The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...

More than 100,000 scores, in addition to the complete musical and personal archive of 20th century composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), have been lost in the Pacific Palisades wildfire.

Probably the only classical composer to have a mountain named after him (Mount Messiaen, Utah, 1978), Messiaen is among the most strikingly individual of 20th-century composers. Probably the only ...