List of 20th-century classical composers
| Lists of classical music composers by era | |
|---|---|
| Medieval | (476–1400) |
| Renaissance | (1400–1600) |
| Baroque | (1600–1760) |
| Classical era | (1730–1820) |
| Romantic era | (1815–1910) |
| 20th century | (1900–2000) |
| 21st century | (since 2000) |
This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks. It includes only composers of significant fame and importance. The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some defy simple classification. Names are listed first by year of birth, then in alphabetical order within each year.
| Name | Year of birth | Year of death | Nationality | Notable 20th-century works | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancla, CharlesCharles Dancla | 1817 | 1907 | French | Solo de concours no. 7, Op. 224 | Romanticism | |
| Arditi, LuigiLuigi Arditi | 1822 | 1903 | Italian | |||
| Kirchner, TheodorTheodor Kirchner | 1823 | 1903 | German | |||
| Reinecke, CarlCarl Reinecke | 1824 | 1910 | German | Trio for piano, clarinet and horn in B♭, Op. 274; String Quartet No. 5, Op. 287 | Romanticism | |
| Hol, RichardRichard Hol | 1825 | 1904 | Dutch | Organ music | Romanticism | |
| Minkus, LudwigLudwig Minkus | 1826 | 1917 | Austrian | |||
| Eskesen, MortenMorten Eskesen | 1826 | 1913 | Danish | |||
| Gevaert, François-AugusteFrançois-Auguste Gevaert | 1828 | 1908 | Belgian | Romanticism | ||
| Grandval, Clémence deClémence de Grandval | 1828 | 1907 | French | |||
| Parker, James Cutler DunnJames Cutler Dunn Parker | 1828 | 1916 | American | Romanticism | ||
| Blumenthal, JacquesJacques Blumenthal | 1829 | 1908 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Goldmark, KarlKarl Goldmark | 1830 | 1915 | Hungarian | Ein Wintermärchen; Aus Jugendtagen | ||
| Klindworth, KarlKarl Klindworth | 1830 | 1916 | German | |||
| Schellendorff, Hans Bronsart vonHans Bronsart von Schellendorff | 1830 | 1913 | German | |||
| Palm, Jan GerardJan Gerard Palm | 1831 | 1906 | Dutch Antillean | |||
| Allen, Benjamin DwightBenjamin Dwight Allen | 1831 | 1914 | German | |||
| Jadassohn, SalomonSalomon Jadassohn | 1831 | 1902 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Joachim, JosephJoseph Joachim | 1831 | 1907 | Hungarian | |||
| Rothschild, Mathilde Hannah vonMathilde Hannah von Rothschild | 1832 | 1924 | German | |||
| Bériot, Charles-Wilfrid deCharles-Wilfrid de Bériot | 1833 | 1914 | French | |||
| Brambach, Caspar JosephCaspar Joseph Brambach | 1833 | 1902 | German | |||
| Rozkošný, Josef RichardJosef Richard Rozkošný | 1833 | 1913 | Czech | |||
| Becker, GeorgeGeorge Becker | 1834 | 1928 | German – Swiss | |||
| Berger, FrancescoFrancesco Berger | 1834 | 1933 | English | |||
| Baumanis, KārlisKārlis Baumanis | 1835 | 1905 | Latvian | |||
| Branzoli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Branzoli | 1835 | 1909 | Italian | |||
| Cui, CésarCésar Cui | 1835 | 1918 | Russian | |||
| Draeseke, FelixFelix Draeseke | 1835 | 1913 | German | |||
| Saint-Saëns, CamilleCamille Saint-Saëns | 1835 | 1921 | French | |||
| Strauss, EduardEduard Strauss | 1835 | 1916 | Austrian | |||
| Baumfelder, FriedrichFriedrich Baumfelder | 1836 | 1916 | German | |||
| Tammelin, BerthaBertha Tammelin | 1836 | 1915 | Swedish | |||
| Parkhurst, Susan McFarlandSusan McFarland Parkhurst | 1836 | 1918 | American | |||
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-ElisaPauline-Marie-Elisa Thys | 1836 | 1909 | French | |||
| Balakirev, MilyMily Balakirev | 1837 | 1910 | Russian | Islamey | ||
| Dubois, ThéodoreThéodore Dubois | 1837 | 1924 | French | |||
| Ferrari, CarlottaCarlotta Ferrari | 1837 | 1907 | Italian | |||
| Gaul, Alfred R.Alfred R. Gaul | 1837 | 1913 | English | The Prince of Peace (cantata) | ||
| Winter-Hjelm, OttoOtto Winter-Hjelm | 1837 | 1931 | Norwegian | |||
| Lacombe, PaulPaul Lacombe | 1837 | 1927 | French | |||
| Penfield, Smith NewellSmith Newell Penfield | 1837 | 1920 | American | |||
| Waldteufel, ÉmileÉmile Waldteufel | 1837 | 1915 | French | |||
| Bruch, MaxMax Bruch | 1838 | 1920 | German | Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88 | Romanticism | |
| Callaerts, JosephJoseph Callaerts | 1838 | 1901 | Belgian | |||
| Morales, MelesioMelesio Morales | 1838 | 1908 | Mexican | |||
| Gernsheim, FriedrichFriedrich Gernsheim | 1839 | 1916 | German | |||
| Nápravník, EduardEduard Nápravník | 1839 | 1916 | Czech | Francesca da Rimini (opera), Op. 71; Deux pièces russes, for orchestra, Op. 74 | ||
| Netzel, LauraLaura Netzel | 1839 | 1927 | Swedish | |||
| Paine, John KnowlesJohn Knowles Paine | 1839 | 1906 | American | |||
| Rheinberger, JosefJosef Rheinberger | 1839 | 1901 | German | Organ Sonata No. 20 in F Major (“Zur Friedensfeier”), Op. 196; Mass in A Minor, Op. 197 | historicist | |
| Svendsen, JohanJohan Svendsen | 1840 | 1911 | Norwegian | |||
| Borne, FrançoisFrançois Borne | 1840 | 1920 | French | |||
| Bronsart von Schellendorf, IngeborgIngeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf | 1840 | 1913 | Swedish-German | |||
| Cormontan, TheodoraTheodora Cormontan | 1840 | 1922 | Norwegian American | |||
| Rieding, OskarOskar Rieding | 1840 | 1918 | German | |||
| Andrée, ElfridaElfrida Andrée | 1841 | 1929 | Swedish | Swedish Masses Nos. 1 and 2 | ||
| Dvořák, AntonínAntonín Dvořák | 1841 | 1904 | Czech | Armida (opera), "Zpěv z Lešetínského kováře" (song) | Romanticism, folk-influenced | |
| Gobbi, HenriHenri Gobbi | 1841 | 1920 | Hungarian | |||
| Hegar, FriedrichFriedrich Hegar | 1841 | 1927 | Swiss | |||
| Héritte-Viardot, LouiseLouise Héritte-Viardot | 1841 | 1918 | French | |||
| Hummel, Joseph FriedrichJoseph Friedrich Hummel | 1841 | 1919 | Austrian | |||
| Pedrell, FelipFelip Pedrell | 1841 | 1922 | Spanish Catalan | |||
| Sgambati, GiovanniGiovanni Sgambati | 1841 | 1914 | Italian | |||
| Silvestri, GiuseppeGiuseppe Silvestri | 1841 | 1921 | Italian | |||
| Boito, ArrigoArrigo Boito | 1842 | 1918 | Italian | Nerone (opera) | ||
| Duvernoy, AlphonseAlphonse Duvernoy | 1842 | 1907 | French | |||
| Labor, JosefJosef Labor | 1842 | 1924 | Czech | |||
| Massenet, JulesJules Massenet | 1842 | 1912 | French | Piano Concerto; Le jongleur de Notre-Dame; Thérèse; Don Quichotte; Cigale | ||
| Pedrell, FelipeFelipe Pedrell | 1842 | 1922 | Spanish | |||
| Bella, Jan LevoslavJán Levoslav Bella | 1843 | 1936 | Slovak | |||
| Bernard, ÉmileÉmile Bernard | 1843 | 1902 | French | Nocturne, for piano and orchestra, Op. 51; String Quartet, Op. 52 | ||
| Brdlikova, JosefinaJosefina Brdlíková | 1843 | 1910 | Czech | |||
| Diemer, LouisLouis Diémer | 1843 | 1919 | French | |||
| Grieg, EdvardEdvard Grieg | 1843 | 1907 | Norwegian | Lyrische Stücke, Op. 71; Slåtter, Op. 73; Four Psalms, Op. 74 | ||
| Hamerik, AsgerAsger Hamerik | 1843 | 1923 | Danish | Variations on "Jeg gik mig ud en sommerdag" | ||
| Neruda, Franz XaverFranz Xaver Neruda | 1843 | 1915 | Danish | |||
| Popper, DavidDavid Popper | 1843 | 1913 | Czech | |||
| Prescott, OliveriaOliveria Prescott | 1843 | 1919 | English | |||
| Stephanescu, GeorgeGeorge Stephănescu | 1843 | 1925 | Romanian | |||
| Wurmbrand-Stuppach, StephanieStephanie Wurmbrand-Stuppach | 1843 | 1919 | Hungarian | |||
| Gigout, EugeneEugène Gigout | 1844 | 1925 | French | |||
| Graedener, HermannHermann Graedener | 1844 | 1929 | German | |||
| Hofmann, RichardRichard Hofmann | 1844 | 1918 | German | |||
| Rimsky-Korsakov, NikolaiNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 1844 | 1908 | Russian | |||
| Sarasate, Pablo dePablo de Sarasate | 1844 | 1908 | Spanish | |||
| Widor, Charles-MarieCharles-Marie Widor | 1844 | 1937 | French | |||
| Andersen, Anton JörgenAnton Jörgen Andersen | 1845 | 1926 | Norwegian | |||
| Bungert, AugustAugust Bungert | 1845 | 1915 | German | |||
| Ivanovici, IonIon Ivanovici | 1845 | 1902 | Romanian | |||
| Faure, GabrielGabriel Fauré | 1845 | 1924 | French | Prométhée; Pénélope; Masques et bergamasques | ||
| Hasselmans, AlphonseAlphonse Hasselmans | 1845 | 1912 | Belgian-born French | |||
| Perabo, ErnstErnst Perabo | 1845 | 1920 | German-born American | |||
| Adayevskaya, EllaElla Adayevskaya | 1846 | 1926 | Russian | |||
| Auer, LeopoldLeopold Auer | 1846 | 1930 | Hungarian | |||
| Brüll, IgnazIgnaz Brüll | 1846 | 1907 | Austrian | |||
| Denza, LuigiLuigi Denza | 1846 | 1922 | Italian | |||
| Noskowski, ZygmuntZygmunt Noskowski | 1846 | 1909 | Polish | |||
| Drigo, RiccardoRiccardo Drigo | 1846 | 1930 | Italian | |||
| Hallen, AndreasAndreas Hallén | 1846 | 1925 | Swedish | Valborgsmässa (opera) | Romanticism | |
| Jaell, MarieMarie Jaëll | 1846 | 1925 | French | |||
| Lavignac, AlbertAlbert Lavignac | 1846 | 1916 | French | |||
| Ries, FranzFranz Ries | 1846 | 1932 | German | |||
| Tosti, PaoloPaolo Tosti | 1846 | 1916 | Italian | |||
| Andersen, JoachimJoachim Andersen | 1847 | 1909 | Danish | |||
| Backer-Grondahl, AgatheAgathe Backer-Grøndahl | 1847 | 1907 | Norwegian | |||
| Cervantes, IgnacioIgnacio Cervantes | 1847 | 1905 | Cuban | |||
| Chassaigne, FrancisFrancis Chassaigne | 1847 | 1922 | Belgian-born French | |||
| Dimitrescu, ConstantinConstantin Dimitrescu | 1847 | 1928 | Romanian | |||
| Fuchs, RobertRobert Fuchs | 1847 | 1927 | Austrian | Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 79; Clarinet Quintet in E♭ major, Op. 102 | ||
| Scharwenka, Ludwig PhilippLudwig Philipp Scharwenka | 1847 | 1917 | German-Polish | |||
| Gonzaga, ChiquinhaChiquinha Gonzaga | 1847 | 1935 | Brazilian | |||
| Mackenzie, AlexanderAlexander Mackenzie | 1847 | 1935 | Scottish | The Cricket on the Hearth | Romanticism | |
| Sveinbjornsson, SveinbjornSveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson | 1847 | 1927 | Icelandic | |||
| Tillmetz, RudolfRudolf Tillmetz | 1847 | 1915 | German | |||
| Zimmermann, AgnesAgnes Zimmermann | 1847 | 1925 | German | |||
| Allitsen, FrancesFrances Allitsen | 1848 | 1912 | English | |||
| Duparc, HenriHenri Duparc | 1848 | 1933 | French | |||
| Eilenberg, RichardRichard Eilenberg | 1848 | 1927 | German | |||
| Kmoch, FrantisekFrantišek Kmoch | 1848 | 1912 | Czech | |||
| Malling, OttoOtto Malling | 1848 | 1915 | Danish | |||
| McCoy, William J.William J. McCoy | 1848 | 1926 | American | |||
| Parry, HubertHubert Parry | 1848 | 1918 | English | Jerusalem | ||
| Schytte, LudvigLudvig Schytte | 1848 | 1909 | Danish | |||
| Seitz, FritzFritz Seitz | 1848 | 1918 | German | |||
| Singenberger, Johann BaptistJohann Baptist Singenberger | 1848 | 1924 | Swiss-American | historicist | ||
| Berroa, CatalinaCatalina Berroa | 1849 | 1911 | Cuban | |||
| Geddes-Harvey, RobertaRoberta Geddes-Harvey | 1849 | 1930 | Canadian | |||
| Kohler, ErnestoErnesto Köhler | 1849 | 1907 | Italian | |||
| Liebmann, NannaNanna Liebmann | 1849 | 1935 | Danish | |||
| Barth, RichardRichard Barth | 1850 | 1923 | German | |||
| Birkedal-Barfod, LudvigLudvig Birkedal-Barfod | 1850 | 1937 | Danish | |||
| Breton, TomasTomás Bretón | 1850 | 1923 | Spanish | |||
| Heuberger, RichardRichard Heuberger | 1850 | 1914 | Austrian | |||
| Holter, IverIver Holter | 1850 | 1941 | Norwegian | |||
| Keil, AlfredoAlfredo Keil | 1850 | 1907 | Portuguese | |||
| Lange-Muller, PeterPeter Lange-Müller | 1850 | 1926 | Danish | |||
| Luigini, AlexandreAlexandre Luigini | 1850 | 1906 | French | |||
| Bracco, C. A.C. A. Bracco | 1850 | 1903 | Italian | |||
| Scharwenka, Franz XaverFranz Xaver Scharwenka | 1850 | 1924 | German | |||
| Scontrino, AntonioAntonio Scontrino | 1850 | 1922 | Italian | |||
| Serrano y Ruiz, EmilioEmilio Serrano y Ruiz | 1850 | 1939 | Spanish | |||
| Sitt, HansHans Sitt | 1850 | 1922 | Czech | |||
| Reimann, HeinrichHeinrich Reimann | 1850 | 1906 | German | |||
| Taneyev, AlexanderAlexander Taneyev | 1850 | 1918 | Russian | |||
| Bendix, VictorVictor Bendix | 1851 | 1926 | Danish | Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 30 | ||
| Blockx, JanJan Blockx | 1851 | 1912 | Belgian | |||
| Carmichael, Mary GrantMary Grant Carmichael | 1851 | 1935 | English | |||
| Chvala, EmanuelEmanuel Chvála | 1851 | 1924 | Czech | |||
| Ferrari, GabrielleGabrielle Ferrari | 1851 | 1921 | French-Italian | |||
| Hegner, LudvigLudvig Hegner | 1851 | 1923 | Danish | |||
| Indy, Vincent d'Vincent d'Indy | 1851 | 1931 | French | String Quartet No. 3; Symphony No. 2 in B♭; Jour d'été à la montagne | ||
| Jude, W. H.W. H. Jude | 1851 | 1922 | English | |||
| Wormser, AndreAndré Wormser | 1851 | 1926 | French | |||
| Bayer, JosefJosef Bayer | 1852 | 1913 | Austrian | Das Damenduell | Romanticism | |
| Corder, FrederickFrederick Corder | 1852 | 1932 | English | Romanticism | ||
| Cowen, Frederic HymenFrederic Hymen Cowen | 1852 | 1935 | British | Miniature Variations for orchestra | Romanticism | |
| Grunfeld, AlfredAlfred Grünfeld | 1852 | 1924 | Austrian | Romanticism | ||
| Tárrega, FranciscoFrancisco Tárrega | 1852 | 1909 | Spanish | |||
| Huber, HansHans Huber | 1852 | 1921 | Swiss | Romanticism | ||
| Munktell, HelenaHelena Munktell | 1852 | 1919 | Swedish | Romanticism | ||
| Oswald, HenriqueHenrique Oswald | 1852 | 1931 | Brazilian | |||
| Pugno, RaoulRaoul Pugno | 1852 | 1914 | French | |||
| Sauret, EmileÉmile Sauret | 1852 | 1920 | French | Romanticism | ||
| Stanford, Charles VilliersCharles Villiers Stanford | 1852 | 1924 | Irish | Six Irish Rhapsodies | Romanticism | |
| Carreno, TeresaTeresa Carreño | 1853 | 1917 | Venezuelan | Romanticism | ||
| Foote, ArthurArthur Foote | 1853 | 1937 | American | Romanticism | ||
| Jungst, Hugo RichardHugo Richard Jüngst | 1853 | 1923 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Knorr, IwanIwan Knorr | 1853 | 1916 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Koessler, Hans vonHans von Koessler | 1853 | 1926 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Malherbe, CharlesCharles Malherbe | 1853 | 1911 | French | Romanticism | ||
| Nicode, Jean LouisJean Louis Nicodé | 1853 | 1919 | Prussian | Romanticism | ||
| Sjogren, EmilEmil Sjögren | 1853 | 1918 | Swedish | Romanticism | ||
| Buzzi-Peccia, ArturoArturo Buzzi-Peccia | 1854 | 1943 | Italian | songs and piano works | ||
| Chadwick, George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield Chadwick | 1854 | 1931 | American | |||
| Fetras, OscarOscar Fetrás | 1854 | 1931 | German | |||
| Gimenez, GeronimoGerónimo Giménez | 1854 | 1923 | Spanish | |||
| Hannikainen, PekkaPekka Hannikainen | 1854 | 1924 | Finnish | |||
| Humperdinck, EngelbertEngelbert Humperdinck | 1854 | 1921 | German | |||
| Janacek, LeosLeoš Janáček | 1854 | 1928 | Czech | Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; Káťa Kabanová; The Cunning Little Vixen; The Makropoulos Affair; Glagolitic Mass, 2 string quartets | folk-influenced | |
| Kopylov, AlexanderAlexander Kopylov | 1854 | 1911 | Russian | |||
| Koselitz, HeinrichHeinrich Köselitz | 1854 | 1918 | German | |||
| Moszkowski, MoritzMoritz Moszkowski | 1854 | 1925 | German-Polish | |||
| Rive-King, JulieJulie Rivé-King | 1854 | 1937 | American | |||
| Smareglia, AntonioAntonio Smareglia | 1854 | 1929 | Austro-Hungarian | |||
| Sousa, John PhilipJohn Philip Sousa | 1854 | 1932 | American | |||
| Zweers, BernardBernard Zweers | 1854 | 1924 | Dutch | |||
| Agghazy, KarolyKároly Aggházy | 1855 | 1918 | Hungarian | |||
| Bondesen, Jorgen DitleffJørgen Ditleff Bondesen | 1855 | 1939 | Danish | |||
| Grunfeld, HeinrichHeinrich Grünfeld | 1855 | 1931 | Bohemian-Austrian | |||
| Hansen, NicolajNicolaj Hansen | 1855 | 1932 | Danish | |||
| Klicka, JosefJosef Klička | 1855 | 1937 | Czech | |||
| Pietrapertosa, JeanJean Pietrapertosa | 1855 | 1940 | Italian-French | |||
| Lyadov, AnatolyAnatoly Lyadov | 1855 | 1914 | Russian | |||
| Mendelssohn, ArnoldArnold Mendelssohn | 1855 | 1933 | German | Deutsche Messe, Op. 89; Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 90 | ||
| Rontgen, JuliusJulius Röntgen | 1855 | 1932 | German | |||
| Sahla, RichardRichard Sahla | 1855 | 1931 | German | |||
| White, Maude ValerieMaude Valerie White | 1855 | 1937 | French-born English | |||
| Arizti, CeciliaCecilia Arizti | 1856 | 1930 | Cuban | |||
| Dell'Acqua, EvaEva Dell'Acqua | 1856 | 1930 | Belgian | |||
| Emingerova, KaterinaKateřina Emingerová | 1856 | 1934 | Czech | |||
| Fischhof, RobertRobert Fischhof | 1856 | 1918 | Austrian | |||
| Gedalge, AndreAndré Gedalge | 1856 | 1926 | French | |||
| Hopekirk, HelenHelen Hopekirk | 1856 | 1945 | Scottish-American | |||
| Janotha, NataliaNatalia Janotha | 1856 | 1932 | Polish | |||
| Mottl, FelixFelix Mottl | 1856 | 1911 | Austrian | |||
| Ruta, GildaGilda Ruta | 1856 | 1932 | Italian | |||
| Salter, Mary Elizabeth TurnerMary Elizabeth Turner Salter | 1856 | 1938 | American | |||
| Schutt, EduardEduard Schütt | 1856 | 1933 | Russian | |||
| Sinding, ChristianChristian Sinding | 1856 | 1941 | Norwegian | Romanticism | ||
| Strong, GeorgeGeorge Strong | 1856 | 1948 | American | |||
| Taneyev, SergeiSergei Taneyev | 1856 | 1915 | Russian | String Quartet No. 6 in B♭ major; Piano Quartet in E major; Piano Quintet in G minor | ||
| Adamowski, TimotheeTimothee Adamowski | 1857 | 1943 | Polish-born American | |||
| Bock, Berta Berta Bock | 1857 | 1945 | Romanian | |||
| Bruneau, AlfredAlfred Bruneau | 1857 | 1934 | French | |||
| Chaminade, Cecile Cécile Chaminade | 1857 | 1944 | French | Concertino for Flute | ||
| Cliffe, FredericFrederic Cliffe | 1857 | 1931 | English | Ode to the North-East Wind | Romanticism | |
| Dellinger, RudolfRudolf Dellinger | 1857 | 1910 | German | |||
| Doppler, Arpad Árpád Doppler | 1857 | 1927 | Hungarian-German | |||
| Elgar, EdwardEdward Elgar | 1857 | 1934 | English | Symphony No. 1; No. 2; Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; The Dream of Gerontius; Pomp and Circumstance Marches | Romanticism | |
| Harraden, Ethel R.Ethel R. Harraden | 1857 | 1917 | English | |||
| Helsted, GustavGustav Helsted | 1857 | 1924 | Danish | |||
| Kienzl, WilhelmWilhelm Kienzl | 1857 | 1941 | Austrian | |||
| Leoncavallo, RuggeroRuggero Leoncavallo | 1857 | 1919 | Italian | Zingari (opera) | verismo | |
| Ondricek, Frantisek František Ondříček | 1857 | 1922 | Czech | |||
| Rosalind, Ellicott Rosalind Ellicott | 1857 | 1924 | English | |||
| Schoenfeld, HenryHenry Schoenfeld | 1857 | 1936 | American | |||
| Simonetti, AchilleAchille Simonetti | 1857 | 1928 | Italian and English | |||
| Thomson, Cesar César Thomson | 1857 | 1931 | Belgian | |||
| Wood, Mary KnightMary Knight Wood | 1857 | 1944 | American | |||
| Alkan, SiegfriedSiegfried Alkan | 1858 | 1941 | German | |||
| Berte, HeinrichHeinrich Berté | 1858 | 1924 | Austrian-Hungarian | Der Glücksnarr | ||
| Bidgood, ThomasThomas Bidgood | 1858 | 1925 | English | |||
| Bonis, MelanieMélanie Bonis | 1858 | 1937 | French | |||
| De Lara, IsidoreIsidore de Lara | 1858 | 1935 | English | |||
| Elling, CatharinusCatharinus Elling | 1858 | 1942 | Norwegian | Violin Concerto in D minor | Romanticism | |
| Franck, RichardRichard Franck | 1858 | 1938 | German | |||
| Hardelot, Guy d'Guy d'Hardelot | 1858 | 1936 | French | |||
| Holm, LudvigLudvig Holm | 1858 | 1928 | Danish | |||
| Hubay, JenoJenő Hubay | 1858 | 1937 | Hungarian | |||
| Hue, GeorgesGeorges Hüe | 1858 | 1948 | French | |||
| Lambert, Lucien-Leon GuillaumeLucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert | 1858 | 1945 | French | |||
| Lynes, FrankFrank Lynes | 1858 | 1913 | American | |||
| Puccini, GiacomoGiacomo Puccini | 1858 | 1924 | Italian | La fanciulla del West; Turandot | Romanticism; Post-romanticism; verismo | |
| Rennes, Catherine vanCatherine van Rennes | 1858 | 1940 | Dutch | |||
| Savin, RistoRisto Savin | 1858 | 1948 | Slovenian | |||
| Smyth, EthelEthel Smyth | 1858 | 1944 | English | |||
| Stocker, StellaStella Stocker | 1858 | 1925 | American | |||
| Ysaye, EugeneEugène Ysaÿe | 1858 | 1931 | Belgian | |||
| Brucken Fock, Gerard vonGerard von Brucken Fock | 1859 | 1935 | Dutch | De wederkomst van Christus | ||
| Chretien, HedwigeHedwige Chrétien | 1859 | 1944 | French | |||
| Collins, Laura SedgwickLaura Sedgwick Collins | 1859 | 1927 | American | |||
| Cordovez De Herrera, Teresa TancoTeresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera | 1859 | 1946 | Colombian | |||
| Enna, AugustAugust Enna | 1859 | 1939 | Danish | |||
| Foerster, Josef BohuslavJosef Bohuslav Foerster | 1859 | 1951 | Czech | |||
| Freixas, NarcisaNarcisa Freixas | 1859 | 1926 | Catalan | |||
| Friedheim, ArthurArthur Friedheim | 1859 | 1932 | Russian | |||
| Harrison, Susie FrancesSusie Frances Harrison | 1859 | 1935 | Canadian | |||
| Harwood, BasilBasil Harwood | 1859 | 1949 | English | |||
| Herbert, VictorVictor Herbert | 1859 | 1924 | Irish – American | The Magic Knight (opera); The Red Mill (musical comedy); A Suite of Serenades | ||
| Ippolitov-Ivanov, MikhailMikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov | 1859 | 1935 | Russian | |||
| Lyapunov, SergeiSergei Lyapunov | 1859 | 1924 | Russian | |||
| Moberg, Ida GeorginaIda Georgina Moberg | 1859 | 1947 | Finnish | Symphony | ||
| Morea, Vincenza Garelli dellaVincenza Garelli della Morea | 1859 | 1924 | Italian | |||
| Reed, WilliamWilliam Reed | 1859 | 1945 | Canadian | |||
| Temple, HopeHope Temple | 1859 | 1938 | Irish | |||
| Wright, Ellen RileyEllen Riley Wright | 1859 | 1904 | English | |||
| Albeniz, IsaacIsaac Albéniz | 1860 | 1909 | Spanish | Iberia | Romanticism | |
| Aulin, ValborgValborg Aulin | 1860 | 1928 | Swedish | |||
| Charpentier, GustaveGustave Charpentier | 1860 | 1956 | French | Julien | ||
| Ewald, VictorVictor Ewald | 1860 | 1935 | Russian | |||
| Fidler, BohumilBohumil Fidler | 1860 | 1944 | Czech | |||
| Floridia, PietroPietro Floridia | 1860 | 1932 | Italian | |||
| Franchetti, AlbertoAlberto Franchetti | 1860 | 1942 | Italian | |||
| Gade, AxelAxel Gade | 1860 | 1921 | Danish | |||
| Gunsbourg, RaoulRaoul Gunsbourg | 1860 | 1955 | Romanian | |||
| Heckscher, Celeste de LongpreCeleste de Longpré Heckscher | 1860 | 1928 | American | |||
| MacDowell, EdwardEdward MacDowell | 1860 | 1908 | American | |||
| Wolf, HugoHugo Wolf | 1860 | 1903 | Austrian | |||
| Mahler, GustavGustav Mahler | 1860 | 1911 | Austrian | No. 5, No. 6, No. 9, No. 10 in F; Das Lied von der Erde; Kindertotenlieder | Romanticism; modernism | |
| Paderewski, Ignacy JanIgnacy Jan Paderewski | 1860 | 1941 | Polish | Symphony in B minor, Op. 24 | ||
| Potjes, EdouardEdouard Potjes | 1860 | 1931 | Dutch | At Dawn Eastermorning for orchestra | ||
| Reznicek, Emil vonEmil von Řezníček | 1860 | 1945 | Austrian | Two symphonies | ||
| Wallace, WilliamWilliam Wallace | 1860 | 1940 | Scottish | |||
| Woyrsch, FelixFelix Woyrsch | 1860 | 1944 | German | |||
| Arensky, AntonAnton Arensky | 1861 | 1906 | Russian | Piano Trio no. 2 in F minor, Op. 73 | ||
| Samaras, SpyridonSpyridon Samaras | 1861 | 1917 | Greek | |||
| Berger, WilhelmWilhelm Berger | 1861 | 1911 | German | Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 80; Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme, Op. 97; Serenade for Twelve Winds, Op. 102 | Romanticism | |
| Bossi, Marco EnricoMarco Enrico Bossi | 1861 | 1925 | Italian | |||
| Breville, Pierre dePierre de Bréville | 1861 | 1949 | French | |||
| Catoire, GeorgyGeorgy Catoire | 1861 | 1926 | Russian | |||
| Goodeve, Florence EverildaFlorence Everilda Goodeve | 1861 | 1915 | English | |||
| Loeffler, Charles MartinCharles Martin Loeffler | 1861 | 1935 | French-born American | |||
| Raimann, RudolfRudolf Raimann | 1861 | 1913 | Hungarian | Unser Stammhalter (opera) | Romanticism | |
| Savard, Marie Emmanuel AugustinMarie Emmanuel Augustin Savard | 1861 | 1942 | French | |||
| Suk, VaclavVáclav Suk | 1861 | 1933 | Czech-born Russian | |||
| Ansorge, ConradConrad Ansorge | 1862 | 1930 | German | |||
| Aylward, FlorenceFlorence Aylward | 1862 | 1950 | English | |||
| Balanchivadze, MelitonMeliton Balanchivadze | 1862 | 1937 | Georgian | |||
| Bright, DoraDora Bright | 1862 | 1951 | English | Ballets The Dryad (1907), A Dancer's Adventure (1915) | ||
| Conus, GeorgiGeorgi Conus | 1862 | 1933 | Russian | |||
| Damrosch, WalterWalter Damrosch | 1862 | 1950 | German-born American | Sonata for violin and piano | ||
| De Greef, ArthurArthur De Greef | 1862 | 1940 | Belgian | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C minor, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat minor,Sonata in C minor for 2 Pianos | ||
| Debussy, ClaudeClaude Debussy | 1862 | 1918 | French | Clair de lune; Syrinx; La mer; Pelléas et Mélisande; Préludes | Impressionism | |
| Delius, FrederickFrederick Delius | 1862 | 1934 | English | A Village Romeo and Juliet; On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring | Impressionism | |
| Diepenbrock, AlphonsAlphons Diepenbrock | 1862 | 1921 | Dutch | |||
| Elmas, StephanStéphan Elmas | 1862 | 1937 | Armenian | |||
| Emmanuel, MauriceMaurice Emmanuel | 1862 | 1938 | French | |||
| German, EdwardEdward German | 1862 | 1936 | English | Merrie England; A Princess of Kensington; Tom Jones | ||
| Huss, Henry HoldenHenry Holden Huss | 1862 | 1953 | American | |||
| Jacobs-Bond, CarrieCarrie Jacobs-Bond | 1862 | 1946 | American | "I Love You Truly" | ||
| McBurney, MonaMona McBurney | 1862 | 1932 | British | |||
| Nolck, AugustAugust Nölck | 1862 | 1928 | German | |||
| Pfohl, FerdinandFerdinand Pfohl | 1862 | 1949 | German | |||
| Sauer, Emil vonEmil von Sauer | 1862 | 1942 | German | |||
| Williams, AlbertoAlberto Williams | 1862 | 1952 | Argentine | Poema del Iguazú, nine symphonies | Folk-influenced, modernism, impressionism, nationalism, post-Wagnerian | |
| Becker, HugoHugo Becker | 1863 | 1941 | German | Cello Concerto | ||
| Blumenfeld, FelixFelix Blumenfeld | 1863 | 1931 | Russian | |||
| Bordes, CharlesCharles Bordes | 1863 | 1909 | French | |||
| Chefaliady-Taban, MariaMaria Chefaliady-Taban | 1863 | 1932 | Romanian | |||
| Fernandez Arbos, EnriqueEnrique Fernández Arbós | 1863 | 1939 | Spanish | |||
| Gerrish-Jones, AbbieAbbie Gerrish-Jones | 1863 | 1929 | American | |||
| Hood, Helen FrancisHelen Francis Hood | 1863 | 1949 | American | |||
| Kaun, HugoHugo Kaun | 1863 | 1932 | German | Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 96 | ||
| Kuliffay, IzabellaIzabella Kuliffay | 1863 | 1945 | Hungarian | Magyar suite | ||
| Mascagni, PietroPietro Mascagni | 1863 | 1945 | Italian | Amica | Verismo | |
| Moor, EmanuelEmánuel Moór | 1863 | 1931 | Hungarian | |||
| Oosterzee, Cornelie vanCornélie van Oosterzee | 1863 | 1943 | Dutch | |||
| Parker, HoratioHoratio Parker | 1863 | 1919 | American | |||
| Pierne, GabrielGabriel Pierné | 1863 | 1937 | French | Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied; Ramuntcho | ||
| Reisenauer, AlfredAlfred Reisenauer | 1863 | 1907 | German | |||
| Sokalsky, VladimirVladimir Sokalsky | 1863 | 1919 | Russian | |||
| Somervell, ArthurArthur Somervell | 1863 | 1937 | English | |||
| Vitols, JazepsJāzeps Vītols | 1863 | 1948 | Latvian | |||
| Albert, Eugen d'Eugen d'Albert | 1864 | 1932 | German, Swiss; Scottish-born | Tiefland | Romanticism | |
| Blair, HughHugh Blair | 1864 | 1932 | English | Magnificat; Nunc Dimittis for double choir | ||
| Borgstrom, HjalmarHjalmar Borgstrøm | 1864 | 1925 | Norwegian | Piano Concerto in C, Op. 22, Violin Concerto in G major Op. 25, Piano Quintet in F Op. 31, | ||
| Castro, RicardoRicardo Castro | 1864 | 1907 | Mexican | |||
| Falkenau, HarryHarry Falkenau | 1864 | 1907 | American | |||
| Freer, Eleanor EverestEleanor Everest Freer | 1864 | 1942 | American | |||
| Glass, LouisLouis Glass | 1864 | 1936 | Danish | |||
| Gretchaninov, AlexanderAlexander Gretchaninov | 1864 | 1956 | Russian | |||
| Griesbacher, PeterPeter Griesbacher | 1864 | 1933 | German | historicist | ||
| Halvorsen, JohanJohan Halvorsen | 1864 | 1935 | Norwegian | Norwegian rhapsodies, three symphonies | Romanticism, French influence | |
| Longo, AlessandroAlessandro Longo | 1864 | 1945 | Italian | |||
| Nepomuceno, AlbertoAlberto Nepomuceno | 1864 | 1920 | Brazilian | |||
| Ropartz, GuyGuy Ropartz | 1864 | 1955 | French | Le Pays | Impressionism | |
| Strauss, RichardRichard Strauss | 1864 | 1949 | German | An Alpine Symphony; Der Rosenkavalier; Oboe Concerto; Salome; Metamorphosen | Romanticism | |
| Tebaldini, GiovanniGiovanni Tebaldini | 1864 | 1952 | Italian | historicist | ||
| Boeck, August deAugust de Boeck | 1865 | 1937 | Belgian | Impressionism | ||
| Brewer, HerbertHerbert Brewer | 1865 | 1928 | English | |||
| Capua, EduardoEduardo di Capua | 1865 | 1917 | Italian | |||
| Dukas, PaulPaul Dukas | 1865 | 1935 | French | La Péri (ballet) | ||
| Ellis, Herbert J.Herbert J. Ellis | 1865 | 1903 | English | |||
| Gilson, PaulPaul Gilson | 1865 | 1942 | Belgian | Impressionism | ||
| Glazunov, AlexanderAlexander Glazunov | 1865 | 1936 | Russian | Symphony No. 4 and No. 5; The Seasons (ballet); Violin Concerto; Saxophone Concerto | Romanticism | |
| Hollins, AlfredAlfred Hollins | 1865 | 1942 | English | |||
| Holmsen, BorghildBorghild Holmsen | 1865 | 1938 | Norweigian | |||
| Jenner, GustavGustav Jenner | 1865 | 1920 | German | |||
| Kahn, RobertRobert Kahn | 1865 | 1951 | German | |||
| Kauppi, EmilEmil Kauppi | 1865 | 1930 | Finnish | |||
| Magnard, AlbericAlbéric Magnard | 1865 | 1914 | French | Guercoeur | ||
| Morera i Viura, EnricEnric Morera i Viura | 1865 | 1942 | Catalan | |||
| Nielsen, CarlCarl Nielsen | 1865 | 1931 | Danish | Symphony No. 4; No. 5; Maskarade; Clarinet Concerto | ||
| Orefice, GiacomoGiacomo Orefice | 1865 | 1922 | Italian | |||
| Sibelius, JeanJean Sibelius | 1865 | 1957 | Finnish | Symphony No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 7; Violin Concerto; Pelléas et Mélisande; Pohjola's Daughter; Luonnotar; The Oceanides; Tapiola | ||
| Aldridge, Amanda Christina ElizabethAmanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge | 1866 | 1956 | British | |||
| Aulin, TorTor Aulin | 1866 | 1914 | Swedish | |||
| Billing, John ClareJohn Clare Billing | 1866 | 1955 | English | |||
| Busoni, FerruccioFerruccio Busoni | 1866 | 1924 | Italian | Fantasia contrappuntistica; Turandot Suite; Piano Concerto | ||
| Cilea, FrancescoFrancesco Cilea | 1866 | 1950 | Italian | L'arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur | ||
| Doret, GustaveGustave Doret | 1866 | 1943 | Swiss | |||
| Kalinnikov, VasilyVasily Kalinnikov | 1866 | 1901 | Russian | |||
| Korn, Clara AnnaClara Anna Korn | 1866 | 1941 | American | Piano Concerto | ||
| Lemon, LauraLaura Lemon | 1866 | 1924 | Canadian | |||
| Rebikov, VladimirVladimir Rebikov | 1866 | 1920 | Russian | Yolka (opera), Basni v litzakh (9 dramatic fables for children) | ||
| Roma, CaroCaro Roma | 1866 | 1937 | American | |||
| Satie, ErikErik Satie | 1866 | 1925 | French | minimalism, avant-garde, furniture music | ||
| III, Johann StraussJohann Strauss III | 1866 | 1939 | Austrian | |||
| Maykapar, SamuelSamuel Maykapar | 1867 | 1938 | Russian | |||
| Beach, AmyAmy Beach | 1867 | 1944 | American | |||
