Top 10 Composers of the 20th Century
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7 жыл бұрынThese are in my opinion the Best Composers of the 20th Century!
10) Sergei Prokofiev
9) Ennio Morricone
8) Dmitri Shostakovich
7) Igor Stravinsky
6) Gustav Mahler
5) Maurice Ravel
4) Giacomo Puccini
3) John Williams
2) Sergei Rachmaninoff
1) Claude Debussy
Songs played:
10. "Montagues and Capulets" from Romeo and Juliet
9. "Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8. "Waltz No. 2"
7. "Sacrificial Dance" from Rite of Spring
6. "Symphony No. 5: Adagietto"
5. "Bolero"
4. "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot
3. "Main Theme" from Star Wars
2. "Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, 18th Variation"
1. "Arabesque No. 1"
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@altareggo 2 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, i tend to regard most of these composers as belonging solidly in the late 19th century - Mahler, Puccini, Rachmaninoff - even Ravel and Debussy: their music fits very firmly with the "late Romantic" period, instead of the more dissonant, "experimental", aggressively non-traditional music of Schonberg, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Phillip Glass, etc. I AM happy that Morricone was included: he truly carved out his own path through the Forest of Music, doing things that nobody had done before - well, at least nowhere near as well as he did!!
@maxheadrom3088 5 ай бұрын
Would it be correct to say that it was Stravinsky's work that started the 20th century revolution in music? I remember reading or being told that it was the onomatopeic parts of his music that lead musicians and composer to wonder "why when the orchestra mimics an animal sound it's music but the animal sound in itself isn't?". THanks!
@rylievillanurva8054 3 жыл бұрын
tbh,i was searching for this for our activity in school,then suddenly when i saw no.3(jhon williams)i suddenly got hyped
@kingcrimson7141 3 жыл бұрын
Is that starwars?!!
@Broomful 2 жыл бұрын
@@allmusic962 what????
@danielgonzalezjr8350 4 жыл бұрын
Khachaturian? One of the greatest 20th-century pieces was his Piano Concerto and Violin Concerto.
@FeonaLeeJones 4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️Prokofiev. He’s super underrated.
@kennytorres2408 3 жыл бұрын
Well, depends, in my opinion I think he's not that underrated among pianists that spend much of their time studying music, but if we talk about people that just like to hear music then yeah he is
@AgentAlisha 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This helped me a lot!
@chinito398 5 жыл бұрын
Gustav holst? Gershwin?
@remonholubek8123 7 жыл бұрын
My top 15 20th century composers (Born 1850+) 15: Richard Strauss (Also sprach Zarustrassa) 14: Jean Sibillius (Finlandia) 13: Béla bartók (Concerto for 2 pianos, Percussion and orchestra) 12: George Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue) 11: Aaron Copland (Fanfare for the commen men) 10: Giacomo Puccini (Nesson Dorma) 9: Arnold Schönberg (Verklarte Nachte) 8: Sergej Rachmaninoff (Piano concerto 2) 7: Maurice Ravel (Bolero) 6: Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano concerto 2) 5: Sergej Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet - Dance of the knights) 4: John Williams (Star Wars - Main title) 3: Gustav Mahler (Symphony 5 adagietto) 2: Claude Debussy (prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune) 1: Igor Stravinsky (Le sacre du Printemps)
@theironbuilder7973 7 жыл бұрын
20th century means born maybe 1880-1999 not 1850 :(
@viktorhobor3617 4 жыл бұрын
Do u have a playlist of these?
@karlasorcic3637 4 жыл бұрын
Exept more then half are not from the 20th century
@peterkelnerxd7009 4 жыл бұрын
Williams ?????????
@Dolmiati1 3 жыл бұрын
I think, your list is the best!
@PeekaPeep 5 жыл бұрын
Of that list, Stravinsky and Prokofiev are among my absolute favorites from that century. Others that I feel should get honorable mention are: John Barry, Miklos Rozsa, Gustav Holst (Planets Suite arguably the most influential work of the 20th century), and Bernard Herrmann. Aaron Copland and George Gershwin were notable omissions, though...
@altareggo 2 жыл бұрын
Gershwin in particular: his body of work isn't vast like Stravinsky, but he and Copland transformed American classical music like no others.
@giasifman9050 Жыл бұрын
Erik Satie must be on this list
@WisdomSpeak1 Жыл бұрын
Agree. Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is a masterpiece. I like Barber and Ives too.
