2020 composer anniversaries other than you-know-who

[Maestro267]

Herr Beethoven will probably wind up with all the plaudits this year, but his isn't til December, so between now and then we have plenty of time to acknowledge the other composers whose significant anniversaries fall in 2020.

Jan 22 - Charles Tournemire, born 1870
Feb 17 - Henri Vieuxtemps, born 1820
Apr 21 - Bruno Maderna, born 1920
Apr 30 - Franz Lehár, born 1870
Sep 5 - Peter Racine Fricker, born 1920
Sep 28 - Florent Schmitt, born 1870
Dec 5 - Viteszlav Novak - born 1870

Aug 10 - Benrd Alois Zimmermann, died 1970
Oct 2 - Max Bruch, died 1920
Dec 31 - Cyril Scott, died 1970

If there are others you feel are worth mentioning, go nuts.

[Symphonic Addict]

Some more-or-less known composers

Born

Guillaume Lekeu (1870/01/20) (the very first)
Cornelis Dopper (1870/02/07)
Leopold Godowsky (1870/02/13)
Joseph Ryelandt (1870/04/07)
Louis Vierne (1870/10/08)
Geoffrey Bush (1920/03/23)
Harold Shapero (1920/04/29)
Alexander Arutiunian (1920/09/23)


Dead

Roberto Gerhard (1970/01/05)
Charles Griffes (1920/04/08)
Heino Eller (1970/06/16)
Bo Linde (1970/10/02)
Cyril Scott (1970/12/31)

[bhodges]

Would be eager for anniversary recognition of any of these, especially Bruno Maderna and Roberto Gerhard.

Also, a friend alerted me that 2020 is the centennial of the creation of Les Six (Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, Tailleferre) formed in January 1920:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Six

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

Charles Griffes (1920/04/08)

I'd love for this little-known American Impressionist to get more exposure, but I won't hold my breath.

[Symphonic Addict]

I'd love for this little-known American Impressionist to get more exposure, but I won't hold my breath.

His output is small but there are some real gems that stand out, above all The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan IMO.

[JBS]

His output is small but there are some real gems that stand out, above all The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan IMO.

He probably suffers from the fact that US classical music stations (when they used to actually exist) treated his music as light entertainment suitable for  rush hour listening.

[Mirror Image]

His output is small but there are some real gems that stand out, above all The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan IMO.

A fine work, indeed. I also like his solo piano music and chamber music (there wasn't much of this unfortunately). A life cut way too short as he was just starting to find his compositional footing. He certainly stands out amongst those early American composers like Chadwick, Paine, MacDowell, etc. Of the early American Modernists, I still find much pleasure in Ives, Ruggles, and Crawford Seeger.