| Galeotti, MargheritaMargherita Galeotti | 1867 | 1912 | Italian | Piano Trio in D minor | ||
| Giordano, UmbertoUmberto Giordano | 1867 | 1948 | Italian | Siberia; Madame Sans-Gêne; La cena delle beffe | Verismo | |
| Granados, EnriqueEnrique Granados | 1867 | 1916 | Spanish | Goyescas (piano suite); Goyescas | ||
| Henriques, FiniFini Henriques | 1867 | 1940 | Danish | |||
| Horrocks, Amy ElsieAmy Elsie Horrocks | 1867 | 1920 | English | |||
| Peterson-Berger, WilhelmWilhelm Peterson-Berger | 1867 | 1942 | Swedish | Frösöblomster | Romantic nationalism | |
| Joplin, ScottScott Joplin | 1867c. 1867/1868 | 1917 | American | Treemonisha | Ragtime | |
| Koechlin, CharlesCharles Koechlin | 1867 | 1950 | French | |||
| Kuchler, FerdinandFerdinand Küchler | 1867 | 1937 | German | |||
| Lang, Margaret RuthvenMargaret Ruthven Lang | 1867 | 1972 | American | |||
| Mouquet, JulesJules Mouquet | 1867 | 1946 | French | |||
| Navratil, KarelKarel Navrátil | 1867 | 1936 | Czech | |||
| Sasnauskas, CeslovasČeslovas Sasnauskas | 1867 | 1916 | Lithuanian | |||
| Sieveking, MartinusMartinus Sieveking | 1867 | 1950 | Dutch | |||
| Strube, GustavGustav Strube | 1867 | 1953 | German | |||
| Witkowski, Georges MartinGeorges Martin Witkowski | 1867 | 1943 | French | |||
| Bantock, GranvilleGranville Bantock | 1868 | 1946 | British | Omar Khayyám, Hebridean Symphony | Romanticism, often with an exotic flavour | |
| Bischoff, HermannHermann Bischoff | 1868 | 1936 | German | |||
| Drdla, FrantisekFrantišek Drdla | 1868 | 1944 | Czech | |||
| Fruhling, CarlCarl Frühling | 1868 | 1937 | Austrian | Suite in F major, Op. 36 | ||
| Jonas, AlbertoAlberto Jonás | 1868 | 1943 | Spanish | |||
| Lamond, FredericFrederic Lamond | 1868 | 1948 | Scottish | |||
| Lund, SigneSigne Lund | 1868 | 1950 | Norwegian | Valse de Concert Op. 40 | ||
| MacCunn, HamishHamish MacCunn | 1868 | 1916 | Scottish | |||
| McEwen, John BlackwoodJohn Blackwood McEwen | 1868 | 1948 | Scottish | |||
| Merikanto, OskarOskar Merikanto | 1868 | 1924 | Finnish | |||
| Monti, VittorioVittorio Monti | 1868 | 1922 | Italian | Csárdás | ||
| Brandts Buys, JanJan Brandts Buys | 1868 | 1933 | Dutch-Austrian | |||
| Mortelmans, LodewijkLodewijk Mortelmans | 1868 | 1952 | Belgian | |||
| Motta, Jose Viana daJosé Vianna da Motta | 1868 | 1948 | Portuguese | |||
| Patterson, AnnieAnnie Patterson | 1868 | 1934 | Irish | |||
| Schillings, Max vonMax von Schillings | 1868 | 1933 | German | |||
| Setoguchi, TokichiTokichi Setoguchi | 1868 | 1941 | Japanese | |||
| Sinigaglia, LeoneLeone Sinigaglia | 1868 | 1944 | Italian | |||
| Stewart, HaldaneHaldane Stewart | 1868 | 1942 | English | |||
| Boulay, JosephineJoséphine Boulay | 1869 | 1925 | French | |||
| Brandt, VassilyVassily Brandt | 1869 | 1923 | Russian | |||
| Conus, JuliusJulius Conus | 1869 | 1942 | Russian | |||
| Davies, WalfordWalford Davies | 1869 | 1941 | British | |||
| Geisler, ChristianChristian Geisler | 1869 | 1951 | Danish | |||
| Hill, AlfredAlfred Hill | 1869 | 1960 | Australian | |||
| Jarnefelt, ArmasArmas Järnefelt | 1869 | 1958 | Finnish | |||
| Kalafati, VasilyVasily Kalafati | 1869 | 1942 | Russian | |||
| Klohr, JohnJohn N. Klohr | 1869 | 1956 | American | Billboard March | ||
| Lialios, DemetriosDemetrios Lialios | 1869 | 1940 | Greek | chamber music | ||
| Pfitzner, HansHans Pfitzner | 1869 | 1949 | German | Palestrina | Post-romanticism | |
| Picconi, Maria AntoniettaMaria Antonietta Picconi | 1869 | 1926 | Italian | |||
| Roussel, AlbertAlbert Roussel | 1869 | 1937 | French | Symphony No. 3 and No. 4; Bacchus et Ariane (ballet) | Neoclassicism | |
| Stair, PattyPatty Stair | 1869 | 1926 | American | |||
| Celansky, LudvikLudvík Čelanský | 1870 | 1931 | Czech | |||
| Dopper, CornelisCornelis Dopper | 1870 | 1939 | Dutch | |||
| Eichheim, HenryHenry Eichheim | 1870 | 1942 | American | |||
| Godowsky, LeopoldLeopold Godowsky | 1870 | 1938 | Polish | Studies on Chopin's Études; Passacaglia; Triakontameron | ||
| Kalinnikov, ViktorViktor Kalinnikov | 1870 | 1927 | Russian | |||
| Koreshchenko, ArsenyArseny Koreshchenko | 1870 | 1921 | Russian | |||
| Stojowski, ZygmuntZygmunt Stojowski | 1870 | 1946 | Polish | |||
| Lehar, FranzFranz Lehár | 1870 | 1948 | Hungarian | Der Graf von Luxemburg, Der Zarewitsch | operettas | |
| Novak, VitezslavVítězslav Novák | 1870 | 1949 | Czech | |||
| Pryor, ArthurArthur Pryor | 1870 | 1942 | American | |||
| Ryelandt, JosephJoseph Ryelandt | 1870 | 1965 | Belgian | |||
| Scalero, RosarioRosario Scalero | 1870 | 1954 | Italian | |||
| Schmitt, FlorentFlorent Schmitt | 1870 | 1958 | French | La Tragédie de Salomé | ||
| Schjelderup, MonMon Schjelderup | 1870 | 1934 | Norwegian | Sonata in B minor, Op. 12 | ||
| Straus, OscarOscar Straus | 1870 | 1954 | Austrian | Ein Walzertraum; The Chocolate Soldier | ||
| Tournemire, CharlesCharles Tournemire | 1870 | 1939 | French | L'Orgue Mystique | ||
| Vierne, LouisLouis Vierne | 1870 | 1937 | French | |||
| Walker, ErnestErnest Walker | 1870 | 1949 | Indian-born English | |||
| Balla, GiacomoGiacomo Balla | 1871 | 1958 | Italian | |||
| Hadley, Henry KimballHenry Kimball Hadley | 1871 | 1937 | American | |||
| Biarent, AdolpheAdolphe Biarent | 1871 | 1916 | Belgian | |||
| Converse, FrederickFrederick Converse | 1871 | 1940 | American | The Mystic Trumpeter | ||
| Faye-Jozin, Helene-Frederique deHélène-Frédérique de Faye-Jozin | 1871 | 1942 | French | |||
| Jessel, LeonLeon Jessel | 1871 | 1942 | German | The Parade of the Tin Soldiers | ||
| Liljefors, RubenRuben Liljefors | 1871 | 1936 | Swedish | |||
| Paliashvili, ZakariaZakaria Paliashvili | 1871 | 1933 | Georgian | Operas Abesalom da Eteri, Daisi, Latavra | ||
| Ravanello, OresteOreste Ravanello | 1871 | 1938 | Italian | |||
| Robles, Daniel AlomíaDaniel Alomía Robles | 1871 | 1942 | Peruvian | |||
| Spendiaryan, AlexanderAlexander Spendiaryan | 1871 | 1936 | Armenian | |||
| Stenhammar, WilhelmWilhelm Stenhammar | 1871 | 1927 | Swedish | Symphony No. 2 | Romanticism | |
| Zemlinsky, AlexanderAlexander von Zemlinsky | 1871 | 1942 | Austrian | Lyric Symphony; String Quartet No. 2; Der Zwerg | post-Romanticism, New Objectivity, neoclassicism | |
| Alfven, HugoHugo Alfvén | 1872 | 1960 | Swedish | Symphony No. 4: From the Outermost Skerries; Midsummer Vigil | Romanticism | |
| Alnaes, EyvindEyvind Alnæs | 1872 | 1932 | Norwegian | Two symphonies, Piano Concerto | ||
| Binicki, StanislavStanislav Binički | 1872 | 1942 | Serbian | Marš na Drinu | ||
| Busser, HenriHenri Büsser | 1872 | 1973 | French | |||
| Fucik, JuliusJulius Fučík | 1872 | 1916 | Czech | Entrance of the Gladiators | ||
| Goldmark, RubinRubin Goldmark | 1872 | 1936 | American | |||
| Hausegger, Siegmund vonSiegmund von Hausegger | 1872 | 1948 | Austrian | |||
| Jenkinson, EzraEzra Jenkinson | 1872 | 1947 | English | |||
| Juon, PaulPaul Juon | 1872 | 1940 | Russian | |||
| Lamote de Grignon, JoanJoan Lamote de Grignon | 1872 | 1949 | Catalan Spanish | |||
| Perosi, LorenzoLorenzo Perosi | 1872 | 1956 | Italian | Il Giudizio Universale (oratorio) | historicist | |
| Potstock, William H.William H. Potstock | 1872 | 1941 | American | |||
| Seitz, AlbertAlbert Seitz | 1872 | 1937 | French | |||
| Sekles, BernhardBernhard Sekles | 1872 | 1934 | German | |||
| Scriabin, AlexanderAlexander Scriabin | 1872 | 1915 | Russian | The Poem of Ecstasy; Prometheus: The Poem of Fire; piano sonatas Nos. 4–10 | Mysticism | |
| Vasilenko, SergeiSergei Vasilenko | 1872 | 1956 | Russian | |||
| Vaughan Williams, RalphRalph Vaughan Williams | 1872 | 1958 | English | A Sea Symphony; A London Symphony; Sinfonia antartica; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending | Impressionism, folk-influenced | |
| Léonardi, SalvatorSalvator Léonardi | 1872 | 1938 | Italian | |||
| Votocek, EmilEmil Votoček | 1872 | 1950 | Czech | |||
| Altschuler, ModestModest Altschuler | 1873 | 1963 | Russian | |||
| Arakishvili, DimitriDimitri Arakishvili | 1873 | 1953 | Georgian | |||
| Bell, William HenryWilliam Henry Bell | 1873 | 1946 | English | |||
| Bersa, BlagojeBlagoje Bersa | 1873 | 1934 | Croatian | |||
| Bloch, AndreAndré Bloch | 1873 | 1960 | French | |||
| Capet, LucienLucien Capet | 1873 | 1928 | French | Poème for violin and orchestra | ||
| Cramer, AnnaAnna Cramer | 1873 | 1968 | Dutch | |||
| Fall, LeoLeo Fall | 1873 | 1925 | Austrian | Madame Pompadour (operetta) | Romanticism | |
| Jongen, JosephJoseph Jongen | 1873 | 1953 | Belgian | Symphonie Concertante for organ and orchestra | ||
| Lomax, EmmaEmma Lomax | 1873 | 1963 | English | |||
| Matos Faria, Celeste Jaguaribe deCeleste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria | 1873 | 1938 | Brazilian | |||
| Mercedes Adam de Arostegui, Maria de lasMaría de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui | 1873 | 1957 | Cuban | |||
| Moore, Mary CarrMary Carr Moore | 1873 | 1957 | American | |||
| Rabaud, HenriHenri Rabaud | 1873 | 1949 | French | |||
| Rabl, WalterWalter Rabl | 1873 | 1940 | Austrian | Romanticism | ||
| Narro, Pascual MarquinaPascual Marquina Narro | 1873 | 1948 | Spanish | |||
| Rachmaninoff, SergeiSergei Rachmaninoff | 1873 | 1943 | Russian | Piano Concerto No. 2 and No. 3; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony No. 2; Prelude in C-sharp minor | Romanticism, Post-romanticism | |
| Reger, MaxMax Reger | 1873 | 1916 | German | organ music, Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Hebbel Requiem | historicism, modernism | |
| Roger-Ducasse, JeanJean Roger-Ducasse | 1873 | 1954 | French | |||
| Safroni-Middleton, ArnoldArnold Safroni-Middleton | 1873 | 1950 | British | |||
| Tcherepnin, NikolaiNikolai Tcherepnin | 1873 | 1945 | Russian | |||
| Albrecht, PolPol Albrecht | 1874 | 1975 | Luxembourgian | |||
| Austin, ErnestErnest Austin | 1874 | 1947 | English | Symphony | atonality, Romanticism, folk-influenced, Impressionism | |
| Bairstow, EdwardEdward Bairstow | 1874 | 1946 | English | |||
| Barns, EthelEthel Barns | 1874 | 1948 | English | |||
| Bas, GiulioGiulio Bas | 1874 | 1929 | Italian | Organ Sonata in F, XVI Preludi-Corali for organ | ||
| Botsford, GeorgeGeorge Botsford | 1874 | 1949 | American | ragtime | ||
| Eggar, Katharine EmilyKatharine Emily Eggar | 1874 | 1961 | English | |||
| Eysler, EdmundEdmund Eysler | 1874 | 1949 | Austrian | |||
| Hahn, ReynaldoReynaldo Hahn | 1874 | 1947 | Venezuelan/French | Ciboulette (opera) | ||
| Haste, Carl CohnCarl Cohn Haste | 1874 | 1939 | Danish | |||
| Holst, GustavGustav Holst | 1874 | 1934 | English | The Planets; Beni Mora; Egdon Heath | ||
| Ives, CharlesCharles Ives | 1874 | 1954 | American | The Unanswered Question; Central Park in the Dark; Variations on America; Three Places in New England; Concord Sonata | Avant-garde, folk-influenced | |
| Koussevitzky, SergeSerge Koussevitzky | 1874 | 1951 | Russian | |||
| Marteau, HenriHenri Marteau | 1874 | 1934 | French | |||
| Nedbal, OskarOskar Nedbal | 1874 | 1930 | Czech | |||
| Neumann, FrantisekFrantišek Neumann | 1874 | 1929 | Czech | |||
| Schoenberg, ArnoldArnold Schoenberg | 1874 | 1951 | Austrian | Gurre-Lieder; Verklärte Nacht; Variations for Orchestra; Pierrot Lunaire; Five Pieces for Orchestra; Violin Concerto | Romanticism, later Expressionism and Serialism; founder of the Second Viennese School | |
| Suk, JosefJosef Suk | 1874 | 1935 | Czech | Asrael Symphony; A Winter's Tale | ||
| Schmidt, FranzFranz Schmidt | 1874 | 1939 | Austrian | The Book with Seven Seals | ||
| Alfano, FrancoFranco Alfano | 1875 | 1954 | Italian | |||
| Carrillo, JulianJulián Carrillo | 1875 | 1965 | Mexican | Misa de la Restauración dedicada a Juan XXIII | Microtonal music | |
| Coleridge-Taylor, SamuelSamuel Coleridge-Taylor | 1875 | 1912 | English | The Song of Hiawatha (cantata) | ||
| Ciurlionis, Mikalojus KonstantinasMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | 1875 | 1911 | Lithuanian | |||
| Curtis, Ernesto deErnesto de Curtis | 1875 | 1937 | Italian | |||
| Gliere, ReinholdReinhold Glière | 1875 | 1956 | Russian | Horn Concerto; The Red Poppy | Romanticism | |
| Goldenweiser, AlexanderAlexander Goldenweiser | 1875 | 1961 | Russian | |||
| Hristov, DobriDobri Hristov | 1875 | 1941 | Bulgarian | |||
| Ketelbey, AlbertAlbert Ketelbey | 1875 | 1959 | English | |||
| Huszka, JenoJenő Huszka | 1875 | 1960 | Hungarian | |||
| Kreisler, FritzFritz Kreisler | 1875 | 1962 | Austrian | Caprice Viennois; Liebesfreud; Liebesleid; Schön Rosmarin | ||
| Labey, MarcelMarcel Labey | 1875 | 1968 | French | |||
| Manas, EdgarEdgar Manas | 1875 | 1964 | Turkish | |||
| Melartin, ErkkiErkki Melartin | 1875 | 1937 | Finnish | |||
| Misek, AdolfAdolf Mišek | 1875 | 1955 | Czech | |||
| Ravel, MauriceMaurice Ravel | 1875 | 1937 | French | Daphnis et Chloé; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Rapsodie espagnole; Tzigane; Piano Concerto; Bolero; piano music | Impressionism, Neoclassicism | |
| Renie, HenrietteHenriette Renié | 1875 | 1956 | French | |||
| Rootham, CyrilCyril Rootham | 1875 | 1938 | English | |||
| Anselmi, Lucia ContiniLucia Contini Anselmi | 1876 | 1913 | Italian | |||
| Borresen, HakonHakon Børresen | 1876 | 1954 | Danish | The Royal Guest | romanticism | |
| Brian, HavergalHavergal Brian | 1876 | 1972 | English | Gothic Symphony | ||
| Bara, EdgarEdgar Bara | 1876 | 1962 | French | |||
| Carpenter, John AldenJohn Alden Carpenter | 1876 | 1951 | American | |||
| Casals, PabloPablo Casals | 1876 | 1973 | Spanish | |||
| Emborg, Jens LaursonJens Laursøn Emborg | 1876 | 1957 | Danish | |||
| Falla, Manuel deManuel de Falla | 1876 | 1946 | Spanish | The Three-Cornered Hat; Nights in the Gardens of Spain | Impressionism, Neoclassicism | |
| Hofmann, JosefJosef Hofmann | 1876 | 1957 | Polish-American | |||
| Karlowicz, MieczyslawMieczysław Karłowicz | 1876 | 1909 | Polish | Stanislaw i Anna Oświęcimovie Lithuanian Rhapsody; Symphony in E Minor; Violin Concerto | Romanticism | |
| Marinetti, Filippo TommasoFilippo Tommaso Marinetti | 1876 | 1944 | Italian | |||
| Marchetti, Fermo DanteFermo Dante Marchetti | 1876 | 1940 | Italian | |||
| Nielsen, LudolfLudolf Nielsen | 1876 | 1939 | Danish | |||
| Polignac, Armande deArmande de Polignac | 1876 | 1962 | French | |||
| Riego, Teresa delTeresa del Riego | 1876 | 1968 | English | |||
| Ruggles, CarlCarl Ruggles | 1876 | 1971 | American | Sun-Treader | ||
| Savoyarov, MikhailMikhail Savoyarov | 1876 | 1941 | Russian | The Drunken Moon, Trumpeters, Because of the Ladies | chansonnier, light music, jazz-influenced | |
| Schelling, ErnestErnest Schelling | 1876 | 1939 | American | |||
| Suni, GrikorGrikor Suni | 1876 | 1939 | Armenian | |||
| Wolf-Ferrari, ErmannoErmanno Wolf-Ferrari | 1876 | 1948 | Italian | comic operas | ||
| Russolo, AntonioAntonio Russolo | 1877 | 1942 | Italian | |||
| Alexander, RussellRussell Alexander | 1877 | 1915 | American | |||
| Aubert, LouisLouis Aubert | 1877 | 1968 | French | |||
| Bortkiewicz, SergeiSergei Bortkiewicz | 1877 | 1952 | Russian (Ukrainian-born) | |||
| Chesnokov, PavelPavel Chesnokov | 1877 | 1944 | Russian | |||
| Dohnany, ErnoErnő Dohnányi | 1877 | 1960 | Hungarian | Variations on a Nursery Tune | Romanticism | |
| Dupuis, AlbertAlbert Dupuis | 1877 | 1967 | Belgian | |||
| Goedicke, AlexanderAlexander Goedicke | 1877 | 1957 | Russian | |||
| Gunst, YevgenyllYevgeny Gunst | 1877 | 1950 | Russian | |||
| Hure, JeanJean Huré | 1877 | 1930 | French | |||
| Jelmoli, HansHans Jelmoli | 1877 | 1936 | Swiss | |||
| Karg-Elert, SigfridSigfrid Karg-Elert | 1877 | 1933 | German | 66 Choral-Improvisationen for organ, Op. 65 | ||
| Khotkevych, HnatHnat Khotkevych | 1877 | 1938 | Ukrainian | |||
| Kuyper, ElisabethElisabeth Kuyper | 1877 | 1953 | Dutch | Violin Concerto in B minor, Violin Sonata in A major, Piano Trio in D major | ||
| Leontovych, MykolaMykola Leontovych | 1877 | 1921 | Ukrainian | Shchedryk, church music, arrangements of folk songs | A capella choral music | |
| Quilter, RogerRoger Quilter | 1877 | 1953 | English | songs | ||
| Stojanovic, PetarPetar Stojanović | 1877 | 1957 | Serbian | |||
| Tsybin, VladimirVladimir Tsybin | 1877 | 1949 | Russian | |||
| Beijerman-Walraven, JeanneJeanne Beijerman-Walraven | 1878 | 1969 | Dutch | |||
| Boughton, RutlandRutland Boughton | 1878 | 1960 | English | |||
| Brun, FritzFritz Brun | 1878 | 1959 | Swiss | |||
| Calosso, EugeniaEugenia Calosso | 1878 | 1914 | Italian | |||
| Campo, Conrado delConrado del Campo | 1878 | 1953 | Spanish | |||
| Caplet, AndreAndré Caplet | 1878 | 1925 | French | |||
| Carse, AdamAdam Carse | 1878 | 1958 | English | Two symphonies | ||
| Daniels, Mabel WheelerMabel Wheeler Daniels | 1878 | 1971 | American | |||
| Dobronic, AntunAntun Dobronić | 1878 | 1955 | Croatian | |||
| Dupont, GabrielGabriel Dupont | 1878 | 1914 | French | |||
| Ehrenberg, CarlCarl Ehrenberg | 1878 | 1962 | German | Anneliese (opera) | Post-romanticism | |
| Farjeon, HarryHarry Farjeon | 1878 | 1948 | British | |||
| Gabrilowitsch, OssipOssip Gabrilowitsch | 1878 | 1936 | Russian-born American | |||
| Holbrooke, JosephJoseph Holbrooke | 1878 | 1958 | English | |||
| Kapp, ArturArtur Kapp | 1878 | 1952 | Estonian | |||
| Palmgren, SelimSelim Palmgren | 1878 | 1951 | Finnish | |||
| Roberts, CaradogCaradog Roberts | 1878 | 1935 | Welsh | |||
| Robinson, AveryAvery Robinson | 1878 | 1965 | American | |||
| Schreker, FranzFranz Schreker | 1878 | 1934 | Austrian | Der ferne Klang (opera), Kammersymphonie | modernism, eclectic (Romanticism, naturalism, symbolism, impressionism, Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit) | |
| Bridge, FrankFrank Bridge | 1879 | 1941 | English | Enter Spring; The Sea | Impressionism, later Expressionism; mentor of Benjamin Britten | |
| Brodersen, ViggoViggo Brodersen | 1879 | 1965 | Danish | |||
| Canteloube, JosephJoseph Canteloube | 1879 | 1957 | French | Chants d'Auvergne | ||
| Corder, PaulPaul Corder | 1879 | 1942 | English | |||
| Cras, JeanJean Cras | 1879 | 1932 | French | |||
| Delage, MauriceMaurice Delage | 1879 | 1961 | French | |||
| Donaudy, StefanoStefano Donaudy | 1879 | 1925 | Italian | |||
| Fletcher, PercyPercy Fletcher | 1879 | 1932 | English | |||
| Gaubert, PhilippePhilippe Gaubert | 1879 | 1941 | French | |||
| Grovlez, GabrielGabriel Grovlez | 1879 | 1944 | French | |||
| Haas, JosephJoseph Haas | 1879 | 1960 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Harty, HamiltonHamilton Harty | 1879 | 1941 | Irish | An Irish Symphony; With the Wild Geese | ||
| Hatze, JosipJosip Hatze | 1879 | 1959 | Croatian | |||
| Henrichsen, EdgarEdgar Henrichsen | 1879 | 1955 | Danish | |||
| Ireland, JohnJohn Ireland | 1879 | 1962 | English | Piano Concerto in E flat | ||
| La Forge, FrankFrank La Forge | 1879 | 1953 | American | |||
| Luna, PabloPablo Luna | 1879 | 1942 | Spanish | El niño judío | ||
| Lyudkevych, StanyslavStanyslav Lyudkevych | 1879 | 1979 | Ukrainian | |||
| Mackenna, CarmelaCarmela Mackenna | 1879 | 1962 | Chilean | |||
| Mazellier, JulesJules Mazellier | 1879 | 1959 | French | |||
| Nin, JoaquinJoaquín Nin | 1879 | 1949 | Cuban | |||
| Mahler, AlmaAlma Mahler | 1879 | 1964 | Austrian | |||
| Olsson, OttoOtto Olsson | 1879 | 1964 | Swedish | Te Deum | ||
| Ostrcil, OtakarOtakar Ostrčil | 1879 | 1935 | Czech | |||
| Respighi, OttorinoOttorino Respighi | 1879 | 1936 | Italian | The Fountains of Rome; The Pines of Rome | Impressionism | |
| Sieczyński, RudolfRudolf Sieczyński | 1879 | 1952 | Austrian | |||
| Riesenfeld, HugoHugo Riesenfeld | 1879 | 1939 | Austrian-American | |||
| Rung-Keller, P. S.Paul Rung-Keller | 1879 | 1966 | Danish | |||
| Scott, CyrilCyril Scott | 1879 | 1970 | English | |||
| Senfter, JohannaJohanna Senfter | 1879 | 1961 | German | |||
| Tournier, MarcelMarcel Tournier | 1879 | 1951 | French | |||
| Trunk, RichardRichard Trunk | 1879 | 1968 | German | |||
| Zich, OtakarOtakar Zich | 1879 | 1934 | Czech | |||
| Taki, RentarōRentarō Taki | 1879 | 1903 | Japanese | |||
| Ascher, LeoLeo Ascher | 1880 | 1942 | Austrian | |||
| Bloch, ErnestErnest Bloch | 1880 | 1959 | American (Swiss-born) | Schelomo; Suite hébraïque | ||
| Cook, Edgar ThomasEdgar Thomas Cook | 1880 | 1953 | English | |||
| Edwards, ClaraClara Edwards | 1880 | 1974 | American | |||
| Foulds, JohnJohn Foulds | 1880 | 1939 | English | A World Requiem | Post-romanticism, Indian influence | |
| Karel, RudolfRudolf Karel | 1880 | 1945 | Czech | |||
| Kubelik, JanJan Kubelík | 1880 | 1940 | Czech | |||
| Medtner, NikolaiNikolai Medtner | 1880 | 1951 | Russian | 38 Skazki for piano, Piano Concerto No. 3 | Romanticism | |
| Pizzetti, IldebrandoIldebrando Pizzetti | 1880 | 1968 | Italian | Assassinio nella cattedrale | ||
| Rebay, FerdinandFerdinand Rebay | 1880 | 1953 | Austrian | |||
| Ronjgov, Ivan MateticIvan Matetić Ronjgov | 1880 | 1960 | Croatian | |||
| Simon, JamesJames Simon | 1880 | 1944 | German | |||
| Stolz, RobertRobert Stolz | 1880 | 1975 | Austrian | |||
| Uribe Holguin, GuillermoGuillermo Uribe Holguín | 1880 | 1971 | Colombian | |||
| White, Clarence CameronClarence Cameron White | 1880 | 1960 | American | neoromantic | ||
| Willan, HealeyHealey Willan | 1880 | 1968 | English | |||
| Pratella, Francesco BalillaFrancesco Balilla Pratella | 1880 | 1955 | Italian | |||
| Alaleona, DomenicoDomenico Alaleona | 1881 | 1928 | Italian | |||
| Bartok, BelaBéla Bartók | 1881 | 1945 | Hungarian | Concerto for Orchestra; six string quartets; The Miraculous Mandarin; Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 3; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion | Neoclassicism, folk-influenced | |
| Blumer, TheodorTheodor Blumer | 1881 | 1964 | German | |||
| Branscombe, GenaGena Branscombe | 1881 | 1977 | Canadian | |||
| Dalberg, NancyNancy Dalberg | 1881 | 1949 | Danish | String Quartet No. 2 | ||
| Dillon, Fannie CharlesFannie Charles Dillon | 1881 | 1947 | American | |||
| Dresden, SemSem Dresden | 1881 | 1957 | Dutch | |||
| Enescu, GeorgeGeorge Enescu | 1881 | 1955 | Romanian | Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano ("In the Romanian Popular Style"), Œdip (opera), Cantabile et Presto for flute and piano | folk-influenced; father of Romanian classical music | |
| Fillmore, HenryHenry Fillmore | 1881 | 1956 | American | marches | ||
| Gilse, Jan vanJan van Gilse | 1881 | 1944 | Dutch | Thijl | ||
| Gram, PederPeder Gram | 1881 | 1956 | Danish | |||
| Hageman, RichardRichard Hageman | 1881 | 1966 | Dutch-born American | |||
| Islandsmoen, SigurdSigurd Islandsmoen | 1881 | 1964 | Norwegian | |||
| Jorgensen, AxelAxel Jørgensen | 1881 | 1947 | Danish | Romance for Trombone and Piano | ||
| Kallstenius, EdvinEdvin Kallstenius | 1881 | 1967 | Swedish | |||
| Le Flem, PaulPaul Le Flem | 1881 | 1984 | French | |||
| Marshall, ArthurArthur Marshall | 1881 | 1968 | American | |||
| Myaskovsky, NikolaiNikolai Myaskovsky | 1881 | 1950 | Russian | Symphony No. 6, No. 10 and No. 13; Cello Concerto in C minor | Romanticism | |
| Alford, Kenneth J.Kenneth J. Alford | 1881 | 1945 | British | Colonel Bogey | "British March King" | |
| Osorio-Swaab, Reine ColacoReine Colaço Osorio-Swaab | 1881 | 1971 | Dutch | |||
| Roslavets, NikolaiNikolai Roslavets | 1881 | 1944 | Russian | |||
| Waghalter, IgnatzIgnatz Waghalter | 1881 | 1949 | Polish-German | Concerto for Violin in A Major; Mandragola; Jugend | Romanticism | |
| Willner, ArthurArthur Willner | 1881 | 1959 | Czech | |||
| Zilcher, HermannHermann Zilcher | 1881 | 1948 | German | |||
| Abranyi, EmilEmil Ábrányi | 1882 | 1970 | Hungarian | |||
| Bauer, MarionMarion Bauer | 1882 | 1955 | American | |||
| Bimboni, AlbertoAlberto Bimboni | 1882 | 1960 | Italian-born American | |||
| Braunfels, WalterWalter Braunfels | 1882 | 1954 | German | Organ Concerto | neotonality | |
| Grainger, PercyPercy Grainger | 1882 | 1961 | Australian | Country Gardens, Irish Tune from County Derry, Lincolnshire Posy | folk-influenced | |
| Howe, MaryMary Howe | 1882 | 1964 | American | |||
| Hughes, HerbertHerbert Hughes | 1882 | 1937 | Irish | |||
| Kalman, EmmerichEmmerich Kálmán | 1882 | 1953 | Hungarian | operettas | ||
| Kodaly, ZoltanZoltán Kodály | 1882 | 1967 | Hungarian | Háry János; Székelyfonó; Psalmus Hungaricus | folk-influenced | |
| Le Boucher, MauriceMaurice Le Boucher | 1882 | 1964 | French | |||
| Lecuona y Casado, ErnestinaErnestina Lecuona y Casado | 1882 | 1951 | Cuban | Bolero | ||
| Lucas, MaryMary Lucas | 1882 | 1952 | English | |||
| Malipiero, Gian FrancescoGian Francesco Malipiero | 1882 | 1973 | Italian | |||
| Marx, JosephJoseph Marx | 1882 | 1964 | Austrian | vocal music | ||
| O'Hara, GeoffreyGeoffrey O'Hara | 1882 | 1967 | Canadian | |||
| Ponce, ManuelManuel Ponce | 1882 | 1948 | Mexican | Concierto del sur for guitar and orchestra, guitar and piano pieces, songs (especially "Estrellita"), and folk-song arrangements | ||
| Powell, John S.John Powell (musician) | 1882 | 1963 | American | |||
| Saar, MartMart Saar | 1882 | 1963 | Estonian | |||
| Schnabel, ArturArtur Schnabel | 1882 | 1951 | Austrian | |||
| Saminsky, LazareLazare Saminsky | 1882 | 1959 | Russian | |||
| Stravinsky, IgorIgor Stravinsky | 1882 | 1971 | Russian | The Rite of Spring; The Firebird; Petrushka; Pulcinella; The Soldier's Tale; Symphony of Psalms; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Canticum Sacrum; Threni | neoclassicism, neo-Baroque, neotonality, later serialism, polystylism | |
| Szymanowski, KarolKarol Szymanowski | 1882 | 1937 | Polish | Symphony No. 3 and No. 4; Violin Concerto No. 1 and No. 2 | Impressionism, later folk-influenced | |
| Turina, JoaquinJoaquín Turina | 1882 | 1949 | Spanish | |||
| Vycpalek, LadislavLadislav Vycpálek | 1882 | 1969 | Czech | |||
| Abrahams, MauriceMaurice Abrahams | 1883 | 1931 | American | |||
| Alexandrov, Alexander VasilyevichAlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov | 1883 | 1946 | Russian | |||
| Bangert, EmiliusEmilius Bangert | 1883 | 1962 | Danish | |||
| Barie, AugustinAugustin Barié | 1883 | 1915 | French | |||
| Bax, ArnoldArnold Bax | 1883 | 1953 | English | Symphony No. 2, No. 3, and No. 6; Tintagel | Romanticism, Impressionism | |
| Casella, AlfredoAlfredo Casella | 1883 | 1947 | Italian | |||
| Cellier, Alexandre EugèneAlexandre Eugène Cellier | 1883 | 1968 | French | |||
| Commette, EdouardÉdouard Commette | 1883 | 1967 | French | |||
| Dyson, GeorgeGeorge Dyson | 1883 | 1964 | English | Symphony in G major | ||
| Gnessin, MikhailMikhail Gnessin | 1883 | 1957 | Russian | |||
| Hauer, Josef MatthiasJosef Matthias Hauer | 1883 | 1959 | Austrian | |||
| Infante, ManuelManuel Infante | 1883 | 1958 | Spanish | |||
| Kalomiris, ManolisManolis Kalomiris | 1883 | 1962 | Greek | |||
| Klenau, Paul vonPaul von Klenau | 1883 | 1946 | Danish | |||
| Krein, AlexanderAlexander Krein | 1883 | 1951 | Russian | |||
| Russolo, LuigiLuigi Russolo | 1883 | 1947 | Italian | |||
| Kunc, JanJan Kunc | 1883 | 1976 | Czech | |||
| Kuula, ToivoToivo Kuula | 1883 | 1918 | Finnish | |||
| Lhotka, FranFran Lhotka | 1883 | 1962 | Czech-born Croatian | |||
| Manson, Robert GrahamRobert Graham Manson | 1883 | 1950 | British | |||
| Melikian, RomanosRomanos Melikian | 1883 | 1935 | Armenian | |||
| Nuffel, Jules VanJules Van Nuffel | 1883 | 1953 | Belgian | In convertendo Dominus; Te Ddeum | ||
| Rozycki, LudomirLudomir Różycki | 1883 | 1953 | Polish | |||
| Sakellaridis, TheophrastosTheophrastos Sakellaridis | 1883 | 1950 | Greek | |||
| Steinberg, MaximilianMaximilian Steinberg | 1883 | 1946 | Russian | |||
| Stiedry, FritzFritz Stiedry | 1883 | 1968 | Austrian | |||
| Suda, PeeterPeeter Süda | 1883 | 1920 | Estonian | |||
| Toselli, EnricoEnrico Toselli | 1883 | 1926 | Italian | Serenata 'Rimpianto' Op. 6 No. 1 | ||
| Varese, EdgardEdgard Varèse | 1883 | 1965 | French | Amériques; Ionisation; Arcana; Density 21.5 | Musique concrète, Electronic music | |
| Webern, AntonAnton Webern | 1883 | 1945 | Austrian | Symphony; Six Pieces for Orchestra | twelve-tone technique, serialism, polystylism; pupil of Arnold Schoenberg | |
| Wiedermann, Bedrich AntoninBedřich Antonín Wiedermann | 1883 | 1951 | Czech | |||
| Zandonai, RiccardoRiccardo Zandonai | 1883 | 1944 | Italian | |||
| Aavik, JuhanJuhan Aavik | 1884 | 1982 | Estonian | |||
| Appeldoorn, DinaDina Appeldoorn | 1884 | 1938 | Dutch | |||
| Asafyev, BorisBoris Asafyev | 1884 | 1949 | Russian | |||
| Benatzky, RalphRalph Benatzky | 1884 | 1957 | Czech | |||
| Bowen, YorkYork Bowen | 1884 | 1961 | English | |||
| Brahe, MayMay Brahe | 1884 | 1956 | Australian | Bless This House and other songs | ||
| Brod, MaxMax Brod | 1884 | 1968 | Czech | |||
| Griffes, CharlesCharles Griffes | 1884 | 1920 | American | |||
| Gruenberg, LouisLouis Gruenberg | 1884 | 1964 | Russian | |||
| Gruodis, JuozasJuozas Gruodis | 1884 | 1948 | Lithuanian | |||
| Harcourt, Marguerite Beclard d'Marguerite Béclard d'Harcourt | 1884 | 1964 | French | |||
| Heykens, JonnyJonny Heykens | 1884 | 1945 | Dutch | |||
| Karnavicius, JurgisJurgis Karnavičius | 1884 | 1941 | Lithuanian | |||
| Koczalski, RaoulRaoul Koczalski | 1884 | 1948 | Polish | Piano Concerto, Op. 83 | ||
| Levenson, BorisBoris Levenson | 1884 | 1947 | Russian-born American | |||
| Rangstrom, TureTure Rangström | 1884 | 1947 | Swedish | Four symphonies | ||
| Teixidor, JaimeJaime Teixidor | 1884 | 1957 | Spanish | |||
| Watts, WintterWintter Watts | 1884 | 1962 | American | |||
| Albrecht, AlexanderAlexander Albrecht | 1885 | 1958 | Slovak | |||
| Allende Saron, Pedro HumbertoPedro Humberto Allende | 1885 | 1959 | Chilean | |||
| Barrios, AgustinAgustín Barrios | 1885 | 1944 | Paraguayan | |||
| Berg, AlbanAlban Berg | 1885 | 1935 | Austrian | Violin Concerto; Wozzeck; Lyric Suite | serialism, Romanticism, expressionism, polystylism; pupil of Arnold Schoenberg | |
| Butterworth, GeorgeGeorge Butterworth | 1885 | 1916 | English | |||
| Collet, HenriHenri Collet | 1885 | 1951 | French | |||
| Dale, BenjaminBenjamin Dale | 1885 | 1943 | English | |||
| Farrar, ErnestErnest Farrar | 1885 | 1918 | English | |||
| Harrison, JuliusJulius Harrison | 1885 | 1963 | English | |||
| Hristic, StevanStevan Hristić | 1885 | 1958 | Serbian | |||
| Josten, WernerWerner Josten | 1885 | 1963 | German | |||
| Kaski, HeinoHeino Kaski | 1885 | 1957 | Finnish | |||
| Kunneke, EduardEduard Kunneke | 1885 | 1953 | German | Der Vetter aus Dingsda | ||
| Lemba, ArturArtur Lemba | 1885 | 1963 | Estonian | |||
| Lualdi, AdrianoAdriano Lualdi | 1885 | 1971 | Italian | |||
| Lundvik, HildorHildor Lundvik | 1885 | 1951 | Swedish | |||
| Pejacevic, DoraDora Pejačević | 1885 | 1923 | Croatian | Symphony in F-sharp Minor, Phantasie Concertante | ||
| Riegger, WallingfordWallingford Riegger | 1885 | 1961 | American | Symphony No. 3 | ||
| Salomon, SiegfriedSiegfried Salomon | 1885 | 1962 | Danish | |||
| Salzedo, CarlosCarlos Salzedo | 1885 | 1961 | French | |||
| Simm, JuhanJuhan Simm | 1885 | 1959 | Estonian | |||
