John Cage

John Cage

male, deceased (1992)
Mycologist, writer, Black Mountain College faculty, chance music, John Milton Cage Jr, LGBT…composer, Experimentalcomposer, Classical composer, experimental music, Opera composer
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992) was an American composer. He is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition "4'33",...
Morton Feldman

Morton Feldman

male, deceased (1987)
improvisation, Musical improvisation, modern music, University at Buffalo faculty, Jewish, composer…Experimentalcomposer, Classical composer
Morton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City. A key figure in modern music, Feldman's compositions went through several phases....
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

male, 81 years old
music, University of Bonn alumni, Electroacoustic music composer, Electronic music pioneer, Classical composer, New Age musician…Experimentalcomposer, German opera composer, composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen (born August 22 1928) is a German composer, and one of the most important and controversial composers of the 20th century. He...
Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis

male, deceased (2001)
musical modernism, Electroacoustic music composer, Electronic music pioneer, Modernism, Greek resistance member, Expatriate in France…Classical composer, Experimentalcomposer, composer
Iannis Xenakis was one of the most important Greek composers of the 20th century, a major contributor to musical modernism, and an architect
Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton

male, 64 years old
Roosevelt University alumni, saxophonist, music educator, Clarinettist, multi-instrumentalist, Clarinetist…Experimental musician, composer, Opera composer, Jazz composer, Classical composer
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945 in Chicago) is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, and pianist. He has created a large...
David Tudor

David Tudor

male, deceased (1996)
composer, pianist, chess, Classical pianist, Experimentalcomposer, Classical composer…experimental music
David Eugene Tudor was an American pianist and composer of experimental music. Tudor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano with...
Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

male, deceased (1993)
musician, atheist, rock, Frank Vincent Zappa, rock singer, Rock musician…Experimental filmmaker, composer, Experimental musician, Classical composer, Experimentalcomposer
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. In his more...
Alvin Lucier

Alvin Lucier

male, 78 years old
experimental music, director, Wesleyan University faculty, Experimentalcomposer, Music writer, American…Classical composer, composer
Alvin Lucier (born May 14, 1931) is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory...
La Monte Young

La Monte Young

male, 74 years old
La Monte Thornton Young, Former Mormon, Postmodern composer, drone, minimal, avant-garde…experimental, composer, Experimentalcomposer, Classical composer, experimental music
La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American composer and musician. Young is commonly seen as the first minimalist composer and...