@brancefinger5601 6 жыл бұрын
No Gershwin, Copland, or Bernstein? No Schoenberg, that Light unto the Nations? Oy vey, are you in drehrd, bubele!
@joshsussman9432 3 жыл бұрын
But I bet Mahler's inclusion got you a bit uncomfortable, there. Next time you want to use Yiddish, maybe want to learn it a little better first. I could give you lessons if you need, and in music while we're at it.
@neutral_puma845 5 жыл бұрын
I agree with the pics , there were some composers that were missing and John Williams does " borrow " themes a lot from other classical composers but I liked how Rachmaninoff and Debussy were at the top of the list . I totally agree with that!
@ODMXypher 4 жыл бұрын
you know that every composer "borrows" from others
@mustysheep3977 4 жыл бұрын
@@ODMXypher some more than other, john williams stars wars theme just seems bad to put on here compared to the rest
@Milan19477 6 жыл бұрын
No.1-Prokofiev
@lostintime519 4 жыл бұрын
Prokofiev is the numero uno of XX-century. His Romeo and Juliet (Dance of Knights) is the ideal soundtrack to XX-century.
@limesquared 6 жыл бұрын
Ligeti ? Copland ? Gershwin?
@ianfrancis777 3 жыл бұрын
Could you tell me what classical piece is playing in the background of this video section, or maybe the composer? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e86mmKaTptvadmQ.html It continues @ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e86mmKaTptvadmQ.html. I love the background music.
@zephyrus9852 2 жыл бұрын
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nino Rota, Arvo Part, Arnold Schoenberg, Ahmad Jamal, Joe Hisaishi and Brian Eno were mentionable, too.
@yooom2344 7 жыл бұрын
@arielorthmann4061 Жыл бұрын
My list : 10- John Cage (Concerto for prepared piano) 9- Elliot Carter (String quartet n°3) 8- Helmut Lachenmann (Tanzsuite) 7- Anton Webern (Konzert) 6- Edgard Varèse (Amériques) 5- Karlheinz Stockhausen (Gruppen) 4- Arnold Schönberg (Violinkonzert) 3- Claude Debussy (Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune) 2- György Ligeti (Lontano) 1- Igor Stravinsky (Le Sacre du Printemps)
@therealCamoron 4 жыл бұрын
This is extremely Eurocentric. I'd make the argument that Scott Joplin had far more influence on the future of music as a whole than anyone else on this list. Ragtime paved the way for jazz, blues, rock, rap, folk, hip hop, etc. Joplin did more in his brief life and career to influence the rest of the 20th century than anyone else on this list.
@therealCamoron 4 жыл бұрын
Mind you, Debussy is my personal favorite composer of all time.
@ha3vy 3 жыл бұрын
unobjective video, williams over shostakovich prokofiev and stravinsky? It seems like a joke
@largebill1245 3 жыл бұрын
How would you measure it from an objective framework? What metrics would you judge by? I prefer them over Williams as well just curious as to what your reasoning is.
@chrisbillings7233 2 жыл бұрын
agreed, williams did much more stealing, and had no really innovative ideas, shostakovich had to live with stalin, and stravinsky revolutionised polyrhythms
@wyattwahlgren8883 2 жыл бұрын
@@largebill1245 There are some objective measures in music. There's this lie being spread all around the internet that art is subjective (I'd call it a half lie, but still). I think the best metric is influence. Stravinsky was by far the most influential composer of the 20th century. He freed all composers of the rules they were told to follow with the revolutionary Rite of Spring, especially in regards to rhythm. Although, Debussy and Ravel were doing that in the same spirit, but their works were conventionally beautiful. Lastly, I don't think this list is meant to be objective. It's more of a "my top ten favorite composers of the 20th Century" sort of thing.