| Swepstone, EdithEdith Swepstone | 1885 | 1930 | English | |||
| Van Katwijk, PaulPaul van Katwijk | 1885 | 1974 | Dutch-American | |||
| Weiner, LeóLeó Weiner | 1885 | 1960 | Hungarian | |||
| Wellesz, EgonEgon Wellesz | 1885 | 1974 | Austrian | nine symphonies | ||
| Zucca, ManaMana-Zucca | 1885 | 1981 | American | |||
| Achron, JosephJoseph Achron | 1886 | 1943 | Russian | Hebrew Melody | ||
| Avraamov, ArsenyArseny Avraamov | 1886 | 1944 | Russian | avant-garde | ||
| Ballantine, EdwardEdward Ballantine | 1886 | 1971 | American | Variations on "Mary Had a Little Lamb" for piano | ||
| Becker, John J.John J. Becker | 1886 | 1961 | American | |||
| Clarke, RebeccaRebecca Clarke | 1886 | 1979 | English | |||
| Coates, EricEric Coates | 1886 | 1957 | English | |||
| Coleman, EllenEllen Coleman | 1886 | 1973 | English | |||
| Collins, Edward JosephEdward Joseph Collins | 1886 | 1951 | American | |||
| Dupre, MarcelMarcel Dupré | 1886 | 1971 | French | organ music | ||
| Furtwangler, WilhelmWilhelm Furtwängler | 1886 | 1954 | German | Symphony No. 1 in B minor, Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Symphony No. 3 in C♯ minor, Piano Quintet, Religöser Hymnus, Te Deum for Choir and Orchestra | Neoclassicism, folk-influenced, twelve-tone technique | |
| Gagnebin, HenriHenri Gagnebin | 1886 | 1977 | Belgian-born Swiss | |||
| Garofalo, Carlo GiorgioCarlo Giorgio Garofalo | 1886 | 1962 | Italian | |||
| Guridi, JesusJesús Guridi | 1886 | 1961 | Spanish | Sinfonia pirenaica | ||
| Gyring, ElizabethElizabeth Gyring | 1886 | 1970 | American | |||
| Haquinius, AlgotAlgot Haquinius | 1886 | 1966 | Swedish | |||
| Hoof, Jef vanJef van Hoof | 1886 | 1959 | Belgian | |||
| Leginska, EthelEthel Leginska | 1886 | 1970 | British | |||
| Paray, PaulPaul Paray | 1886 | 1979 | French | Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc | ||
| Pujol, EmilioEmilio Pujol | 1886 | 1980 | Spanish | |||
| Schoeck, OthmarOthmar Schoeck | 1886 | 1957 | Swiss | Penthesilea | ||
| Windingstad, OleOle Windingstad | 1886 | 1959 | Norwegian-American | |||
| Yamada, KosakuKosaku Yamada | 1886 | 1965 | Japanese | Overture in D major | ||
| Yon, PietroPietro Yon | 1886 | 1943 | Italian | Gesù bambino | ||
| Andriessen, WillemWillem Andriessen | 1887 | 1964 | Dutch | Piano Concerto in D♭ major | ||
| Atterberg, KurtKurt Atterberg | 1887 | 1974 | Swedish | Symphony No. 6 "Dollar Symphony" | ||
| Boulanger, NadiaNadia Boulanger | 1887 | 1979 | French | |||
| Bretan, NicolaeNicolae Bretan | 1887 | 1968 | Romanian | |||
| Collingwood, LawranceLawrance Collingwood | 1887 | 1982 | English | |||
| Couper, MildredMildred Couper | 1887 | 1974 | American | quarter tone | ||
| Eller, HeinoHeino Eller | 1887 | 1970 | Estonian | |||
| Gubitosi, EmiliaEmilia Gubitosi | 1887 | 1972 | Italian | |||
| Ley, HenryHenry Ley | 1887 | 1962 | English | |||
| Lindberg, OskarOskar Lindberg | 1887 | 1955 | Swedish | |||
| Madetoja, LeeviLeevi Madetoja | 1887 | 1947 | Finnish | Symphony No. 1 (1916), Symphony No. 2 (1918), Symphony No. 3 (1926), the opera The Ostrobothnians (1923), the ballet-pantomime Okon Fuoko (1927), and Elegia (1909). | Student of Jean Sibelius, 1908–10. | |
| Prelovec, ZorkoZorko Prelovec | 1887 | 1939 | Slovenian | |||
| Price, FlorenceFlorence Price | 1887 | 1953 | American | |||
| Pingoud, ErnestErnest Pingoud | 1887 | 1942 | Finnish | |||
| Provaznik, AnatolAnatol Provazník | 1887 | 1950 | Czech | |||
| Reesen, EmilEmil Reesen | 1887 | 1964 | Danish | operas | ||
| Simkus, StasysStasys Šimkus | 1887 | 1943 | Lithuanian | |||
| Stephan, RudiRudi Stephan | 1887 | 1915 | German | Romanticism | ||
| Tiessen, HeinzHeinz Tiessen | 1887 | 1971 | German | |||
| Toch, ErnstErnst Toch | 1887 | 1964 | German | 7 symphonies | ||
| Trapp, MaxMax Trapp | 1887 | 1971 | German | |||
| Villa-Lobos, HeitorHeitor Villa-Lobos | 1887 | 1959 | Brazilian | Chôros; Bachianas brasileiras; Magdalena: a Musical Adventure; Rudepoêma; | Neoclassicism, folk-influenced | |
| Alexandrov, Anatoly NikolayevichAnatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov | 1888 | 1982 | Russian | |||
| Aufderheide, MayMay Aufderheide | 1888 | 1972 | American | |||
| Barradas, CarmenCarmen Barradas | 1888 | 1963 | Uruguayan | |||
| Barvinsky, VasylVasyl Barvinsky | 1888 | 1963 | Ukrainian | |||
| Beyer, JohannaJohanna Beyer | 1888 | 1944 | German-American | |||
| Bohnke, EmilEmil Bohnke | 1888 | 1928 | German | |||
| Boyle, InaIna Boyle | 1888 | 1967 | Irish | |||
| Clapp, Philip GreeleyPhilip Greeley Clapp | 1888 | 1954 | American | 12 symphonies | ||
| Coles, CecilCecil Coles | 1888 | 1918 | Scottish | |||
| Delvincourt, ClaudeClaude Delvincourt | 1888 | 1954 | French | |||
| Fromm-Michaels, IlseIlse Fromm-Michaels | 1888 | 1986 | German | |||
| Klechniowska, Anna MariaAnna Maria Klechniowska | 1888 | 1973 | Polish | |||
| Otescu, Ion NonnaIon Nonna Otescu | 1888 | 1940 | Romanian | |||
| Reisserova, JulieJulie Reisserová | 1888 | 1938 | Czech | |||
| Rodrigo, MariaMaria Rodrigo | 1888 | 1967 | Spanish | |||
| Schierbeck, PoulPoul Schierbeck | 1888 | 1949 | Danish | |||
| Stanchinsky, AlexeiAlexei Stanchinsky | 1888 | 1914 | Russian | |||
| Taltabull, CristoforCristòfor Taltabull | 1888 | 1964 | Catalan | |||
| Vermeulen, MatthijsMatthijs Vermeulen | 1888 | 1967 | Dutch | Seven symphonies | ||
| Wayditch, Gabriel vonGabriel von Wayditch | 1888 | 1969 | Hungarian-American | |||
| Zubeldia, Emiliana deEmiliana de Zubeldia | 1888 | 1987 | Spanish | |||
| Adams, AltonAlton Adams | 1889 | 1987 | American | |||
| Agerby, AkselAksel Agerby | 1889 | 1942 | Danish | |||
| Agersnap, HaraldHarald Agersnap | 1889 | 1982 | Danish | |||
| Arndt, FelixFelix Arndt | 1889 | 1918 | American | |||
| Dinicu, GrigoraşGrigoraş Dinicu | 1889 | 1949 | Romanian | |||
| Gibbs, ArmstrongArmstrong Gibbs | 1889 | 1960 | English | |||
| Hier, Ethel GlennEthel Glenn Hier | 1889 | 1971 | American | |||
| Kapral, VaclavVáclav Kaprál | 1889 | 1947 | Czech | |||
| Kreek, CyrillusCyrillus Kreek | 1889 | 1962 | Estonian | |||
| Ledec, EgonEgon Ledeč | 1889 | 1944 | Czech | |||
| Mauersberger, RudolfRudolf Mauersberger | 1889 | 1971 | German | |||
| Petrzelka, VilemVilém Petrželka | 1889 | 1969 | Czech | |||
| Rautio, KarlKarl Rautio | 1889 | 1963 | Finnish | |||
| Revutsky, LevkoLevko Revutsky | 1889 | 1977 | Ukrainian | Piano Concerto in F major | ||
| Shcherbachov, VladimirVladimir Shcherbachov | 1889 | 1952 | Russian | |||
| Bullock, ErnestErnest Bullock | 1890 | 1979 | English | |||
| Dolidze, VictorVictor Dolidze | 1890 | 1933 | Soviet Georgian | |||
| Freitas Branco, LuisLuís de Freitas Branco | 1890 | 1955 | Portuguese | |||
| Gal, HansHans Gál | 1890 | 1987 | Austrian | |||
| Gurney, IvorIvor Gurney | 1890 | 1937 | English | |||
| Hall, PaulinePauline Hall | 1890 | 1969 | Norwegian | |||
| Ibert, JacquesJacques Ibert | 1890 | 1962 | French | neoclassicism Impressionism | ||
| James, PhilipPhilip James | 1890 | 1975 | American | |||
| Jemnitz, SandorSándor Jemnitz | 1890 | 1963 | Hungarian | |||
| Manning, Kathleen LockhartKathleen Lockhart Manning | 1890 | 1951 | American | |||
| Gardel, CarlosCarlos Gardel | 1890 | 1935 | French | |||
| Martin, FrankFrank Martin | 1890 | 1974 | Swiss | Ballade for flute and piano; Petite symphonie concertante | ||
| Martinu, BohuslavBohuslav Martinů | 1890 | 1959 | Czech | Symphony No. 3, No. 4, and No. 6; Gilgamesh (oratorio); chamber music | neoclassicism, folk-influenced | |
| Andersen, JohannesJohannes Andersen | 1890 | 1980 | Danish | |||
| Feinberg, SamuilSamuil Feinberg | 1890 | 1962 | Russian and Soviet | |||
| Nat, YvesYves Nat | 1890 | 1956 | French | |||
| Nystroem, GostaGösta Nystroem | 1890 | 1966 | Swedish | |||
| Rapoport, EdaEda Rapoport | 1890 | 1968 | American | |||
| Tichy, Otto AlbertOtto Albert Tichý | 1890 | 1973 | Czech | |||
| Agnew, RoyRoy Agnew | 1891 | 1944 | Australian | |||
| Berberian, SchahanSchahan Berberian | 1891 | 1956 | Armenian | |||
| Bliss, ArthurArthur Bliss | 1891 | 1975 | English | A Colour Symphony | ||
| Burrows, BenjaminBenjamin Burrows | 1891 | 1966 | English | |||
| Champagne, ClaudeClaude Champagne | 1891 | 1965 | Canadian | |||
| Gallon, NoelNoël Gallon | 1891 | 1966 | French | |||
| Grandjany, MarcelMarcel Grandjany | 1891 | 1975 | French | Pieces for harp; Headed Harp Dept at Fontainebleau & Juilliard | Noted harpist and teacher | |
| Griselle, ThomasThomas Griselle | 1891 | 1955 | American | |||
| Jirak, Karel BoleslavKarel Boleslav Jirák | 1891 | 1972 | Czechoslovak | |||
| Jora, MihailMihail Jora | 1891 | 1971 | Romanian | |||
| Kasyanov, AlexanderAlexander Kasyanov | 1891 | 1982 | Soviet Russian | |||
| Kern, FridaFrida Kern | 1891 | 1988 | Austrian | |||
| King, KarlKarl King | 1891 | 1971 | American | "Barnum and Bailey's Favorite" | marches | |
| Malla, FlorentinaFlorentina Mallá | 1891 | 1973 | Czech | |||
| Moreno Torroba, FedericoFederico Moreno Tórroba | 1891 | 1982 | Spanish | classical guitar | ||
| Nick, EdmundEdmund Nick | 1891 | 1974 | German | |||
| Prokofiev, SergeiSergei Prokofiev | 1891 | 1953 | Russian | Romeo and Juliet; The Love for Three Oranges; Classical Symphony; Symphony No. 5 and No. 6; Violin Concerto No. 1 and No. 2; Piano Concerto No. 2 and No. 3; Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kijé; Peter and the Wolf | neoclassicism, Romanticism | |
| Roland-Manuel, AlexisAlexis Roland-Manuel | 1891 | 1966 | French | |||
| Sainton, PhilipPhilip Sainton | 1891 | 1967 | British–French | |||
| Stanton, W. K.W. K. Stanton | 1891 | 1978 | English | |||
| Urner, Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy Urner | 1891 | 1942 | American | |||
| Abraham, PaulPaul Abraham | 1892 | 1960 | Hungarian | operettas | ||
| Achron, IsidorIsidor Achron | 1892 | 1948 | Polish | |||
| Andriessen, HendrikHendrik Andriessen | 1892 | 1981 | Dutch | father of Louis Andriessen | ||
| Barlow, Samuel L. M.Samuel L. M. Barlow | 1892 | 1982 | American | |||
| Bordewijk-Roepman, JohannaJohanna Bordewijk-Roepman | 1892 | 1971 | Dutch | |||
| Bottermund, HansHans Bottermund | 1892 | 1949 | German | |||
| Brandt, AugustoAugusto Brandt | 1892 | 1942 | Venezuelan | |||
| Davis, Katherine KennicottKatherine Kennicott Davis | 1892 | 1980 | American | |||
| Ghedini, Giorgio FedericoGiorgio Federico Ghedini | 1892 | 1965 | Italian | |||
| Grofe, FerdeFerde Grofé | 1892 | 1972 | American | Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite | ||
| Hannikainen, IlmariIlmari Hannikainen | 1892 | 1955 | Finnish | Romanticism | ||
| Harmati, SandorSandor Harmati | 1892 | 1936 | Hungarian-American | |||
| Hill, MirrieMirrie Hill | 1892 | 1986 | Australian | |||
| Honegger, ArthurArthur Honegger | 1892 | 1955 | Swiss | Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique"; Pacific 231 | neoclassicism; also a composer of film music: Les Misérables | |
| Howells, HerbertHerbert Howells | 1892 | 1983 | English | Hymnus paradisi | ||
| Hutchens, FrankFrank Hutchens | 1892 | 1965 | Australian | |||
| James, William G.William G. James | 1892 | 1977 | Australian | |||
| Jeppesen, KnudKnud Jeppesen | 1892 | 1974 | Danish | |||
| Jeremias, OtakarOtakar Jeremiáš | 1892 | 1962 | Czech | |||
| Kilpinen, YrjoYrjö Kilpinen | 1892 | 1959 | Finnish | Neoclassical | ||
| Klein, Fritz HeinrichFritz Heinrich Klein | 1892 | 1977 | Austrian | |||
| Kvapil, JaroslavJaroslav Kvapil | 1892 | 1958 | Czech | |||
| Lajtha, LaszloLászló Lajtha | 1892 | 1963 | Hungarian | |||
| Lourie, ArthurArthur Lourie | 1892 | 1966 | Russian | |||
| Milhaud, DariusDarius Milhaud | 1892 | 1974 | French | La Création du Monde; Le Bœuf sur le toit | jazz-influenced, neoclassical, polytonal | |
| Niles, John JacobJohn Jacob Niles | 1892 | 1980 | American | |||
| Obukhov, NikolaiNikolai Obukhov | 1892 | 1954 | Russian | |||
| Petyrek, FelixFelix Petyrek | 1892 | 1951 | Austrian | |||
| Rosenberg, HildingHilding Rosenberg | 1892 | 1985 | Swedish | Violin Concerto | ||
| Sorabji, Kaikhosru ShapurjiKaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 1892 | 1988 | English | Opus clavicembalisticum; Études transcendantes (100); Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis; Piano Symphony No. 2; "Gulistān"—Nocturne for Piano | neoclassical, neoromantic, postimpressionistic | |
| Tailleferre, GermaineGermaine Tailleferre | 1892 | 1983 | French | |||
| Absil, JeanJean Absil | 1893 | 1974 | Belgian | |||
| Benjamin, ArthurArthur Benjamin | 1893 | 1960 | Australian | Jamaican Rhumba | ||
| Boulanger, GeorgesGeorges Boulanger | 1893 | 1958 | Romanian | |||
| Boulanger, LiliLili Boulanger | 1893 | 1918 | French | |||
| Canales, MartaMarta Canales | 1893 | 1986 | Chilean | |||
| Chlubna, OsvaldOsvald Chlubna | 1893 | 1971 | Czech | |||
| Feldman, ZinovyZinovy Feldman | 1893 | 1942 | Russian | |||
| Gauk, AleksandrAleksandr Gauk | 1893 | 1963 | Russian/Soviet | |||
| Goossens, EugeneEugene Aynsley Goossens | 1893 | 1962 | English | |||
| Gow, DorothyDorothy Gow | 1893 | 1982 | English | |||
| Grigorian, HambarsoomHambarsoom Grigorian | 1893 | 1975 | Armenian | |||
| Haba, AloisAlois Hába | 1893 | 1973 | Czech | Matka | microtonal | |
| Hagan, Helen EugeniaHelen Eugenia Hagan | 1893 | 1964 | American | |||
| Langgaard, RuedRued Langgaard | 1893 | 1952 | Danish | 16 symphonies, The Music of the Spheres, Antikrist | ||
| Mittler, FranzFranz Mittler | 1893 | 1970 | Austrian | |||
| Mompou, FedericoFederico Mompou | 1893 | 1987 | Spanish | piano music | ||
| Moore, DouglasDouglas Moore | 1893 | 1969 | American | The Ballad of Baby Doe, The Devil and Daniel Webster (folk opera) | ||
| Novello, IvorIvor Novello | 1893 | 1951 | Welsh | |||
| Ornstein, LeoLeo Ornstein | 1893 | 2002 | American (Russian-born) | Wild Men's Dance, Suicide in an Airplane, 8 piano sonatas, Piano Quintet, 3 String Quartets | Avant-garde, later Neoromanticism | |
| Orr, Charles WilfredCharles Wilfred Orr | 1893 | 1976 | English | songs | ||
| Protopopov, SergeiSergei Protopopov | 1893 | 1954 | Russian | 3 piano sonatas | Avant-garde | |
| Rogers, BernardBernard Rogers | 1893 | 1968 | American | |||
| Seymour, John LaurenceJohn Laurence Seymour | 1893 | 1986 | American | |||
| Tyberg, MarcelMarcel Tyberg | 1893 | 1944 | Austrian | |||
| Wiechowicz, StanisławStanisław Wiechowicz | 1893 | 1963 | Polish | |||
| Kozytskiy, PylypPylyp Kozytskiy | 1893 | 1960 | Ukrainian | In memory of the Bolsheviks (1951) | Avant-garde | |
| Adler, Hugo ChaimHugo Chaim Adler | 1894 | 1955 | Belgian | |||
| Avshalomov, AaronAaron Avshalomov | 1894 | 1965 | Russian | |||
| Baranovic, KresimirKrešimir Baranović | 1894 | 1975 | Yugoslav | |||
| Bennett, Robert RussellRobert Russell Bennett | 1894 | 1981 | American | Broadway arrangements; pieces for band | ||
| Borkovec, PavelPavel Bořkovec | 1894 | 1972 | Czech | |||
| Dessau, PaulPaul Dessau | 1894 | 1979 | German | |||
| Dragoi, SabinSabin Drăgoi | 1894 | 1968 | Romanian | Piano Concerto | ||
| Fox, Kalitha DorothyKalitha Dorothy Fox | 1894 | 1934 | English | |||
| Grosz, WilhelmWilhelm Grosz | 1894 | 1939 | Austrian | |||
| Hirschler, ZigaŽiga Hirschler | 1894 | 1941 | Croatian | |||
| Jenkins, EdmundEdmund Jenkins | 1894 | 1926 | American | |||
| Joseph, JaneJane Joseph | 1894 | 1929 | English | |||
| Lazar, FilipFilip Lazăr | 1894 | 1936 | Romanian | avant-garde | ||
| Moeran, Ernest JohnErnest John Moeran | 1894 | 1950 | English | Symphony in G minor | folk-influenced | |
| Pijper, WillemWillem Pijper | 1894 | 1947 | Dutch | Six Adagios; Piano Concerto | atonality | |
| Piston, WalterWalter Piston | 1894 | 1976 | American | The Incredible Flutist (ballet); Symphony No. 2, No. 3, No. 6, and No. 7 | Neoclassicism | |
| Raczkowski, WladyslawWładysław Raczkowski | 1894 | 1959 | Polish | |||
| Schulhoff, ErwinErwin Schulhoff | 1894 | 1942 | Czech | |||
| Slonimsky, NicolasNicolas Slonimsky | 1894 | 1995 | Russian-born American | |||
| Stoessel, AlbertAlbert Stoessel | 1894 | 1943 | American | |||
| Wagenaar, BernardBernard Wagenaar | 1894 | 1971 | Dutch/American | |||
| Warlock, PeterPeter Warlock | 1894 | 1930 | Anglo-Welsh | |||
| Weigl, VallyVally Weigl | 1894 | 1982 | Austrian-American | |||
| Wessel, MarkMark Wessel | 1894 | 1973 | American | The King of Babylon; Concertino for Flute or Violin and Orchestra | ||
| Baeyens, AugustAugust Baeyens | 1895 | 1966 | Belgian | |||
| Bosmans, HenrietteHenriëtte Bosmans | 1895 | 1952 | Dutch | |||
| Bravo de Rueda, JorgeJorge Bravo de Rueda | 1895 | 1940 | Peruvian | |||
| Brustad, BjarneBjarne Brustad | 1895 | 1978 | Norwegian | |||
| Castelnuovo, MarioMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | 1895 | 1968 | Italian | guitar music | ||
| Castro, Juan JoseJuan José Castro | 1895 | 1968 | Argentine | |||
| Charles, ErnestErnest Charles | 1895 | 1984 | American | |||
| Dandelot, GeorgesGeorges Dandelot | 1895 | 1975 | French | |||
| David, Johann NepomukJohann Nepomuk David | 1895 | 1977 | Austrian | neoclassical | ||
| Dostal, NicoNico Dostal | 1895 | 1981 | Austrian | |||
| Evans, LindleyLindley Evans | 1895 | 1982 | South African-born Australian | |||
| Gotovac, JakovJakov Gotovac | 1895 | 1982 | Croatian | |||
| Hindemith, PaulPaul Hindemith | 1895 | 1963 | German | Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber; Mathis der Maler; Ludus Tonalis | Neo-Baroque, neoclassicism, Expressionism | |
| Jacob, GordonGordon Jacob | 1895 | 1984 | English | |||
| Jessye, EvaEva Jessye | 1895 | 1992 | American | |||
| Kattnigg, RudolfRudolf Kattnigg | 1895 | 1955 | Austrian | |||
| Lecuona, ErnestoErnesto Lecuona | 1895 | 1963 | Cuban | |||
| Levy, ErnstErnst Levy | 1895 | 1981 | Swiss | |||
| Lyatoshynsky, BorysBorys Lyatoshynsky | 1895 | 1968 | Ukrainian | |||
| Orff, CarlCarl Orff | 1895 | 1982 | German | Carmina Burana | polystylism | |
| Osterc, SlavkoSlavko Osterc | 1895 | 1941 | Slovenian | Symphony | ||
| Richards, KathleenKathleen Richards | 1895 | 1984 | English | |||
| Rudhyar, DaneDane Rudhyar | 1895 | 1985 | French | |||
| Sobinov, BorisBoris Sobinov | 1895 | 1956 | Russian | |||
| Sowerby, LeoLeo Sowerby | 1895 | 1968 | American | |||
| Still, William GrantWilliam Grant Still | 1895 | 1978 | American | 5 symphonies, including Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"; Troubled Island (opera), A Bayou Legend (opera) | folk-influenced; known as "the Dean" of African-American composers | |
| Toldra, EduardEduard Toldrà | 1895 | 1962 | Spanish | |||
| Bach, MariaMaria Bach | 1896 | 1978 | Austrian | Klavierquartett | ||
| Brene, ErlingErling Brene | 1896 | 1980 | Danish | |||
| Broz, FrantisekFrantišek Brož | 1896 | 1962 | Czech | |||
| Du Bois, Shirley GrahamShirley Graham Du Bois | 1896 | 1977 | American | |||
| Erdmann, EduardEduard Erdmann | 1896 | 1958 | German | |||
| Ficher, JacoboJacobo Ficher | 1896 | 1978 | Argentine | 10 symphonies; 3 piano concertos; chamber music; El Oso (opera, after Chekhov) | eclectic | |
| Gerhard, RobertoRoberto Gerhard | 1896 | 1970 | Spanish | |||
| Hanson, HowardHoward Hanson | 1896 | 1981 | American | 7 symphonies | Romanticism | |
| Koffler, JozefJózef Koffler | 1896 | 1944 | Polish | |||
| Kosenko, ViktorViktor Kosenko | 1896 | 1938 | Ukrainian | Piano concerto | ||
| Mitropoulos, DimitriDimitri Mitropoulos | 1896 | 1960 | Greek | |||
| Prieto, Maria TeresaMaría Teresa Prieto | 1896 | 1982 | Spanish | |||
| Rivier, JeanJean Rivier | 1896 | 1987 | French | |||
| Robertson, LeroyLeroy Robertson | 1896 | 1971 | American | |||
| Sessions, RogerRoger Sessions | 1896 | 1985 | American | 9 symphonies, Violin Concerto, Montezuma | neoclassicism, twelve-tone technique | |
| Staynov, PetkoPetko Staynov | 1896 | 1977 | Bulgarian | |||
| Szabelski, BoleslawBolesław Szabelski | 1896 | 1979 | Polish | |||
| Thalben-Ball, GeorgeGeorge Thalben-Ball | 1896 | 1986 | British | |||
| Thomson, VirgilVirgil Thomson | 1896 | 1989 | American | Four Saints in Three Acts, The Mother of Us All; Louisiana Story; also noted critic | folk-influenced, eclectic | |
| Vogel, WladimirWladimir Vogel | 1896 | 1984 | Swiss | |||
| Weinberger, JaromirJaromír Weinberger | 1896 | 1967 | Czech | Schwanda the Bagpiper | ||
| Aslamazyan, SergeiSergei Aslamazyan | 1897 | 1978 | Soviet Armenian | |||
| Bakala, BretislavBřetislav Bakala | 1897 | 1958 | Czech | |||
| Ben-Haim, PaulPaul Ben-Haim | 1897 | 1984 | Israeli | |||
| Bentzon, JorgenJørgen Bentzon | 1897 | 1951 | Danish | |||
| Cassado, GasparGaspar Cassadó | 1897 | 1966 | Spanish | Toccata, Requiebros | ||
| Cowell, HenryHenry Cowell | 1897 | 1965 | American | The Tides of Manaunaun, Dynamic Motion | eclectic, experimental | |
| Fern, Oscar LorenzoOscar Lorenzo Fernández | 1897 | 1948 | Brazilian | "Batuque" from Malazarte | nationalism | |
| Fragoso, AntonioAntónio Fragoso | 1897 | 1918 | Portuguese | |||
| Gianneo, LuisLuis Gianneo | 1897 | 1968 | Argentine | |||
| Gokkes, SimSim Gokkes | 1897 | 1943 | Dutch | Modernist | ||
| Golyshev, YefimYefim Golyshev | 1897 | 1970 | Ukrainian | String Trio | ||
| Heiss, HermannHermann Heiss | 1897 | 1966 | German | |||
| Kerr, HarrisonHarrison Kerr | 1897 | 1978 | American | |||
| Korngold, Erich WolfgangErich Wolfgang Korngold | 1897 | 1957 | Austrian | Violin Concerto | also composed film music: Die Tote Stadt | |
| Kosa, GyorgyGyörgy Kósa | 1897 | 1984 | Hungarian | |||
| Lara, AgustinAgustín Lara | 1897 | 1970 | Mexican | Granada | ||
| Mackeben, TheoTheo Mackeben | 1897 | 1953 | German | |||
| Mainardi, EnricoEnrico Mainardi | 1897 | 1976 | Italian | |||
| Marx, KarlKarl Marx | 1897 | 1985 | German | |||
| Moe, BennaBenna Moe | 1897 | 1983 | Danish | |||
| Neuling, HermannHermann Neuling | 1897 | 1967 | German | |||
| Obradors, FernandoFernando Obradors | 1897 | 1945 | Spanish | Canciones clásicas españolas | ||
| Porter, QuincyQuincy Porter | 1897 | 1966 | American | 2 symphonies, 9 string quartets, Piano Quintet, Concerto concertante for two pianos and orchestra | ||
| Ridky, JaroslavJaroslav Řídký | 1897 | 1956 | Czech | |||
| Riisager, KnudageKnudåge Riisager | 1897 | 1974 | Denmark | |||
| Saeverud, HaraldHarald Sæverud | 1897 | 1992 | Norwegian | Peer Gynt, 9 symphonies | ||
| Sorozabal, PabloPablo Sorozábal | 1897 | 1988 | Spanish | |||
| Sutherland, MargaretMargaret Sutherland | 1897 | 1984 | Australian | Violin Concerto Haunted Hills | ||
| Swift, KayKay Swift | 1897 | 1993 | American | |||
| Tansman, AlexandreAlexandre Tansman | 1897 | 1986 | French (Polish-born) | |||
| Tucci, TerigTerig Tucci | 1897 | 1973 | Argentine | |||
| Abramsky, AlexanderAlexander Abramsky | 1898 | 1985 | Russian | folk-influenced | ||
| Armstrong, ThomasThomas Armstrong | 1898 | 1994 | English | |||
| Bacon, ErnstErnst Bacon | 1898 | 1990 | American | |||
| Boatner, EdwardEdward Boatner | 1898 | 1981 | American | |||
| Cooley, CarltonCarlton Cooley | 1898 | 1981 | American | |||
| Demuth, NormanNorman Demuth | 1898 | 1968 | English | |||
| Eisler, HannsHanns Eisler | 1898 | 1962 | German/Austrian | Auferstanden aus Ruinen (Eastern Germany national anthem) | ||
| Gershwin, GeorgeGeorge Gershwin | 1898 | 1937 | American | Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess | jazz-influenced; also a composer of popular songs | |
| Giuranna, BarbaraBarbara Giuranna | 1898 | 1998 | Italian | |||
| Hamerik, EbbeEbbe Hamerik | 1898 | 1951 | Danish | |||
| Harris, RoyRoy Harris | 1898 | 1979 | American | Symphony No. 3 | neotonality | |
| Harsanyi, TiborTibor Harsányi | 1898 | 1954 | Hungarian | |||
| Hemsi, AlbertoAlberto Hemsi | 1898 | 1976 | Turkish | |||
| Howell, DorothyDorothy Howell | 1898 | 1982 | English | |||
| Journeau, MauriceMaurice Journeau | 1898 | 1999 | French | |||
| Knipper, LevLev Knipper | 1898 | 1974 | Russian | |||
| Leleu, JeanneJeanne Leleu | 1898 | 1979 | French | |||
| Mihalovici, MarcelMarcel Mihalovici | 1898 | 1985 | French (Romanian-born) | Krapp, ou, La dernière bande | Neoclassicism, serialism, etc.; folk-influenced | |
| Ramin, GuntherGünther Ramin | 1898 | 1956 | German | |||
| Rieti, VittorioVittorio Rieti | 1898 | 1994 | Italian | |||
| Selvaggi, RitoRito Selvaggi | 1898 | 1972 | Italian | |||
| Sepulveda, Maria LuisaMaría Luisa Sepúlveda | 1898 | 1958 | Chilean | |||
| Ullmann, ViktorViktor Ullmann | 1898 | 1944 | Austrian | |||
| Amu, EphraimEphraim Amu | 1899 | 1995 | Ghanaian | |||
| Auric, GeorgesGeorges Auric | 1899 | 1983 | French | |||
| Baines, WilliamWilliam Baines | 1899 | 1922 | English | |||
| Barberis, MansiMansi Barberis | 1899 | 1986 | Romanian | |||
| Britain, RadieRadie Britain | 1899 | 1994 | American | |||
| Chavez, CarlosCarlos Chávez | 1899 | 1978 | Mexican | Sinfonía de Antígona, Sinfonía india, Symphony No. 6, Toccata for percussion instruments, The Visitors (opera) | modernist, primitivist, folk-influenced, neoclassicism, serialist | |
| Curzon, FredericFrederic Curzon | 1899 | 1973 | English | |||
| Duff, ArthurArthur Duff | 1899 | 1956 | Irish | |||
| Eckhardt-Gramatte, Sophie CarmenSophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté | 1899 | 1974 | Russian-born Canadian | |||
| Greiss, YusefYusef Greiss | 1899 | 1961 | Egyptian | |||
| Hadley, PatrickPatrick Hadley | 1899 | 1973 | British | |||
| Haas, PavelPavel Haas | 1899 | 1944 | Czech | |||
| Hernandez Moncada, EduardoEduardo Hernández Moncada | 1899 | 1995 | Mexican | |||
| Hoffding, FinnFinn Høffding | 1899 | 1997 | Danish | |||
| Huybrechtss, AlbertAlbert Huybrechts | 1899 | 1938 | Belgian | |||
| Krasa, HansHans Krása | 1899 | 1944 | Czech | |||
| Lamote de Grignon, RicardRicard Lamote de Grignon | 1899 | 1962 | Catalan Spanish | |||
| Leifs, JonJón Leifs | 1899 | 1968 | Icelandic | Oratorios based on Edda | idiosyncratic orchestration and percussion used to evoke Icelandic natural phenomena | |
| Manziarly, Marcelle deMarcelle de Manziarly | 1899 | 1989 | French | |||
| McDonald, HarlHarl McDonald | 1899 | 1955 | American | |||
| McKay, George FrederickGeorge Frederick McKay | 1899 | 1970 | American | |||
| Ellington, DukeDuke Ellington | 1899 | 1974 | American | |||
| Poulenc, FrancisFrancis Poulenc | 1899 | 1963 | French | Babar the Elephant; Flute Sonata Stabat Mater | neoclassicism | |
| Revueltas, SilvestreSilvestre Revueltas | 1899 | 1940 | Mexican | Janitzio, Homenaje a Federico García Lorca, Sensemayá | nationalist, political music, primitivist, popular-music influence. modernism | |
| Sumsion, HerbertHerbert Sumsion | 1899 | 1995 | English | |||
| Tcherepnin, AlexanderAlexander Tcherepnin | 1899 | 1977 | Russian | |||
| Thompson, RandallRandall Thompson | 1899 | 1984 | American | Alleluia; The Testament of Freedom | ||
| Vladigerov, PanchoPancho Vladigerov | 1899 | 1978 | Bulgarian | 4 piano concertos | folk-influenced | |
| Aav, EvaldEvald Aav | 1900 | 1939 | Estonian | |||
| Andersen, Kai NormannKai Normann Andersen | 1900 | 1967 | Danish | |||
| Antheil, GeorgeGeorge Antheil | 1900 | 1959 | American | Ballet mécanique; Symphony No. 4 | Avant-garde, modernism, later neoclassical | |
| Barraud, HenryHenry Barraud | 1900 | 1997 | French | Concertino for piano, flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and chamber orchestra | ||
| Burkhard, WillyWilly Burkhard | 1900 | 1955 | Swiss | |||
| Bush, AlanAlan Bush | 1900 | 1995 | English | |||
| Castegnaro, LolaLola Castegnaro | 1900 | 1979 | Costa Rican | |||
| Clemmensen, NielsNiels Clemmensen | 1900 | 1950 | Danish | |||
| Copland, AaronAaron Copland | 1900 | 1990 | American | Appalachian Spring (ballet); Billy the Kid (ballet); Rodeo (ballet); Fanfare for the Common Man; Clarinet Concerto | neoclassical, folk-influenced, jazz-influenced, early twelve-tone, later serialism | |
| Dunayevsky, IsaakIsaak Dunayevsky | 1900 | 1955 | Russian | |||
| Ferroud, Pierre-OctavePierre-Octave Ferroud | 1900 | 1936 | French | |||
| Freed, IsadoreIsadore Freed | 1900 | 1960 | Belarusian-born American | |||
| Gamburg, GrigoriGrigori Gamburg | 1900 | 1967 | Russian | |||
| Gratton, HectorHector Gratton | 1900 | 1970 | Canadian | |||
| Hasanov, GotfridGotfrid Hasanov | 1900 | 1965 | Russian | |||
| Haug, HansHans Haug | 1900 | 1967 | Swiss | |||
| Head, MichaelMichael Head | 1900 | 1976 | British | |||
| Jaubert, MauriceMaurice Jaubert | 1900 | 1940 | French | |||
| Kiyose, YasujiYasuji Kiyose | 1900 | 1981 | Japanese | |||
| Klami, UunoUuno Klami | 1900 | 1961 | Finnish | Sea Pictures; Kalevala Suite | ||
| Kletzki, PaulPaul Kletzki | 1900 | 1973 | Polish | |||
| Krenek, ErnstErnst Krenek | 1900 | 1991 | Austrian | Jonny spielt auf, Karl V | neoclassical, twelve-tone, later serial, neoromantic, eclectic | |
| Luening, OttoOtto Luening | 1900 | 1996 | American | |||
| McPhee, ColinColin McPhee | 1900 | 1964 | Canadian | Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orchestra | folk-influenced | |
| Mosolov, AlexanderAlexander Mosolov | 1900 | 1973 | Russian | Iron Foundry | Avant-garde | |
| Pensis, HenriHenri Pensis | 1900 | 1958 | Luxembourger | |||
| Raymond, FredFred Raymond | 1900 | 1954 | Austrian | operettas; also composed film music | ||
| Reutter, HermannHermann Reutter | 1900 | 1985 | German | |||
| Roldan, AmadeoAmadeo Roldán | 1900 | 1939 | Cuban | |||
| Salmhofer, FranzFranz Salmhofer | 1900 | 1975 | Austrian | |||
| Schimmerling, HansHans Schimmerling | 1900 | 1967 | Czech | |||
| Scholz, BerndBernd Scholz | 1900 | 1969 | German | |||
| Smit, LeoLeo Smit | 1900 | 1943 | Dutch | |||
| Tajcevic, MarkoMarko Tajčević | 1900 | 1984 | Serbian | |||
| Ticharich, ZdenkaZdenka Ticharich | 1900 | 1979 | Hungarian | |||
| Warren, Elinor RemickElinor Remick Warren | 1900 | 1991 | American | |||
| Weill, KurtKurt Weill | 1900 | 1950 | German/American | 2 symphonies; String Quartets; "Die Dreigroschenoper"; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny; "Mahagonny-Songspiel"; several Broadway musicals | neoclassical | |
| Wynne, DavidDavid Wynne | 1900 | 1983 | Welsh | |||
| Aeschbacher, WaltherWalther Aeschbacher | 1901 | 1969 | Swiss | |||
| Albert, KarelKarel Albert | 1901 | 1987 | Belgian | Marieken van Niemeghen (incidental music); four symphonies | constructionist, neoclassical, twelve-tone technique | |
| Arnic, BlazBlaž Arnič | 1901 | 1970 | Slovenian | neoromanticism | ||
| Beck, ConradConrad Beck | 1901 | 1989 | Swiss | |||
| Crawford Seeger, RuthRuth Crawford Seeger | 1901 | 1953 | American | String Quartet | modernism | |
| Finzi, GeraldGerald Finzi | 1901 | 1956 | English | Cello Concerto; songs | neoromantic | |
| Fuchs, LillianLillian Fuchs | 1901 | 1995 | American | |||
| Groven, EivindEivind Groven | 1901 | 1977 | Norwegian | |||
| Hamburger, PovlPovl Hamburger | 1901 | 1972 | Danish | |||
| Hely-Hutchinson, VictorVictor Hely-Hutchinson | 1901 | 1947 | British | |||
| Hlobil, EmilEmil Hlobil | 1901 | 1987 | Czechoslovakian | |||
| James, DorothyDorothy James | 1901 | 1982 | American | |||
| Kielland, OlavOlav Kielland | 1901 | 1985 | Norwegian | |||
| Koutzen, BorisBoris Koutzen | 1901 | 1966 | Russian-American | |||
| Matz, RudolfRudolf Matz | 1901 | 1988 | Croatian | |||
