Harry Partch

Harry Partch

male, deceased (1974)
Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 - September 3, 1974) was an American composer and instrument builder. He was one of the first twentieth-century...

Johnny Reinhard

male
Johnny Reinhard is a microtonal composer and virtuoso bassoonist. He employs many avant-garde techniques in his bassoon performance such as...
Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis

male, deceased (2001)
Iannis Xenakis was one of the most important Greek composers of the 20th century, a major contributor to musical modernism, and an architect
Charles Ives

Charles Ives

male, deceased (1954)
Charles Edward Ives was an American composer of classical music. He is widely regarded as one of the first American classical composers of...
Andi Spicer

Andi Spicer

male, 50 years old
Andrew John Preston "Andi" Spicer (born 1959 in Birmingham, U.K.), is a British electroacoustic classical music composer who uses electronics (see...
Terry Riley

Terry Riley

male, 74 years old
Terry Riley (born 24 June 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school.
La Monte Young

La Monte Young

male, 74 years old
La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American composer and musician. Young is commonly seen as the first minimalist composer and...
Glenn Branca

Glenn Branca

male, 61 years old
Glenn Branca (born October 6 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, repetition,...
Adriaan Fokker

Adriaan Fokker

male, deceased (1972)
Adriaan Daniƫl Fokker (Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies (now Bogor, Indonesia), August 17, 1887-Beekbergen (near Apeldoorn), September 24, 1972) was a...
Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough

male, 66 years old
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (born 16 January, 1943 in Coventry) is an English composer.