@eduardocampos8670 2 жыл бұрын
@@wyattwahlgren8883 Great comment
@rafjeevarafjeeva5952 2 жыл бұрын
My personnal top 10: 10: Ennio morricone 9: Stravinsky (petrushka) 8: Ravel (Ondine from gaspard de la nuit) 7: Holst (the planets) 6: Gershwin (rhapsody in blues) 5: Scriabin (his etudes) 4: Prokofiev (concerto 2) 3: Debussy (la mer) 2: Mahler (symphony 5) 1: John cage (4 min 33) TRUE 1: Rachmaninoff (all the concertos)
@rbmunga 6 жыл бұрын
1. Claude Debussy 2. Ottorino Respighi 3. Igor Stravinsky 4. Gustav Holst 5. Jean Sibelius 6. Sergei Prokofiev 7. Lalo Schifrin 8. Olivier Messiaen 9. Ennio Morriconne 10. Isaac Albeniz (the 'Stache)
@aronollerer5745 5 жыл бұрын
Its very silly to take Debussy to the first place. Schoenberg, or Stravinsky or Shostakovich, Bartók. They. Debussy is clearly a great composer, but that four gentleman undoubtedly made more for the evolution of the 20th century:)
@transforminggravity15626 3 жыл бұрын
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@hpntc_ 3 жыл бұрын
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century: Classic orcestral music 21th Century : hip hop, Rap etc Idk what I need to think of this :S
@elias7748 2 жыл бұрын
Not really true. Back then in the 18th and 19th centuries for example, folk music was their pop music, not classical. Classical music has never been the most popular form of music. The folk music of those times is like the pop of our times.
@johnnywalker2022 3 жыл бұрын
Argo Part?
@philgamer_309 5 жыл бұрын
im using this for my project lol
@clanker8443 4 жыл бұрын
Philgamer_ 309 same
@JonasLeonardMusic 7 жыл бұрын
Hey, I really like classical and orchestral music. Therefore I just composed a track where I put a lot of effort in making the strings and choir sound realistic. I would love to get some feedback :) All the best, Jonas
@remonholubek8123 7 жыл бұрын
It's nice that you combine Classic with contamporary music. I am composing music as well but i am always doing it in the classic way for an orchestra. I hope that we both become good composers and that mayby one of us becomes the new John Williams, Morricone, Zimmer or Herrmann. Good luck with composing man!
@JonasLeonardMusic 7 жыл бұрын
Haha I hope so too! Thank you I am really glad a musician like you appreciates my music :) I also really enjoyed you piano performance on your channel!
@remonholubek8123 7 жыл бұрын
Thx man enjoy your composing and i hope you will opload a new composition soon :)
@qiusx 3 жыл бұрын
No.100 Commnets :)
@peterkelnerxd7009 4 жыл бұрын
Alfred Schnittke !!!
@steamsound3592 6 жыл бұрын
Williams and Prokofiev best
@littlebigjohn69 Жыл бұрын
my list consists of ENNIO MORRICONE, RAVEL, FAURE, ROTA, PUCCINI, VERDI, WILLIAMS, HORNER , these are the true composers of the 20th century. my all time favourite and he should be next to BEETHOVEN in the all time great is MORRICONE his music changed the western genre that solely in the u.s.
@ssprokofiev 7 жыл бұрын
John Williams and Ennio Morricone are placed ahead of Prokofiev? It's bad enough that Shostakovich and others are listed ahead of him, but as you said this is your opinion and you're entitled to it.
@garettblack1499 7 жыл бұрын
Even worse wheres Darth Vader's entrance theme?
@ulisesibarra655 6 жыл бұрын
You don't know all the work of Morricone, it's one of the best of the best
@user_8982 6 жыл бұрын
Morricone >>>John williams
@AgnosticProle 7 жыл бұрын
While I like all of these number 2 is my favorite because it is featured in somewhere in time.
@tedwards1025 5 жыл бұрын
Where is Gershwin?
@stevenstoller3541 5 жыл бұрын
Make it the top 20, and we can be far more inclusive. But who actually listens to Schonberg and Berg anymore besides a few elites?
@pianohq999 3 жыл бұрын
khachaturian and Bartok ?
@floxy20 3 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff??? What about Sibelius, the best of the lot? At least you didn't include those 12 tone duds.
@0grik 2 жыл бұрын
Where is Khachaturian's saber dance?
@krsr454 3 жыл бұрын
1:11 - Blur
@JustMiluna 5 жыл бұрын
Where is my beloved Alexander Scriabin?! Pls
@billmarrufo 3 жыл бұрын
100% agree!!! Alexander Scriabin is better than many of the ones included in the video and of the mentioned in other comments. I would go farther in saying he is probaly among the most innovative and advanced in modern history.
@collinstanujaya_pianist 5 жыл бұрын
bartok?