| McKie , WilliamWilliam McKie | 1901 | 1984 | Australian | |||
| Nenov, DimitarDimitar Nenov | 1901 | 1953 | Bulgarian | Toccata | ||
| Partch, HarryHarry Partch | 1901 | 1974 | American | Daphne of the Dunes, Revelation in the Courthouse Park | microtonal, just intonation, self-built instruments | |
| Paz, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Paz | 1901 | 1972 | Argentine | Twelve-tone technique and Serialism | ||
| Poot, MarcelMarcel Poot | 1901 | 1988 | Belgian | |||
| Reichel, BernardBernard Reichel | 1901 | 1992 | Swiss | |||
| Rodrigo, JoaquinJoaquín Rodrigo | 1901 | 1999 | Spanish | Concierto de Aranjuez; guitar music | neoclassical, folk music influence | |
| Roemheld, Heinz EricHeinz Eric Roemheld | 1901 | 1985 | American | |||
| Roikjer, KjellKjell Roikjer | 1901 | 1999 | Danish | |||
| Rubbra, EdmundEdmund Rubbra | 1901 | 1986 | English | |||
| Sauguet, HenriHenri Sauguet | 1901 | 1989 | French | |||
| Tomasi, HenriHenri Tomasi | 1901 | 1971 | French | |||
| Wegener, EmmyEmmy Wegener | 1901 | 1973 | Dutch | |||
| Egk, WernerWerner Egk | 1901 | 1983 | German | |||
| Arambarri, JesusJesús Arámbarri | 1902 | 1960 | Spanish | |||
| Chanler, TheodoreTheodore Chanler | 1902 | 1961 | American | |||
| Durufle, MauriceMaurice Duruflé | 1902 | 1986 | French | Requiem; organ music | ||
| Fere, VladimirVladimir Fere | 1902 | 1971 | Russian | |||
| Fernandez Blanco, EvaristoEvaristo Fernández Blanco | 1902 | 1993 | Spanish | |||
| Garuta, LucijaLūcija Garūta | 1902 | 1977 | Latvian | Piano Concerto | ||
| Jose, AntonioAntonio José | 1902 | 1936 | Spanish | |||
| Leiviska, HelviHelvi Leiviskä | 1902 | 1982 | Finnish | |||
| Liviabella, LinoLino Liviabella | 1902 | 1964 | Italian | |||
| Nakano, JiroJiro Nakano | 1902 | 2000 | Japanese | |||
| Shebalin, VissarionVissarion Shebalin | 1902 | 1963 | Russian | |||
| Shtoharenko, AndriyAndriy Shtoharenko | 1902 | 1992 | Ukrainian | |||
| Stoyanov, VeselinVeselin Stoyanov | 1902 | 1969 | Bulgarian | Three concertos for piano and orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Concertino for violin | folk-influenced | |
| Takacs, JenoJenő Takács | 1902 | 2005 | Austrian | |||
| Thisse-Derouette, RoseRose Thisse-Derouette | 1902 | 1989 | Belgian | |||
| Valencia, Antonio MaríaAntonio María Valencia | 1902 | 1952 | Colombian | |||
| Vincent, JohnJohn Vincent | 1902 | 1977 | American | Consort for Piano and Strings | neoclassical | |
| Walton, WilliamWilliam Walton | 1902 | 1983 | English | Symphony No. 1; Violin Concerto; Viola Concerto; Variations on a Theme by Hindemith; Belshazzar's Feast (oratorio) | avant-garde (early), neoromantic, neoclassical; also a composer of film music | |
| Willson, MeredithMeredith Willson | 1902 | 1984 | American | |||
| Wolpe, StefanStefan Wolpe | 1902 | 1972 | German | serial, modernism | ||
| Arrieu, ClaudeClaude Arrieu | 1903 | 1990 | French | |||
| Berkeley, LennoxLennox Berkeley | 1903 | 1989 | English | neoclassical, later serial | ||
| Blacher, BorisBoris Blacher | 1903 | 1975 | German | |||
| Chasins, AbramAbram Chasins | 1903 | 1987 | American | Two piano concertos; Parade for orchestra | ||
| Ciortea, TudorTudor Ciortea | 1903 | 1983 | Romanian | |||
| Coghill, RhodaRhoda Coghill | 1903 | 2000 | Irish | |||
| Coleridge-Taylor, AvrilAvril Coleridge-Taylor | 1903 | 1998 | English | |||
| Distler, HugoHugo Distler | 1908 | 1942 | German | |||
| Duke, VernonVernon Duke | 1903 | 1969 | Russian | both post-tonal style as Dukelsky and in the style of Tin Pan Alley as Duke | ||
| Fleury, AndreAndré Fleury | 1903 | 1995 | French | |||
| Giannini, VittorioVittorio Giannini | 1903 | 1966 | Italian | Blennerhassett | neoclassical | |
| Goehr, WalterWalter Goehr | 1903 | 1960 | German | |||
| Goldschmidt, BertholdBerthold Goldschmidt | 1903 | 1996 | German | |||
| Hallnas, HildingHilding Hallnäs | 1903 | 1984 | Swedish | |||
| He, LutingHe Luting | 1903 | 1999 | Chinese | |||
| Horowitz, VladimirVladimir Horowitz | 1903 | 1989 | American | |||
| Jacobsen, Jens BjerreJens Bjerre Jacobsen | 1903 | 1986 | Danish | |||
| Khachaturian, AramAram Khachaturian | 1903 | 1978 | Armenian | Gayane (ballet, includes Sabre Dance); Spartacus (ballet); concertos | ||
| Kolessa, MykolaMykola Kolessa | 1903 | 2006 | Ukrainian | |||
| Lavry, MarcMarc Lavry | 1903 | 1967 | Israeli | Symphonic Poem Emek, Opera Dan Hashomer | ||
| Lucas, LeightonLeighton Lucas | 1903 | 1982 | English | |||
| Milford, RobinRobin Milford | 1903 | 1959 | English | |||
| Moroi, SaburoSaburō Moroi | 1903 | 1977 | Japanese | |||
| Nyiregyhazi, ErvinErvin Nyíregyházi | 1903 | 1987 | Hungarian | Romanticism | ||
| Olsen, Carl Gustav SparreCarl Gustav Sparre Olsen | 1903 | 1984 | Norwegian | |||
| Peeters, FlorFlor Peeters | 1903 | 1986 | Belgian | |||
| Pilati, MarioMario Pilati | 1903 | 1938 | Italian | Piedigrotta (opera) | ||
| Pitfield, ThomasThomas Pitfield | 1903 | 1999 | British | |||
| Rainier, PriaulxPriaulx Rainier | 1903 | 1986 | South African / English | Ploërmel, Quanta, String Trio | ||
| Raphael, GunterGünter Raphael | 1903 | 1960 | German | |||
| Salgado, LuisLuis H. Salgado | 1903 | 1977 | Ecuadorian | Sanjuanito futurista; Eunice; Cumandá | folk-influenced, modernist | |
| Udden, AkeÅke Uddén | 1903 | 1987 | Swedish | |||
| Vlasov, VladimirVladimir Vlasov | 1903 | 1986 | Russian | |||
| Wagner-Regeny, RudolfRudolf Wagner-Régeny | 1903 | 1969 | German | Prometheus (opera) | ||
| Whitlock, PercyPercy Whitlock | 1903 | 1946 | English | |||
| Addinsell, RichardRichard Addinsell | 1904 | 1977 | British | Warsaw Concerto | ||
| Ahrens, JosephJoseph Ahrens | 1904 | 1997 | German | |||
| Andrews, Herbert KennedyHerbert Kennedy Andrews | 1904 | 1965 | English | |||
| Antill, JohnJohn Antill | 1904 | 1986 | Australian | Corroboree (ballet suite) | ||
| Berveiller, JeanJean Berveiller | 1904 | 1976 | French | |||
| Bricht, WalterWalter Bricht | 1904 | 1970 | Austrian | |||
| Chisholm, ErikErik Chisholm | 1904 | 1965 | Scottish | Piano Concerto No. 2 ("Hindustani") | "Scotland's forgotten composer", nicknamed "MacBartok" | |
| Clausen, KarlKarl Clausen | 1904 | 1972 | Danish | |||
| Dallapiccola, LuigiLuigi Dallapiccola | 1904 | 1975 | Italian | Il prigioniero (opera); Il canto sospeso | serialism, electronic music | |
| Dvarionas, BalysBalys Dvarionas | 1904 | 1974 | Lithuanian | |||
| Hashimoto, KunihikoKunihiko Hashimoto | 1904 | 1949 | Japanese | |||
| Kabalevsky, DmitryDmitry Kabalevsky | 1904 | 1987 | Russian | The Comedians | ||
| Kassern, TadeuszTadeusz Kassern | 1904 | 1957 | Polish | |||
| Krejci, IsaIša Krejčí | 1904 | 1968 | Czech | 20 Variations on the Composer s Own Theme in the Style of a Folk Song | neoclassical | |
| Petrassi, GoffredoGoffredo Petrassi | 1904 | 2003 | Italian | |||
| Popov, GavriilGavriil Popov | 1904 | 1972 | Russian | Chamber Symphony; Symphony No. 1 | ||
| Rey, Cemal ResitCemal Reşit Rey | 1904 | 1985 | Turkish | |||
| Rosenthal, ManuelManuel Rosenthal | 1904 | 2003 | French | |||
| Schaefer, TheodorTheodor Schaefer | 1904 | 1969 | Czech | |||
| Schroeder, HermannHermann Schroeder | 1904 | 1984 | German | |||
| Skalkottas, NikosNikos Skalkottas | 1904 | 1949 | Greek | twelve-tone, folk music influence, modernism | ||
| Syberg, FranzFranz Syberg | 1904 | 1955 | Danish | |||
| Westrup, JackJack Westrup | 1904 | 1975 | English | |||
| Zhivotov, AlekseyAleksey Zhivotov | 1904 | 1964 | Russian | |||
| Aaltoila, HeikkiHeikki Aaltoila | 1905 | 1975 | Finnish | |||
| Alwyn, WilliamWilliam Alwyn | 1905 | 1985 | English | Lyra Angelica; Elizabethan Dances | neoromantic | |
| Arapov, BorisBoris Arapov | 1905 | 1992 | Russian | Violin Concerto | neoromantic, atonality | |
| Arlen, AlbertAlbert Arlen | 1905 | 1993 | Turkish Australian | |||
| Arma, PaulPaul Arma | 1905 | 1987 | Hungarian-French | |||
| Bacevicius, VytautasVytautas Bacevičius | 1905 | 1970 | Lithuanian | atonality | ||
| Blitzstein, MarcMarc Blitzstein | 1905 | 1964 | American | The Cradle Will Rock (musical) | political music | |
| Bozza, EugeneEugène Bozza | 1905 | 1991 | French | |||
| Braggiotti, MarioMario Braggiotti | 1905 | 1996 | American (Italian-born) | |||
| Brusilovsky, YevgenyYevgeny Brusilovsky | 1905 | 1981 | Kazakhstani | |||
| Chagrin, FrancisFrancis Chagrin | 1905 | 1972 | Romanian | |||
| Cole, UlricUlric Cole | 1905 | 1992 | American | |||
| Darnton, ChristianChristian Darnton | 1905 | 1981 | British | |||
| Farkas, FerencFerenc Farkas | 1905 | 2000 | Hungarian | |||
| Hartmann, Karl AmadeusKarl Amadeus Hartmann | 1905 | 1963 | German | |||
| Hossein, AndreAndré Hossein | 1905 | 1983 | Iranian | |||
| Jolivet, AndreAndré Jolivet | 1905 | 1974 | French | |||
| Kahn, Erich ItorErich Itor Kahn | 1905 | 1956 | German | |||
| Kuusisto, TaneliTaneli Kuusisto | 1905 | 1988 | Finnish | |||
| Lambert, ConstantConstant Lambert | 1905 | 1951 | English | The Rio Grande | popular music influence, jazz influence | |
| Landre, GuillaumeGuillaume Landré | 1905 | 1968 | Dutch | |||
| Leigh, WalterWalter Leigh | 1905 | 1942 | English | Concertino for Harpsichord and Strings; Agincourt; Jolly Roger; Music for Strings | neoclassical | |
| Meyer, Ernst HermannErnst Hermann Meyer | 1905 | 1988 | German | |||
| Orthel, LeonLéon Orthel | 1905 | 1987 | Dutch | |||
| Rawsthorne, AlanAlan Rawsthorne | 1905 | 1971 | English | 3 symphonies; Symphonic Studies | neoclassical | |
| Sandi, LuisLuis Sandi | 1905 | 1996 | Mexican | |||
| Scelsi, GiacintoGiacinto Scelsi | 1905 | 1988 | Italian | Quattro pezzi chiascuno su una nota sola | ||
| Shlonsky, VerdinaVerdina Shlonsky | 1905 | 1990 | Israeli | Piano Concerto; String Quartet; numerous piano music, including Pages from the Diary; Five Sketches; Youth Suite; Reflection; Still Life | Polystylism | |
| Sternefeld, DanielDaniel Sternefeld | 1905 | 1986 | Belgian | |||
| Tippett, MichaelMichael Tippett | 1905 | 1998 | English | The Midsummer Marriage; 4 symphonies; A Child of Our Time (oratorio) | ||
| Tubin, EduardEduard Tubin | 1905 | 1982 | Estonian | 11 symphonies | ||
| Xian, XinghaiXian Xinghai | 1905 | 1945 | Chinese | Yellow River Cantata | ||
| Xiao, ShuxianXiao Shuxian | 1905 | 1991 | Chinese | |||
| Zillig, WinfriedWinfried Zillig | 1905 | 1963 | German | |||
| Adaskin, MurrayMurray Adaskin | 1906 | 2002 | Canadian | |||
| Ahn, Eak-taiAhn Eak-tai | 1906 | 1965 | Korean | Aegukga | ||
| Alnar, Hasan FeritHasan Ferit Alnar | 1906 | 1978 | Turkish | |||
| Ayala Perez, DanielDaniel Ayala Pérez | 1906 | 1975 | Mexican | Tribu (symphonic poem) | ||
| Balanchivadze, AndriaAndria Balanchivadze | 1906 | 1992 | Georgian | |||
| Biebl, FranzFranz Biebl | 1906 | 2001 | German | Ave Maria | ||
| Braithwaite, WalterWalter Braithwaite | 1906 | 1991 | English | |||
| Capdevielle, Pierre Pierre Capdevielle | 1906 | 1969 | French | |||
| Christensen, BernhardBernhard Christensen | 1906 | 2004 | Danish | |||
| Cicognini, AlessandroAlessandro Cicognini | 1906 | 1995 | Italian | |||
| Cipra, MiloMilo Cipra | 1906 | 1985 | Croatian | |||
| Cooke, ArnoldArnold Cooke | 1906 | 2005 | British | |||
| Creston, PaulPaul Creston | 1906 | 1985 | American | neoclassical | ||
| Darzins, VolfgangsVolfgangs Dārziņš | 1906 | 1962 | Latvian | |||
| Delbos, ClaireClaire Delbos | 1906 | 1959 | French | |||
| Dorati, AntalAntal Doráti | 1906 | 1988 | American | |||
| Egge, KlausKlaus Egge | 1906 | 1979 | Norwegian | |||
| Eisenmann, WillWill Eisenmann | 1906 | 1992 | German-Swiss | |||
| Erkin, Ulvi CemalUlvi Cemal Erkin | 1906 | 1972 | Turkish | |||
| Fenby, EricEric Fenby | 1906 | 1997 | English | |||
| Fernandes, Armando JoseArmando José Fernandes | 1906 | 1983 | Portuguese | neoclassical | ||
| Frankel, BenjaminBenjamin Frankel | 1906 | 1973 | English | |||
| Fusco, GiovanniGiovanni Fusco | 1906 | 1968 | Italian | |||
| Garcia Caturla, AlejandroAlejandro García Caturla | 1906 | 1940 | Cuban | |||
| Gardonyi, ZoltanZoltán Gárdonyi | 1906 | 1986 | Hungarian | Psalm 46, organ sonatas, motets | sacred music | |
| Gideon, MiriamMiriam Gideon | 1906 | 1996 | American | modernism | ||
| Gnattali, RadamesRadamés Gnattali | 1906 | 1988 | Brazilian | |||
| Herschkowitz, PhilipPhilip Herschkowitz | 1906 | 1989 | Romanian | |||
| Hess, WillyWilly Hess | 1906 | 1997 | Swiss | |||
| Homs, JoaquimJoaquim Homs | 1906 | 2003 | Spanish | |||
| Ikenouchi, TomojiroTomojirō Ikenouchi | 1906 | 1991 | Japanese | |||
| Ivanovs, JanisJānis Ivanovs | 1906 | 1983 | Latvian | neoromantic | ||
| Jacob, MaximeMaxime Jacob | 1906 | 1977 | French | |||
| Jezek, JaroslavJaroslav Ježek | 1906 | 1942 | Czech | |||
| Kapp, EugenEugen Kapp | 1906 | 1996 | Estonian | |||
| Leguerney, JacquesJacques Leguerney | 1906 | 1997 | French | |||
| Levant, OscarOscar Levant | 1906 | 1972 | American | |||
| Levina, ZaraZara Levina | 1906 | 1976 | Ukrainian | |||
| Lockwood, NormandNormand Lockwood | 1906 | 2002 | American | |||
| Lutyens, ElisabethElisabeth Lutyens | 1906 | 1983 | English | |||
| Maldybaev, AbdylasAbdylas Maldybaev | 1906 | 1978 | Kyrgyzstani | |||
| Mieg, PeterPeter Mieg | 1906 | 1990 | Swiss | neoclassical | ||
| Moyzes, AlexanderAlexander Moyzes | 1906 | 1984 | Slovak | neoromantic | ||
| Osborne, WillsonWillson Osborne | 1906 | 1979 | American | Neoclassical | ||
| Pace, CarmeloCarmelo Pace | 1906 | 1993 | Maltese | |||
| Papandopulo, BorisBoris Papandopulo | 1906 | 1991 | Croatian | |||
| Rajter, LudovitLudovit Rajter | 1906 | 2000 | Slovak | |||
| Shostakovich, DmitriDmitri Shostakovich | 1906 | 1975 | Russian | 15 symphonies, including No. 5, No. 7, No. 9, No. 10, and No. 11; Violin Concerto No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 1; Festive Overture; 15 string quartets, including String Quartet No. 8; Piano Quintet; The Gadfly Suite | modernism, neoclassical, neoromantic, polystylism | |
| Sousa, Berta Alves deBerta Alves de Sousa | 1906 | 1997 | Portuguese | |||
| Spinner, LeopoldLeopold Spinner | 1906 | 1980 | Ukrainian | |||
| Talma, LouiseLouise Talma | 1906 | 1996 | American | |||
| Teng, Yu-HsienTeng Yu-hsien | 1906 | 1944 | Taiwanese | |||
| Thilman, Johannes PaulJohannes Paul Thilman | 1906 | 1973 | German | |||
| Van Vactor, DavidDavid Van Vactor | 1906 | 1994 | American | |||
| Williams, GraceGrace Williams | 1906 | 1977 | Welsh | |||
| Aborn, LoraLora Aborn | 1907 | 2005 | American | Toccata for Piano | folk-influenced | |
| Alemshah, KurkenKurken Alemshah | 1907 | 1947 | Armenian | |||
| Badings, HenkHenk Badings | 1907 | 1987 | Dutch | |||
| Bialas, GunterGünter Bialas | 1907 | 1995 | German | |||
| Desportes, YvonneYvonne Desportes | 1907 | 1993 | French | |||
| Douglas, RoyRoy Douglas | 1907 | 2015 | British | |||
| Elizalde, FredFederico Elizalde | 1907 | 1979 | Filipino-Spanish | Concertos, symphonic poems | ||
| Fortner, WolfgangWolfgang Fortner | 1907 | 1987 | German | |||
| Gazarossian, KoharikKoharik Gazarossian | 1907 | 1967 | Armenian | |||
| Guarnieri, CamargoCamargo Guarnieri | 1907 | 1993 | Brazilian | |||
| Gutche, GeneGene Gutchë | 1907 | 2000 | German | |||
| Hartig, Heinz FriedrichHeinz Friedrich Hartig | 1907 | 1969 | German | |||
| Holler, KarlKarl Höller | 1907 | 1987 | German | |||
| Holst, ImogenImogen Holst | 1907 | 1984 | British | |||
| Kacinskas, JeronimasJeronimas Kačinskas | 1907 | 2005 | Lithuanian-born American | |||
| Kaufmann, WalterWalter Kaufmann | 1907 | 1984 | Czech | |||
| Langlais, JeanJean Langlais | 1907 | 1991 | French | |||
| Maconchy, ElizabethElizabeth Maconchy | 1907 | 1994 | English | |||
| Matsudaira, YoritsuneYoritsune Matsudaira | 1907 | 2001 | Japanese | |||
| Mortensen, OttoOtto Mortensen | 1907 | 1986 | Danish | |||
| Mycielski, ZygmuntZygmunt Mycielski | 1907 | 1987 | Polish | |||
| Palester, RomanRoman Palester | 1907 | 1989 | Polish | |||
| Partos, OdonÖdön Pártos | 1907 | 1977 | Hungarian-Israeli | |||
| Pelegri i Marimon, Maria TeresaMaria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón | 1907 | 1995 | Spanish | |||
| Phillips, BurrillBurrill Phillips | 1907 | 1988 | American | |||
| Ohzawa, HisatoHisato Ohzawa | 1907 | 1953 | Japanese | |||
| Otterloo, Willem vanWillem van Otterloo | 1907 | 1978 | Dutch | |||
| Rozsa, MiklosMiklós Rózsa | 1907 | 1995 | Hungarian | folk-influenced | ||
| Sadikov, TolibjonTolibjon Sadikov | 1907 | 1957 | Uzbekistani | |||
| Saygun, Ahmed AdnanAhmed Adnan Saygun | 1907 | 1991 | Turkish | |||
| Scherber, MartinMartin Scherber | 1907 | 1974 | German | |||
| Swanson, HowardHoward Swanson | 1907 | 1978 | American | |||
| Trojan, VaclavVáclav Trojan | 1907 | 1983 | Czech | |||
| Tzipine, GeorgesGeorges Tzipine | 1907 | 1987 | French | |||
| Wilder, AlecAlec Wilder | 1907 | 1980 | American | |||
| Akses, Necil KazımNecil Kazım Akses | 1908 | 1999 | Turkish | |||
| Anderson, LeroyLeroy Anderson | 1908 | 1975 | American | Sleigh Ride; Blue Tango; Jazz Pizzicato; Irish Suite; Suites of Carols | ||
| Avidom, MenachemMenachem Avidom | 1908 | 1995 | Israeli | |||
| Bartos, Jan ZdenekJan Zdeněk Bartoš | 1908 | 1981 | Czech | |||
| Beer, JosephJoseph Beer | 1908 | 1987 | German | |||
| Bitgood, RobertaRoberta Bitgood | 1908 | 2007 | American | |||
| Carter, ElliottElliott Carter | 1908 | 2012 | American | Variations for Orchestra; A Symphony of Three Orchestras; 5 string quartets | neoclassical (early), modernist | |
| Coulthard, JeanJean Coulthard | 1908 | 2000 | Canadian | |||
| Daniel-Lesur, Jean-YvesJean-Yves Daniel-Lesur | 1908 | 2002 | French | |||
| Ernesaks, GustavGustav Ernesaks | 1908 | 1993 | Estonian | |||
| Ferguson, HowardHoward Ferguson | 1908 | 1999 | British | |||
| Frumerie, Gunnar deGunnar de Frumerie | 1908 | 1987 | Swedish | |||
| Glatz, HelenHelen Glatz | 1908 | 1996 | English | |||
| Heilner, IrwinIrwin Heilner | 1908 | 1991 | American | |||
| Hessenberg, KurtKurt Hessenberg | 1908 | 1994 | German | |||
| Kabelac, MiloslavMiloslav Kabeláč | 1908 | 1979 | Czech | |||
| Koppel, Herman DavidHerman David Koppel | 1908 | 1998 | Danish | neoclassical | ||
| Larsson, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Larsson | 1908 | 1986 | Swedish | |||
| Last, Joan MaryJoan Mary Last | 1908 | 2002 | English | |||
| Makarova, NinaNina Makarova | 1908 | 1976 | Russian | |||
| Martin, LucienLucien Martin | 1908 | 1950 | Canadian | |||
| Messiaen, OlivierOlivier Messiaen | 1908 | 1992 | French | Turangalila Symphony; Quartet for the End of Time; Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus; Saint François d'Assise | mysticism, postimpressionist | |
| Muradeli, VanoVano Muradeli | 1908 | 1970 | Soviet Georgian | |||
| Rittmann, TrudeTrude Rittmann | 1908 | 2005 | German | |||
| Samter, AliceAlice Samter | 1908 | 2004 | German | |||
| Scriabin, JulianJulian Scriabin | 1908 | 1919 | Russian | |||
| Stevens, HalseyHalsey Stevens | 1908 | 1989 | American | |||
| Suchon, EugenEugen Suchoň | 1908 | 1993 | Slovak | folk-influenced | ||
| Svedas, JonasJonas Švedas | 1908 | 1971 | Lithuanian | |||
| Torch, SidneySidney Torch | 1908 | 1990 | British | |||
| Tveitt, GeirrGeirr Tveitt | 1908 | 1981 | Norwegian | folk-influenced | ||
| Wordsworth, WilliamWilliam Wordsworth | 1908 | 1988 | Scottish | |||
| Antoni, LorencLorenc Antoni | 1909 | 1991 | Kosovo Albanian | |||
| Aretz, IsabelIsabel Aretz | 1909 | 2005 | Argentine-Venezuelan | |||
| Bacewicz, GrazynaGrażyna Bacewicz | 1909 | 1969 | Polish | |||
| Berg, GunnarGunnar Berg | 1909 | 1989 | Danish (Swiss-born) | Suite for cello | serialism | |
| Berger, JeanJean Berger | 1909 | 2002 | American (German-born) | |||
| Constantinescu, PaulPaul Constantinescu | 1909 | 1963 | Romanian | |||
| Dobias, VaclavVáclav Dobiáš | 1909 | 1978 | Czech | |||
| Doubrava, JaroslavJaroslav Doubrava | 1909 | 1960 | Czech | |||
| Dziewulska, MariaMaria Dziewulska | 1909 | 2006 | Polish | |||
| Genzmer, HaraldHarald Genzmer | 1909 | 2007 | German | neoclassicism | ||
| Goodman, IsadorIsador Goodman | 1909 | 1982 | South African-Australian | |||
| Guide, Richard deRichard de Guide | 1909 | 1962 | Belgian | 3 symphonies, choral works, songs for voice and piano, a concerto for the piano and chamber works | ||
| Holmboe, VagnVagn Holmboe | 1909 | 1996 | Danish | 13 symphonies | neoclassicism | |
| Lavagnino, Angelo FrancescoAngelo Francesco Lavagnino | 1909 | 1987 | Italian | |||
| Lazaro, PrimitivoPrimitivo Lázaro | 1909 | 1997 | Spanish | |||
| Maric, LjubicaLjubica Marić | 1909 | 2003 | Serb | Sounds of Space; Ostinato Super Thema Octoicha; Threshold of Dream | post-modernism | |
| Naginski, CharlesCharles Naginski | 1909 | 1940 | American | |||
| Nordoff, PaulPaul Nordoff | 1909 | 1977 | American | |||
| Orr, RobinRobin Orr | 1909 | 2006 | Scottish | |||
| Schwaen, KurtKurt Schwaen | 1909 | 2007 | German | neoclassicism | ||
| Siegmeister, ElieElie Siegmeister | 1909 | 1991 | American | 9 operas; 8 symphonies; Western Suite | ||
| Skalovski, TodorTodor Skalovski | 1909 | 2004 | Macedonian | |||
| Skulte, AdolfsĀdolfs Skulte | 1909 | 2000 | Latvian | |||
| Strasfogel, IgnaceIgnace Strasfogel | 1909 | 1994 | Polish | |||
| Suesse, DanaDana Suesse | 1909 | 1987 | American | |||
| Zeynally, AsafAsaf Zeynally | 1909 | 1932 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Aaltonen, ErkkiErkki Aaltonen | 1910 | 1990 | Finnish | |||
| Barber, SamuelSamuel Barber | 1910 | 1981 | American | Adagio for Strings; Violin Concerto; Symphony in One Movement; Vanessa | Romanticism | |
| Berking, WillyWilly Berking | 1910 | 1979 | German | |||
| Berlinski, HermanHerman Berlinski | 1910 | 2001 | German-born American | |||
| Bernal Jimenez, MiguelMiguel Bernal Jiménez | 1910 | 1956 | Mexican | |||
| Binge, RonaldRonald Binge | 1910 | 1979 | British | light music | ||
| Blomfield Holt, PatriciaPatricia Blomfield Holt | 1910 | 2003 | Canadian | |||
| Bowles, PaulPaul Bowles | 1910 | 1999 | American | |||
| Challan, HenriHenri Challan | 1910 | 1977 | French | |||
| Contreras, SalvadorSalvador Contreras | 1910 | 1982 | Mexican | String Quartet No. 2; Tres movimientos para guitarra; Dos piezas dodecafónicas | neoclassical, serial | |
| Cooke, Francis JuddFrancis Judd Cooke | 1910 | 1995 | American | |||
| El-Atrache, FaridFarid El-Atrache | 1910 | 1974 | Syrian-Egyptian | |||
| Galindo, BlasBlas Galindo | 1910 | 1993 | Mexican | |||
| Giazotto, RemoRemo Giazotto | 1910 | 1998 | Italian | Adagio attributed to Albinoni | ||
| Golubev, EvgenyEvgeny Golubev | 1910 | 1988 | Russian | |||
| Heiden, BernhardBernhard Heiden | 1910 | 2000 | German-American | |||
| Hengeveld, GerardGerard Hengeveld | 1910 | 2001 | Dutch | |||
| Jamoussi, MohamedMohamed Jamoussi | 1910 | 1982 | Tunisian | |||
| Jiang, Wen-YeJiang Wen-Ye | 1910 | 1983 | Taiwanese | modernist | ||
| Joachim, OttoOtto Joachim | 1910 | 2010 | German-born Canadian | electronic music | ||
| Jones, CharlesCharles Jones | 1910 | 1997 | Canadian | |||
| Khairat, Abu BakrAbu Bakr Khairat | 1910 | 1963 | Egyptian | |||
| Koch, Erland vonErland von Koch | 1910 | 2009 | Swedish | |||
| Lantier, PierrePierre Lantier | 1910 | 1998 | French | |||
| Liebermann, RolfRolf Liebermann | 1910 | 1999 | Swiss | Leonore 40/45 (opera); Concerto for Jazzband and Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Martinon, JeanJean Martinon | 1910 | 1976 | French | |||
| Maurice, PaulePaule Maurice | 1910 | 1967 | French | |||
| Mendelssohn, AlfredAlfred Mendelssohn | 1910 | 1966 | Romanian | |||
| Reed, Herbert OwenHerbert Owen Reed | 1910 | 2014 | American | La Fiesta Mexicana | folk-influenced | |
| Reed, WilliamWilliam Reed | 1910 | 2002 | English | |||
| Reiner, KarelKarel Reiner | 1910 | 1979 | Czech | |||
| Schaeffer, PierrePierre Schaeffer | 1910 | 1995 | French | Musique concrète | ||
| Schroder, FriedrichFriedrich Schroder | 1910 | 1972 | German | light music | ||
| Schuman, WilliamWilliam Schuman | 1910 | 1992 | American | New England Triptych | ||
| Schutter, MeinradMeinrad Schütter | 1910 | 2006 | Swiss | |||
| Stein, LeonLeon Stein | 1910 | 2002 | American | |||
| Still, RobertRobert Still | 1910 | 1971 | English | |||
| Stravinsky, SoulimaSoulima Stravinsky | 1910 | 1994 | Swiss-American | |||
| Sutermeister, HeinrichHeinrich Sutermeister | 1910 | 1995 | Swiss | |||
| Tal, JosefJosef Tal | 1910 | 2008 | Israeli | |||
| Vann, StanleyStanley Vann | 1910 | 2010 | English | |||
| Alain, JehanJehan Alain | 1911 | 1940 | French | Litanies (organ) | ||
| Amengual, ReneRené Amengual | 1911 | 1954 | Chilean | |||
| Ardevol, JoseJosé Ardévol | 1911 | 1981 | Cuban | 3 symphonies | atonality | |
| Bate, StanleyStanley Bate | 1911 | 1959 | English | |||
| Behrend, JeanneJeanne Behrend | 1911 | 1988 | American | |||
| Burkhard, PaulPaul Burkhard | 1911 | 1977 | Swiss | |||
| Cikker, JanJán Cikker | 1911 | 1989 | Slovak | folk-influenced | ||
| Darvas, GaborGábor Darvas | 1911 | 1985 | Hungarian | electronic music | ||
| Fax, MarkMark Fax | 1911 | 1974 | American | |||
| Garcia Morillo, RobertoRoberto García Morillo | 1911 | 2003 | Argentine | |||
| Grunenwald, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Grunenwald | 1911 | 1982 | French | |||
| Herrmann, BernardBernard Herrmann | 1911 | 1975 | American | Wuthering Heights | ||
| Hovhaness, AlanAlan Hovhaness | 1911 | 2000 | American | 67 numbered symphonies including Mysterious Mountain; And God Created Great Whales (taped whale sounds and orchestra); Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints | ||
| Kanai, KikukoKikuko Kanai | 1911 | 1986 | Japanese | |||
| Koetsier, JanJan Koetsier | 1911 | 2006 | Dutch | |||
| Luolajan-Mikkola, VilhoVilho Luolajan-Mikkola | 1911 | 2005 | Finnish | |||
| May, FrederickFrederick May | 1911 | 1985 | Irish | |||
| McBride, RobertRobert McBride | 1911 | 2007 | American | |||
| Menotti, Gian CarloGian Carlo Menotti | 1911 | 2007 | Italian | The Medium; The Consul; Amahl and the Night Visitors | ||
| Orbeck, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Ørbeck | 1911 | 1996 | Norwegian | |||
| Pettersson, AllanAllan Pettersson | 1911 | 1980 | Swedish | Neoromanticism | ||
| Putz, EduardEduard Pütz | 1911 | 2000 | German | |||
| Reizenstein, FranzFranz Reizenstein | 1911 | 1968 | German-born British | |||
| Rota, NinoNino Rota | 1911 | 1979 | Italian | |||
| Samarakoon, AnandaAnanda Samarakoon | 1911 | 1962 | Sri Lankan | |||
| Szervanszky, EndreEndre Szervánszky | 1911 | 1977 | Hungarian | |||
| Szpilman, WladyslawWładysław Szpilman | 1911 | 2000 | Polish | |||
| Ussachevsky, VladimirVladimir Ussachevsky | 1911 | 1990 | American | |||
| Vogt, HansHans Vogt | 1911 | 1992 | German | Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (opera), Requiem | ||
| Werdin, EberhardEberhard Werdin | 1911 | 1991 | German | |||
| Adamic, BojanBojan Adamič | 1912 | 1995 | Slovenian | |||
| Ashrafi, MukhtarMukhtar Ashrafi | 1912 | 1975 | Uzbekistani | |||
| Barlow, WayneWayne Barlow | 1912 | 1996 | American | The Winter's Passed, for oboe and string orchestra; Hampton Beach Overture; Sinfonia da camera | ||
| Berger, ArthurArthur Berger | 1912 | 2003 | American | |||
| Cage, JohnJohn Cage | 1912 | 1992 | American | 4'33"; Sonatas and Interludes | Aleatoric music, extended technique, prepared piano | |
| Dahl, IngolfIngolf Dahl | 1912 | 1970 | German-born American | |||
| Desenclos, AlfredAlfred Desenclos | 1912 | 1971 | French | |||
| Escher, Rudolf GeorgeRudolf George Escher | 1912 | 1980 | Dutch | |||
| Filippenko, ArkadyArkady Filippenko | 1912 | 1983 | Ukrainian | |||
| Francaix, JeanJean Françaix | 1912 | 1997 | French | |||
| Gillis, DonDon Gillis | 1912 | 1978 | American | Symphony No. 5½ | ||
| Glanville-Hicks, PeggyPeggy Glanville-Hicks | 1912 | 1990 | Australian | |||
| Guastavino, CarlosCarlos Guastavino | 1912 | 2000 | Argentine | |||
| Harris, JohanaJohana Harris | 1912 | 1995 | Canadian | |||
| Hernandez, GiselaGisela Hernández | 1912 | 1971 | Cuban | |||
| Hughes, RobertRobert Hughes | 1912 | 2007 | Scottish-born Australian | |||
| Jones, DanielDaniel Jones | 1912 | 1993 | Welsh | |||
| Karamanuk, Sirvart KalpakyanSirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk | 1912 | 2008 | Armenian | |||
| Ma, SicongMa Sicong | 1912 | 1987 | Chinese | |||
| Markevitch, IgorIgor Markevitch | 1912 | 1983 | Ukrainian | |||
| Marttinen, TaunoTauno Marttinen | 1912 | 2008 | Finnish | |||
| Moncayo, Jose PabloJosé Pablo Moncayo | 1912 | 1958 | Mexican | Huapango | ||
| Montsalvatge, XavierXavier Montsalvatge | 1912 | 2002 | Spanish | |||
| Nancarrow, ConlonConlon Nancarrow | 1912 | 1997 | American-Mexican | Studies for player-piano | ||
| Nie, ErNie Er | 1912 | 1935 | Chinese | folk-influenced | ||
| Pentland, BarbaraBarbara Pentland | 1912 | 2000 | Canadian | |||
| Pongracz, ZoltanZoltán Pongrácz | 1912 | 2007 | Hungarian | |||
| Salmanov, VadimVadim Salmanov | 1912 | 1978 | Russian | Symphony No. 2 | ||
| Szajna-Lewandowska, JadwigaJadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska | 1912 | 1994 | Polish | |||
| Traxler, JiriJiří Traxler | 1912 | 2011 | Czech | |||
| Wand, GunterGünter Wand | 1912 | 2002 | German | |||
| Adolphus, MiltonMilton Adolphus | 1913 | 1988 | American | |||
| Archer, VioletViolet Archer | 1913 | 2000 | Canadian | |||
| Bogatyrev, AnatolyAnatoly Bogatyrev | 1913 | 2003 | Belarusian | In the Forests of Polesie, Nadezhda Durova | Nationalism | |
| Bonds, MargaretMargaret Bonds | 1913 | 1972 | American | |||
| Brant, HenryHenry Brant | 1913 | 2008 | Canadian-American | Orbits, Verticals Ascending, Angels and Devils | spatial music | |
| Britten, BenjaminBenjamin Britten | 1913 | 1976 | English | War Requiem; Sinfonia da Requiem; Peter Grimes; The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Cello Symphony | Neoclassicism, neotonality | |
| Brown, MertonMerton Brown | 1913 | 2000 | American | |||
| Bull, StormStorm Bull | 1913 | 2007 | American | |||
| Capuis, MatildeMatilde Capuis | 1913 | Italian | ||||
| Center, RonaldRonald Center | 1913 | 1973 | Scottish | |||
| Coolidge, Peggy StuartPeggy Stuart Coolidge | 1913 | 1981 | American | Spirituals in Sunshine and Shadow, New England Autumn | folk- and blues-influenced | |
| David, GyulaGyula Dávid | 1913 | 1977 | Hungarian | |||
| Dello Joio, NormanNorman Dello Joio | 1913 | 2008 | American | |||
| Domazlicky, FrantisekFrantišek Domažlický | 1913 | 1997 | Czech | |||
| Etler, AlvinAlvin Etler | 1913 | 1973 | American | |||
| Eyken, Ernest van derErnest van der Eyken | 1913 | 2010 | Belgian | Elegie voor Bieke | ||
| Fine, VivianVivian Fine | 1913 | 2000 | American | |||
| Gould, MortonMorton Gould | 1913 | 1996 | American | |||
| Hanson, RaymondRaymond Hanson | 1913 | 1976 | Australian | |||
| Henkemans, HansHans Henkemans | 1913 | 1995 | Dutch | |||
| Holland, DulcieDulcie Holland | 1913 | 2000 | Australian | |||
| Hyde, MiriamMiriam Hyde | 1913 | 2005 | Australian | |||
| Jersild, JorgenJørgen Jersild | 1913 | 2004 | Danish | |||
| Kennan, KentKent Kennan | 1913 | 2003 | American | |||
| Khrennikov, TikhonTikhon Khrennikov | 1913 | 2007 | Russian | |||
| Leibowitz, ReneRené Leibowitz | 1913 | 1972 | French | |||
