Canonical composers (modern period)

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Composer categories

1) Canonical composers (early period), 2) Canonical composers (modern period), 3) Living composers, 4) Under-rated female composers, 5) Under-rated male composers, 6) Trailblazers, 7) Crossover composers, 8) Wildcards

Music subjects

1) Classical forms (sonatas etc.), 2) Landscapes and the seasons, 3) Love and relationships, 4) War and peace, 5) Religion and Christianity, 6) Pageantry and patriotism, 7) Folksongs and mythology, 8) Storytelling

 

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Masterpiece: War Requiem. See also War and peace

 

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Masterpiece: Pomp and Circumstance Marches. See also Love and relationships

 

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Masterpiece: The Planets. See also War and peace

 

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Masterpiece: The Lark Ascending. See also Folksongs and mythology