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InstrumentalJames Dillon (Britain, 1950): The Book of Elements (2002) Ethan Haimo (USA, 1950): Piano Sonata (1986) Rick Sowash (USA, 1950): Sunny Days for trio (1994) Lepo Sumera (Estonia, 1950): Symphony 4 (1992) Lepo Sumera (Estonia, 1950): Symphony 5 (1995) Lepo Sumera (Estonia, 1950): Symphony 6 (2000) Nancy Galbraith (USA, 1951): Wind Symphony 1 (1991) Jakob Ter Veldhuis (Holland, 1951): Paradiso (2001) Jon Rose (Britain, 1951): Instrumentum Diabolicum (1990) Jon Rose (Britain, 1951): The Virtual Violin (1993) John Burke (Canada, 1951): Remember Your Power (2000) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Symphony 2 (1988) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Flute concerto "Spiralis II" (1991) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Flute concerto "Florilegium" (1996) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Clarinet concerto "Metabole II" (2001) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Symphony 3 "Spirit of elements" (2001) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Five stained glass windows for 24 flutes and tape (2003) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Cello concerto "Umbre IV" (2004) Doina Rotaru (Romania, 1951): Saxophone concerto 2 "Masques et Miroirs" (2006) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Liquid and Stellar Music (1981) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Channels Passing (1982) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Double Ikat (1989) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Concerto for Violin and Electro-Acoustic Band (1997) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Concerto for Quadrachord & Orchestra (2012) Paul Dresher (USA, 1951): Sound Maze (2015) George Tsontakis (USA, 1951): Ghost Variations (1991) George Tsontakis (USA, 1951): Violin Concerto No. 2 (2008) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): Schnee for large ensemble (2008) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): String Quartet No. 3 (2008) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): Double Concerto for violin, piano and strings (2011) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): String Quartet No. 4 (2012) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): "Let me Tell you" for soprano and orchestra (2013) Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, 1952): Nacht und Trompeten (1982) Olivier Knussen (Britain, 1952): Horn Concerto (1994) Simon Bainbridge (Britain, 1952): Spirogyra (1970) 
Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Stilleben (1988) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Du Cristal (1989) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Violin Concerto "Graal Theatre" (1994) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Neiges for 12 cellos (1994) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Flute Concerto "L'Aile du Songe" (2001) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Cello Concerto "Notes on Light" (2006) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Terra Memoria (2007) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Laterna Magica, (2008) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Clarinet Concerto "D'Om le Vrai Sens" (2010) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Circle Map (2012) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Organ Concerto "Earth's Shadows" (2013) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): From The Grammar Of Dreams (1996) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Io (1987) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Stilleben (1988) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Terrestre for Solo Flute, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Cello (2002) Christian Zanesi (France, 1952): Concert Imaginaire (1984) Christian Zanesi (France, 1952): Grand Bruit (1990) Christian Zanesi (France, 1952): L'Aube Rouge (2006) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Zeitlauf for choir, 14 instruments and electronics Op. 9 (1982) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Pluton for piano and electronics (1989) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Abgrund for large orchestra (2007) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Echo-Daimonon for piano, electronics and orchestra" (2012) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Synapse for violin and orchestra (2010) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): String Quartet 3 "Melencolia" (2012) Philippe Manoury (France, 1952): Le Temps - Mode d'Emploi (2014) Daniel Teruggi (Argentina, 1952): Sphaera (1993) Daniel Teruggi (Argentina, 1952): The Shining Space (1999) Rhys Chatham (USA, 1952): Die Donnergotter (1986) Rhys Chatham (USA, 1952): A Crimson Grail (2005) Philippe Chamouard (France, 1952): Symphonie Tibetaine (1997) Richard Einhorn (USA, 1952): Voices of Light (1995) Stephen Hartke (USA, 1952): Violin Concerto (1992) Stephen Hartke (USA, 1952): Clarinet Concerto (2001) Stephen Hartke (USA, 1952): The Ascent of the Equestrian in a Balloon (1995) Stephen Hartke (USA, 1952): Symphony 3 (2003) 
Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): Tutuguri (1982) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Morphonie" for orchestra (1974) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Dis-Kontur" (1974) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Sub-Kontur" (1975) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): Violin concerto "Light Games" (2010) Ellen Band (USA, 1952): Radiatore (1998) Michael McNabb (USA, 1952): Invisible Cities (1985) Takashi Yoshimatsu (Japan, 1953): Symphony 5 (2001) Tod Machover (USA, 1953): Nature's Breath (1989) 
Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Cello Concerto (1990) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Mantra of Light (1993) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Canticle of Light (1996) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): String Quartet "Heterophony" (1975) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Mutazione (1977) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): String Quartet No.2 "Pulse of the Lights" (1992) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Astral Concerto for Ondes Martenot “A Mirror of Light" (1992) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Birds Heterophony (1993) Akira Nishimura (Japan, 1953): Vision and Mantra (2007) Daniel Asia (USA, 1953): Piano Concerto (1994) Giorgio Battistelli (Italy, 1953): Experimentum Mundi (1981) Giorgio Battistelli (Italy, 1953): Impressions d'Afrique (2000) Wendy Chambers (USA, 1953): The Grand Harp Event (1984) Wendy Chambers (USA, 1953): Symphony Of The Universe (1989) Wendy Chambers (USA, 1953): Mass for Mass Trombones (1993) Wendy Chambers (USA, 1953): Twelve Squared (1994) Pierre Bastien (France, 1953): Mecanium (1988) Luther Adams (USA, 1953): In The White Silence (1998) Reed Ghazala (USA, 1953): Threnody To The New Victims Of Hiroshima (1995) John Oswald (Canada, 1953): Plexure (1993) Carl Stone (USA, 1953): Woo Lae Oak (1981) Carl Stone (USA, 1953): Nyala (1995) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Archery (1979) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Spillane (1986) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Cobra (1984) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Kristallnacht (1993) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Redbird (1995) John Zorn (USA, 1953): Aporias (1998) John Luther Adams (USA, 1953): In The White Silence (1998) John Luther Adams (USA, 1953): The Immeasurable Space of Tones (2001) John Luther Adams (USA, 1953): Become Ocean (2013) Tobias Picker (USA, 1954): Piano Concerto 2 (1983) Robert Beaser (USA, 1954): The End of Knowing (2014) Robert Beaser (USA, 1954): Chorale Variations (1992) Bun-Ching Lam (China, 1954): Lu (1983) Bun-Ching Lam (China, 1954): Like Water (1995) Bun-Ching Lam (China, 1954): Song of the Pipa (2001) Bun-Ching Lam (China, 1954): Atlas (2004) Benedict Mason (Britain, 1954): String Quartet 1 (1987) Anders Hillborg (Sweden, 1954): Violin concerto (1992) Anders Hillborg (Sweden, 1954): Clarinet concerto (1998) John Woolrich (Britain, 1954): It is Midnight Dr Schweitzer (1992) John Woolrich (Britain, 1954): A Leap in the Dark (1994) Jan Sandstrom (Sweden, 1954): Motorbike Concerto (1989) Elliot Goldenthal (USA, 1954): Juan Darien (1988) Elliot Goldenthal (USA, 1954): Fire Water Paper (1996) Elliot Goldenthal (USA, 1954): Othello (1998) Michael Daugherty (USA, 1954): Metropolis Symphony (1993) Michael Daugherty (USA, 1954): UFO for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (1999) Michael Daugherty (USA, 1954): Piano concerto Deus Ex Machina (2007) Michael Denhoff (Germany, 1955): Mallarme` Quartets (2000) Bright Sheng (China, 1955): H'un (1988) Bright Sheng (China, 1955): String Quartet No. 3 (1993) Diamanda Galas (USA, 1955): Litanies Of Satan (1982) Diamanda Galas (USA, 1955): Panoptikon (1983) Diamanda Galas (USA, 1955): Deliver Me (1986) Toshio Hosokawa (Japan, 1955): Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima (2001) Zbigniew Preisner (Poland, 1955): La