| Lloyd, GeorgeGeorge Lloyd | 1913 | 1998 | English | |||
| Lutoslawski, WitoldWitold Lutosławski | 1913 | 1994 | Polish | Concerto for Orchestra; Jeux vénitiens; Musique funebre; Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3 | Neoclassicism, folk-influenced, later Aleatoric music | |
| Machavariani, AleksandrAleksandr Machavariani | 1913 | 1995 | Georgian | |||
| Moross, JeromeJerome Moross | 1913 | 1983 | American | |||
| Ohana, MauriceMaurice Ohana | 1913 | 1992 | French | |||
| Ostijn, WillyWilly Ostijn | 1913 | 1993 | Belgian | neoclassicism | ||
| Read, GardnerGardner Read | 1913 | 2005 | American | |||
| Schultz, Svend S.Svend S. Schultz | 1913 | 1998 | Danish | |||
| Silvestri, ConstantinConstantin Silvestri | 1913 | 1969 | Romanian | |||
| Valgre, RaimondRaimond Valgre | 1913 | 1949 | Estonian | |||
| Zhelobinsky, ValeryValery Zhelobinsky | 1913 | 1946 | Russian | |||
| Anderberg, Carl-OlofCarl-Olof Anderberg | 1914 | 1972 | Swedish | Concerto for viola and orchestra | ||
| Barbosa, Cacilda BorgesCacilda Borges Barbosa | 1914 | 2010 | Brazilian | |||
| Dragatakis, DimitrisDimitris Dragatakis | 1914 | 2001 | Greek | |||
| Effinger, CecilCecil Effinger | 1914 | 1990 | American | Little Symphony No. 1; Four Pastorales for oboe and chorus | neoclassicism | |
| Fine, IrvingIrving Fine | 1914 | 1963 | American | serial | ||
| Goeb, RogerRoger Goeb | 1914 | 1997 | American | |||
| Groot, Cor deCor de Groot | 1914 | 1993 | Dutch | |||
| Haieff, AlexeiAlexei Haieff | 1914 | 1994 | American | |||
| Haller, HermannHermann Haller | 1914 | 2002 | Swiss | neoclassical | ||
| Hayasaka, FumioFumio Hayasaka | 1914 | 1955 | Japanese | |||
| Ifukube, AkiraAkira Ifukube | 1914 | 2006 | Japanese | |||
| Kardos, DeziderDezider Kardoš | 1914 | 1991 | Slovak | folk-influenced | ||
| Kubelik, RafaelRafael Kubelík | 1914 | 1996 | Czech | |||
| Kubik, GailGail Kubik | 1914 | 1984 | American | |||
| Lenel, LudwigLudwig Lenel | 1914 | 2002 | American | |||
| Lloyd Webber, WilliamWilliam Lloyd Webber | 1914 | 1982 | English | |||
| Malipiero, RiccardoRiccardo Malipiero | 1914 | 2003 | Italian | atonality, twelve-tone technique | ||
| Marzuki, IsmailIsmail Marzuki | 1914 | 1958 | Indonesian | |||
| Mellers, WilfridWilfrid Mellers | 1914 | 2008 | English | |||
| Palenicek, JosefJosef Páleníček | 1914 | 1991 | Czech | |||
| Panufnik, AndrzejAndrzej Panufnik | 1914 | 1991 | Polish | 10 symphonies | ||
| Rampazzi, TeresaTeresa Rampazzi | 1914 | 2001 | Italian | |||
| Sulek, StjepanStjepan Sulek | 1914 | 1986 | Croatian | |||
| Truscott, HaroldHarold Truscott | 1914 | 1992 | English | |||
| Vigneron-Ramackers, JoseeJosée Vigneron-Ramackers | 1914 | 2002 | Belgian | |||
| Alexander, HaimHaim Alexander | 1915 | 2012 | Israeli | |||
| Ashkenazi, DavidDavid Ashkenazi | 1915 | 1997 | Russian | |||
| Ballou, EstherEsther Ballou | 1915 | 1973 | American | |||
| Brott, AlexanderAlexander Brott | 1915 | 2005 | Canadian | |||
| Diamond, DavidDavid Diamond | 1915 | 2005 | American | neoclassicism | ||
| Frid, GrigoryGrigory Frid | 1915 | 2012 | Russian | The Diary of Anne Frank | ||
| Gerzinic, AlojzAlojz Geržinič | 1915 | 2008 | Slovenian | |||
| Gonchigsumlaa, SembiinSembiin Gonchigsumlaa | 1915 | 1991 | Mongolian | |||
| Grims-land, EbbeEbbe Grims-land | 1915 | 2015 | Swedish | |||
| Hajdu, JuliaJúlia Hajdú | 1915 | 1987 | Hungarian | |||
| Harrison, PamelaPamela Harrison | 1915 | 1990 | English | |||
| Jabor, NajlaNajla Jabor | 1915 | 2001 | Brazilian | |||
| Kapralova, VitezslavaVítězslava Kaprálová | 1915 | 1940 | Czech | Military Sinfonietta | ||
| Katunda, EuniceEunice Katunda | 1915 | 1991 | Brazilian | |||
| Keller, HomerHomer Keller | 1915 | 1996 | American | |||
| Le Gallienne, DorianDorian Le Gallienne | 1915 | 1963 | Australian | |||
| Legley, VicVic Legley | 1915 | 1994 | Belgian | |||
| Lilburn, DouglasDouglas Lilburn | 1915 | 2001 | New Zealander | |||
| Nystedt, KnutKnut Nystedt | 1915 | 2014 | Norwegian | |||
| Palmer, Robert MoffatRobert Moffat Palmer | 1915 | 2010 | American | |||
| Perle, GeorgeGeorge Perle | 1915 | 2009 | American | |||
| Persichetti, VincentVincent Persichetti | 1915 | 1987 | American | neoclassicism | ||
| Sagaev, DimitarDimitar Sagaev | 1915 | 2003 | Bulgarian | |||
| Schwarck, GostaGösta Schwarck | 1915 | 2012 | Danish | |||
| Serry, JohnJohn Serry, Sr. | 1915 | 2003 | American | American Rhapsody; Concerto For Free Bass Accordion | ||
| Strassburg, RobertRobert Strassburg | 1915 | 2003 | American | |||
| Surinach, CarlosCarlos Surinach | 1915 | 1997 | Spanish | |||
| Sviridov, GeorgyGeorgy Sviridov | 1915 | 1998 | Russian | Piano Sonata | neoromantic | |
| Wild, EarlEarl Wild | 1915 | 2010 | American | |||
| Wood, Joseph R.Joseph R. Wood | 1915 | 2000 | American | |||
| Aberg, Jan HakanJan Håkan Åberg | 1916 | 2012 | Swedish | |||
| Alagian, Rostom AramovicRostom Aramovic Alagian | 1916 | 2009 | Georgian | |||
| Allaire, GastonGaston Allaire | 1916 | 2011 | Canadian | |||
| ApIvor, DenisDenis ApIvor | 1916 | 2004 | British | |||
| Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt | 1916 | 2011 | American | Composition for Four Instruments; String Quartet No. 2; All Set; Philomel | serialism, electronic music | |
| Bezanson, PhilipPhilip Bezanson | 1916 | 1975 | American | |||
| Blomdahl, Karl-BirgerKarl-Birger Blomdahl | 1916 | 1968 | Swedish | Swedish modernism | ||
| Bucchi, ValentinoValentino Bucchi | 1916 | 1976 | Italian | |||
| Burhonov, MutalMutal Burhonov | 1916 | 2002 | Uzbekistani | |||
| Dutilleux, HenriHenri Dutilleux | 1916 | 2013 | French | Timbres, espace, mouvement; Tout un Monde Lointain; The Shadows of Time | Neo-impressionism | |
| Eder, HelmutHelmut Eder | 1916 | 2005 | Austrian | |||
| Ellis, Merrill LeroyMerrill Leroy Ellis | 1916 | 1981 | American | |||
| Englund, EinarEinar Englund | 1916 | 1999 | Finnish | |||
| Ginastera, AlbertoAlberto Ginastera | 1916 | 1983 | Argentine | Bomarzo; Cinco canciones populares argentinas; Danzas Argentinas | ||
| Guest, DouglasDouglas Guest | 1916 | 1996 | English | |||
| Herrera de la Fuente, LuisLuis Herrera de la Fuente | 1916 | 2014 | Mexican | |||
| MacDonald, MalcolmMalcolm MacDonald | 1916 | 1992 | British | |||
| Malmlof-Forssling, CarinCarin Malmlöf-Forssling | 1916 | 2005 | Swedish | |||
| Martin, WarrenWarren Martin | 1916 | 1982 | American | |||
| Mukhatov, VeliVeli Mukhatov | 1916 | 2005 | Turkmenistani | |||
| Pereyra-Lizaso, NydiaNydia Pereyra-Lizaso | 1916 | Uruguayan | ||||
| Peyko, NikolayNikolay Peyko | 1916 | 1995 | Russian | |||
| Rychlik, JanJan Rychlík | 1916 | 1964 | Czech | |||
| Schul, ZikmundZikmund Schul | 1916 | 1944 | German | |||
| Seter, MordechaiMordechai Seter | 1916 | 1994 | Russian-born Israeli | |||
| Stevens, BernardBernard Stevens | 1916 | 1983 | British | |||
| Swack, IrwinIrwin Swack | 1916 | 2006 | American | |||
| Tauro, ErnaErna Tauro | 1916 | 1993 | Finnish-Swedish | |||
| Turchi, GuidoGuido Turchi | 1916 | 2010 | Italian | |||
| Wyk, Arnold vanArnold van Wyk | 1916 | 1983 | South African | |||
| Aarne, ElsEls Aarne | 1917 | 1995 | Estonian | |||
| Arnell, RichardRichard Arnell | 1917 | 2009 | English | |||
| Boydell, BrianBrian Boydell | 1917 | 2000 | Irish | |||
| Brucci, RudolfRudolf Brucci | 1917 | 2002 | Italian-Croatian | |||
| Burgess, AnthonyAnthony Burgess | 1917 | 1993 | English | |||
| Cone, Edward T.Edward T. Cone | 1917 | 2004 | American | |||
| Cordero, RoqueRoque Cordero | 1917 | 2008 | Panamanian | |||
| Darreg, IvorIvor Darreg | 1917 | 1994 | American | microtone, xenharmonic | ||
| Erickson, RobertRobert Erickson | 1917 | 1997 | American | twelve tone, extended technique | ||
| Farnon, RobertRobert Farnon | 1917 | 2005 | Canadian | light music | ||
| Gardner, JohnJohn Gardner | 1917 | 2011 | English | Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | ||
| Grossi, PietroPietro Grossi | 1917 | 2002 | Italian | computer music | ||
| Harder, EgilEgil Harder | 1917 | 1997 | Danish | |||
| Harrison, LouLou Harrison | 1917 | 2003 | American | Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra; Piano Concerto | ||
| Jakova, PrenkePrenkë Jakova | 1917 | 1969 | Albanian | |||
| Jerea, HildaHilda Jerea | 1917 | 1980 | Romanian | |||
| Kaslik, VaclavVáclav Kašlík | 1917 | 1989 | Czech | |||
| Kyriakou, RenaRena Kyriakou | 1917 | 1994 | Greek | |||
| Lauro, AntonioAntonio Lauro | 1917 | 1986 | Venezuelan | guitar music | ||
| Leite, ClarisseClarisse Leite | 1917 | 2003 | Brazilian | |||
| Leplin, EmanuelEmanuel Leplin | 1917 | 1972 | American | Symphonies 1, 2 & 3; Violin Concerto; Comedy, Galaxy, Cosmos | ||
| Lipatti, DinuDinu Lipatti | 1917 | 1950 | Romanian | |||
| Maceda, JoseJosé Maceda | 1917 | 2004 | Filipino | |||
| Marie, Jean-EtienneJean-Etienne Marie | 1917 | 1989 | French | |||
| Morawetz, OskarOskar Morawetz | 1917 | 2007 | Canadian | |||
| Mucha, GeraldineGeraldine Mucha | 1917 | 2012 | Scottish | |||
| Penberthy, JamesJames Penberthy | 1917 | 1999 | Australian | |||
| Rojas, TaratenoTarateño Rojas | 1917 | 2001 | Bolivian | |||
| Smith Brindle, ReginaldReginald Smith Brindle | 1917 | 2003 | British | |||
| Sonstevold, MajMaj Sønstevold | 1917 | 1996 | Swedish | |||
| Tyrmand, EtaEta Tyrmand | 1917 | 2008 | Belarusian | |||
| Ward, RobertRobert Ward | 1917 | 2013 | American | Concerto for piano and orchestra | ||
| Yardumian, RichardRichard Yardumian | 1917 | 1985 | American | |||
| Yun, IsangIsang Yun | 1917 | 1995 | Korean-German | |||
| Alain, OlivierOlivier Alain | 1918 | 1994 | French | |||
| Applebaum, LouisLouis Applebaum | 1918 | 2000 | Canadian | |||
| Baur, JurgJürg Baur | 1918 | 2010 | German | Concerto romano for oboe and orchestra; Der Roman mit dem Kontrabass (opera) | serialism, quotation, neoclassicism | |
| Bernstein, LeonardLeonard Bernstein | 1918 | 1990 | American | West Side Story; Chichester Psalms; Candide; Serenade; Mass | jazz-influenced and pop-influence; also a composer of popular songs, under pseudonym "Lenny Amber" | |
| Betts, LorneLorne Betts | 1918 | 1985 | Canadian | |||
| Campos, Lina Pires deLina Pires de Campos | 1918 | 2003 | Brazilian | |||
| Cebotaryan, GayaneGayane C'ebotaryan | 1918 | 1998 | Armenian | |||
| Comes, LiviuLiviu Comes | 1918 | 2004 | Romanian | choral | ||
| Cranmer, PhilipPhilip Cranmer | 1918 | 2006 | English | |||
| Docker, RobertRobert Docker | 1918 | 1992 | English | |||
| Einem, Gottfried vonGottfried von Einem | 1918 | 1996 | Austrian | Dantons Tod, Der Besuch der alten Dame, cantata An die Nachgeborenen | eclectic | |
| Gallois-Montbrun, RaymondRaymond Gallois-Montbrun | 1918 | 1994 | French | |||
| Garayev, GaraGara Garayev | 1918 | 1982 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Gramatges, HaroldHarold Gramatges | 1918 | 2008 | Cuban | |||
| Kasilag, Lucrecia RocesLucrecia Roces Kasilag | 1918 | 2008 | Filipino | |||
| Koc, MarceloMarcelo Koc | 1918 | 2006 | Argentine | Música para 5 instrumentos; Concerto for Viola and Orchestra | ||
| Lalauni, LilaLila Lalauni | 1918 | 1996 | Greek | |||
| Meyer, LeonardLeonard B. Meyer | 1918 | 2007 | American | |||
| Mitchell, Anthony A.Anthony A. Mitchell | 1918 | 2009 | American | |||
| Moortel, Arie Van deArie Van de Moortel | 1918 | 1976 | Belgian | |||
| Potter, A. J.A. J. Potter | 1918 | 1970 | Irish | |||
| Ridout, GodfreyGodfrey Ridout | 1918 | 1984 | Canadian | |||
| Rochberg, GeorgeGeorge Rochberg | 1918 | 2005 | American | serialism, later Neoromanticism | ||
| Tolkowsky, DeniseDenise Tolkowsky | 1918 | 1991 | English | |||
| Vidar, JorunnJórunn Viðar | 1918 | Icelandic | ||||
| Zimmermann, Bernd AloisBernd Alois Zimmermann | 1918 | 1970 | German | Die Soldaten; Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubi; Tratto; Tempus loquendi | serialism, musical quotation, collage, electronic music, jazz-influenced, eclectic, polystylism | |
| Anhalt, IstvanIstván Anhalt | 1919 | 2012 | Hungarian-Canadian | |||
| Arel, BulentBülent Arel | 1919 | 1990 | Turkish | electronic music | ||
| Avshalomov, JacobJacob Avshalomov | 1919 | 2013 | American | |||
| Back, Sven-ErikSven-Erik Bäck | 1919 | 1994 | Swedish | |||
| Barrell, BernardBernard Barrell | 1919 | 2005 | English | |||
| Bentzon, Niels ViggoNiels Viggo Bentzon | 1919 | 2000 | Danish | |||
| Berman, KarelKarel Berman | 1919 | 1995 | Czech | |||
| Brogue, RoslynRoslyn Brogue | 1919 | 1981 | American | |||
| Cermak, OtaOta Čermák | 1919 | 1963 | Czech | |||
| Duarte, John W.John W. Duarte | 1919 | 2004 | British | |||
| Eksanishvili, EleonoraEleonora Eksanishvili | 1919 | Georgian | ||||
| Frajt, LudmilaLudmila Frajt | 1919 | 1999 | Serbian | |||
| Kasemets, UdoUdo Kasemets | 1919 | 2014 | Estonian-born Canadian | |||
| Kayser, LeifLeif Kayser | 1919 | 2001 | Danish | |||
| Kenins, TalivaldisTalivaldis Kenins | 1919 | 2008 | Latvian-Canadian | |||
| Kirchner, LeonLeon Kirchner | 1919 | 2009 | American | |||
| Klein, GideonGideon Klein | 1919 | 1945 | Czech | |||
| Li, HuanzhiLi Huanzhi | 1919 | 2000 | Chinese | |||
| Nelhybel, VaclavVáclav Nelhýbel | 1919 | 1996 | Czech-American | |||
| Orrego-Salas, JuanJuan Orrego-Salas | 1919 | Chilean | ||||
| Pauer, JiriJiří Pauer | 1919 | 2007 | Czech | |||
| Sugar, RezsoRezső Sugár | 1919 | 1988 | Hungarian | |||
| Tobias-Duesberg, HelenHelen Tobias-Duesberg | 1919 | 2010 | Estonian-American | |||
| Tsukiyama, AkihiroAkihiro Tsukiyama | 1919 | Japanese | ||||
| Ustvolskaya, GalinaGalina Ustvolskaya | 1919 | 2006 | Russian | |||
| Van Heuvelen, HaroldHarold Van Heuvelen | 1919 | American | ||||
| Vlad, RomanRoman Vlad | 1919 | 2013 | Italian | eclectic | ||
| Weinberg, MieczyslawMieczysław Weinberg | 1919 | 1996 | Polish | |||
| Worley, JohnJohn Worley | 1919 | 1999 | American | |||
| Arutiunian, AlexanderAlexander Arutiunian | 1920 | 2012 | Armenian | Trumpet Concerto in A-flat major | avant-garde | |
| Barron, BebeBebe Barron | 1920 | 1989 | American | electronic music | ||
| Bottiroli, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio Bottiroli | 1920 | 1990 | Argentine | |||
| Brubeck, DaveDave Brubeck | 1920 | 2012 | American | |||
| Bush, GeoffreyGeoffrey Bush | 1920 | 1998 | English | |||
| Crolla, HenriHenri Crolla | 1920 | 1960 | Italian | |||
| Falcinelli, RolandeRolande Falcinelli | 1920 | 1996 | French | |||
| Franchi, Dorothea AnneDorothea Anne Franchi | 1920 | 2003 | New Zealander | |||
| Fricker, Peter RacinePeter Racine Fricker | 1920 | 1990 | English | |||
| Gilboa, JacobJacob Gilboa | 1920 | 2007 | Israeli | |||
| Khachaturian, KarenKaren Khachaturian | 1920 | 2011 | Soviet and Russian | |||
| Kim, EarlEarl Kim | 1920 | 1998 | American | |||
| La Montaine, JohnJohn La Montaine | 1920 | 2013 | American | |||
| Leimer, KurtKurt Leimer | 1920 | 1974 | German | |||
| Lessard, JohnJohn Lessard | 1920 | 2003 | American | |||
| Lokshin, AleksandrAleksandr Lokshin | 1920 | 1987 | Russian | |||
| Maderna, BrunoBruno Maderna | 1920 | 1973 | Italian | Satyricon | avant-garde, electronic music | |
| Moevs, RobertRobert Moevs | 1920 | 2007 | American | |||
| Perrin, JeanJean Perrin | 1920 | 1989 | Swiss | |||
| Rizo, MarcoMarco Rizo | 1920 | 1998 | Cuban | |||
| Schibler, ArminArmin Schibler | 1920 | 1986 | Swiss | |||
| Shapero, HaroldHarold Shapero | 1920 | 2013 | American | Symphony for Classical Orchestra | ||
| Suolahti, HeikkiHeikki Suolahti | 1920 | 1936 | Finnish | Sinfonia piccola | Romanticism | |
| Turner, RobertRobert Turner | 1920 | 2012 | Canadian | |||
| Vallier, JohnJohn Vallier | 1920 | 1991 | English | |||
| Vostrak, ZbynekZbyněk Vostřák | 1920 | 1985 | Czech | |||
| Allanbrook, DouglasDouglas Allanbrook | 1921 | 2003 | American | |||
| Arbel, ChayaChaya Arbel | 1921 | 2007 | Israeli | |||
| Arnold, MalcolmMalcolm Arnold | 1921 | 2006 | English | Symphony No. 5 and No. 7; English Dances | ||
| Babajanian, ArnoArno Babajanian | 1921 | 1983 | Armenian | |||
| Barab, SeymourSeymour Barab | 1921 | 2014 | American | |||
| Beeson, JackJack Beeson | 1921 | 2010 | American | Lizzie Borden | ||
| Bergsma, WilliamWilliam Bergsma | 1921 | 1994 | American | |||
| Berry, DennisDennis Berry | 1921 | 1994 | English | |||
| Bitsch, MarcelMarcel Bitsch | 1921 | 2011 | French | |||
| Boldemann, LaciLaci Boldemann | 1921 | 1969 | Swedish | |||
| Burghauser, JarmilJarmil Burghauser | 1921 | 1997 | Czech | |||
| Clostre, AdrienneAdrienne Clostre | 1921 | 2006 | French | |||
| Demessieux, JeanneJeanne Demessieux | 1921 | 1968 | French | |||
| Dobrowolski, AndrzejAndrzej Dobrowolski | 1921 | 1990 | Polish | |||
| Driessler, JohannesJohannes Driessler | 1921 | 1998 | German | |||
| El-Dabh, HalimHalim El-Dabh | 1921 | Egyptian-born American | electronic music | |||
| Engelmann, Hans UlrichHans Ulrich Engelmann | 1921 | 2011 | German | |||
| Feltsman, OscarOscar Feltsman | 1921 | 2013 | Russian | |||
| Geissler, FritzFritz Geißler | 1921 | 1984 | German | |||
| Gipps, RuthRuth Gipps | 1921 | 1999 | British | |||
| Guran, NazifeNazife Güran | 1921 | 1993 | Turkish | |||
| Hopkins, AntonyAntony Hopkins | 1921 | 2014 | British | |||
| Husa, KarelKarel Husa | 1921 | Czech-American | Music for Prague 1968; Music for Band, Orchestra, Chamber Ensembles | |||
| Imbrie, AndrewAndrew Imbrie | 1921 | 2007 | American | neoclassicism | ||
| Irino, YoshiroYoshirō Irino | 1921 | 1980 | Japanese | |||
| Ishii, KanKan Ishii | 1921 | 2009 | Japanese | |||
| Kantuser, BozidarBožidar Kantušer | 1921 | 1999 | American/Slovenian | |||
| Kokkonen, JoonasJoonas Kokkonen | 1921 | 1996 | Finnish | |||
| Krantja, MustafaMustafa Krantja | 1921 | Albanian | ||||
| Kurka, RobertRobert Kurka | 1921 | 1957 | American | |||
| Lidholm, IngvarIngvar Lidholm | 1921 | Swedish | ||||
| Michael, Edward SalimEdward Salim Michael | 1921 | 2006 | French | |||
| Nketia, Joseph Hanson KwabenaJoseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia | 1921 | Ghanaian | ||||
| Ogdon, WillWill Ogdon | 1921 | American | ||||
| Piazzolla, AstorÁstor Piazzolla | 1921 | 1992 | Argentine | tangos | ||
| Ramirez, ArielAriel Ramírez | 1921 | 2010 | Argentine | Misa Criolla (1964) | ||
| Ramovs, PrimozPrimož Ramovš | 1921 | 1999 | Slovenian | |||
| Reed, AlfredAlfred Reed | 1921 | 2005 | American | |||
| Shapey, RalphRalph Shapey | 1921 | 2002 | American | |||
| Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson | 1921 | 1997 | English | |||
| Smit, LeoLeo Smit | 1921 | 1999 | American | |||
| Sommer, VladimirVladimír Sommer | 1921 | 1997 | Czech | |||
| Tausinger, JanJan Tausinger | 1921 | 1980 | Czech | |||
| Usmanbas, Ilhanİlhan Usmanbaş | 1921 | Turkish | ||||
| Wishart, PeterPeter Wishart | 1921 | 1984 | English | |||
| Abejo, RosalinaRosalina Abejo | 1922 | 1991 | Philippine | |||
| Amirov, FikretFikret Amirov | 1922 | 1984 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Banfield, Raffaello deRaffaello de Banfield | 1922 | 2008 | English | |||
| Bekku, SadaoSadao Bekku | 1922 | 2012 | Japanese | |||
| Bibalo, AntonioAntonio Bibalo | 1922 | 2008 | Italian-Norwegian | opera | ||
| Boda, JohnJohn Boda | 1922 | 2002 | American | |||
| Calvi, GerardGérard Calvi | 1922 | French | ||||
| Carwithen, DoreenDoreen Carwithen | 1922 | 2003 | British | |||
| Casagrande, AlessandroAlessandro Casagrande | 1922 | 1964 | Italian | |||
| Do, NhuanĐỗ Nhuận | 1922 | 1991 | Vietnamese | |||
| Eastwood, TomTom Eastwood | 1922 | 1999 | English | |||
| Foss, LukasLukas Foss | 1922 | 2009 | German-born American | Griffelkin | ||
| Franken, WimWim Franken | 1922 | 2012 | Dutch | |||
| Galynin, GermanGerman Galynin | 1922 | 1966 | Russian | Sonata Triad for piano, First Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Second Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Spanish Fantasy for piano | ||
| Gartenlaub, OdetteOdette Gartenlaub | 1922 | 2014 | French | |||
| Grove, StefansStefans Grové | 1922 | South African | ||||
| Hamilton, IainIain Hamilton | 1922 | 2000 | Scottish | chamber & orchestral works; operas & vocal works | ||
| Howard, MichaelMichael Howard | 1922 | 2002 | English | |||
| Hurnik, IljaIlja Hurník | 1922 | 2013 | Czech | sonata da camera for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord | ||
| Johnson, David N.David N. Johnson | 1922 | 1987 | American | |||
| Jones, KelseyKelsey Jones | 1922 | 2004 | Canadian | |||
| Kraft, LeoLeo Kraft | 1922 | 2014 | American | |||
| Macha, OtmarOtmar Mácha | 1922 | 2006 | Czech | |||
| Magi, EsterEster Mägi | 1922 | Estonian | ||||
| Ognenovski, TaleTale Ognenovski | 1922 | 2012 | Macedonian | |||
| Sapp, AllenAllen Sapp | 1922 | 1999 | American | |||
| Serocki, KazimierzKazimierz Serocki | 1922 | 1981 | Polish | |||
| Sharara, AttiaAttia Sharara | 1922 | Egyptian | ||||
| Thorne, FrancisFrancis Thorne | 1922 | American | ||||
| Thybo, LeifLeif Thybo | 1922 | 2001 | Danish | |||
| Walker, George George Walker | 1922 | American | ||||
| Werder, FelixFelix Werder | 1922 | 2012 | German-born Australian | electronic music | ||
| Wilding-White, RaymondRaymond Wilding-White | 1922 | 2001 | English | |||
| Wilson, JamesJames Wilson | 1922 | 2005 | Irish | |||
| Xenakis, IannisIannis Xenakis | 1922 | 2001 | Greek | Metastaseis | avant-garde, Stochastic | |
| Zhu, Jian'erZhu Jian'er | 1922 | Chinese | ||||
| Akers, DorisDoris Akers | 1923 | 1995 | American | |||
| Barker, WarrenWarren Barker | 1923 | 2006 | American | |||
| Bassett, LeslieLeslie Bassett | 1923 | American | ||||
| Binet, JocelyneJocelyne Binet | 1923 | 1968 | Canadian | |||
| Boerman, JanJan Boerman | 1923 | Dutch | ||||
| Borras i Fornell, TeresaTeresa Borràs i Fornell | 1923 | 2010 | American | |||
| Brown, James CliffordJames Clifford Brown | 1923 | 2004 | English | |||
| Butterworth, ArthurArthur Butterworth | 1923 | 2014 | English | influenced by Sibelius | ||
| Catoire, JeanJean Catoire | 1923 | 2005 | French | |||
| Chou, Wen-chungChou Wen-chung | 1923 | Chinese/American | Landscapes | |||
| Drejsl, RadimRadim Drejsl | 1923 | 1953 | Czech | |||
| Dring, MadeleineMadeleine Dring | 1923 | 1977 | English | |||
| Dzhumakhmatov, AsankhanAsankhan Dzhumakhmatov | 1923 | 2008 | Kyrgyzstani | |||
| Goeyvaerts, KarelKarel Goeyvaerts | 1923 | 1993 | Belgian | Sonata for Two Pianos, Nr. 2 for thirteen instruments, Nr. 5 met zuivere tonen, Aquarius (opera) | neoclassicism, serialism, minimalism, postminimalism, mysticism, electronic music | |
| Holt, Simeon tenSimeon ten Holt | 1923 | 2012 | Dutch | Canto Ostinato | minimalism | |
| Hudec, JiriJiří Hudec | 1923 | 1996 | Czech | |||
| Ivey, Jean EichelbergerJean Eichelberger Ivey | 1923 | 2010 | American | |||
| Lindblad, RuneRune Lindblad | 1923 | 1991 | Swedish | |||
| Ligeti, GyorgyGyörgy Ligeti | 1923 | 2006 | Hungarian | Atmosphères, Musica ricercata, Lux Aeterna | avant-garde, micropolyphony, polystylism | |
| Mamlok, UrsulaUrsula Mamlok | 1923 | German-born, American | ||||
| Mennin, PeterPeter Mennin | 1923 | 1983 | American | |||
| Mokranjac, VasilijeVasilije Mokranjac | 1923 | 1984 | Serbian | |||
| Mulliqi, RexhoRexho Mulliqi | 1923 | 1982 | Albanian | |||
| Pinkham, DanielDaniel Pinkham | 1923 | 2006 | American | |||
| Powell, MelMel Powell | 1923 | 1998 | American | |||
| Remenkov, StefanStefan Remenkov | 1923 | 1988 | Bulgarian | |||
| Romero, ElenaElena Romero | 1923 | 1996 | Spanish | |||
| Rorem, NedNed Rorem | 1923 | American | Our Town, 3 symphonies | |||
| Silyanovski, TriphonTriphon Silyanovski | 1923 | 2005 | Bulgarian | |||
| Swann, DonaldDonald Swann | 1923 | 1994 | English | |||
| Trimble, LesterLester Trimble | 1923 | 1986 | American | |||
| Ulehla, LudmilaLudmila Ulehla | 1923 | 2009 | American | |||
| Wimberger, GerhardGerhard Wimberger | 1923 | Austrian | ||||
| Zehm, FriedrichFriedrich Zehm | 1923 | 2007 | German | |||
| Abravanel, ClaudeClaude Abravanel | 1924 | Swiss | ||||
| Alexander, LeniLeni Alexander | 1924 | 2005 | German-Chilean | |||
| Borup-Jorgensen, AxelAxel Borup-Jørgensen | 1924 | 2012 | Danish | |||
| Carrilho, AltamiroAltamiro Carrilho | 1924 | 2012 | Brazilian | |||
| Cochereau, PierrePierre Cochereau | 1924 | 1984 | French | |||
| Colin-De Clerck, JeanneJeanne Colin-De Clerck | 1924 | Belgian | ||||
| Dan, IkumaIkuma Dan | 1924 | 2001 | Japanese | Symphony No. 4 (1965), Sonata for flute and piano (1986) | atonality | |
| Dodgson, StephenStephen Dodgson | 1924 | 2013 | British | |||
| Erbse, HeimoHeimo Erbse | 1924 | 2005 | German | |||
| Frackenpohl, ArthurArthur Frackenpohl | 1924 | American | ||||
| Hiller, LejarenLejaren Hiller | 1924 | 1994 | American | |||
| Hollingsworth, StanleyStanley Hollingsworth | 1924 | 2003 | American | |||
| Hovland, EgilEgil Hovland | 1924 | 2013 | Norwegian | church music | ||
| Huber, KlausKlaus Huber | 1924 | Swiss | ||||
| Jarre, MauriceMaurice Jarre | 1924 | 2009 | French | |||
| Johnson, LockremLockrem Johnson | 1924 | 1977 | American | |||
| Kelemen, MilkoMilko Kelemen | 1924 | Croatian | ||||
| Laderman, EzraEzra Laderman | 1924 | American | ||||
| Lakner, YehoshuaYehoshua Lakner | 1924 | 2003 | Israeli | |||
| Lees, BenjaminBenjamin Lees | 1924 | 2010 | American | Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra | ||
| Manabe, RiichiroRiichiro Manabe | 1924 | Japanese | ||||
| Mannino, FrancoFranco Mannino | 1924 | 2005 | Italian | |||
| Morley, AngelaAngela Morley | 1924 | 2009 | English | |||
| Moszumanska-Nazar, KrystynaKrystyna Moszumańska-Nazar | 1924 | 2009 | Polish | |||
| Nigg, SergeSerge Nigg | 1924 | 2008 | French | |||
| Nono, LuigiLuigi Nono | 1924 | 1990 | Italian | Il canto sospeso, Intolleranza 1960, Prometeo | avant-garde | |
| Nordenstrom, GladysGladys Nordenstrom | 1924 | American | ||||
| Nossyrev, MikhailMikhaïl Nossyrev | 1924 | 1981 | Russian | Modernist | ||
| Perry, JuliaJulia Perry | 1924 | 1979 | American | |||
| Santos, Joly BragaJoly Braga Santos | 1924 | 1988 | Portuguese | |||
| Schonthal, RuthRuth Schönthal | 1924 | 2006 | German | |||
| Snízkova, JitkaJitka Snížková | 1924 | 1989 | Czech | |||
| Starer, RobertRobert Starer | 1924 | 2001 | Austrian-born American | |||
| Taktakishvili, OtarOtar Taktakishvili | 1924 | 1989 | Georgian | |||
| Tomlinson, ErnestErnest Tomlinson | 1924 | English | ||||
| Tutev, GeorgiGeorgi Tutev | 1924 | 1994 | Bulgarian | |||
| Akutagawa, YasushiYasushi Akutagawa | 1925 | 1989 | Japanese | Rapsodia per orchestra (1971) | atonality | |
| Andriessen, JurriaanJurriaan Andriessen | 1925 | 1996 | Dutch | |||
| Barron, LouisLouis Barron | 1925 | 2008 | American | electronic music | ||
| Basner, VeniaminVeniamin Basner | 1925 | 1996 | Russian | |||
| Beadell, RobertRobert Beadell | 1925 | 1994 | American | |||
| Becerra-Schmidt, GustavoGustavo Becerra-Schmidt | 1925 | 2010 | Chilean | |||
| Berberian, CathyCathy Berberian | 1925 | 1983 | American | Stripsody | avant-garde | |
| Berio, LucianoLuciano Berio | 1925 | 2003 | Italian | Sequenza; Sinfonia | avant-garde, polystylism | |
| Borroff, EdithEdith Borroff | 1925 | American | ||||
| Boucourechliev, AndreAndré Boucourechliev | 1925 | 1997 | French | |||
| Boulez, PierrePierre Boulez | 1925 | 2016 | French | Le marteau sans maître; …explosante-fixe…; Répons | avant-garde, serialism, aleatory, polystylism | |
| Cary, TristramTristram Cary | 1925 | 2008 | English-Australian | |||
| Chaynes, CharlesCharles Chaynes | 1925 | French | ||||
| Clementi, AldoAldo Clementi | 1925 | 2011 | Italian | |||
| Eshpai, AndreiAndrei Eshpai | 1925 | Russian | ||||
| Everson, CromwellCromwell Everson | 1925 | 1991 | South African | |||
| Feld, JindrichJindřich Feld | 1925 | 2007 | Czech | |||
| Fominaya, EloyEloy Fominaya | 1925 | 2002 | American | |||
| Gonzalez Casellas, FernandoFernando González Casellas | 1925 | 1998 | Argentine | |||
| Goodwin, RonRon Goodwin | 1925 | 2003 | British | New Zealand Suite | best known as a composer of film scores | |
| Gottwald, ClytusClytus Gottwald | 1925 | German | ||||
| Hatzidakis, ManosManos Hatzidakis | 1925 | 1994 | Greek | |||
| Havelka, SvatoplukSvatopluk Havelka | 1925 | 2009 | Czech | |||
| Hummel, BertoldBertold Hummel | 1925 | 2002 | German | |||
| Keller, GinetteGinette Keller | 1925 | French | ||||
| Klebe, GiselherGiselher Klebe | 1925 | 2009 | German | |||
| Kockelmans, GerardGerard Kockelmans | 1925 | 1965 | Dutch | |||
| Kotonski, WlodzimierzWłodzimierz Kotoński | 1925 | 2014 | Polish | Concerto per quattro, for piano, harpsichord, guitar, harp, and orchestra | ||
| Lewin, FrankFrank Lewin | 1925 | 2008 | American | |||
| Macero, TeoTeo Macero | 1925 | 2008 | American | One and Three Quarters | microtonal, jazz-influenced | |
| Makedonski, KirilKiril Makedonski | 1925 | 1984 | Macedonian | five symphonies, two ballets, two symphonic poems, choral music and songs | ||
| Malec, IvoIvo Malec | 1925 | French | Cantate pour elle; Dodecameron; Lumina | |||
| Mechem, KirkeKirke Mechem | 1925 | American | 4 operas Tartuffe, Two symphonies, choral music | |||
| Miletic, MiroslavMiroslav Miletić | 1925 | Croatian | ||||
| Orbon, JulianJulián Orbón | 1925 | 1991 | Spanish/Cuban | Three Symphonic Versions | ||
| Philippot, MichelMichel Philippot | 1925 | 1996 | French | |||
| Schonzeler, Hans-HubertHans-Hubert Schönzeler | 1925 | 1997 | German-born Australian | |||
| Schuller, GuntherGunther Schuller | 1925 | American | jazz-influence; Third Stream | |||
| Shainsky, VladimirVladimir Shainsky | 1925 | Russian | ||||
| Smith, HaleHale Smith | 1925 | 2009 | American | |||
| Spies, ClaudioClaudio Spies | 1925 | Chilean-American | ||||
| Stires, ErnieErnie Stires | 1925 | 2008 | American | |||
| Tchaikovsky, BorisBoris Tchaikovsky | 1925 | 1996 | Russian | |||
| Theodorakis, MikisMikis Theodorakis | 1925 | Greek | Symphony No. 7; Kata Saddukaion Pathi (Sadducean-Passion) | also composer of popular songs and film scores including Zorba the Greek; Serpico | ||
| Tsintsadze, SulkhanSulkhan Tsintsadze | 1925 | 1991 | Georgian | |||
| Vavilov, VladimirVladimir Vavilov | 1925 | 1973 | Russian | |||
| Whear, Paul W.Paul W. Whear | 1925 | American | Catharsis Suite for orchestra; Lancaster Overture for orchestra; Catskill Legend for band | |||
| Agababov, SergeiSergei Agababov | 1926 | 1959 | Russian | |||
| Agustsson, Herbert H.Herbert H. Ágústsson | 1926 | Icelandic | ||||
| Aprikian, GarbisGarbis Aprikian | 1926 | Armenian | ||||
| Arizaga, RodolfoRodolfo Arízaga | 1926 | 1985 | Argentine | |||
| Baker, John BevanJohn Bevan Baker | 1926 | 1994 | British | Suite for Piano; The Seer (opera) | ||
| Bland, EdwardEdward Bland | 1926 | 2013 | American | |||
| Bonsor, BrianBrian Bonsor | 1926 | 2011 | Scottish | |||
| Bor, ModestaModesta Bor | 1926 | 1998 | Venezuelan | |||
| Brockless, BrianBrian Brockless | 1926 | 1995 | English | |||
| Brown, EarleEarle Brown | 1926 | 2002 | American | Open Form; Graphic Notation | ||
| Calabro, LouisLouis Calabro | 1926 | 1991 | American | |||
| Carr, EdwinEdwin Carr | 1926 | 2003 | New Zealander | |||
| Casterede, JacquesJacques Castérède | 1926 | French | ||||
| Cerha, FriedrichFriedrich Cerha | 1926 | Austrian | ||||