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
Yoyoy villame
@LarryTomson-jy3ui 3 ай бұрын
10) Sergei Prokofiev;I think he is okay,but only famous for his juliet ballet 9) Ennio Morricone; I mean,he is famous for cowboy stuff. 8) Dmitri Shostakovich;I mean,he's okay 7) Igor Stravinsky;he is fine 6) Gustav Mahler;too epic for my tastes 5) Maurice Ravel;too experienced 4) Giacomo Puccini dorma dumb 3) John Williams;star wars guy they say 2) Sergei Rachmaninoff;he is just one of those "famous composer pianists" 1) Claude Debussy;see Rachmaninoff
@maryjoyabaya1347 3 жыл бұрын
Leonard Bernstein? And bela bartok??
@gonzameza5198 3 жыл бұрын
Mahler..that why vinnie colaiuta is such a good drummer...
@terlis3423 Жыл бұрын
The were a lot of ingenious composers in 20th century. I see Penderecki missed here
@zohb2009 2 жыл бұрын
8. "Waltz No. 2" = Pirates of Carribean's theme
@alivstyson1864 2 жыл бұрын
WOW No Gershwin ? No Duke Ellington ? No Frank Zappa ? some VERY glarring ommisions
@milanakan3793 2 жыл бұрын
Where are Khachaturian and Sibelius?
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
Rachmaninoff
@elias7748 3 жыл бұрын
John Williams lol! Should have replaced him with Rachaminoff. Not a good list at all. There are also many more.
@Souliban 6 жыл бұрын
Camille Saint Saens,......... ???
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
James newton howard
@jarjuicemachine 6 жыл бұрын
Alexander Nevsky
@alejandraponce5629 4 жыл бұрын
And Richard Strauss? :c
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
Phillip glass
@manueldefalla2681 3 жыл бұрын
Ejem....
@johngustafson7762 5 жыл бұрын
scott joplin?
@elias7748 3 жыл бұрын
No. Not on this level.
@hillcresthiker 2 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Mahler, I cannot have any musical respect for the taste of someone who includes copycat movie composers like Morricone and John Williams among top composers but omits Sibelius, Vaughn Williams and Aaron Copeland!
@littlebigjohn69 Жыл бұрын
your taste is admirable and its your taste even though your taste is questionable, my question is where do you see morricone and williams copycats, they are the original of the best composers i know. morricones music is even used as dial tone on phones and he is so popular with soundtracks as THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY, and also THE MISSION which is my all time favourite piece.
@robdavies8254 23 күн бұрын
Ralph Vaughan Williams ?
@leonova5060 3 жыл бұрын
Ennio>>>>>>>>>>>
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
Howard shore
@qwertyu600 9 ай бұрын
Where is Sibelius?
@fairwinaskara 7 жыл бұрын
Somehow listening to Maurice Ravel makes me feel uncomfortable. I like Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Vivaldi (I get it they're not from the same century) Rachmaninoff - I like him but I just dont know why I couldnt appreciate Bolero
@TSOM 7 жыл бұрын
Fairwin Askara It's because this was the century of musical experimentation, Ravel experimented with Jazz and other genres. I personally don't like Stravinsky but it's because he experimented with different styles and innovations that inspired a lot of music today.
@victorvega8061 5 жыл бұрын
Why do people people only think of Bolero when they think of Maurice Ravel? He has composed so many other pieces worth mentioning! Une Barque sur l'océan, Daphnis et Chloé, and Le tombeau de Couperin to name a few.
@MrRajun5 4 жыл бұрын
Where is ilayaraja?
@Questmetalband 2 жыл бұрын
ZAPPA
@jtindisa 6 жыл бұрын
My favourite John Williams is from "the Patriot."
@santiagovidal2986 4 жыл бұрын
John Williams is just a fucking genius
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
Max surban
@guidepost42 10 ай бұрын
Hindemith? Bartok?
@janosborai3632 3 жыл бұрын
0. Erik Satie
@FelineFlame-dj1xl Жыл бұрын
I know y'all gonna hate me for this but I'm genuinely upset that this person chose Bolero out of all of Ravel's pieces to showcase him lol
@sofiabosco7892 Жыл бұрын
It's his most well known piece. But yeah he could have picked Tzigane or smt
@FelineFlame-dj1xl Жыл бұрын
@@sofiabosco7892 ikr? There are so many better ones and yet everyone is just like oMg bOLeRo sUcH a mAsTeRPiEcE Kinda like whenever Rimsky-Korsakov is brought up, people always talk about flight of the bumblebee
@sofiabosco7892 Жыл бұрын
@@FelineFlame-dj1xl yeah (sACriLEGiOuS) flight of the bUmBLeBEE. They never talk about his other pieces like Scheherazade
@sdfjsd Жыл бұрын
You forgot to include Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sidney Bichet, and Louis Armstrong in this video. They were probably three of the most talented musicians in the 20th century.