Double Vie de Veronique (1991) Richard Danielpour (USA, 1956): American Requiem (2001) Steven Mackey (USA, 1956): Ravenshead (1998) Jouni Kaipainen (Finland, 1956): Symphony 1 (1985) Jouni Kaipainen (Finland, 1956): Symphony 2 (1994) Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Percussion Sextet "Timber" for six amplified 2x4s (2012) Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Weather (1999) Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Decasia (2001) Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Rushes (2012) for seven bassoons Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Timber (2009) for six wooden 2x4s Guo Wenjing (China, 1956): Concerto For Erhu And Orchestra (2006) Linda Catlin Smith (USA, 1957): Cut Flowers (2009) Linda Catlin Smith (USA, 1957): Drifter (2009) Tan Dun (China, 1957): Water Passion After St Matthew (2000) Ellen Fullman (USA, 1957): Work for 4 (1987) Randy Greif (USA, 1957): Verdi's Requiem (1997) Bob Ostertag (USA, 1957): All The Rage (1992) Bob Ostertag (USA, 1957): The Book of Hours (2012) Mikel Rouse (USA, 1957): Quorum (1984) Bechara El-Khoury (Lebanon, 1957): Ruins of Beirut (1985) Edmund Campion (USA, 1957): "Natural Selection" (1996) David Lang (USA, 1957): Little Match Girl Passion (2008) David Lang (USA, 1957): Before Gravity - Gravity - After Gravity (2012) David Lang (USA, 1957): Symphony for a Broken Orchestra (2017) Chaya Czernowin (Israel, 1957): Maim (2007) William Basinski (USA, 1958): The Disintegration Loops (2002) Julia Wolfe (USA, 1958): Anthracite Fields (2014) Miya Masaoka (USA, 1958): While I Was Walking I Heard A Sound (2003) Miya Masaoka (USA, 1958): For Birds, Planes & Cello (2005) Erling Wold (USA, 1958): Missa Beati Notkeri Balbuli Sancti Galli Monachi (2010) Magnus Lindberg (Finland, 1958): Kraft (1985) Magnus Lindberg (Finland, 1958): Piano Concerto (1994) Esa-Pekka Salonen (Finland, 1958): Violin Concerto (2009) Esa-Pekka Salonen (Finland, 1958): Cello Concerto (2017) Dan Plonsey (USA, 1958): Moving About (2001) Sebastian Currier (USA, 1959): Theo's Notebook (1992) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Atempause (2001) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Oh I See (2016) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Mensch und Tier (2009) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Reibung & Verschleiss (2004) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Es wird sich zeigen (1998) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Stachel der Empfindlichkeit (1998) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Kurbel und Wolke 1997) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Doina (1996) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Galopp (1996) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Vertraute Raetsel (1996) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Reibstoff (1995) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Lauschangriff (1995) Carola Bauckholt (Germany, 1959): Pumpe (1994) Salvator Brotons (Spain, 1959): Stabat Mater (2000) Erkki-Sven Tuur (Estonia, 1959): Violin Concerto (1998) James MacMillan (Britain, 1959): Seven Last Words (1994) John Kennedy (USA, 1959): Naturali Periclitati (2007) for solo piano Maria de Alvear (Spain, 1960): De Puro Amor/ Pure Love (1991) Maria de Alvear (Spain, 1960): World (1996) Maria de Alvear (Spain, 1960): Sexo (1991) Maria de Alvear (Spain, 1960): Llena (1999) Alexander Shchetynsky (Ukraine, 1960): Annunciation (1998) Urmas Sisask (Estonia, 1960): Spiral Symphony (1999) Jay Kernis (USA, 1960): Quartet 1 (1990) Jay Kernis (USA, 1960): Quartet 2 (1997) Wolfgang Plagge (Norway, 1960): Trumpet Sonata (2001) Ezequiel Vinao (Argentina, 1960): Etudes for Solo Piano (1993) Maria Schneider (USA, 1960): Winter Morning Walks (2013) Jaron Lanier (USA, 1960): Mirror/Storm (1998) Jaron Lanier (USA, 1960): The Navigator Tree (2000) Jaron Lanier (USA, 1960): Earthquake (2006) Bill Alves (USA, 1960): The Question Mark's Black Ink (1986) Bill Alves (USA, 1960): Concerto for Violin and American Gamelan (2004) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1994) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): La Pasion Segun San Marcos (2000) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Oceana (1996) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Ayre (2004) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): How Slow The Wind Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): String Quartet Tenebrae (2002) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): La Pasion Segun San Marcos (2000) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Cello