| Charbonnier, JanineJanine Charbonnier | 1926 | French | ||||
| Childs, BarneyBarney Childs | 1926 | 2000 | American | extended technique, improvisation, indeterminacy | ||
| Choidog, EregzengiinEregzengiin Choidog | 1926 | 1988 | Mongolian | |||
| Christou, JaniJani Christou | 1926 | 1970 | Greek | atonality, meta-serialism, improvisation | ||
| Dhomont, FrancisFrancis Dhomont | 1926 | French | ||||
| Enriquez, ManuelManuel Enríquez | 1926 | 1994 | Mexican | |||
| Evangelisti, FrancoFranco Evangelisti | 1926 | 1980 | Italian | |||
| Feldman, MortonMorton Feldman | 1926 | 1987 | American | |||
| Floyd, CarlisleCarlisle Floyd | 1926 | American | Susannah; Wuthering Heights; Of Mice and Men | |||
| Gaburo, KennethKenneth Gaburo | 1926 | 1993 | American | The Flow of (u) | ||
| Gletle, Johann MelchiorJohann Melchior Gletle | 1926 | 1983 | Swiss | Vespers in Vienna | ||
| Gregor, CestmirČestmír Gregor | 1926 | 2011 | Czech | |||
| Gross, EricEric Gross | 1926 | 2011 | Austrian-Australian | |||
| Henze, Hans WernerHans Werner Henze | 1926 | 2012 | German | Ondine | polystylism | |
| Hoiby, LeeLee Hoiby | 1926 | 2011 | American | |||
| Huang, ZhunZhun Huang | 1926 | Chinese | ||||
| Johnston, BenBen Johnston | 1926 | American | ||||
| Jolas, BetsyBetsy Jolas | 1926 | French | ||||
| Kaegi, WernerWerner Kaegi | 1926 | Swiss | electronic music | |||
| Kistetenyi, MelindaMelinda Kistétényi | 1926 | 1999 | Hungarian | |||
| Koenig, Gottfried MichaelGottfried Michael Koenig | 1926 | German-Dutch | ||||
| Kohn, KarlKarl Kohn | 1926 | American | ||||
| Korte, Oldrich FrantisekOldřich František Korte | 1926 | Czech | Concerto Grosso | neo-classicism, expressionist, neo-romantic | ||
| Kupferman, MeyerMeyer Kupferman | 1926 | 2003 | American | |||
| Kurt, GyorgyGyörgy Kurtág | 1926 | Hungarian | Játékok | |||
| Lambert, JohnJohn Lambert | 1926 | 1995 | British | |||
| Lecca, CelsoCelso Garrido Lecca | 1926 | Peruvian | ||||
| Leeuw, Ton deTon de Leeuw | 1926 | 1996 | Dutch | |||
| Lourdes Martins, Maria deMaria de Lourdes Martins | 1926 | 2009 | Portuguese | |||
| Maticic, JanezJanez Matičič | 1926 | Slovenian | ||||
| Otte, HansHans Otte | 1926 | 2007 | German | |||
| Petra-Basacopol, CarmenCarmen Petra-Basacopol | 1926 | Romanian | ||||
| Polin, ClaireClaire Polin | 1926 | 1995 | American | |||
| Richter, MargaMarga Richter | 1926 | American | Concerto for Piano and Violas, Cellos and Basses | |||
| Schmidt, WilliamWilliam Schmidt | 1926 | 2009 | American | |||
| Stolze, Kurt-HeinzKurt-Heinz Stolze | 1926 | 1970 | German | |||
| Svanidze, NatelaNatela Svanidze | 1926 | Georgian | ||||
| Trailescu, CornelCornel Trăilescu | 1926 | Romanian | ||||
| Tudor, DavidDavid Tudor | 1926 | 1996 | American | |||
| Vieru, AnatolAnatol Vieru | 1926 | 1998 | Romanian | |||
| Wykes, RobertRobert Wykes | 1926 | American | ||||
| Yttrehus, RolvRolv Yttrehus | 1926 | American | ||||
| Zatsepin, AleksandrAleksandr Zatsepin | 1926 | Russian | ||||
| Ziffrin, Marilyn JMarilyn J Ziffrin | 1926 | American | ||||
| Almuro, AndreAndré Almuró | 1927 | 2009 | French | |||
| Amaradeva, W. D.W. D. Amaradeva | 1927 | Sri Lankan | ||||
| Angerer, PaulPaul Angerer | 1927 | Austrian | ||||
| Beckwith, JohnJohn Beckwith | 1927 | Canadian | ||||
| Bentoiu, PascalPascal Bentoiu | 1927 | Romanian | ||||
| Berg, JosefJosef Berg | 1927 | 1971 | Czech | |||
| Castaldo, JosephJoseph Castaldo | 1927 | 2000 | American | |||
| Christiansen, Asger LundAsger Lund Christiansen | 1927 | 1998 | Danish | neoclassicism | ||
| Claman, DoloresDolores Claman | 1927 | Canadian | ||||
| Diercks, JohnJohn Diercks | 1927 | American | ||||
| Diemer, Emma LouEmma Lou Diemer | 1927 | American | ||||
| Donatoni, FrancoFranco Donatoni | 1927 | 2000 | Italian | |||
| Downey, JohnJohn W. Downey | 1927 | 2004 | American | |||
| Erb, DonaldDonald Erb | 1927 | 2008 | American | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | jazz-influenced, aleatory, electronic music, eclectic | |
| Henry, PierrePierre Henry | 1927 | French | ||||
| Hugh-Jones, ElaineElaine Hugh-Jones | 1927 | Welsh | ||||
| Josephs, WilfredWilfred Josephs | 1927 | 1997 | English | |||
| Joubert, JohnJohn Joubert | 1927 | English | ||||
| Killmayer, WilhelmWilhelm Killmayer | 1927 | German | Sinfonia I–III, Hölderlin Lieder | |||
| Lacerda, OsvaldoOsvaldo Lacerda | 1927 | 2011 | Brazilian | |||
| Lejsek, VlastimilVlastimil Lejsek | 1927 | 2010 | Czech | |||
| Lewkovitch, BernhardBernhard Lewkovitch | 1927 | Danish | ||||
| Maguire, JanetJanet Maguire | 1927 | Austrian | ||||
| Maxfield, RichardRichard Maxfield | 1927 | 1969 | American | |||
| Niculescu, StefanŞtefan Niculescu | 1927 | 2010 | Romanian | Ison II | ||
| Parmegiani, BernardBernard Parmegiani | 1927 | 2013 | French | electronic or acousmatic music | ||
| Peterson, WayneWayne Peterson | 1927 | American | electro-acoustic, and electronic music | |||
| Szalonek, WitoldWitold Szalonek | 1927 | 2001 | Polish | |||
| Thomson, William EnnisWilliam Ennis Thomson | 1927 | American | ||||
| Wilson, George BalchGeorge Balch Wilson | 1927 | American | ||||
| Wilson, Thomas Thomas Wilson | 1927 | 2001 | Scottish | |||
| Zadeja, CeskÇesk Zadeja | 1927 | 1997 | Albanian | |||
| Zimmermann, MargritMargrit Zimmermann | 1927 | Swiss | ||||
| Adler, SamuelSamuel Adler | 1928 | American (German-born) | ||||
| Alcalay, LunaLuna Alcalay | 1928 | 2012 | Austrian | |||
| Anderson, RuthRuth Anderson | 1928 | American | ||||
| Baird, TadeuszTadeusz Baird | 1928 | 1981 | Polish | |||
| Barraque, JeanJean Barraqué | 1928 | 1973 | French | serialism | ||
| Barta, LuborLubor Bárta | 1928 | 1972 | Czech | Piano Trio in C Major, Concertino for trombone and piano | ||
| Bencriscutto, FrankFrank Bencriscutto | 1928 | 1997 | American | Concerto Grosso for saxophone quartet and band | concert band music | |
| Box, EuelEuel Box | 1928 | American | ||||
| Bujanovsky, VitalyVitaly Bujanovsky | 1928 | 1993 | Russian | |||
| Damase, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Damase | 1928 | 2013 | French | |||
| Dreyfus, GeorgeGeorge Dreyfus | 1928 | French | ||||
| Druckman, JacobJacob Druckman | 1928 | 1996 | American | Windows | ||
| Du, MingxinDu Mingxin | 1928 | Chinese | ||||
| Dvorkin, JudithJudith Dvorkin | 1928 | 1995 | American | |||
| Farquhar, DavidDavid Farquhar | 1928 | 2007 | New Zealander | A Unicorn for Christmas, Ring Round the Moon | Neoclassicism | |
| Flagello, NicolasNicolas Flagello | 1928 | 1994 | American | Neoclassicism | ||
| Gheorghiu, ValentinValentin Gheorghiu | 1928 | Romanian | ||||
| Gordeli, OtarOtar Gordeli | 1928 | 1994 | Georgia | |||
| Grigsby, BeverlyBeverly Grigsby | 1928 | American | ||||
| Hambraeus, BengtBengt Hambraeus | 1928 | 2000 | Swedish | |||
| Helps, RobertRobert Helps | 1928 | 2001 | American | |||
| Hidas, FrigyesFrigyes Hidas | 1928 | 2007 | Hungarian | |||
| Istvan, MiloslavMiloslav Ištvan | 1928 | 1990 | Czech | |||
| Korte, KarlKarl Korte | 1928 | American | ||||
| Kvernadze, BidzinaBidzina Kvernadze | 1928 | 2010 | Georgian | |||
| Lendvay, KamilloKamilló Lendvay | 1928 | Hungarian | ||||
| Lijnschooten, Henk vanHenk van Lijnschooten | 1928 | 2006 | Dutch | |||
| Lukas, ZdenekZdeněk Lukáš | 1928 | 2007 | Czech | |||
| Morricone, EnnioEnnio Morricone | 1928 | Italian | also a composer of film music: Once Upon a Time in America; The Mission; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; A Fistful of Dollars; Once Upon a Time in the West | |||
| Musgrave, TheaThea Musgrave | 1928 | Scottish | ||||
| Pena Hen, JorgeJorge Peña Hen | 1928 | 1973 | Chilean | |||
| Rajna, ThomasThomas Rajna | 1928 | Hungarian | ||||
| Rautavaara, EinojuhaniEinojuhani Rautavaara | 1928 | Finnish | Cantus Arcticus; Symphony No. 7 "Angel of Light"; Piano Concerto No. 3 "The Gift of Dreams" | |||
| Stevenson, RonaldRonald Stevenson | 1928 | British | ||||
| Stockhausen, KarlheinzKarlheinz Stockhausen | 1928 | 2007 | German | Kontra-Punkte; Gesang der Jünglinge; Klavierstücke; Gruppen; Kontakte; Hymnen; Stimmung; Mantra; Tierkreis; Inori, first six operas of the Licht cycle | avant-garde, electronic music, serialism, aleatory, intuitive music, formula composition, polystylism | |
| Sydeman, JayJay Sydeman | 1928 | American | ||||
| Tahourdin, PeterPeter Tahourdin | 1928 | 2009 | English-born Australian | |||
| Tycho, TommyTommy Tycho | 1928 | 2013 | Hungarian-Australian | |||
| Warren, RaymondRaymond Warren | 1928 | British | ||||
| Zoraqi, NikollaNikolla Zoraqi | 1928 | 1991 | Albanian | |||
| Bannink, HarryHarry Bannink | 1929 | 1999 | Dutch | |||
| Bjerno, ErlingErling Bjerno | 1929 | Danish | ||||
| Bloch, AugustynAugustyn Bloch | 1929 | 2006 | Polish | |||
| Braga, AntonioAntonio Braga | 1929 | 2009 | Italian | |||
| Bredemeyer, ReinerReiner Bredemeyer | 1929 | 1995 | German | |||
| Bruins, TheoTheo Bruins | 1929 | 1993 | Dutch | |||
| Bulterijs, NiniNini Bulterijs | 1929 | 1989 | Belgian | |||
| Chitchian, Geghuni HovannesiGeghuni Hovannesi Chitchian | 1929 | Armenian | ||||
| Crumb, GeorgeGeorge Crumb | 1929 | American | Ancient Voices of Children, Black Angels | Extended technique, Numerology | ||
| Das, SamarSamar Das | 1929 | 2001 | Bangladeshi | |||
| Denisov, EdisonEdison Denisov | 1929 | 1996 | Russian | polystylism | ||
| Devreese, FredericFrédéric Devreese | 1929 | Belgian | ||||
| Eben, PetrPetr Eben | 1929 | 2007 | Czech | |||
| Farhat, HormozHormoz Farhat | 1929 | Iranian | ||||
| Ferrari, LucLuc Ferrari | 1929 | 2005 | French | |||
| Gamer, CarltonCarlton Gamer | 1929 | American | ||||
| Goldsmith, JerryJerry Goldsmith | 1929 | 2004 | American | also composer of film scores, Music for Orchestra; Fireworks | ||
| Hoddinott, AlunAlun Hoddinott | 1929 | 2008 | Welsh | |||
| Iturralde, PedroPedro Iturralde | 1929 | Spanish | ||||
| Kastle, LeonardLeonard Kastle | 1929 | 2011 | American | |||
| Kazanecki, WaldemarWaldemar Kazanecki | 1929 | 1991 | Polish | |||
| Knox, CharlesCharles Knox | 1929 | American | neo-classical, musical palindromes | |||
| Kohoutek, CtiradCtirad Kohoutek | 1929 | 2011 | Czech | |||
| Kravchenko, BorisBoris Kravchenko | 1929 | 1979 | Russian | |||
| Leighton, KennethKenneth Leighton | 1929 | 1988 | English | |||
| Magin, MiloszMiłosz Magin | 1929 | 1999 | Polish | |||
| Mathieu, AndreAndré Mathieu | 1929 | 1968 | Canadian | |||
| Matsumura, TeizoTeizo Matsumura | 1929 | 2007 | Japanese | atonality | ||
| Mayuzumi, ToshiroToshiro Mayuzumi | 1929 | 1997 | Japanese | |||
| Muczynski, RobertRobert Muczynski | 1929 | 2010 | American | |||
| Nelson, RonRon Nelson | 1929 | American | Rocky Point Holiday | |||
| Pakhmutova, AleksandraAleksandra Pakhmutova | 1929 | Russian | ||||
| Pousseur, HenriHenri Pousseur | 1929 | 2009 | Belgian | Scambi; Votre Faust; Trois visages à Liège; Couleurs croisées | serialism, aleatory, eclectic, polystylism, electronic music, world music, popular music influence, | |
| Previn, AndreAndré Previn | 1929 | German/American | A Streetcar Named Desire | |||
| Riedl, Josef AntonJosef Anton Riedl | 1929 | German | ||||
| Schaeffer, BoguslawBogusław Schaeffer | 1929 | Polish | ||||
| Sculthorpe, PeterPeter Sculthorpe | 1929 | 2014 | Australian | Requiem; Kakadu; Earth Cry; Rites of Passage | ||
| Stadlmair, HansHans Stadlmair | 1929 | Austrian | Trumpet Concerto with strings; Saxofonia; Miró | |||
| Strohbach, SiegfriedSiegfried Strohbach | 1929 | German | 5 Galgenlieder; Ein Stern aus Jacob | |||
| Sutcliffe, James HelmeJames Helme Sutcliffe | 1929 | 2000 | American | |||
| Terterian, AvetAvet Terterian | 1929 | 1994 | Armenian | |||
| Ultan, LloydLloyd Ultan | 1929 | 1998 | American | |||
| Yannatos, JamesJames Yannatos | 1929 | 2011 | American | |||
| Yashiro, AkioAkio Yashiro | 1929 | 1976 | Japanese | piano concerto | atonality | |
| Zacher, GerdGerd Zacher | 1929 | German | ||||
| Abrams, Muhal RichardMuhal Richard Abrams | 1930 | American | ||||
| Alotin, YardenaYardena Alotin | 1930 | 1994 | Israeli | |||
| Amram, DavidDavid Amram | 1930 | American | ||||
| Ashley, RobertRobert Ashley | 1930 | American | electronic music, extended techniques | |||
| Austin, LarryLarry Austin | 1930 | American | electronic music | |||
| Bergamo, PetarPetar Bergamo | 1930 | Croatian | Romanticism, atonality | |||
| Bolling, ClaudeClaude Bolling | 1930 | French | Suite for flute and jazz piano trio | Jazz, Classical | ||
| Calonne, JacquesJacques Calonne | 1930 | Belgian | ||||
| Carmichael, JohnJohn Carmichael | 1930 | Australian | ||||
| Cogan, RobertRobert Cogan | 1930 | American | ||||
| Davison, JohnJohn Davison | 1930 | 1999 | American | |||
| Dubois, Pierre MaxPierre Max Dubois | 1930 | 1995 | French | |||
| Guillou, JeanJean Guillou | 1930 | French | ||||
| Gulda, FriedrichFriedrich Gulda | 1930 | 2000 | Austrian | |||
| Halffter, CristobalCristóbal Halffter | 1930 | Spanish | Líneas y puntos; Don Quixote | eclectic, electronic music | ||
| Headington, ChristopherChristopher Headington | 1930 | 1996 | British | |||
| Hirose, RyoheiRyōhei Hirose | 1930 | 2008 | Japanese | |||
| Karetnikov, NikolaiNikolai Karetnikov | 1930 | 1994 | Russian | Symphony No. 3, Concert Piece for piano | ||
| Kirkwood, AntoinetteAntoinette Kirkwood | 1930 | English | ||||
| Kochan, GunterGünter Kochan | 1930 | 2009 | German | |||
| Langford, GordonGordon Langford | 1930 | English | Facets of Glass; Rhapsody for Trombone | brass band music | ||
| Loevendie, TheoTheo Loevendie | 1930 | Dutch | ||||
| Lu Yen | 1930 | 2008 | Chinese-born Taiwanese | |||
| Lund, GudrunGudrun Lund | 1930 | Danish | ||||
| Meriläinen, UskoUsko Meriläinen | 1930 | 2004 | Finnish | |||
| Perry, William P.William P. Perry | 1930 | American | ||||
| Roe, BettyBetty Roe | 1930 | English | ||||
| Schnebel, DieterDieter Schnebel | 1930 | German | Mahler-Moment; Maulwerke; Baumzucht | |||
| Staak, Pieter van derPieter van der Staak | 1930 | 2007 | Dutch | |||
| Takemitsu, TōruTōru Takemitsu | 1930 | 1996 | Japanese | A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden; Toward the Sea | Neo-impressionism | |
| Tamberg, EinoEino Tamberg | 1930 | 2010 | Estonian | |||
| Tormis, VeljoVeljo Tormis | 1930 | Estonian | ||||
| Van de Vate, NancyNancy Van de Vate | 1930 | American | ||||
| Williams, Joan FranksJoan Franks Williams | 1930 | 2003 | American | |||
| Witt, Robert WilliamRobert William Witt | 1930 | 1967 | American | neoclassical | ||
| Zimmermann, Heinz WernerHeinz Werner Zimmermann | 1930 | German | ||||
| Ballard, Louis W.Louis W. Ballard | 1931 | 2007 | American | |||
| Barkauskas, VytautasVytautas Barkauskas | 1931 | Lithuanian | ||||
| Boykan, MartinMartin Boykan | 1931 | American | Echoes of Petrarch; Piano Trio No. 2; String Quartet No. 3 | serialism | ||
| Bussotti, SylvanoSylvano Bussotti | 1931 | Italian | ||||
| Camilleri, CharlesCharles Camilleri | 1931 | 2009 | Maltese | |||
| Chance, Nancy LairdNancy Laird Chance | 1931 | American | ||||
| Clarke, F. R. C.F. R. C. Clarke | 1931 | 2009 | Italian | |||
| Dlugoszewski, LuciaLucia Dlugoszewski | 1931 | 2000 | American | |||
| Donceanu, FeliciaFelicia Donceanu | 1931 | Romanian | ||||
| Fox, Frederick A.Frederick A. Fox | 1931 | 2011 | American | |||
| Gauldin, RobertRobert Gauldin | 1931 | American | ||||
| Goethals, LucienLucien Goethals | 1931 | 2006 | Belgian | |||
| Gubaidulina, SofiaSofia Gubaidulina | 1931 | Russian | Offertorium; Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion | |||
| Harris, DonaldDonald Harris | 1931 | American | ||||
| Hayashi, HikaruHikaru Hayashi | 1931 | 2012 | Japanese | Viola Concerto "Elegia" | ||
| Holman, DerekDerek Holman | 1931 | English | ||||
| Horváth, Josef MariaJosef Maria Horváth | 1931 | Hungarian | ||||
| Kagel, MauricioMauricio Kagel | 1931 | 2008 | Argentine / German | Staatstheater; Kantrimiusik; Ludwig van | polystylism | |
| Kelterborn, RudolfRudolf Kelterborn | 1931 | Swiss | ||||
| Komeda, KrzysztofKrzysztof Komeda | 1931 | 1969 | Polish | |||
| Komorous, RudolfRudolf Komorous | 1931 | Canadian | ||||
| Koptagel, YükselYüksel Koptagel | 1931 | Turkish | ||||
| Laporte, AndréAndré Laporte | 1931 | Belgian | Das Schloss | eclectic | ||
| Lumsdaine, DavidDavid Lumsdaine | 1931 | Australian | ||||
| Malumbres, Maria DoloresMaria Dolores Malumbres | 1931 | Spanish | ||||
| Marbe, MyriamMyriam Marbe | 1931 | 1997 | Romanian | |||
| Martino, DonaldDonald Martino | 1931 | 2005 | American | |||
| Nordheim, ArneArne Nordheim | 1931 | 2010 | Norwegian | Epitaffio; The Tempest (ballet); Magma | many works include electronics | |
| Nørholm, IbIb Nørholm | 1931 | Danish | ||||
| Petrić, IvoIvo Petrić | 1931 | Slovenian | ||||
| Schidlowsky, LeonLeon Schidlowsky | 1931 | Chilean-Israeli | ||||
| Shinohara, MakotoMakoto Shinohara | 1931 | Japanese | Fragmente | electronic music, influence of traditional Japanese music | ||
| Toyama, YuzoYuzo Toyama | 1931 | Japanese | ||||
| Westergaard, PeterPeter Westergaard | 1931 | American | ||||
| Williamson, MalcolmMalcolm Williamson | 1931 | 2003 | Australian | Mass of Christ the King; The Dawn is at Hand; 7 numbered symphonies; cassations | ||
| Barkin, ElaineElaine Barkin | 1932 | American | ||||
| Bayle, FrançoisFrançois Bayle | 1932 | French | ||||
| Castiglioni, NiccolòNiccolò Castiglioni | 1932 | 1996 | Italian | |||
| Christiansen, HenningHenning Christiansen | 1932 | 2008 | Danish | fluxus | ||
| Dijk, Rudi Martinus vanRudi Martinus van Dijk | 1932 | 2003 | Dutch | |||
| Dockstader, TodTod Dockstader | 1932 | 2008 | American | electronic music | ||
| Douglas, JamesJames Douglas | 1932 | Scottish | ||||
| Goehr, AlexanderAlexander Goehr | 1932 | English | Arianna | twelve-tone, later modal, eclectic | ||
| Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, PellePelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen | 1932 | Danish | ||||
| Hajdu, AndreAndré Hajdu | 1932 | Israeli | ||||
| Hamdi, BalighBaligh Hamdi | 1932 | 1993 | Egyptian | |||
| Hay, Diana PereiraDiana Pereira Hay | 1932 | Danish | ||||
| Helms, Hans G.Hans G. Helms | 1932 | 2012 | German | |||
| Jiráčková, MartaMarta Jiráčková | 1932 | Czech | ||||
| Karlins, M. WilliamM. William Karlins | 1932 | 2005 | American | Works for Saxophone; works for Double Bass | ||
| Kilar, WojciechWojciech Kilar | 1932 | 2013 | Polish | Krzesany | holy minimalism; also composer of film music: Dracula (film music) | |
| Kutavicius, BroniusBronius Kutavičius | 1932 | Lithuanian | ||||
| Lazarof, HenriHenri Lazarof | 1932 | 2013 | Bulgarian | |||
| Mailman, MartinMartin Mailman | 1932 | 2000 | American | |||
| Marez Oyens, Tera deTera de Marez Oyens | 1932 | 1996 | Dutch | |||
| Meale, RichardRichard Meale | 1932 | 2009 | Australian | Voss | avant-garde | |
| Norgard, PerPer Nørgård | 1932 | Danish | Voyage into the Golden Screen | |||
| Perkinson, Coleridge-TaylorColeridge-Taylor Perkinson | 1932 | 2004 | American | |||
| Peyton, MalcolmMalcolm Peyton | 1932 | American | ||||
| Pone, GundarisGundaris Pone | 1932 | Latvian-American | ||||
| Schubel, MaxMax Schubel | 1932 | 2010 | American | |||
| Setti, KilzaKilza Setti | 1932 | Brazilian | ||||
| Shchedrin, RodionRodion Shchedrin | 1932 | Russian | Lolita; 2 symphonies; The Carmen Ballet; 6 piano concertos | polystylism | ||
| Slonimsky, SergeiSergei Slonimsky | 1932 | Russian | polystylism | |||
| Smith, Claude T.Claude T. Smith | 1932 | 1987 | American | |||
| Steiner, GittaGitta Steiner | 1932 | 1990 | American | |||
| Sun, MuammerMuammer Sun | 1932 | Turkish | ||||
| Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay | 1932 | Canadian | Sonorisation du Pavillon du Québec; Fleuves | electronic music, serialism | ||
| Williams, JohnJohn Williams | 1932 | American | also composer of film scores, The Five Sacred Trees | |||
| Wood, HughHugh Wood | 1932 | English | Symphony; Cello Concerto; Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto No. 1; Scenes from Comus | symphonic serialism | ||
| Balada, LeonardoLeonardo Balada | 1933 | Spanish-American | 6 symphonies; 6 operas | Avant-garde, later folk-influenced | ||
| Blackwood, EasleyEasley Blackwood, Jr. | 1933 | American | polyrhythm, microtone | |||
| Bodley, SeoirseSeóirse Bodley | 1933 | Irish | ||||
| Brimer, MichaelMichael Brimer | 1933 | Australian | ||||
| Brumby, ColinColin Brumby | 1933 | Australian | ||||
| Buczynski, WalterWalter Buczynski | 1933 | Canadian | ||||
| Connolly, JustinJustin Connolly | 1933 | British | modernism | |||
| Cortes, RamiroRamiro Cortés | 1933 | 1984 | American | serialism, atonality | ||
| Escot, PozziPozzi Escot | 1933 | American | ||||
| Garcia Abril, AntonAntón García Abril | 1933 | Spanish | ||||
| Gorecki, HenrykHenryk Górecki | 1933 | 2010 | Polish | Symphony of Sorrowful Songs | holy minimalism | |
| Kay, DonDon Kay | 1933 | Australian | ||||
| Lang, IstvanIstván Láng | 1933 | Hungarian | ||||
| Linde, BoBo Linde | 1933 | 1970 | Swedish | Neoromanticism | ||
| Mahmud, AltafAltaf Mahmud | 1933 | 1971 | Bangladeshi | |||
| McBeth, W. FrancisW. Francis McBeth | 1933 | 2012 | American | |||
| Mellnas, ArneArne Mellnas | 1933 | 2002 | Swedish | |||
| Miyoshi, AkiraAkira Miyoshi | 1933 | 2013 | Japanese | |||
| Oxley, HarrisonHarrison Oxley | 1933 | 2009 | British | |||
| Penderecki, KrzysztofKrzysztof Penderecki | 1933 | Polish | Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; St. Luke Passion; Polish Requiem; Symphony No. 2: Christmas | avant-garde, extended technique, later neoromanticism, polystylism | ||
| Prin, YvesYves Prin | 1933 | French | Neo-impressionism | |||
| Sanders, JohnJohn Sanders | 1933 | 2003 | English | |||
| Tibbits, GeorgeGeorge Tibbits | 1933 | 2008 | Australian | |||
| Ton-That, TietTôn-Thất Tiết | 1933 | Vietnamese-French | ||||
| Trogan, RolandRoland Trogan | 1933 | American | ||||
| Turetzky, BertramBertram Turetzky | 1933 | American | ||||
| Ancelin, PierrePierre Ancelin | 1934 | 2001 | French | |||
| Bancquart, AlainAlain Bancquart | 1934 | French | ||||
| Baran, İlhanİlhan Baran | 1934 | Turkish | ||||
| Birtwistle, HarrisonHarrison Birtwistle | 1934 | English | The Mask of Orpheus (opera), Silbury Air | |||
| Bois, Rob duRob du Bois | 1934 | 2013 | Dutch | Pastorale VII; Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra | serialism, improvisation, musical quotation | |
| Boretz, BenjaminBenjamin Boretz | 1934 | American | ||||
| Davidovsky, MarioMario Davidovsky | 1934 | American | ||||
| Davies, Peter MaxwellPeter Maxwell Davies | 1934 | 2016 | English | Taverner, Eight Songs for a Mad King, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 3, Symphony No. 6, Strathclyde Concertos, Naxos Quartets | ||
| Dickinson, PeterPeter Dickinson | 1934 | English | ||||
| Gilbert, AnthonyAnthony Gilbert | 1934 | British | ||||
| Globokar, VinkoVinko Globokar | 1934 | French | ||||
| Grey, GeoffreyGeoffrey Grey | 1934 | British | ||||
| Klusak, JanJan Klusák | 1934 | Czech | polystylism | |||
| Lachartre, NicoleNicole Lachartre | 1934 | 1991 | French | |||
| Mathias, WilliamWilliam Mathias | 1934 | 1992 | Welsh | Let the people praise Thee, O God | ||
| Matthus, SiegfriedSiegfried Matthus | 1934 | German | Judith, Te Deum | |||
| Metallidi, ZhannetaZhanneta Metallidi | 1934 | Russian | ||||
| Olavide, Gonzalo deGonzalo de Olavide | 1934 | 2005 | Spanish | |||
| Panhuysen, PaulPaul Panhuysen | 1934 | Dutch | ||||
| Premru, RaymondRaymond Premru | 1934 | 1998 | American | |||
| Rands, BernardBernard Rands | 1934 | English | ||||
| Reynolds, RogerRoger Reynolds | 1934 | American | ||||
| Ridout, AlanAlan Ridout | 1934 | 1996 | British | |||
| Schnittke, AlfredAlfred Schnittke | 1934 | 1998 | Russian | 10 symphonies, notably the First Symphony (1969–1972), the Third (1981), Fourth (1984), and Fifth (1988) Symphonies; and the Viola (1985) and 1st Cello (1985–1986) Concertos, First Concerto Grosso (1977), Second (1980) and Third (1983) String Quartets and the String Trio (1985) | polystylism | |
| Sender, RamonRamon Sender | 1934 | Spanish | electronic music | |||
| Somer, AvoAvo Sõmer | 1934 | American | ||||
| Steffens, WalterWalter Steffens | 1934 | German | ||||
| Tenney, JamesJames Tenney | 1934 | 2006 | American | |||
| Terzian, AliciaAlicia Terzian | 1934 | Argentine | ||||
| Tull, FisherFisher Tull | 1934 | 1994 | American | |||
| Vitet, BernardBernard Vitet | 1934 | French | ||||
| Wernick, RichardRichard Wernick | 1934 | American | ||||
| Wolff, ChristianChristian Wolff | 1934 | American | Summer, for string quartet; Pebbles, for violin and piano | indeterminacy | ||
| Zallman, ArleneArlene Zallman | 1934 | 2006 | American | |||
| Adigozalov, VasifVasif Adigozalov | 1935 | 2006 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Advis, LuisLuis Advis | 1935 | 2004 | Chilean | |||
| Antoniou, TheodoreTheodore Antoniou | 1935 | Greek | ||||
| Bankole, AyoAyo Bankole | 1935 | 1976 | Nigerian | |||
| Barta, JiriJiří Bárta | 1935 | 2012 | Czech | Concerto for Orchestra | ||
| Bell, DerekDerek Bell | 1935 | 2002 | Irish | |||
| Butterley, NigelNigel Butterley | 1935 | Australian | ||||
| Draga, GeorgeGeorge Draga | 1935 | 2008 | Romanian | |||
| Eaton, JohnJohn Eaton | 1935 | American | microtonal music | |||
| Furgeri, BiancamariaBiancamaria Furgeri | 1935 | Italian | ||||
| Gifford, HelenHelen Gifford | 1935 | Australian | ||||
| Hara, KazukoKazuko Hara | 1935 | Japanese | ||||
| Howarth, ElgarElgar Howarth | 1935 | English | ||||
| Ito, TeijiTeiji Ito | 1935 | 1982 | Japanese | |||
| Jones, SamuelSamuel Jones | 1935 | American | ||||
| Kallos, SandorSandor Kalloś | 1935 | Russian | ||||
| Kancheli, GiyaGiya Kancheli | 1935 | Georgian | 7 symphonies | holy minimalism | ||
| Lachenmann, HelmutHelmut Lachenmann | 1935 | German | Schwankungen am Rand; Gran Torso; Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern | extended technique | ||
| Mache, François-BernardFrançois-Bernard Mâche | 1935 | French | ||||
| Marietan, PierrePierre Mariétan | 1935 | 2003 | Swiss | |||
| Masson, DiegoDiego Masson | 1935 | French | ||||
| Maw, NicholasNicholas Maw | 1935 | 2009 | English | Odyssey; The World in the Evening | ||
| Mirzazade, KhayyamKhayyam Mirzazade | 1935 | Azerbaijani | ||||
| Euba, AkinAkin Euba | 1935 | Nigerian | ||||
| Nova, JacquelineJacqueline Nova | 1935 | 1975 | Colombian | |||
| Part, ArvoArvo Pärt | 1935 | Estonian | Tabula Rasa; Fratres; Summa; Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten | holy minimalism, polystylism | ||
| Riley, TerryTerry Riley | 1935 | American | In C | minimalism | ||
| Sallinen, AulisAulis Sallinen | 1935 | Finnish | The King Goes Forth to France | |||
| Schat, PeterPeter Schat | 1935 | 2003 | Dutch | |||
| Schwertsik, KurtKurt Schwertsik | 1935 | Austrian | ||||
| Sheriff, NoamNoam Sheriff | 1935 | Israeli | ||||
| Sur, DonaldDonald Sur | 1935 | 1999 | American | |||
| Susa, ConradConrad Susa | 1935 | American | ||||
| Swisher, Gloria WilsonGloria Wilson Swisher | 1935 | American | ||||
| Tchaikowsky, AndreAndré Tchaikowsky | 1935 | 1982 | Polish | |||
| Teml, JiriJiří Teml | 1935 | Czech | ||||
| Wang, Qiang Wang Qiang | 1935 | Chinese | ||||
| Young, La MonteLa Monte Young | 1935 | American | The Well-Tuned Piano | minimalism, microtonal music, improvisation, Asian-music influence | ||
| Zivkovic, MirjanaMirjana Živković | 1935 | Serbian | ||||
| Amy, GilbertGilbert Amy | 1936 | French | serialism, electronic music, also composer of film music | |||
| Arazova, IzabellaIzabella Arazova | 1936 | Armenian | Concerto for Orchestra | |||
| Bennett, Richard RodneyRichard Rodney Bennett | 1936 | 2012 | English | |||
| Blake, DavidDavid Blake | 1936 | British | ||||
| Blendinger, HerbertHerbert Blendinger | 1936 | German-Austrian | viola concerto, cantata Mdia in vita, string quartets | also a violist | ||
| Budd, HaroldHarold Budd | 1936 | American | avant-garde, ambient music | |||
| Cardew, CorneliusCornelius Cardew | 1936 | 1981 | English | Treatise; The Great Learning | serialism, improvisation, aleatory | |
| Cecconi-Botella, MonicMonic Cecconi-Botella | 1936 | French | ||||
| Decoust, MichelMichel Decoust | 1936 | French | ||||
| Dzambazov, AleksandarAleksandar Džambazov | 1936 | Macedonian | Rhapsody for Skopje, Seven dance variations for piano and orchestra | |||
| Erod, IvanIván Erőd | 1936 | Hungarian-Austrian | opera Seidenraupen, song cycle Milchzahnlieder, piano trios | |||
| Forsyth, MalcolmMalcolm Forsyth | 1936 | 2011 | Canadian | |||
| Fox, ErikaErika Fox | 1936 | British | ||||
| Gaudibert, EricÉric Gaudibert | 1936 | 2012 | Swiss | |||
| Geysen, FransFrans Geysen | 1936 | Belgian | ||||
| Goldstein, MalcolmMalcolm Goldstein | 1936 | American | ||||
| Goode, DanielDaniel Goode | 1936 | American | ||||
| Heller, BarbaraBarbara Heller | 1936 | German | ||||
| Hennagin, MichaelMichael Hennagin | 1936 | 1993 | American | |||
| Hirayoshi, TakekuniTakekuni Hirayoshi | 1936 | 1998 | Japanese | |||
| Holm, Mogens WinkelMogens Winkel Holm | 1936 | 1999 | Danish | |||
| Ishii, MakiMaki Ishii | 1936 | 2003 | Japanese | |||
| Krasotov, OleksandrOleksandr Krasotov | 1936 | 2007 | Ukrainian | |||
| Kupkovic, LadislavLadislav Kupkovič | 1936 | Slovak | Vier Präparierter Texte | Wandelkonzerte, historicism | ||
| Lee, Young-jaYoung-ja Lee | 1936 | South Korean | ||||
| Masson, GerardGérard Masson | 1936 | French | ||||
| Mawby, ColinColin Mawby | 1936 | English | Laudate Pueri Dominum; Requiem of Hope; The Quest | |||
| Nelson, SheilaSheila Nelson | 1936 | English | ||||
| Oliveira, Jocy deJocy de Oliveira | 1936 | Brazilian | ||||
| Payne, AnthonyAnthony Payne | 1936 | English | ||||
| Radermacher, ErikaErika Radermacher | 1936 | German | ||||
| Reich, SteveSteve Reich | 1936 | American | Piano Phase; Music for 18 Musicians | minimalism; Neoconservative postmodernism | ||
| Reimann, AribertAribert Reimann | 1936 | German | Lear; Nahe Ferne; Wolkenloses Christfest | |||
| Rudow, Vivian AdelbergVivian Adelberg Rudow | 1936 | American | ||||
| Schwartz, ElliottElliott Schwartz | 1936 | American | Equinox for orchestra | |||
| Sonntag, BrunhildeBrunhilde Sonntag | 1936 | 2002 | German | |||
| Suderburg, RobertRobert Suderburg | 1936 | 2013 | American | Concerto, Within the Mirror of Time, for piano and orchestra; Chamber Music VII ("Ceremonies") | ||
| White, JohnJohn White | 1936 | English | Cello and Tuba Machine; 175 piano sonatas | |||
| Zender, HansHans Zender | 1936 | German | ||||
| Abe, KeikoKeiko Abe | 1937 | Japanese | ||||
| Applebaum, EdwardEdward Applebaum | 1937 | American | ||||
| Babayev, RafigRafig Babayev | 1937 | 1994 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Bach, JanJan Bach | 1937 | American | ||||
| Bahk, JunsangJunsang Bahk | 1937 | South Korean | ||||
| Balakauskas, OsvaldasOsvaldas Balakauskas | 1937 | Lithuanian | ||||
| Beat, JanetJanet Beat | 1937 | Scottish | ||||
| Bedford, DavidDavid Bedford | 1937 | 2011 | British | |||
| Behrman, DavidDavid Behrman | 1937 | American | ||||
| Capdeville, ConstancaConstança Capdeville | 1937 | 1992 | Portuguese | |||
