augusta Read Thomas *
     1964–
   
Frank Ticheli *
     1958–
   
Michael Torke
     1961–
   
Joan Tower
     1938–
concerto Clarinet Concerto  (1988)
orchestral Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1  (1986)
Made in America  (2005)
Sequoia  (1981)
Silver Ladders
  (1986)
chamber In Memory  [String Quartet No. 2]  (2001)
Island Prelude
, for oboe and string quintet  (1988)
Snow Dreams, for flute and guitar  (1983)
Wings, for clarinet solo  (1981)
Mary van Appledorn *
     1927–
   
George Walker *
     1922–
   
Dan Welcher *
     1948–
   
Richard Wernick *
     1934–
   
Eric Whitacre
     1970–
band Ghost Train  (1994)
choral Cloudburst, with percussion  [also version for band]  (1995)
Lux aurumque  [also version for band]  (2000)
Sleep  (2000)
Water Night  (1995)
John Williams
     1932–
solo+orch Cello Concerto  (1994)
The Five Sacred Trees, for bassoon  (1993)
Horn Concerto  (2003)
Tuba Concerto  (1985)
film Close Encounters of the Third Kind  (1977)
The Cowboys
  [esp. Overture]  (1972)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial  (1982)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  (2001)
Jaws  (1975)
Schindler's List  (1993)
Star Wars, original trilogy  (1977/83)
Superman  (1978)
Christian Wolff *
     1934
   
Andrew York *
     1958–
   
Judith Lang Zaimont *
     1945–
   
Zhou Long
     1953–
     (born in China)
   
Evan Ziporyn *
     1959–
   
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
     1939–
orchestral Concerto Grosso 1985  (1985)
Symbolon  (1988)
Symphony No. 1  [Three Movements for Orchestra]  (1982)
Symphony No. 3  (1992)
solo+orch Concerto for Violin and Cello  (1991)
chamber Violin Sonata  (1974)

 

* = strong candidate for deletion


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