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Symphony No.5- Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich's most famous work for orchestra. -
Alexander Nevsky film score- Prokofiev
Historical drama directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Premier in December 1938 -
Quatuor pour le fin de temps- Olivier Messiaen
Composed by French composer Olivier Messiaen in a WWII Nazi-POW camp. Scored for clarinet, violin, cello and piano. -
Appalachian Spring- Aaron Copland
Ballet with an American theme. One of Copland's most noteworthy compositions. -
4'33"- John Cage
A piece in which the performer(s) are instructed not to play their instrument for four minutes and 33 seconds. Cage's most well-known and controversial work. -
Poeme Electronique-Edward Varese
Premiered at 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair -
Kind of Blue- Miles Davis
Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis' most career-defining album. Released by Columbia Records on August 17, 1959 -
Black Angels- George Crumb
Work for electric string quartet by American composer George Crumb. -
Short Ride in a Fast Machine- John Adams
Work by John Adams. Fanfare that includes elements of minimalism.