Concerto Azul (2006) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Siderius (2010) Haukur Tomasson (Iceland, 1960): Piano Concerto 2 (2009) Haukur Tomasson (Iceland, 1960): Melankolia Perpetualis for bass voice and 4 players (2014) Haukur Tomasson (Iceland, 1960): Fletta for choir and orchestra (2011) Haukur Tomasson (Iceland, 1960): String Quartet Long Shadow (2002) Laurence Crane (Britain, 1961): Piano Piece No.23 - Ethiopian Distance Runners (2009) Lowell Liebermann (USA, 1961): Concerto piano 2 (1995) Daron Hagen (USA, 1961): Songs of Madness and Sorrow (1997) Michael Torke (USA, 1961): Color Music (1985) Michael Torke (USA, 1961): Music on the Floor (1992) Michael Torke (USA, 1961): Rapture concerto for percussion and orchestra (1998) Gabriella Gullin (Sweden, 1961): Requiem (2002) MarcDalbavie Andre (France, 1961): Seuils (1993) Nicolas Bacri (France, 1961): Sinfonia 3 (1988) Nicolas Bacri (France, 1961): Sinfonia 4 (1996) Michael Gendreau (USA, 1961): Grand Surface Noise Opera Nr 7 (1995) Wynton Marsalis (USA, 1961): In This House On This Morning (1992) Wynton Marsalis (USA, 1961): Blood on the Fields (1997) Wynton Marsalis (USA, 1961): All Rise (1999) Eric Glick-Rieman (USA, 1962): Trilogy From The Outside (2008) Jennifer Higdon (Ireland, 1962): Concerto for Orchestra (2002) Jennifer Higdon (Ireland, 1962): Percussion Concerto (2009) Allison Cameron (Canada, 1963): A Blank Sheet Of Metal (1987) Allison Cameron (Canada, 1963): Gibbous Moon (1991) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): Trash TV Trance (2002) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): An Index of Metal (2003) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): La Sabbia del Tempo (1991) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): Dead City Radio Audiodrome (2003) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): Professor Bad Trip - Lesson I (2000) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): Professor Bad Trip - Lesson II (2000) Fausto Romitelli (Italy, 1963): Professor Bad Trip - Lesson III (2000) John Metcalfe (USA, 1964): Scorching Bay (2004) Augusta-Read Thomas (USA, 1964): In The Sky At Twilight (2002) Georges Lentz (Luxembourg, 1965): Caeli Enarrant (2001) Anton Batagov (Russia, 1965): Music For The 35 Buddhas (2001) Anton Batagov (Russia, 1965): The Wheel Of The Law (2002) Hans Tutschku (Germany, 1966): Departs (1998) Hans Tutschku (Germany, 1966): Dialog fuer 2 Instrumentalgruppen (2007) Dan Joseph (USA, 1966): Percussion and Strings (2004) Dan Joseph (USA, 1966): Tonalization (2009) Cesare Valentini (Italy, 1967): Concerto for Cello, Piano and Strings (2003) Mark Applebaum (USA, 1967: Echolalia (2006) Jesper Koch (Belgium, 1967): Earth My Likeness (2001) Mark Applebaum (USA, 1967): Scipio Wakes Up (1995) Mark Applebaum (USA, 1967): Plundergraphic (2002) Lionel Marchetti (France, 1967): Sirrus (1989) Olga Neuwirth (Austria, 1968): Bahlamms FEst (1999) Olga Neuwirth (Austria, 1968): Construction in Space (2000) Dan Trueman (USA, 1968): Machine Language (1999) Johann Johannsson (Iceland, 1969): Drone Mass (2015) Nikola Kodjabashia (Macedonia, 1970): Bildbeschreibung (2001) Nathaniel Stookeys (USA, 1970): Junkestra (2007) Patricia Alessandrini (USA, 1970): De Profundis Clamavi for string quartet with live electronics (2007) Patricia Alessandrini (USA, 1970): Lecons de Tenebres for ensemble and live electronics (2016) Patricia Alessandrini (USA, 1970): A Complete History of Music for string quartet and live electronics (2020) Lotta Wennakoski (Finland, 1970): String quartet "Culla d’Aria" (2004) Lotta Wennakoski (Finland, 1970): Flute concerto "Soie" (2009) Klaus Lang (Austria, 1971): Black Light (2013) Klaus Lang (Austria, 1971): Hungry Star (2012) Klaus Lang (Austria, 1971): The Path of the Prince I (1996) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Asyla (1997) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): America A Prophecy (1999) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Concentric Paths violin concerto (2005) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Tevot (2007) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2018) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Four Quartets (2010) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Dante (2020) Luciano Chessa (Italy, 1971): Il Pedone dell'Aria (2006) Luciano Chessa (Italy, 1971): Inkless Imagination IV (2008) Luciano Chessa (Italy, 1971): Recitativo, Aria e Coro della Vergine (2008) Luciano Chessa (Italy, 1971): Ragazzi Incoscienti Scarabocchiano sulla Porta di un Negozio Fallito