| Corghi, AzioAzio Corghi | 1937 | Italian | Divara–Wasser und Blut | |||
| Bargielski, ZbigniewZbigniew Bargielski | 1937 | Polish | ||||
| Coria, Miguel AngelMiguel Ángel Coria | 1937 | Spanish | ||||
| Cornwall, DavidDavid Cornwall | 1937 | 2006 | American | |||
| Crosse, GordonGordon Crosse | 1937 | British | ||||
| Del Tredici, DavidDavid Del Tredici | 1937 | American | Child Alice; Final Alice | neoromanticism | ||
| Dellalian, HarutiunHarutiun Dellalian | 1937 | 1990 | Armenian | |||
| Dokumentov, AnatolyAnatoly Dokumentov | 1937 | Russian | ||||
| Ferritto, JohnJohn Ferritto | 1937 | 2010 | American | |||
| Geller, MishaMisha Geller | 1937 | 2007 | Russian | Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Glass, PhilipPhilip Glass | 1937 | American | Violin Concerto; operas; 8 symphonies | minimalism | ||
| Hajdu, LorantLorant Hajdu | 1937 | Hungarian | ||||
| Hassell, JonJon Hassell | 1937 | American | ||||
| Hekster, WalterWalter Hekster | 1937 | 2012 | Dutch | |||
| Hoover, KatherineKatherine Hoover | 1937 | American | ||||
| Kaldayakov, ShamshiShamshi Kaldayakov | 1937 | 1992 | Kazakhstani | |||
| Kapustin, NikolaiNikolai Kapustin | 1937 | Russian | ||||
| Kjoller, PovlPovl Kjøller | 1937 | 1999 | Danish | |||
| Lambertini, MartaMarta Lambertini | 1937 | Argentine | ||||
| Ledger, PhilipPhilip Ledger | 1937 | 2012 | British | |||
| Mefano, PaulPaul Méfano | 1937 | French | ||||
| Moran, RobertRobert Moran | 1937 | American | ||||
| Nilsson, BoBo Nilsson | 1937 | Swedish | ||||
| Odagescu, IrinaIrina Odagescu | 1937 | Romanian | ||||
| Ogdon, JohnJohn Ogdon | 1937 | 1989 | English | |||
| Petit, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Petit | 1937 | French | ||||
| Privsek, JozeJože Privšek | 1937 | 1998 | Slovenian | |||
| Ravinale, IrmaIrma Ravinale | 1937 | 2013 | Italian | |||
| Roxburgh, EdwinEdwin Roxburgh | 1937 | English | ||||
| Silvestrov, ValentinValentin Silvestrov | 1937 | Ukrainian | Symphony No. 5 | |||
| Smolsky, DmitryDmitry Smolsky | 1937 | Belarusian | ||||
| Stokkermans, JoopJoop Stokkermans | 1937 | 2012 | Dutch | |||
| Tjeknavorian, LorisLoris Tjeknavorian | 1937 | Iranian-Armenian | ||||
| Wang, XilinWang Xilin | 1937 | Chinese | folk-influenced | |||
| Wilson, OllyOlly Wilson | 1937 | American | ||||
| Woolfenden, GuyGuy Woolfenden | 1937 | English | ||||
| Yannay, YehudaYehuda Yannay | 1937 | American-Israeli | At the End of the Parade; Radiant Inner Light; Piano Concerto | extended techniques, multimedia, postmodern | ||
| Amacher, MaryanneMaryanne Amacher | 1938 | 2009 | American | |||
| Austin, Elizabeth R.Elizabeth R. Austin | 1938 | American | ||||
| Baley, VirkoVirko Baley | 1938 | Ukrainian-American | ||||
| Berman, BartBart Berman | 1938 | Dutch-Israeli | ||||
| Bethel, E. ClementE. Clement Bethel | 1938 | 1987 | Bahamian | |||
| Blake, HowardHoward Blake | 1938 | English | ||||
| Bolcom, WilliamWilliam Bolcom | 1938 | American | Songs of Experience; Songs of Innocence | |||
| Borden, DavidDavid Borden | 1938 | American | ||||
| Carter-Varney, GlenGlen Carter-Varney | 1938 | Australian | ||||
| Cassuto, Alvaro Álvaro Cassuto | 1938 | Portuguese | serialism, neotonality | |||
| Chihara, PaulPaul Chihara | 1938 | American | Shogun: The Musical | |||
| Coates, GloriaGloria Coates | 1938 | American | Music on Open Strings | |||
| Corigliano, JohnJohn Corigliano | 1938 | American | Symphony No. 2; A Dylan Thomas Trilogy | polystylism, also compose of film music: The Red Violin | ||
| Curran, AlvinAlvin Curran | 1938 | American | For Cornelius; Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden; Inner Cities | |||
| Eloy, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Éloy | 1938 | French | Electroacoustic music | |||
| Gachechiladze, GiviGivi Gachechiladze | 1938 | Georgian | ||||
| Hampton, CalvinCalvin Hampton | 1938 | 1984 | American | |||
| Harbison, JohnJohn Harbison | 1938 | American | The Great Gatsby | Neoconservative postmodernism | ||
| Heininen, PaavoPaavo Heininen | 1938 | Finnish | ||||
| Hespos, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Hespos | 1938 | German | ||||
| Hetu, JacquesJacques Hétu | 1938 | 2010 | Canadian | |||
| Hsiao, TyzenTyzen Hsiao | 1938 | Taiwanese | ||||
| Kebede, AshenafiAshenafi Kebede | 1938 | 1998 | Ethiopian | The Shepherd Flutist | ||
| Khan, Raja HossainRaja Hossain Khan | 1938 | 1989 | Bangladeshi | |||
| Krauze, ZygmuntZygmunt Krauze | 1938 | Polish | ||||
| Lachert, PiotrPiotr Lachert | 1938 | Polish | ||||
| Leedy, DouglasDouglas Leedy | 1938 | American | ||||
| Leeuw, Reinbert deReinbert de Leeuw | 1938 | Dutch | ||||
| Maiguashca, MesiasMesías Maiguashca | 1938 | Ecuadorian | F-Melodies; Ayayayayay | electronic music; spectralism | ||
| McLean, BartonBarton McLean | 1938 | American | Rainforest Images (jointly composed with Priscilla McLean) | postmodernist, ambient, drone, minimalist, musique concrète, computer music | ||
| Parsons, MichaelMichael Parsons | 1938 | English | ||||
| Pistono, PieraPiera Pistono | 1938 | Italian | ||||
| Preston, SimonSimon Preston | 1938 | English | ||||
| Rahbee, Dianne GoolkasianDianne Goolkasian Rahbee | 1938 | American | ||||
| Rateau, MichelMichel Rateau | 1938 | French | ||||
| Rzewski, FredericFrederic Rzewski | 1938 | American | The People United Will Never Be Defeated! | |||
| Scherchen, TonaTona Scherchen | 1938 | Swiss | ||||
| Serebrier, JoseJosé Serebrier | 1938 | Uruguayan | ||||
| Shiomi, MiekoMieko Shiomi | 1938 | Japanese | ||||
| Short, GregoryGregory Short | 1938 | 1999 | American | |||
| Steel, ChristopherChristopher Steel | 1938 | 1991 | British | |||
| Sveinsson, Atli HeimirAtli Heimir Sveinsson | 1938 | Icelandic | ||||
| Takahashi, YujiYuji Takahashi | 1938 | Japanese | ||||
| Tautu, CorneliaCornelia Tautu | 1938 | Romanian | ||||
| Terzakis, DimitriDimitri Terzakis | 1938 | Greek | ||||
| Tower, JoanJoan Tower | 1938 | American | Petroushskates; Concerto for Orchestra; Sequoia; Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman | |||
| Vriend, JanJan Vriend | 1938 | Dutch | ||||
| Wuorinen, CharlesCharles Wuorinen | 1938 | American | Time's Encomium; 8 symphonies; chamber music | twelve-tone technique, serialism | ||
| Abreu, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio Abreu | 1939 | Venezuelan | ||||
| Ajdic, AlojzAlojz Ajdič | 1939 | Slovenian | ||||
| Andriessen, LouisLouis Andriessen | 1939 | Dutch | minimalism | |||
| Appleton, JonJon Appleton | 1939 | American | ||||
| Armer, ElinorElinor Armer | 1939 | American | ||||
| Boone, CharlesCharles Boone | 1939 | American | ||||
| Brouwer, LeoLeo Brouwer | 1939 | Cuban | ||||
| Carlos, WendyWendy Carlos | 1939 | American | Switched-On Bach (record album of transcriptions, produced with the use of a Moog synthesizer) | Electronic music (original and transcriptions) | ||
| Chiti, Gian PaoloGian Paolo Chiti | 1939 | Italian | ||||
| Einfelde, MaijaMaija Einfelde | 1939 | Latvian | ||||
| Felzer, OlegOleg Felzer | 1939 | 1998 | Azerbaijani | |||
| Harvey, JonathanJonathan Harvey | 1939 | 2012 | English | Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco; Advaya; Bhakti; Wheel of Emptiness | spectralism | |
| Holliger, HeinzHeinz Holliger | 1939 | Swiss | Schneewittchen | |||
| Huber, NicolausNicolaus A. Huber | 1939 | German | ||||
| Johnson, TomTom Johnson | 1939 | American | ||||
| Kobakhidze, MikheilMikheil Kobakhidze | 1939 | Georgian | ||||
| Kolb, BarbaraBarbara Kolb | 1939 | American | ||||
| Krcek, JaroslavJaroslav Krček | 1939 | Czech | ||||
| Leguay, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Leguay | 1939 | French | ||||
| Luxemburg, ArkadyArkady Luxemburg | 1939 | Moldovan | ||||
| Ma, Shui-LongMa Shui-Long | 1939 | Taiwanese | ||||
| Mansurian, TigranTigran Mansurian | 1939 | Armenian | ||||
| Mather, BruceBruce Mather | 1939 | Canadian | ||||
| McCabe, JohnJohn McCabe | 1939 | English | Chagall Windows; symphonies; ballets; string quartets | |||
| Ozaita, Maria LuisaMaría Luisa Ozaita | 1939 | Spanish | ||||
| Pozadas, FlorencioFlorencio Pozadas | 1939 | 1968 | Bolivian | electroacoustic music | ||
| Svoboda, TomasTomáš Svoboda | 1939 | Czech-American | Overture of the Season; Marimba Concerto; "Children's Treasure Box" piano series | |||
| Szathmary, ZsigmondZsigmond Szathmáry | 1939 | Hungarian | ||||
| Teitelbaum, RichardRichard Teitelbaum | 1939 | American | ||||
| Tishchenko, BorisBoris Tishchenko | 1939 | 2010 | Russian | polystylism | ||
| Wikstrom, IngerInger Wikström | 1939 | Swedish | ||||
| Willey, JamesJames Willey | 1939 | American | ||||
| Zwilich, Ellen TaaffeEllen Taaffe Zwilich | 1939 | American | neoromanticism | |||
| Acker, DieterDieter Acker | 1940 | 2006 | German | |||
| Benes, JurajJuraj Beneš | 1940 | 2004 | Slovak | |||
| Brouwer, MargaretMargaret Brouwer | 1940 | American | ||||
| Castillo, GracielaGraciela Castillo | 1940 | Argentine | electroacoustic | |||
| Eastman, JuliusJulius Eastman | 1940 | 1990 | American | |||
| Fennimore, JosephJoseph Fennimore | 1940 | American | Berlitz: Introduction to French; Eventide | Eclectic | ||
| Flynt, HenryHenry Flynt | 1940 | American | ||||
| Hovda, EleanorEleanor Hovda | 1940 | 2009 | American | |||
| Jenks, AldenAlden Jenks | 1940 | American | ||||
| Jennings, TerryTerry Jennings | 1940 | 1981 | American | minimalist | ||
| Johnson, David C.David C. Johnson | 1940 | American | ||||
| Kobayashi, Ken-IchiroKen-Ichiro Kobayashi | 1940 | Japanese | ||||
| Luengo, Maria TeresaMaria Teresa Luengo | 1940 | Argentine | ||||
| Moore, Dorothy RuddDorothy Rudd Moore | 1940 | American | ||||
| Nelson, Gary LeeGary Lee Nelson | 1940 | American | ||||
| Peixinho, JorgeJorge Peixinho | 1940 | 1995 | Portuguese | electronic music | ||
| Raben, PeerPeer Raben | 1940 | 2007 | German | |||
| Voiculescu, Dan-AlexandruDan-Alexandru Voiculescu | 1940 | 2009 | Romanian | |||
| Yossifov, AlexanderAlexander Yossifov | 1940 | Bulgarian | ||||
| Zappa, FrankFrank Zappa | 1940 | 1993 | American | The Perfect Stranger; The Yellow Shark | ||
| Albert, AdrienneAdrienne Albert | 1941 | American | ||||
| Albert, StephenStephen Albert | 1941 | 1992 | American | Symphony No. 1: Riverrun | ||
| Bailey, Judith MargaretJudith Margaret Bailey | 1941 | English | ||||
| Bego-Simunic, AndelkaAnđelka Bego-Šimunić | 1941 | Bosnian | neoclassicism | |||
| Boehmer, KonradKonrad Boehmer | 1941 | 2014 | Dutch | |||
| Bourgeois, DerekDerek Bourgeois | 1941 | English | ||||
| Burgon, GeoffreyGeoffrey Burgon | 1941 | 2010 | British | |||
| Cope, DavidDavid Cope | 1941 | American | ||||
| Di Pasquale, JamesJames Di Pasquale | 1941 | American | ||||
| Fritsch, JohannesJohannes Fritsch | 1941 | 2010 | German | |||
| Gardner, KayKay Gardner | 1941 | American | ||||
| Gilardino, AngeloAngelo Gilardino | 1941 | Italian | ||||
| Hailstork, AdolphusAdolphus Hailstork | 1941 | American | ||||
| Hays, SorrelSorrel Hays | 1941 | American | ||||
| Henderson, MoyaMoya Henderson | 1941 | Australian | Lindy | |||
| Kikta, ValeriValeri Kikta | 1941 | Ukrainian | ||||
| Krumm, PhilipPhilip Krumm | 1941 | American | ||||
| Le Fleming, AntonyAntony le Fleming | 1941 | English | ||||
| Levi, Paul AlanPaul Alan Levi | 1941 | American | ||||
| Melby, JohnJohn Melby | 1941 | American | ||||
| Mikhashoff, YvarYvar Mikhashoff | 1941 | 1993 | American | |||
| Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell | 1941 | American | ||||
| Nanes, RichardRichard Nanes | 1941 | 2009 | American | |||
| Nunes, EmmanuelEmmanuel Nunes | 1941 | 2012 | Portuguese | Machina Mundi; Quodlibet | electronic music | |
| Oh, Sook-JaSook-Ja Oh | 1941 | Korean | ||||
| Ruiz, MagalyMagaly Ruiz | 1941 | Cuban | ||||
| Salmenhaara, ErkkiErkki Salmenhaara | 1941 | 2002 | Finnish | minimalism | ||
| Tcherepnin, SergeSerge Tcherepnin | 1941 | American | ||||
| Wilson, Richard EdwardRichard Edward Wilson | 1941 | American | ||||
| Alsted, BirgitteBirgitte Alsted | 1942 | Danish | ||||
| Bracanin, PhilipPhilip Bračanin | 1942 | Australian | ||||
| Cale, JohnJohn Cale | 1942 | Welsh | ||||
| Chance, John BarnesJohn Barnes Chance | 1942 | 1972 | American | Elegie; Variations on a Korean Folk Song | ||
| Cherney, BrianBrian Cherney | 1942 | Canadian | ||||
| Dodge, CharlesCharles Dodge | 1942 | American | electronic music, computer music | |||
| Ung, ChinaryChinary Ung | 1942 | Cambodian | ||||
| Kamel, AdelAdel Kamel | 1942 | 2003 | Egyptian | |||
| Kirchner, Volker DavidVolker David Kirchner | 1942 | German | Gilgamesh; Missa Moguntina; Symphony No. 2 "Mythen" | |||
| Kramer, JonathanJonathan Kramer | 1942 | 2004 | American | postmodernism | ||
| Marco, TomasTomás Marco | 1942 | Spanish | Concierto del agua, for guitar and orchestra; 5 symphonies; String Quartet No. 3 Anatomía fractal de los ángeles; Ojos verdes de luna | avant-garde, neoclassical, folk-influenced, eclectic | ||
| Matthews, DavidDavid Matthews | 1942 | English | ||||
| McCartney, PaulPaul McCartney | 1942 | English | Ecce Cor Meum | member of Beatles | ||
| McGuire, JohnJohn McGuire | 1942 | American | Pulse Music III; A Capella | electronic music, fusion of serialism and minimalism, postminimalism | ||
| McLean, PriscillaPriscilla McLean | 1942 | American | Rainforest Images (jointly composed with Barton McLean) | postmodernist, ambient, drone, minimalist, musique concrète, computer music | ||
| Miyake, HarunaHaruna Miyake | 1942 | Japanese | ||||
| Monk, MeredithMeredith Monk | 1942 | American | ||||
| Montana, GentilGentil Montaña | 1942 | 2011 | Colombian | |||
| Padros, DavidDavid Padrós | 1942 | Catalan | ||||
| Radulescu, HoratiuHorațiu Rădulescu | 1942 | 2008 | Romanian/French | six string quartets | spectralism | |
| Rivas, DiogenesDiogenes Rivas | 1942 | Venezuelan | ||||
| Roth, DanielDaniel Roth | 1942 | French | ||||
| Rybicki, WojciechWojciech Rybicki | 1942 | Polish | ||||
| Saegusa, ShigeakiShigeaki Saegusa | 1942 | Japanese | Piano Concerto | avant-garde | ||
| Strutt, CliveClive Strutt | 1942 | English | The Tragedy of Man | neoromantic | ||
| Suh, KyungsunKyungsun Suh | 1942 | Korean | ||||
| Suslin, ViktorViktor Suslin | 1942 | 2012 | Russian | |||
| Almeida Prado, Jose Antonio Rezende deJosé Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado | 1943 | 2010 | Brazilian | |||
| Ancona, SolangeSolange Ancona | 1943 | French | ||||
| Bortz, DanielDaniel Börtz | 1943 | Swedish | ||||
| Bruzdowicz, JoannaJoanna Bruzdowicz | 1943 | Polish | ||||
| Bryars, GavinGavin Bryars | 1943 | English | Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet, Doctor Ox's Experiment | |||
| Clayton, LauraLaura Clayton | 1943 | American | ||||
| Cory, EleanorEleanor Cory | 1943 | American | ||||
| Cowie, EdwardEdward Cowie | 1943 | English | ||||
| Duckworth, WilliamWilliam Duckworth | 1943 | American | ||||
| Dufourt, HuguesHugues Dufourt | 1943 | French | ||||
| Eberhard, DennisDennis Eberhard | 1943 | 2005 | American | |||
| Edwards, RossRoss Edwards | 1943 | Australian | ||||
| Ehlen, MargrietMargriet Ehlen | 1943 | Dutch | ||||
| Estrada, JulioJulio Estrada | 1943 | Mexican | ||||
| Ferneyhough, BrianBrian Ferneyhough | 1943 | English | Etudes Transcendantales | New Complexity | ||
| Garayev, FarajFaraj Garayev | 1943 | Azerbaijani | ||||
| Gehlhaar, RolfRolf Gehlhaar | 1943 | American | Sub rosa; Five German Dances | electronic music, sound installations | ||
| Gruber, Heinz KarlHeinz Karl Gruber | 1943 | Austrian | Frankenstein!!, Charivari, Aerial | |||
| Holloway, RobinRobin Holloway | 1943 | English | ||||
| Hopkins, BillBill Hopkins | 1943 | 1981 | English | En Attendant; Sensation | ||
| Hunt, JerryJerry Hunt | 1943 | 1993 | American | |||
| IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja | 1943 | Indian | How to Name it; Nothing but wind; Thiruvasagam -An Oratorio; The Music Messiah; India 24 hours; | Indian Classical (Carnatic), Western classical, Fusion, Jazz, Indian folk | ||
| Jeney, ZoltanZoltán Jeney | 1943 | Hungarian | ||||
| Lauridsen, MortenMorten Lauridsen | 1943 | American | vocal works | |||
| Leon, TaniaTania León | 1943 | Cuban | ||||
| Lerdahl, FredFred Lerdahl | 1943 | American | Neoconservative postmodernism | |||
| MacCombie, BruceBruce MacCombie | 1943 | 2012 | American | |||
| McGlaughlin, BillBill McGlaughlin | 1943 | American | Remembering Icarus; Walt Whitman's Dream | |||
| Meyer, KrzysztofKrzysztof Meyer | 1943 | Polish | 12 string quartets | |||
| Miereanu, CostinCostin Miereanu | 1943 | French | ||||
| Nunez Allauca, AlejandroAlejandro Núñez Allauca | 1943 | Peruvian | ||||
| Ptaszynska, MartaMarta Ptaszynska | 1943 | Polish | ||||
| Schwantner, JosephJoseph Schwantner | 1943 | American | Aftertones of Infinity; A Sudden Rainbow | |||
| Shields, AliceAlice Shields | 1943 | American | ||||
| Smalley, RogerRoger Smalley | 1943 | Australian (born English) | Pulses; 2 piano concertos | serialism, eclectic | ||
| Smiley, PrilPril Smiley | 1943 | American | electronic music | |||
| Souster, TimTim Souster | 1943 | 1994 | British | |||
| Tcherepnin, IvanIvan Tcherepnin | 1943 | 1998 | French-American | |||
| VangelisVangelis | 1943 | Greek | electronic music | |||
| Vetter, MichaelMichael Vetter | 1943 | 2013 | German | Missa Universalis | New-age, Zen-influenced | |
| Vustin, AlexanderAlexander Vustin | 1943 | Russian | ||||
| Zimmermann, UdoUdo Zimmermann | 1943 | German | opera | |||
| Albright, WilliamWilliam Albright | 1944 | 1998 | American | polystylistic | ||
| Bauld, AlisonAlison Bauld | 1944 | Australian | ||||
| Biberian, GilbertGilbert Biberian | 1944 | British | ||||
| Breuker, WillemWillem Breuker | 1944 | 2010 | Dutch | |||
| Bruce, NeelyNeely Bruce | 1944 | American | postminimalist | |||
| Chudova, TatyanaTatyana Chudova | 1944 | Russian | ||||
| Conyngham, BarryBarry Conyngham | 1944 | Australian | ||||
| Cresswell, LyellLyell Cresswell | 1944 | New Zealander | ||||
| Eotvos, PeterPéter Eötvös | 1944 | Hungarian | Love and Other Demons | eclectic, extended technique, electronic music, folk-music influence | ||
| Fodi, JohnJohn Fodi | 1944 | 2009 | Canadian | |||
| Gunning, ChristopherChristopher Gunning | 1944 | British | ||||
| Hawkins, JohnJohn Hawkins | 1944 | 2007 | Canadian | |||
| Holler, YorkYork Höller | 1944 | German | Schwarze Halbinseln; Der Meister und Margarita | electronic music, serialism, Gestalt composition | ||
| Jenkins, KarlKarl Jenkins | 1944 | Welsh | The Armed Man; Adiemus; Requiem | |||
| Koppel, ThomasThomas Koppel | 1944 | 2006 | Danish | avant-garde | ||
| Lockhart, BeatrizBeatriz Lockhart | 1944 | Uruguayan | ||||
| Mirzayev, ArifArif Mirzayev | 1944 | Azerbaijani | ||||
| Nordgren, Pehr HenrikPehr Henrik Nordgren | 1944 | 2008 | Finnish | |||
| Nyman, MichaelMichael Nyman | 1944 | English | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat | Minimalism | ||
| Renard, ClaireClaire Renard | 1944 | French | ||||
| Richards, GoffGoff Richards | 1944 | 2011 | English | |||
| Segerstam, LeifLeif Segerstam | 1944 | Finnish | ||||
| Tavener, JohnJohn Tavener | 1944 | 2013 | English | Holy minimalism | ||
| Vidovszky, LaszloLászló Vidovszky | 1944 | Hungarian | ||||
| Achour, AhmedAhmed Achour | 1945 | Tunisian | Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre | |||
| Agudela, GracielaGraciela Agudela | 1945 | Mexican | ||||
| Amirkhanian, CharlesCharles Amirkhanian | 1945 | American | ||||
| Aperghis, GeorgesGeorges Aperghis | 1945 | Greek | ||||
| Barlow, ClarenceClarence Barlow | 1945 | British-Portuguese | ||||
| Braxton, AnthonyAnthony Braxton | 1945 | American | ||||
| Buck, OleOle Buck | 1945 | Danish | ||||
| Buckinx, BoudewijnBoudewijn Buckinx | 1945 | Belgian | ||||
| Clingan, JudithJudith Clingan | 1945 | Australian | ||||
| Dhomi, RaufRauf Dhomi | 1945 | Kosovan | ||||
| Gregson, EdwardEdward Gregson | 1945 | English | ||||
| Jarrett, KeithKeith Jarrett | 1945 | American | ||||
| Karabyts, IvanIvan Karabyts | 1945 | 2002 | Ukrainian | |||
| Korde, ShirishShirish Korde | 1945 | American | ||||
| Kroll, FredricFredric Kroll | 1945 | American | ||||
| Lee, Chan-HaeChan-Hae Lee | 1945 | South Korean | ||||
| Lee, Thomas OboeThomas Oboe Lee | 1945 | Chinese- American | ||||
| Lenot, JacquesJacques Lenot | 1945 | French | ||||
| Lombardi, LucaLuca Lombardi | 1945 | Italian | ||||
| Pagh-Paan, YounghiYounghi Pagh-Paan | 1945 | South Korean | ||||
| Pasatieri, ThomasThomas Pasatieri | 1945 | American | ||||
| Peck, RussellRussell Peck | 1945 | 2009 | American | |||
| Plumeri, JohnterrylJohnterryl Plumeri | 1945 | American | ||||
| Poledouris, BasilBasil Poledouris | 1945 | 2006 | American | |||
| Rak, StepanŠtěpán Rak | 1945 | Czech | ||||
| Riley, DougDoug Riley | 1945 | 2007 | Canadian | |||
| Rutter, JohnJohn Rutter | 1945 | English | choral music | |||
| Schrader, BarryBarry Schrader | 1945 | American | electro-acoustic | |||
| Taviloglu, Istemihanİstemihan Taviloğlu | 1945 | 2006 | Turkish | |||
| Wells, ThomasThomas Wells | 1945 | American | ||||
| Zaimont, Judith LangJudith Lang Zaimont | 1945 | American | ||||
| Benary, BarbaraBarbara Benary | 1946 | German | ||||
| Bergeijk, Gilius vanGilius van Bergeijk | 1946 | Dutch | ||||
| Bernhart, NielsNiels Bernhart | 1946 | 2008 | Danish | |||
| Birnstein, RenateRenate Birnstein | 1946 | German | ||||
| Boury, RobertRobert Boury | 1946 | American | ||||
| Boyd, AnneAnne Boyd | 1946 | Australian | ||||
| Bresnick, MartinMartin Bresnick | 1946 | American | ||||
| Calame, GenevièveGeneviève Calame | 1946 | 1993 | Swiss | |||
| Ciani, SuzanneSuzanne Ciani | 1946 | American | electronic music | |||
| Even (composer), PierrePierre Even (composer) | 1946 | Luxembourgian | ||||
| Finnissy, MichaelMichael Finnissy | 1946 | American | ||||
| Gardonyi, ZsoltZsolt Gárdonyi | 1946 | Hungarian German | Magnificat, Mozart Changes (organ) | |||
| Giteck, JaniceJanice Giteck | 1946 | American | ||||
| Grisey, GerardGérard Grisey | 1946 | 1998 | French | Vortex temporum | ||
| Hannikainen, Ann-EliseAnn-Elise Hannikainen | 1946 | 2012 | Finnish | |||
| Ho, Wai-OnHo Wai-On | 1946 | British | ||||
| Keuris, TristanTristan Keuris | 1946 | 1996 | Dutch | |||
| Kubik, LadislavLadislav Kubík | 1946 | Czech-American | ||||
| Kuwahara, YasuoYasuo Kuwahara | 1946 | 2003 | Japanese | |||
| Lieberson, PeterPeter Lieberson | 1946 | 2011 | American | |||
| Leyendecker, UlrichUlrich Leyendecker | 1946 | German | ||||
| Nicolau, DimitriDimitri Nicolau | 1946 | 2008 | Italian | |||
| Noon, DavidDavid Noon | 1946 | American | ||||
| Piovani, NicolaNicola Piovani | 1946 | Italian | ||||
| Platts, KennethKenneth Platts | 1946 | 1989 | British | |||
| Rodriguez, Robert XavierRobert Xavier Rodriguez | 1946 | American | ||||
| Shakhidi, TolibTolib Shakhidi | 1946 | Tajik | ||||
| Sinopoli, GiuseppeGiuseppe Sinopoli | 1946 | 2001 | Italian | |||
| Smalley, DenisDenis Smalley | 1946 | New Zealander | electroacoustic music, acousmatic music | |||
| St. Clair, RichardRichard St. Clair | 1946 | American | The Lamentations of Shinran; Album of Ragtime Pieces for Piano; Love-Canzonettes for Chorus; Piano Sonatas | Neoromanticism | ||
| Vasks, PeterisPēteris Vasks | 1946 | Latvian | ||||
| Wagenaar, DiderikDiderik Wagenaar | 1946 | Dutch | ||||
| Wilson, DanaDana Wilson | 1946 | American | ||||
| Winbeck, HeinzHeinz Winbeck | 1946 | German | ||||
| Adams, John John Adams | 1947 | American | Nixon in China; Harmonielehre; Shaker Loops, Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Violin Concerto | Post-minimalism | ||
| Ahern, DavidDavid Ahern | 1947 | 1988 | Australian | |||
| Alexandra, LianaLiana Alexandra | 1947 | 2011 | Romanian | |||
| Ali-Zadeh, FranghizFranghiz Ali-Zadeh | 1947 | Azerbaijani | ||||
| Anderson, LaurieLaurie Anderson | 1947 | American | ||||
| Bakke, RuthRuth Bakke | 1947 | Norwegian | ||||
| Bosseur, Jean-YvesJean-Yves Bosseur | 1947 | French | ||||
| Bullard, AlanAlan Bullard | 1947 | English | ||||
| Chion, MichelMichel Chion | 1947 | French | ||||
| Eliasson, AndersAnders Eliasson | 1947 | Swedish | four symphonies | |||
| Gallagher, JackJack Gallagher | 1947 | American | ||||
| Grantham, DonaldDonald Grantham | 1947 | American | ||||
| Guy, BarryBarry Guy | 1947 | British | ||||
| Hillard, John S.John S. Hilliard | 1947 | American | Baron Cimetiere's Mambo | |||
| Ko, Fan-longKo Fan-long | 1947 | Taiwanese | ||||
| Kondo, JoJo Kondo | 1947 | Japanese | ||||
| Korchmar, GrigoriyGrigoriy Korchmar | 1947 | Russian | ||||
| Korndorf, NikolaiNikolai Korndorf | 1947 | 2001 | Russian and Canadian | |||
| Mirshakar, ZarrinaZarrina Mirshakar | 1947 | Tajik | ||||
| Murail, TristanTristan Murail | 1947 | French | Gondwana | spectral music | ||
| Patterson, PaulPaul Patterson | 1947 | English | ||||
| Pert, MorrisMorris Pert | 1947 | 2010 | Scottish | |||
| Rasmussen, Karl AageKarl Aage Rasmussen | 1947 | Danish | ||||
| Riedlbauch, VaclavVáclav Riedlbauch | 1947 | Czech | ||||
| Sciarrino, SalvatoreSalvatore Sciarrino | 1947 | Italian | ||||
| Skempton, HowardHoward Skempton | 1947 | English | ||||
| Tabakov, EmilEmil Tabakov | 1947 | Bulgarian | ||||
| Vogel, Roger CraigRoger Craig Vogel | 1947 | American | ||||
| Walker, Gwyneth Van AndenGwyneth Van Anden Walker | 1947 | American | ||||
| Khangal, ZunduinZunduin Khangal | 1948 | 1996 | Mongolian | |||
| Baker, ClaudeClaude Baker | 1948 | American | ||||
| Bardanashvili, JosefJosef Bardanashvili | 1948 | Georgian | ||||
| Barreau, GiseleGisèle Barreau | 1948 | French | ||||
| Berkeley, MichaelMichael Berkeley | 1948 | English | ||||
| Biscardi, ChesterChester Biscardi | 1948 | American | ||||
| Branca, GlennGlenn Branca | 1948 | American | avant-garde | |||
| Brown, StephenStephen Brown | 1948 | Canadian | ||||
| Burrell, DianaDiana Burrell | 1948 | English | ||||
| Elias, BrianBrian Elias | 1948 | British | ||||
| Eno, BrianBrian Eno | 1948 | English | ambient music, minimalism | |||
| Festinger, RichardRichard Festinger | 1948 | American | ||||
| Golob, JaniJani Golob | 1948 | Slovenian | ||||
| Heinio, MikkoMikko Heiniö | 1948 | Finnish | ||||
| Holten, BoBo Holten | 1948 | Danish | ||||
| Jarre, Jean MichelJean Michel Jarre | 1948 | French | ||||
| Jeppsson, KerstinKerstin Jeppsson | 1948 | Swedish | ||||
| Jorgensmann, TheoTheo Jörgensmann | 1948 | German | ||||
| Mozetich, MarjanMarjan Mozetich | 1948 | Canadian | ||||
| Shawn, AllenAllen Shawn | 1948 | American | ||||
| Tiensuu, JukkaJukka Tiensuu | 1948 | Finnish | ||||
| Tsenova, JuliaJulia Tsenova | 1948 | 2010 | Bulgarian | Sinfonia con piano concertante; Endless Circle for string quintet; Musica Solitudinis; Four songs, to poems by Emily Dickinson | ||
| Vivier, ClaudeClaude Vivier | 1948 | 1983 | Canadian | Kopernikus: Rituel de la Mort | spectral music, Asian-music influence | |
| Alberga, EleanorEleanor Alberga | 1949 | Jamaican | ||||
| Aho, KaleviKalevi Aho | 1949 | Finnish | ||||
| Azevedo, CarlosCarlos Azevedo | 1949 | 2012 | Portuguese | |||
| Barnett, Carol ECarol E Barnett | 1949 | American | ||||
| Bobylev, LeonidLeonid Bobylev | 1949 | Russian | Symphony (1985), Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1970) | |||
| Brettingham Smith, JolyonJolyon Brettingham Smith | 1949 | 2008 | English | |||
| Casken, JohnJohn Casken | 1949 | English | ||||
| Catan, DanielDaniel Catán | 1949 | 2011 | Mexican | Florencia en el Amazonas; Rappaccini's Daughter | Neo-impressionism | |
| Chan, Ka NinChan Ka Nin | 1949 | Canadian | ||||
| Crafts, Daniel StevenDaniel Steven Crafts | 1949 | American | ||||
| Di Pietro, RoccoRocco Di Pietro | 1949 | Italian | ||||
| Drummond, DeanDean Drummond | 1949 | 2013 | American | |||
| Hodgkinson, TimTim Hodgkinson | 1949 | English | ||||
| Herr, MichelMichel Herr | 1949 | Belgian | ||||
| Levinas, MichaelMichaël Levinas | 1949 | French | ||||
| Locklair, DanDan Locklair | 1949 | American | ||||
| Mencherini, FernandoFernando Mencherini | 1949 | 1997 | Italian | |||
| Papakonstantinou, TheodoreTheodore Papakonstantinou | 1949 | 1970 | Cypriot | |||
| Paulus, StephenStephen Paulus | 1949 | American | Pilgrim's Hymn; The Road Home; | |||
| Poole, GeoffreyGeoffrey Poole | 1949 | English | ||||
| Rouse, ChristopherChristopher Rouse | 1949 | American | Karolju; Phantasmata; Trombone Concerto; Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 | |||
| Ruders, PoulPoul Ruders | 1949 | Danish | ||||
| Schmidt-Kowalski, ThomasThomas Schmidt-Kowalski | 1949 | 2013 | German | |||
| Smith, DaveDave Smith | 1949 | English | ||||
| Stucky, StevenSteven Stucky | 1949 | American | Son et Lumière; Concerto for Orchestra No. 2; Rhapsodies; August 4, 1964 | |||
| Tosic, VladimirVladimir Tošić | 1949 | Serbian | ||||
| Volans, KevinKevin Volans | 1949 | South African | Hunting Gathering | |||
| Wilby, PhilipPhilip Wilby | 1949 | English | brass-band music | |||
| Aguiar, ErnaniErnani Aguiar | 1950 | Brazilian | ||||
| Anderson, BethBeth Anderson | 1950 | American | ||||
| Black, RobertRobert Black | 1950 | 1993 | American | |||
| Bowen, GeneGene Bowen | 1950 | American | ||||
| Chatman, StephenStephen Chatman | 1950 | Canadian | ||||
| Doty, David B.David B. Doty | 1950 | American | ||||
| Firsova, ElenaElena Firsova | 1950 | Russian | The Nightingale and the Rose | |||
| Greif, OlivierOlivier Greif | 1950 | 2000 | French | |||
| Hedstrom, AseÅse Hedstrøm | 1950 | Norwegian | ||||
| Hinton, AlistairAlistair Hinton | 1950 | Scottish | ||||
| Hobbs, ChristopherChristopher Hobbs | 1950 | English | ||||
| Kvech, OtomarOtomar Kvěch | 1950 | Czech | ||||
| Labi, Emmanuel GyimahEmmanuel Gyimah Labi | 1950 | Ghanaian | ||||
| Lam, ManyeeLam Manyee | 1950 | Chinese | ||||
| Larsen, LibbyLibby Larsen | 1950 | American | Marimba Concerto | |||
| Lauten, ElodieElodie Lauten | 1950 | American | ||||
| Marquez, ArturoArturo Márquez | 1950 | Mexican | Danzón no. 2 | |||
| Pehrson, JosephJoseph Pehrson | 1950 | American | ||||
| Oliver, StephenStephen Oliver | 1950 | 1992 | English | |||
| Reise, JayJay Reise | 1950 | American | ||||
| Sumera, LepoLepo Sumera | 1950 | 2000 | Estonian | electro-acoustic music | ||
| Sweeney, WilliamWilliam Sweeney | 1950 | Scottish | folk-influenced | |||
| Verbraeken, CarlCarl Verbraeken | 1950 | Belgian | ||||
| Augustyn, RafalRafał Augustyn | 1951 | Polish | ||||
| Belkin, AlanAlan Belkin | 1951 | Canadian | ||||
| Blake, MichaelMichael Blake | 1951 | South African | French Suite | |||
| Burke, JohnJohn Burke | 1951 | Canadian | ||||
| Buss, Howard J.Howard J. Buss | 1951 | American | Modern Times | |||
| Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis | 1951 | American | ||||
| Dresher, PaulPaul Dresher | 1951 | American | ||||
| Emmer, HuibHuib Emmer | 1951 | Dutch | ||||
| Emsley, RichardRichard Emsley | 1951 | British | ||||
| Erber, JamesJames Erber | 1951 | British | ||||
| Ferrero, LorenzoLorenzo Ferrero | 1951 | Italian | Mare nostro, Salvatore Giuliano, Charlotte Corday | postmodern | ||
| Froom, DavidDavid Froom | 1951 | American | ||||
