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Period: to
Post-Romanticism
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Mahler (1860-1911)
Composed symphonies and chamber music. Considered to fall under the Maximalist subcategory of the era. Active in Europe and the US. -
Strauss (1864-1949)
Composed first modern operas, along with other orchestral works and chamber music. His work embodies the Maximalist subcategory. -
Debussy (1862-1918)
French pianist; invented subcategory Impressionism. Composed piano works and chamber music, as well as stage works. -
Respighi (1879-1936)
Italian composer, composed stage works and concertos. Prominently used impressionism. -
Milhaud (1892-1983)
One of the Famous Six French composers. Composed operas and film music, and used polytonality. He was one of the first to use jazz in concert music. -
Ives (1874-1954)
American compose, innovated atonality. Composed a variety of band, orchestral, choral, and chamber music. -
Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Called the father of 12-tone music. Composed operas, symphonies, canons, and chamber music. Influenced Webern and Berg. -
Nielson (1865-1931)
Danish; developed Scandinavian music. Composed concertos, symphonies, operas. Employed some unique orchestration choices.