an.1902 (2009) Lera Auerbach (Russia, 1973): Double Concerto (1997) Zhao Lin (China, 1973): Double concerto Duo for Sheng, Cello, and Orchestra (2013) Minas Borboudakis (Greece, 1974): Chorochronos I (1997) Minas Borboudakis (Greece, 1974): Chorochronos II (2002) Bruno Mantovani (France, 1974): Concerto pour Violon (1997) Bruno Mantovani (France, 1974): Turbulences (1998) Alex Mincek (USA, 1975): Pendulum VII (2012) Alex Mincek (USA, 1975): Double Concerto for flute, percussion, and string orchestra (2010) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): Mass Transmission (2012) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): Digital Loom (2006) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): Liquid Interface (2012) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): The B Sides (2009) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): World's Greatest Synth (2019) Mason Bates (USA, 1977): Piano Concerto (2022) Jason Freeman (USA, 1977): Glimmer (2004) Ge Wang (China, 1977): Twilight (2013) Tyondai Braxton (USA, 1978): Telekinesis (2018) Luciano Chessa (USA, 1981): Petrolio (2004) Ashley Fure (USA, 1982): Filament (2018) Caroline Shaw (USA, 1982): The Listeners (2019) Caroline Shaw (USA, 1982): Partita for 8 Voices (2013) Mohammed Fairouz (USA, 1985): Symphony 3 Poems and Prayers (2010) Mohammed Fairouz (USA, 1985): Symphony 4 In the Shadow of No Towers (2013) Mohammed Fairouz (USA, 1985): Lamentation and Satire for string quartet (2008) Kali Malone (USA, 1994): Living Torch (2022) OperaElodie Lauten (USA, 1951): Waking in New York (1998) Anthony Davis (USA, 1951): X - The Life and Times of Malcolm X (1986) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Jakob Lenz" (1977) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Oedipus" (1987) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): "Die Hamletmaschine" (1987) Wolfgang Rihm (Germany, 1952): Dionysos (2010) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): L'Amour de Loin (2000) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Emilie (2010) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Only the Sound Remains (2015) Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952): Innocence (2018) Tod Machover (USA, 1953): Valis (1987) Dennis Johnson (USA, 1954): November (1959) Tobias Picker (USA, 1954): Emmeline (1996) Tobias Picker (USA, 1954): Therese Raquin (2000) Mamoru Fujieda (Japan, 1955): Patterns of Plants (2014) Bright Sheng (China, 1955): Nanking! Nanking! (1999) Michael Gordon (USA, 1956): Van Gogh (1991) Paul Dolden (Canada, 1956): L'Ivresse De La Vitesse (1999) Paul Dolden (Canada, 1956): Entropic Twilights (2002) Paul Dolden (Canada, 1956): Below The Walls Of Jericho (1989) Tan Dun (China, 1957): Ghost Opera (1994) Tan Dun (China, 1957): Marco Polo (1996) Mikel Rouse (USA, 1957): Failing Kansas (1994) Mikel Rouse (USA, 1957): Dennis Cleveland (1996) Chaya Czernowin (Israel, 1957): Pnima ins Innere (2000) Chaya Czernowin (Israel, 1957): Infinite Now (2017) Chaya Czernowin (Israel, 1957): Heart Chamber (2019) Erling Wold (USA, 1958): A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil (1995) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Ainadamar (2005) Osvaldo Golijov (Argentina, 1960): Tenebrae (2002) George Benjamin (Britain, 1960): Into the Little Hill (2008) George Benjamin (Britain, 1960): Written on Skin (2012) George Benjamin (Britain, 1960): Lessons in Love and Violence (2018) George Benjamin (Britain, 1960): Picture a Day like this (2023) Jack Heggie (USA, 1963): Dead Man Walking (2000) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): Powder Her Face (1995) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): The Tempest (2004) Thomas Ades (Britain, 1971): The Exterminating Angel (2017) Kevin Puts (USA, 1972): Silent Night (2012) Huang Ruo (China, 1976): An American Soldier (2018) Missy Mazzoli (USA, 1980): Song from the Uproar (2012) Missy Mazzoli (USA, 1980): Breaking the Waves (2016) Missy Mazzoli (USA, 1980): The Listeners (2022) Luciano Chessa (USA, 1981): A Heavenly Act (2011) Luciano Chessa (USA, 1981): Extremist Banquet at the Castle by the Lake (2016) Ashley Fure (USA, 1982): The Force of Things (2017) Composers born in the 18th centuryComposers born in the 19th centuryComposers born after 1899Composers born after 1929Composers born after 1949See the note at the bottom of this page about the country credited for the musician (it is not necessarily the country where the musician was born, and not the country that exists today but didn't exist back then). |
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