Early 20th Century Composer Poll

[The new erato]

Grieg actually died at a later date than Bruckner and Dvorak.

[johnshade]

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Could these composers generally be classified as "post Romantic" (with a few exceptions)?

[Harry]

O, dear, a list and three choices, nah, that's not for me.

[karlhenning]

True, Harry! Not a dud in that roster! 

[Don]

Mahler - Shostakovich - Sibelius

[Scriptavolant]

I didn't get the criteria of that poll. There's too much variability in the listed choices.

[Harry]

True, Harry! Not a dud in that roster! 

Yes, I knew that one would come back at me like a boomerang!

[johnshade]

I didn't get the criteria of that poll. There's too much variability in the listed choices.

Another way to put it: This is just a list of well-known composers; which three composed music that you have more affection for than others on the list.

[sonic1]

I chose Ives, Bartok and Shosty. Can't believe I am in a majority. Woo Hoo!

[Florestan]

I voted Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich --- because I thought the poll was about the 20th century.

But now I see it's about early 20th century, so I must recast my vote.

I can't do that but here they are, my favourite early 20th century composers from the list:

Rachmaninoff
Sibelius
R. Strauss
Mahler
Debussy
Faure

[71 dB]

Since no Nielsen or Villa-Lobos, my choises are:

Elgar
Fauré
Puccini

[Mark G. Simon]

And Dvo?ák published only two works during the 20th Century (and they were likely composed during the 19th Century) .........

Rusalka was written in 1900, so its place in 20th century music will be determined by which century you believe 1900 to belong to. Armida was written from 1901-1903, but it's performed so rarely it might as well not exist.

[Danny]

By early 20th century I assumed it was up until 1950.  That said, I pick Stavinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

[Lilas Pastia]

A.E.J Bruckelglius is my favourite. He was a very fecund composer (21 symphonies, including unpublished works).

[Bogey]

Bruckner
Dvorak
Ravel

[val]

My choice goes to Debussy, Schönberg and Stravinsky. I didn't mention Bruckner because he seems to me to belong to the 19th century.

But Webern and Bartok (and Ravel) would be next.

[sound67]

No Vaughan Williams, no vote.

[Symphonien]

Debussy, Mahler, Prokofiev.

As for the inclusion of Bruckner in the poll, D Minor says it all:

Bruckner died in 1896 ..........


(Brahms died in 1897)

[Black Knight]

Prokofiev, Rachamninov, Shostakovich.

[sound67]

Rachmaninov???