| Galbraith, NancyNancy Galbraith | 1951 | American | postmodern/postminimalist | |||
| Guerrero Marin, FranciscoFrancisco Guerrero Marín | 1951 | 1997 | Spanish | |||
| Harelava, HalinaHalina Harelava | 1951 | Belarusian | ||||
| Howard, EarlEarl Howard | 1951 | American | avant-garde | |||
| Israel, BrianBrian Israel | 1951 | 1986 | American | |||
| Janarcekova, VieraViera Janárceková | 1951 | Slovakian | ||||
| Junger, PatriciaPatricia Jünger | 1951 | Swiss-Austrian | ||||
| Kalejs, AivarsAivars Kalējs | 1951 | Latvian | Neoromanticism | |||
| Larley, PatrickPatrick Larley | 1951 | British | ||||
| Reese, Mona LynMona Lyn Reese | 1951 | American | ||||
| Rosenzweig, MichaelMichael Rosenzweig | 1951 | South African | Symphony in One Movement; String Quartet No. 2 | |||
| Rotaru, DoinaDoina Rotaru | 1951 | Romanian | Concerto for clarinet and orchestra; Florilegium, concerto for flute and flutes orchestra; Wings of Light for 24 flutists | |||
| Russell, CraigCraig Russell | 1951 | American | ||||
| Savage, RobertRobert Savage | 1951 | 1993 | American | "An Eye-Sky Symphony" | ||
| Tsontakis, GeorgeGeorge Tsontakis | 1951 | American | ||||
| Abrahamsen, HansHans Abrahamsen | 1952 | Danish | ||||
| Bainbridge, SimonSimon Bainbridge | 1952 | British | ||||
| Beckschafer, MaxMax Beckschäfer | 1952 | German | Michelangelo-Fragmente, vocal music | also academic for music theory | ||
| Bingham, JudithJudith Bingham | 1952 | British | ||||
| Bourland, RogerRoger Bourland | 1952 | American | ||||
| Carlson, DavidDavid Carlson | 1952 | American | ||||
| Carlson, MarkMark Carlson | 1952 | American | ||||
| Chatham, RhysRhys Chatham | 1952 | American | avant-garde, minimalism | |||
| Ciobanu, MaiaMaia Ciobanu | 1952 | Romanian | ||||
| Davidson, TinaTina Davidson | 1952 | American | ||||
| Einhorn, RichardRichard Einhorn | 1952 | American | Voices of Light (oratorio); The Origin (opera/oratorio) | |||
| Febel, ReinhardReinhard Febel | 1952 | German | opera Sekunden und Jahre des Caspar Hauser, Wolkenstein, Sinfonie | |||
| Goebbels, HeinerHeiner Goebbels | 1952 | German | ||||
| Hartke, StephenStephen Hartke | 1952 | American | ||||
| Hoenderdos, MargrietMargriet Hoenderdos | 1952 | 2010 | Dutch | |||
| Johnson, ScottScott Johnson | 1952 | American | ||||
| Knussen, OliverOliver Knussen | 1952 | British | Where the Wild Things Are | |||
| Konov, LevLev Konov | 1952 | Russian | ||||
| Kuhr, GerdGerd Kühr | 1952 | German | operas Stallerhof, Tod und Teufel | |||
| Lauba, ChristianChristian Lauba | 1952 | Tunisian born French | The Lose Forest for ensemble of 12 saxophones, Neuf études pour saxophone | |||
| Ljubijankic, IrfanIrfan Ljubijankić | 1952 | 1995 | Bosnian | |||
| Manoury, PhilippePhilippe Manoury | 1952 | French | 60th Parallel (opera), Pluton for piano and live electronics | punctualism, computer-assisted composition | ||
| Morita, KazuhiroKazuhiro Morita | 1952 | Japanese | ||||
| Muldowney, DominicDominic Muldowney | 1952 | English | ||||
| Pavlova, AllaAlla Pavlova | 1952 | Russian | ||||
| Qu, Xiao SongQu Xiao-Song | 1952 | Chinese | ||||
| Raes, Godfried-WillemGodfried-Willem Raes | 1952 | Belgian | ||||
| Rihm, WolfgangWolfgang Rihm | 1952 | German | 12 string quartets; Die Eroberung von Mexico (opera) | New Simplicity, expressionism, neoromanticism | ||
| Saariaho, KaijaKaija Saariaho | 1952 | Finnish | L’amour de loin; Adriana Mater; La Passion de Simone | |||
| Sergeyeva, TatyanaTatyana Sergeyeva | 1952 | Russian | ||||
| Shitanda, MotoyukiMotoyuki Shitanda | 1952 | Japanese | ||||
| Sakamoto, RyuichiRyuichi Sakamoto | 1952 | Japanese | ||||
| Wagemans, Peter-JanPeter-Jan Wagemans | 1952 | Dutch | ||||
| Zorman, MosheMoshe Zorman | 1952 | Israeli | ||||
| Adams, John LutherJohn Luther Adams | 1953 | American | Various pieces inspired by Alaskan landscapes | |||
| Amlin, MartinMartin Amlin | 1953 | American | ||||
| Anderson, AvrilAvril Anderson | 1953 | English | ||||
| Ascione, PatrickPatrick Ascione | 1953 | French | Divertissement | electroacoustic and acousmatic music | ||
| Asia, DanielDaniel Asia | 1953 | American | ||||
| Bellon, RogerRoger Bellon | 1953 | French | ||||
| Benedetti, JosefinaJosefina Benedetti | 1953 | American | ||||
| Blaustein, Susan MortonSusan Morton Blaustein | 1953 | American | ||||
| Bondt, Cornelis deCornelis de Bondt | 1953 | Dutch | ||||
| Bose, Hans-Jürgen vonHans-Jürgen von Bose | 1953 | German | Piano music | |||
| Chambers, Wendy MaeWendy Mae Chambers | 1953 | American | ||||
| Chen, YiChen Yi | 1953 | Chinese | ||||
| Culver, AndrewAndrew Culver | 1953 | American | ||||
| Delplace, StephaneStéphane Delplace | 1953 | French | ||||
| Diamond, JodyJody Diamond | 1953 | American | ||||
| Dinescu, VioletaVioleta Dinescu | 1953 | Romanian | Der 35. Mai (children's opera) | |||
| Dreyblatt, ArnoldArnold Dreyblatt | 1953 | American | ||||
| Dufour, DenisDenis Dufour | 1953 | French | Cycle Plis de perversion, Bocalises, Messe à l'usage des vieillards, Hérisson Cathédrale | Instrumental perceptive morphology, Acousmatic music, Mixed music, Electronic music | ||
| Economou, NicolasNicolas Economou | 1953 | 1993 | Cypriot | |||
| Eespere, ReneRené Eespere | 1953 | Estonian | ||||
| Farrell, EibhlisEibhlis Farrell | 1953 | Irish | ||||
| Felder, DavidDavid Felder | 1953 | American | ||||
| First, DavidDavid First | 1953 | American | ||||
| Haas, Georg FriedrichGeorg Friedrich Haas | 1953 | Austrian | Double Concerto for accordion, viola and chamber ensemble, Concerto for violin and orchestra | spectral music | ||
| He, XuntianHe Xuntian | 1953 | Chinese | ||||
| Holszky, AdrianaAdriana Hölszky | 1953 | Romanian-German | ||||
| Komulainen, JuhaniJuhani Komulainen | 1953 | Finnish | ||||
| Lewis, Peter ScottPeter Scott Lewis | 1953 | American | ||||
| Machover, TodTod Machover | 1953 | American | ||||
| Manookian, JeffJeff Manookian | 1953 | American | ||||
| Mertens, WimWim Mertens | 1953 | Belgian | The Belly of an Architect (incl. Struggle for Pleasure), Maximizing the Audience | Minimalism | ||
| Nishimura, AkiraAkira Nishimura | 1953 | Japanese | ||||
| Powers, AnthonyAnthony Powers | 1953 | British | ||||
| Raskatov, AlexanderAlexander Raskatov | 1953 | Russian | ||||
| Sierra, RobertoRoberto Sierra | 1953 | Puerto Rican | Missa Latina | |||
| Soltan, VladimirVladimir Soltan | 1953 | 1997 | Belarusian | |||
| Stroope, Z. RandallZ. Randall Stroope | 1953 | American | "Inscription of Hope", "The Pasture", "Homeland" | |||
| Wood, JamesJames Wood | 1953 | English | Stoicheia, Ho shang Yao | Microtonality, percussion, voice | ||
| Yoshimatsu, TakashiTakashi Yoshimatsu | 1953 | Japanese | Symphony No. 2 | |||
| Zhou, LongZhou Long | 1953 | Chinese | ||||
| Zielinska, LidiaLidia Zielińska | 1953 | Polish | ||||
| Zorn, JohnJohn Zorn | 1953 | American | avant-garde | |||
| Blackford, RichardRichard Blackford | 1954 | English | ||||
| Bodorova, SylvieSylvie Bodorová | 1954 | Czech | ||||
| Brusa, ElisabettaElisabetta Brusa | 1954 | Italian | ||||
| Carl, RobertRobert Carl | 1954 | American | ||||
| Chan, Wing-wahChan Wing-wah | 1954 | Chinese | ||||
| Collins, NicolasNicolas Collins | 1954 | American | electronic music | |||
| Daugherty, MichaelMichael Daugherty | 1954 | American | UFO | |||
| Dirmeikis, PaulPaul Dirmeikis | 1954 | American | Message laisse á Pondichéry le 18 novembre 1973 | eclectic | ||
| Durand, Joel-FrancoisJoël-François Durand | 1954 | French | Piano Concerto | |||
| Escribano, MariaMaría Escribano | 1954 | 2002 | Spanish | |||
| Ewazen, EricEric Ewazen | 1954 | American | ||||
| Frykberg, SusanSusan Frykberg | 1954 | New Zealander | electroacoustic | |||
| Goldenthal, ElliotElliot Goldenthal | 1954 | American | ||||
| Hasnas, IrinaIrina Hasnaş | 1954 | Romanian | ||||
| Havenstein, BirgitBirgit Havenstein | 1954 | German | ||||
| Hillborg, AndersAnders Hillborg | 1954 | Swedish | ||||
| Hirsch, VladimirVladimír Hirsch | 1954 | Czech | avantgarde | |||
| Hutchinson, BrendaBrenda Hutchinson | 1954 | American | ||||
| Jaffe, StephenStephen Jaffe | 1954 | American | ||||
| Kelly, DeniseDenise Kelly | 1954 | Irish | ||||
| Moe, EricEric Moe | 1954 | American | ||||
| Musto, JohnJohn Musto | 1954 | American | ||||
| Nichifor, SerbanŞerban Nichifor | 1954 | Romanian | ||||
| Olivero, BettyBetty Olivero | 1954 | Israeli | ||||
| Ore, CecilieCecilie Ore | 1954 | Norwegian | ||||
| Picker, TobiasTobias Picker | 1954 | American | ||||
| Rodas, ArturoArturo Rodas | 1954 | Franco-Ecuadorian | Arcaica, a concerto for percussion & orchestra; 24.5 Preludes for piano; El Árbol de los Pájaros (The birds tree): opera "for the voice of the instruments" | avant-garde, polystylism | ||
| Sandstrom, JanJan Sandström | 1954 | Swedish | Motorbike Concerto, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Rekviem | |||
| Szymanski, PawelPaweł Szymański | 1954 | Polish | ||||
| Vine, CarlCarl Vine | 1954 | Australian | ||||
| Wohlhauser, ReneRené Wohlhauser | 1954 | Swiss | ||||
| Chilcott, BobBob Chilcott | 1955 | British | choral music | |||
| Conte, DavidDavid Conte | 1955 | American | ||||
| Dusapin, PascalPascal Dusapin | 1955 | French | Perelà, uomo di fumo | |||
| Dyens, RolandRoland Dyens | 1955 | Tunisian-French | ||||
| Edgley Smith, MarkMark Edgley Smith | 1955 | 2008 | English | |||
| Einaudi, LudovicoLudovico Einaudi | 1955 | Italian | minimalism | |||
| Filas, JurajJuraj Filas | 1955 | Slovak | ||||
| Galas, DiamandaDiamanda Galás | 1955 | American | ||||
| Gann, KyleKyle Gann | 1955 | American | Just intonation | |||
| Hakim, NajiNaji Hakim | 1955 | Lebanese-French | ||||
| Hosokawa, ToshioToshio Hosokawa | 1955 | Japanese | Vision of Lear, Circulating Ocean, Voiceless Voice in Hiroshima | Neo-impressionism | ||
| Jaffe, David A.David A. Jaffe | 1955 | American | "Silicon Valley Breakdown"; "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" | computer music, folk-music-influenced | ||
| Kortekangas, OlliOlli Kortekangas | 1955 | Finnish | ||||
| Kuczer, BernardoBernardo Kuczer | 1955 | Argentinian | Civilización o Barbarie | electronic music | ||
| Linkola, JukkaJukka Linkola | 1955 | Finnish | ||||
| Neves, Pedro LuisPedro Luís Neves | 1955 | Portuguese | ||||
| Obst, MichaelMichael Obst | 1955 | German | Solaris | electronic music | ||
| Pape, GerardGérard Pape | 1955 | American | electronic music | |||
| Sheng, BrightBright Sheng | 1955 | Chinese | The Silver River | folk-influenced | ||
| Szemzo, TiborTibor Szemző | 1955 | Hungarian | ||||
| Taskov, KrassimirKrassimir Taskov | 1955 | Bulgarian | ||||
| Venables, IanIan Venables | 1955 | English | Songs of Eternity and Sorrow, Remember This | |||
| Ye, XiaogangYe Xiaogang | 1955 | Chinese | ||||
| Alonso-Crespo, EduardoEduardo Alonso-Crespo | 1956 | Argentine | ||||
| Alvarez, JavierJavier Álvarez | 1956 | Mexican | Metro Chabacano, Temazcal | |||
| Baiocchi, Regina HarrisRegina Harris Baiocchi | 1956 | American | ||||
| Beamish, SallySally Beamish | 1956 | British | ||||
| Benati, ChiaraChiara Benati | 1956 | Italian | ||||
| Brady, TimTim Brady | 1956 | Canadian | ||||
| Danielpour, RichardRichard Danielpour | 1956 | American | Margaret Garner | |||
| Dorff, DanielDaniel Dorff | 1956 | American | ||||
| Dudley, AnneAnne Dudley | 1956 | English | ||||
| Elimelech, DrorDror Elimelech | 1956 | Israeli | ||||
| Ekizian, MichelleMichelle Ekizian | 1956 | American | ||||
| Frasconi, MiguelMiguel Frasconi | 1956 | American | ||||
| Fuchs, KennethKenneth Fuchs | 1956 | American | Falling Man (for baritone voice and orchestra, text by Don DeLillo, adapted by J. D. McClatchy) | American Symphonic School | ||
| Godar, VladimirVladimír Godár | 1956 | Slovak | ||||
| Gordon, MichaelMichael Gordon | 1956 | American | ||||
| Grange, PhilipPhilip Grange | 1956 | English | ||||
| Guo, WenjingGuo Wenjing | 1956 | Chinese | opera | |||
| Isaksson, MadeleineMadeleine Isaksson | 1956 | Swedish | ||||
| Kaipainen, JouniJouni Kaipainen | 1956 | Finnish | ||||
| Kinoshita, MakikoMakiko Kinoshita | 1956 | Japanese | ||||
| Koehne, GraemeGraeme Koehne | 1956 | Australian | Inflight Entertainment (oboe concerto); Tivoli Dances | |||
| Milo, LeonLeon Milo | 1956 | American | TimeTexture – for piano and electronics | electroacoustic music | ||
| Pernes, ThomasThomas Pernes | 1956 | Austrian | avant-garde | |||
| Phillips, PaulPaul Phillips | 1956 | American | ||||
| Schiphorst, Iris terIris ter Schiphorst | 1956 | German | ||||
| Schroer, OliverOliver Schroer | 1956 | 2008 | Canadian | |||
| Scodanibbio, StefanoStefano Scodanibbio | 1956 | 2012 | Italian | |||
| Traiger, LaurenceLaurence Traiger | 1956 | American | ||||
| Aguila, Miguel delMiguel del Águila | 1957 | Uruguayan-born American | Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Concerto for Clarinet and 15 Instruments, Conga for Orchestra, Wind Quintet No. 2 | |||
| Amano, MasamichiMasamichi Amano | 1957 | Japanese | ||||
| Arnaoudov, GheorghiGheorghi Arnaoudov | 1957 | Bulgarian | minimalism | |||
| Berry, Charles RolandCharles Roland Berry | 1957 | American | ||||
| Bouchard, LindaLinda Bouchard | 1957 | Canadian | ||||
| Childs, Mary EllenMary Ellen Childs | 1957 | American | ||||
| Clarke, JamesJames Clarke | 1957 | English | ||||
| Czernowin, ChayaChaya Czernowin | 1957 | Israeli | ||||
| Danilevsky, AlexandreAlexandre Danilevsky | 1957 | Russian-born French | ||||
| Ford, AndrewAndrew Ford | 1957 | English-born Australian | ||||
| Fullman, EllenEllen Fullman | 1957 | American | ||||
| Gemrot, JiriJiří Gemrot | 1957 | Czech | ||||
| Irman, ReginaRegina Irman | 1957 | Swiss | ||||
| Josipovic, IvoIvo Josipović | 1957 | Croatian | ||||
| Kats-Chernin, ElenaElena Kats-Chernin | 1957 | Australian | ||||
| Kerger, CamilleCamille Kerger | 1957 | Luxembourg | ||||
| Kim, Jin-HiKim Jin-hi | 1957 | South Korean | ||||
| Lang, DavidDavid Lang | 1957 | American | The Little Match Girl Passion | |||
| Liderman, JorgeJorge Liderman | 1957 | 2008 | American | |||
| Moravec, PaulPaul Moravec | 1957 | American | Spiritdance; Chamber Symphony; Tempest Fantasy; The Time Gallery | |||
| Nadarejshvili, ZurabZurab Nadarejshvili | 1957 | Georgian | ||||
| Pan, ShijiPan Shiji | 1957 | Taiwanese | String Quartet no. 4 | |||
| Prasent, GerhardGerhard Präsent | 1957 | Austrian | Himmelslicht; Missa minima; Trio intricato | |||
| Schedl, GerhardGerhard Schedl | 1957 | 2000 | Austrian | Slow, Cello Concerto | ||
| Shoujounian, PetrosPetros Shoujounian | 1957 | Armenian-Canadian | ||||
| Su, CongCong Su | 1957 | Chinese | ||||
| Tan, DunTan Dun | 1957 | Chinese | Water Passion after St. Matthew | Extended technique, folk-influenced; also composer of film music: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | ||
| Williams, Michael GlennMichael Glenn Williams | 1957 | American | ||||
| Steinbach, FalkoFalko Steinbach | 1957 | German | ||||
| Beglarian, EveEve Beglarian | 1958 | American | ||||
| Brunotte, Karl GottfriedKarl Gottfried Brunotte | 1958 | German | ||||
| Castagnoli, GiulioGiulio Castagnoli | 1958 | Italian | Concerto for Cello and Double Orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Missa Sancti Evasii | |||
| Dillen, Oscar vanOscar van Dillen | 1958 | Dutch | ||||
| Elwood, PaulPaul Elwood | 1958 | American | ||||
| Giraud, SuzanneSuzanne Giraud | 1958 | French | ||||
| Havrylets, HannaHanna Havrylets' | 1958 | Ukrainian | ||||
| Kastle, RichardRichard Kastle | 1958 | American | Neoclassical | |||
| Kilstofte, MarkMark Kilstofte | 1958 | American | ||||
| Lindberg, MagnusMagnus Lindberg | 1958 | Finnish | Kraft; Clarinet Concerto | |||
| Miyake, JunJun Miyake | 1958 | Japanese | ||||
| Salonen, Esa-PekkaEsa-Pekka Salonen | 1958 | Finnish | LA Variations; Insomnia | |||
| Simaku, ThomasThomas Simaku | 1958 | Albanian | ||||
| Sorensen, BentBent Sørensen | 1958 | Danish | ||||
| Stradomski, RafalRafał Stradomski | 1958 | Polish | ||||
| Westlake, NigelNigel Westlake | 1958 | Australian | ||||
| Wolfe, JuliaJulia Wolfe | 1958 | American | ||||
| Wullur, SintaSinta Wullur | 1958 | Indonesian-Dutch | ||||
| Yasuraoka, AkioAkio Yasuraoka | 1958 | Japanese | ||||
| Yim, Jay AlanJay Alan Yim | 1958 | American | ||||
| York, AndrewAndrew York | 1958 | American | ||||
| Zakoji, HiroakiHiroaki Zakōji | 1958 | 1987 | Japanese | |||
| Zannoni, DavideDavide Zannoni | 1958 | Italian | ||||
| Ansink, CarolineCaroline Ansink | 1959 | Dutch | ||||
| Barrett, RichardRichard Barrett | 1959 | Welsh | ||||
| Currier, SebastianSebastian Currier | 1959 | American | ||||
| Doornbusch, PaulPaul Doornbusch | 1959 | Australian | computer music, electroacoustic music | |||
| Fazio, AlfioAlfio Fazio | 1959 | Italian | ||||
| Franz, VladimirVladimír Franz | 1959 | Czech | ||||
| Garau, LucioLucio Garau | 1959 | Italian | ||||
| Harley, JamesJames Harley | 1959 | Canadian | ||||
| Izarra, AdinaAdina Izarra | 1959 | Venezuelan | ||||
| Kakhidze, VakhtangVakhtang Kakhidze | 1959 | Georgian | ||||
| Kan-no, ShigeruShigeru Kan-no | 1959 | Japanese | Play Station Cycles; Simulation Cycles | |||
| Lara, AnaAna Lara | 1959 | Mexican | ||||
| MacMillan, JamesJames MacMillan | 1959 | Scottish | The Sacrifice; Veni veni Emmanuel (percussion concerto); The Confession of Isobel Gowdie; St. John Passion; 3 symphonies | |||
| Martland, SteveSteve Martland | 1959 | 2013 | English | |||
| Palmer, JohnJohn Palmer | 1959 | British | ||||
| Rasgado, VictorVictor Rasgado | 1959 | Mexican | ||||
| Tuur, Erkki-SvenErkki-Sven Tüür | 1959 | Estonian | 6 symphonies; Violin Concerto; Piano Concerto; Searching for Roots | |||
| Uematsu, NobuoNobuo Uematsu | 1959 | Japanese | Liberi Fatali | |||
| Winstin, Robert IanRobert Ian Winstin | 1959 | 2010 | American | |||
| Alvear, Maria deMaria de Alvear | 1960 | Spanish-German | ||||
| Brosse, DirkDirk Brossé | 1960 | Belgian | ||||
| Benjamin, GeorgeGeorge Benjamin | 1960 | English | Sudden Time; Antara | |||
| Clarke, NigelNigel Clarke | 1960 | English | Samurai; A Richer Dust (Symphony No 1.); The Miraculous Violin; Mysteries of the Horizon (Trumpet/Cornet Concerto); Earthrise; Gagarin | |||
| Corbett, SidneySidney Corbett | 1960 | American | ||||
| Currier, NathanNathan Currier | 1960 | American | Gaian Variations | |||
| Essel, KarlheinzKarlheinz Essl, Jr. | 1960 | Austrian | ||||
| Glanert, DetlevDetlev Glanert | 1960 | German | operas Leyla und Medjnun, Caligula, Solaris | |||
| Golijov, OsvaldoOsvaldo Golijov | 1960 | Argentine | ||||
| Gosfield, AnnieAnnie Gosfield | 1960 | American | ||||
| Grant, JulianJulian Grant | 1960 | English | ||||
| Hajdu, GeorgGeorg Hajdu | 1960 | German | ||||
| Kernis, Aaron JayAaron Jay Kernis | 1960 | American | Musica Instrumentalis, Colored Field | |||
| Paintal, PritiPriti Paintal | 1960 | Indian | ||||
| Shchetynsky, AlexanderAlexander Shchetynsky | 1960 | Ukrainian | ||||
| Susman, WilliamWilliam Susman | 1960 | American | Marimba Montuño (solo); Camille (chamber ensmeble); Trailing Vortices (chamber orchestra); Fate of the Lhapa (film score) | postminimalism; also composer of film music: Native New Yorker | ||
| Turnage, Mark-AnthonyMark-Anthony Turnage | 1960 | English | Greek; From All Sides; Mambo, Blue and Tarantella (violin concerto); From the Wreckage (trumpet concerto); Fractured Lines (percussion concerto); Five Views of a Mouth (flute concerto); A Fast Stomp | |||
| Avram, Ana-MariaAna-Maria Avram | 1961 | Romanian | spectral music | |||
| Burge, JohnJohn Burge | 1961 | Canadian | ||||
| Chin, UnsukUnsuk Chin | 1961 | South Korean | Alice in Wonderland; Violin Concerto; Fantasie mécanique; Cantatrix Sopranica | |||
| Dalbavie, Marc-AndreMarc-André Dalbavie | 1961 | French | ||||
| Galiamova, NailiaNailia Galiamova | 1961 | Uzbekistani | ||||
| Gregoretti, LucioLucio Gregoretti | 1961 | Italian | ||||
| Grundman, JorgeJorge Grundman | 1961 | Spanish | ||||
| Hagen, DaronDaron Hagen | 1961 | American | ||||
| Heggie, JakeJake Heggie | 1961 | American | Dead Man Walking | |||
| Kulenty, HannaHanna Kulenty | 1961 | Polish | Ad Unum, Breathe, The Mother of Black Winged-Dreams, Trumpet Concerto, String Quartet No. 4 | |||
| Liebermann, LowellLowell Liebermann | 1961 | American | ||||
| Machajdik, PeterPeter Machajdík | 1961 | Slovak / German | Namah; Double Bayan Concerto; Farewell Fanfares; Lasea; Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insonne | postminimalism, electronic music | ||
| Mattiisen, AloAlo Mattiisen | 1961 | 1996 | Estonian | |||
| Muhl, EricaErica Muhl | 1961 | American | Consolation | |||
| Nery, RemilsonRemilson Nery | 1961 | Brazilian | works for classical guitar, piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, chamber music,including mixed choir and children’s choir | |||
| Torke, MichaelMichael Torke | 1961 | American | "Vanada"; Javelin; Rapture (percussion concerto); Ecstatic Orange | |||
| Turovsky-Savchuk, RomanRoman Turovsky-Savchuk | 1961 | Ukrainian/American | Tombeau for Omelyan Kovch | historicist–Neo-Baroque | ||
| Abdelfattah, MohamedMohamed Abdelwahab Abdelfattah | 1962 | Egypt | Die Wunderzahl, String Quartet No. 2 "Monamnamat" | electroacoustic, postmodernism | ||
| Abels, MichaelMichael Abels | 1962 | American | Global Warming | |||
| Constantinidis, SylviaSylvia Constantinidis | 1962 | Venezuelan-American | ||||
| Eigenfeldt, ArneArne Eigenfeldt | 1962 | Canadian | ||||
| Faia, CarlCarl Faia | 1962 | American | ||||
| Gervasoni, StefanoStefano Gervasoni | 1962 | Italian | ||||
| Gibbons, JackJack Gibbons | 1962 | English | Ave Verum Corpus, choral works, Serenade for string orchestra, song cycles, piano works | |||
| Higdon, JenniferJennifer Higdon | 1962 | American | ||||
| Johnson, Craig HellaCraig Hella Johnson | 1962 | American | numerous choral compositions and arrangements | |||
| Mahnkopf, Claus-SteffenClaus-Steffen Mahnkopf | 1962 | German | ||||
| Phan, P. Q.P. Q. Phan | 1962 | Vietnamese | ||||
| Reddy, SurendranSurendran Reddy | 1962 | 2010 | South African | |||
| Spring, RudiRudi Spring | 1962 | German | Heimkunft, chamber symphonies, song cycles | |||
| Wada, KaoruKaoru Wada | 1962 | Japanese | ||||
| Waterhouse, GrahamGraham Waterhouse | 1962 | English | Piccolo Quintet, Three Pieces for Solo Cello, Gestural Variations | |||
| Bhagwati, SandeepSandeep Bhagwati | 1963 | Indian | opera Ramanujan | |||
| Bosc, MichelMichel Bosc | 1963 | French | ||||
| Cashian, PhilipPhilip Cashian | 1963 | British | ||||
| Fitkin, GrahamGraham Fitkin | 1963 | British | ||||
| Gordon, Michael ZevMichael Zev Gordon | 1963 | British | ||||
| Henryson, SvanteSvante Henryson | 1963 | Swedish | ||||
| Lacaze, SophieSophie Lacaze | 1963 | French | ||||
| Mitsumune, ShinkichiShinkichi Mitsumune | 1963 | Japanese | ||||
| Pickard, JohnJohn Pickard | 1963 | British | ||||
| Romitelli, FaustoFausto Romitelli | 1963 | 2004 | Italian | |||
| Tsoupaki, CalliopeCalliope Tsoupaki | 1963 | Greek | ||||
| Vejvodova, HanaHana Vejvodová | 1963 | 1994 | Czech | Brass Quintet | ||
| Zampronha, EdsonEdson Zampronha | 1963 | Brazilian | Lamenti, Recycling Collaging Sampling, Concert for Piano N.1, Modelagem X-a | |||
| Belcastro, LucaLuca Belcastro | 1964 | Italian | ||||
| Betta, MarcoMarco Betta | 1964 | Italian | ||||
| Boerma, ScottScott Boerma | 1964 | American | ||||
| Bohmann, BorisBoris Böhmann | 1964 | German | ||||
| Brinch, GregersGregers Brinch | 1964 | Danish | ||||
| Dunaway, JudyJudy Dunaway | 1964 | American | avant-garde | |||
| Gomelskaya, JuliaJulia Gomelskaya | 1964 | Ukrainian | ||||
| Hawkins, Fiona JoyFiona Joy Hawkins | 1964 | Australian | ||||
| Nagao, JunJun Nagao | 1964 | Japanese | ||||
| Parrado, JavierJavier Parrado | 1964 | Bolivian | ||||
| Paturca, CristianCristian Pațurcă | 1964 | 2011 | Romanian | |||
| Rijnvos, RichardRichard Rijnvos | 1964 | Dutch | Block Beuys | |||
| Batagov, AntonAnton Batagov | 1965 | Russian | post-minimalist | |||
| Bogushevskaya, IrinaIrina Bogushevskaya | 1965 | Russian | ||||
| Clarke, ZanaZana Clarke | 1965 | Australian | ||||
| Edstrom, Carin BartoschCarin Bartosch Edström | 1965 | Swedish | ||||
| Eggert, MoritzMoritz Eggert | 1965 | German | ||||
| Escaich, ThierryThierry Escaich | 1965 | French | ||||
| Hayashi, YoshikiYoshiki Hayashi | 1965 | Japanese | ||||
| Khanon, YuriYuri Khanon | 1965 | Russian | The Shagreen Bone, The Symphony of Dogs, The Middle Symphony, Agonia Dei, What Zarathustra Said Indeed | polystylism, neoclassicism | ||
| McPherson, GordonGordon McPherson | 1965 | Scottish | ||||
| Nardone, PeterPeter Nardone | 1965 | Scottish | ||||
| Redmann, BerndBernd Redmann | 1965 | German | opera Die Gehetzten, orchestra Fiasko, chamber Migrant | |||
| Spiropoulos, GeorgiaGeorgia Spiropoulos | 1965 | Greek | Klama, for mixed choir & live electronics | Avant-garde | ||
| Steenhuisen, PaulPaul Steenhuisen | 1965 | Canadian | ||||
| Wendt, MatsMats Wendt | 1965 | Swedish | Eddan–The Invincible Sword of the Elf-Smith | |||
| Carnevale, RobertoRoberto Carnevale | 1966 | Italian | Linae (1992–1995) | |||
| Chase, Nicholas FrancesNicholas Frances Chase | 1966 | American | ||||
| Colomer, Juan J.Juan J. Colomer | 1966 | Spanish | La complicidad del espectro | |||
| Muller-Wieland, JanJan Müller-Wieland | 1966 | German | operas Gastspiel, Komödie ohne Titel, Das Märchen der 672. Nacht | |||
| Psathas, JohnJohn Psathas | 1966 | New Zealand | ||||
| Solare, Juan MariaJuan María Solare | 1966 | Argentine | ||||
| Womack, Donald ReidDonald Reid Womack | 1966 | American | ||||
| Anderson, JulianJulian Anderson | 1967 | British | ||||
| Applebaum, MarkMark Applebaum | 1967 | American | ||||
| Bermel, DerekDerek Bermel | 1967 | American | ||||
| Chien, SansanSansan Chien | 1967 | 2011 | Chinese | |||
| Di Vittorio, SalvatoreSalvatore Di Vittorio | 1967 | Italian | ||||
| Elkana, AmosAmos Elkana | 1967 | Israeli | ||||
| Josef, JensJens Josef | 1967 | German | Musik für Flöte(n), Viola und Kontrabass, chamber music | |||
| Kunstein, AndreasAndreas Kunstein | 1967 | Dutch | ||||
| Mustonen, OlliOlli Mustonen | 1967 | Finnish | ||||
| Posadas, AlbertoAlberto Posadas | 1967 | Spanish | ||||
| Qin, EricEric Qin | 1967 | 1993 | American | experimental music | ||
| Christopher Theofanidis | 1967 | American | ||||
| Xu, YiXu Yi | 1967 | Chinese | ||||
| Yamaguchi, JunJun Yamaguchi | 1967 | Japanese | ||||
| Yamamoto, HiroyukiHiroyuki Yamamoto | 1967 | Japanese | ||||
| Andel, LauraLaura Andel | 1968 | Argentine | ||||
| Cutler, JoeJoe Cutler | 1968 | British | ||||
| Joneleit, JensJens Joneleit | 1968 | German | operas Der Brand, Piero &‐ Ende der Nacht, Metanoia. Über das Denken hinaus | |||
| Kretz, JohannesJohannes Kretz | 1968 | Austrian | ||||
| Lara, FranciscoFrancisco Lara | 1968 | Spanish | ||||
| Neuwirth, OlgaOlga Neuwirth | 1968 | Austrian | avant-garde | |||
| Panufnik, RoxannaRoxanna Panufnik | 1968 | English | ||||
| Pritchard, AlwynneAlwynne Pritchard | 1968 | British | ||||
| Campogrande, NicolaNicola Campogrande | 1969 | Italian | ||||
| Cera, AndreaAndrea Cera | 1969 | Italian | electroacoustic | |||
| Doderer, JohannaJohanna Doderer | 1969 | Austrian | opera | |||
| Farrell, CiaranCiarán Farrell | 1969 | Irish | ||||
| Kolp, PierrePierre Kolp | 1969 | Belgian | avant-garde | |||
| Kyriakides, YannisYannis Kyriakides | 1969 | Cypriot | ||||
| Morlock, JocelynJocelyn Morlock | 1969 | Canadian | ||||
| Nunn, PatrickPatrick Nunn | 1969 | British | ||||
| Zu-Arets, RoyRoy Zu-Arets | 1969 | American-Israeli | ||||
| Aa, Michel van derMichel van der Aa | 1970 | Dutch | After Life | |||
| Acosta, RodolfoRodolfo Acosta | 1970 | Colombian | ||||
| Bruce, DavidDavid Bruce | 1970 | British-American | ||||
| Momotenko, FredFred Momotenko | 1970 | Russian-Dutch | ||||
| Carvalho, SaraSara Carvalho | 1970 | Portuguese | ||||
| Concas, GraziellaGraziella Concas | 1970 | Italian | ||||
| Dennehy, DonnachaDonnacha Dennehy | 1970 | Irish | ||||
| Felsenfeld, DanielDaniel Felsenfeld | 1970 | American | Insomnia Redux | |||
| Say, FazılFazıl Say | 1970 | Turkish | ||||
| Whitacre, EricEric Whitacre | 1970 | American | Cloudburst, Lux Aurumque, Water Night | choral music | ||
| Ades, ThomasThomas Adès | 1971 | English | Powder Her Face; Asyla; Traced Overhead | |||
| Aoki, YoshinoYoshino Aoki | 1971 | Japanese | ||||
| Causton, RichardRichard Causton | 1971 | English | ||||
| Forlivesi, CarloCarlo Forlivesi | 1971 | Italian | Requiem | |||
| Hersch, MichaelMichael Hersch | 1971 | American | Symphony No. 1; Fracta; Arraché | |||
| Lang, KlausKlaus Lang | 1971 | Austrian | ||||
| Mykietyn, PawełPaweł Mykietyn | 1971 | Polish | ||||
| Nobunaga, TakatomiTakatomi Nobunaga | 1971 | Japanese | String Quartet | |||
| Puw, GutoGuto Puw | 1971 | Welsh | ||||
| Adachi, TomomiTomomi Adachi | 1972 | Japanese | ||||
| Barrett, NatashaNatasha Barrett | 1972 | British | electroacoustic | |||
| Kawas, HibaHiba Kawas | 1972 | Lebanese | ||||
| Mazumder, BappaBappa Mazumder | 1972 | Bangladeshi | ||||
| Puts, KevinKevin Puts | 1972 | American | ||||
| Ristic, AndréAndré Ristic | 1972 | Canadian | ||||
| Auerbach, LeraLera Auerbach | 1973 | Russian | ||||
| Berg, Fred JonnyFred Jonny Berg | 1973 | Norwegian | ||||
| Garber, J. RyanJ. Ryan Garber | 1973 | American | Parabolisms; Resonances | |||
| Hrustanbegovic, NihadNihad Hrustanbegovic | 1973 | Bosnian – Dutch | Stork suite; Sevdah Medieval Rhapsody | Minimalism; also a composer of film music, and an improviser | ||
| Khitarishvili, MindiaMindia Khitarishvili | 1973 | Georgian | ||||
| Widmann, JörgJörg Widmann | 1973 | Germany | The Face in the Mirror (opera); string quartets | |||
| Zegers, KristofferKristoffer Zegers | 1973 | Dutch | ||||
| Brezovský, MarekMarek Brezovský | 1974 | 1994 | Slovak | |||
| Charke, DerekDerek Charke | 1974 | Canadian | Past Winters Solstice, for piano trio | |||
| Cochran, JulianJulian Cochran | 1974 | English-born Australian | ||||
| Benjamin, TimTim Benjamin | 1975 | Anglo-French | ||||
| Dorman, AvnerAvner Dorman | 1975 | Israeli | ||||
| Ndodana-Breen, BonganiBongani Ndodana-Breen | 1975 | South African | ||||
| Rostovskaya, OlesyaOlesya Rostovskaya | 1975 | Russian | Concert for oboe | |||
| Đuro Živković | 1975 | Serbian-Swedish | ||||
| Ahmed, PritomPritom Ahmed | 1976 | Bangladeshi | ||||
| Azarova, SvitlanaSvitlana Azarova | 1976 | Ukrainian Dutch | Diagram for 5 cellos | |||
| Räisänen, TomiTomi Räisänen | 1976 | Finnish | A Walk Through the Fields of Symmetry | |||
| Magle, FrederikFrederik Magle | 1977 | Danish | Concerto for organ and orchestra | |||
| Wu Fei | 1977 | Chinese | ||||
| Hensel, DanielDaniel Hensel | 1978 | German | ||||
| Lopez, JimmyJimmy Lopez | 1978 | Peruvian | Arco de luz | |||
| O'Regan, TarikTarik O'Regan | 1978 | British-American | ||||
| Hosseini, MehdiMehdi Hosseini | 1979 | Iranian | ||||
| Bertrand, ChristopheChristophe Bertrand | 1981 | 2010 | French | |||
| Pérez Garrido, JavierJavier Pérez Garrido | 1985 | Spanish | ||||
| Lopes-Graça, FernandoFernando Lopes-Graça | 1906 | 1994 | Portuguese | |||
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