@fiodorov4724 4 жыл бұрын
WHERE IS CHOPIN!!! This is joke
@alemelvera 4 жыл бұрын
He is in Romantic Period of classical music. We have 5 Period of Classical Music they are: 1- Renaissance Period 2- Baroque Period 3- Classical Period 4- Romantic Period, and 5- Modern Period
@jemapelleanthony6305 3 жыл бұрын
@@alemelvera you forgot medieval period
@irisspieces5379 5 жыл бұрын
8:05 STAR WARS :) 😂
@Bruh-wi4en 3 жыл бұрын
You can see starwars on that masterpiece but i dont, because i appreciate this work of him
@hjwu1324 3 жыл бұрын
How about Andrew Lloyd Webber?
@FerHodah 4 жыл бұрын
The best was Giacomo Puccini.
@HankBukowski11 4 жыл бұрын
There is no Best. Just art.
@ljubobilic2079 5 жыл бұрын
Where is Jimmy Page?
@sunjoyce9735 3 жыл бұрын
OMG,this bit creepy
@otakuhub455 3 жыл бұрын
Mudule solved
@Elomere 6 жыл бұрын
i would leave out williams and mahler..both are much overblown
@jayrich6532 7 жыл бұрын
#9 sounds like Metallica
@TSOM 7 жыл бұрын
It's because they did a cover
@Sean-Ax 6 жыл бұрын
Jay Rich . Which song? The Unforgiven?
@user_8982 6 жыл бұрын
Ecstasy of gold
@Sean-Ax 6 жыл бұрын
Sai Teja . Huh, come to think of it, I don't think I'd heard Ecstasy of Gold until this video. I've listened to a lot of Metallica, and even then I still haven't listened to their version of it yet. It does sound a lot like the Unforgiven too.
@augustgreig9420 6 жыл бұрын
SeanTheCajun You must have shit in your ears, because that sounds nothing like, "Unforgiven".
@arceadam5832 5 жыл бұрын
My number one is CHARLIE CHAPLIN
@stavro9820 9 ай бұрын
In my opinion Rachmaninoff is 1st. Rachmaninoff IS KING !
@stirperomanaasr6134 2 жыл бұрын
Nino rota is large better than morricone or Williams.
@Wilantonjakov 7 жыл бұрын
Where is Philip Glass!?!?!? Akhnaten, Einstein on the Beach... etc..
@TSOM 7 жыл бұрын
He's in the 21st century list.
@brasilebrasile2450 2 жыл бұрын
John Williams is a soundtrack composer, good but neither better than Puccini, prokofiev or sostakovic. Is an heresy. And however morricone is not better than procofiev but better than Williams.
@tiloucreme 3 жыл бұрын
Morricone better than Prokofiev wtff
@Mr_Wills_Pipes 5 жыл бұрын
Why do people Like Shastikovich so much???
@ODMXypher 4 жыл бұрын
why would we not like him? He composed a lot of great pieces.
@sofiabosco7892 Жыл бұрын
Because he composed great pieces
@verneeide9567 6 жыл бұрын
Where's Schoenberg and Bartok? Primarily the list serves as a admission of ignorance.
@deepthiperera 4 жыл бұрын
how could you possibly missed CHOPIN!!!!!!!
@Hambugerr 4 ай бұрын
Idk I think dr Dre better
@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 4 ай бұрын
Serious lack of english composers
@Belfreyite 5 жыл бұрын
There's only one Gustav, and it aint Mahler!!!!!!
@shnimmuc 5 жыл бұрын
Morricone is a laugh in this list, he a pop film composer. Same for John Williams. Where is Vaughan Williams, Nielsen, Bartok, Schoenberg, Berg. Barber, Copland. Your list is s joke. I am ashamed of this stupidity.
@hjwu1324 5 жыл бұрын
The title is 'top composers'. They are not limited to classical music. So where is ： Andrew Lloyd Webber?
@shnimmuc 5 жыл бұрын
He is not even a footnote
@Masilya111 3 жыл бұрын
Now I understand why people say classical music is elitist.
@huikwanyuet2001 3 жыл бұрын
21st century music lolololololololol IS A JOKE
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