Who are the best-known modern classical artists?

By Last.fm listening: Ridiculon, Hania Rani, Nils Frahm, Dmitri Shostakovich, Joep Beving and Peter Gregson.

Modern Classical · Genres

What is modern classical?

At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style, while at the same time the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy was taking form. America began forming its own vernacular style of classical music, notably in the works of Charles Ives, John Alden Carpenter, and (later) George Gershwin, while in Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg conceived atonality, and later developed the twelve-tone technique.

Artists to start with

Albums to hear first

Modern Classical songs

Clark by C418
Dirtmouth by Christopher Larkin
Alpha by C418
Life's No Fun Through Clear Waters by Addison Rae
no questions asked by Quadeca
Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears by A Winged Victory for the Sullen
aisatsana [102] by Aphex Twin
Invidia by deadmau5
All Farewells Are Sudden by A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Beginning 2 by C418

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Neighbouring genres

In the classical & soundtrack family. All genres

classical contemporary classical amapiano baroque pop chamber pop baroque chamber music minimalism neoclassical opera persian classical carnatic classical

Questions

What is modern classical?: At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style, while at the same time the Impressionist movement, spearheaded by Claude Debussy was taking form. America began forming its own vernacular style of classical music, notably in the works of Charles Ives, John Alden Carpenter, and (later) George Gershwin, while in Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg conceived atonality, and later developed the twelve-tone technique.
Who are the best-known modern classical artists?: By Last.fm listening: Ridiculon, Hania Rani, Nils Frahm, Dmitri Shostakovich, Joep Beving and Peter Gregson.
What genres are similar to modern classical?: On Risocast it sits with classical, contemporary classical, amapiano, baroque pop, chamber pop and baroque.

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