DAI Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 My favourite is Henri Dutilleux :) With Einojuhani Rautavaara being a close second favourite. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrination Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hands down, Nico Muhly! Steve Reich and Nico Muhly are why I write music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I am my favorite living composer! :happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wholyguacamole Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 John Zorn for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Tristan Murail! He's even good compared to non-living composers ;) Well, to be fair, being dead is a serious handicap. Most people are better at what they do while they still live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Composer Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I enjoy David Maslanka quite a bit. Askell Masson writes some really nifty stuff. I have the advantage of being percussionist in that most of ht emusic I play is by living composers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusdei Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 What's you favourite living composer? Something's not right with this sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Jennifer Higdon for sure. Derek Bermel and Tan Dun come pretty close. Mmm...John Adams and Steve Reich come pretty close too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenor10 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 John Adams, Eric Whitacre, John Corigliano are all pretty much tied for first :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Oh I forgot Whitacre! Ahhhh he's freaking awesome. John Corigliano is awesome too. It's a shame his new symphony sucked though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Meh, I can't think of many. Many of my favorite composers are recently deceased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathieux Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 mine is Philip Glass. it took me a month to really appreciate his music (expecially his CD glassworks) but now that I figured him out, and his music out, it's REALLY cool to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 *d'uh* Carla Bley. --------------------------------------- John Zorn for sure :thumbsup: [Dude, your first and only post...you're running at a 100% success rate...keep it up] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravels Radical Rivalry Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Robert Aldridge, Eric Whitacre, Ennio Morricone, and Howard Shore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H. Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 David Maslanka seems pretty darned cool. I played horn in one of his symphonies for wind ensemble - it was a really tight group and the piece was AWESOME. Whitacre's cool, but his music doesn't have much variety in it. I keep forgetting Glass is still around - I like some of his music, but same thing, not always a ton of variety. I don't think I've heard Corigliano. :hmmm: I also like some of Micheal Daugherty's stuff. and DAVID GILLINGHAM. I played No Shadow of Turning... absolutely BEAUTIFUL piece. You can see most of my favourites are band composers. :toothygrin: Edit: Yeah, Howard Shore, too, though I don't know a lot about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm gonna throw Maria Schnieder in the mix too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Loyd Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Elliott Carter is near the top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenor10 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 O elliot Carter. He was so cool when I met him this summer. Hes gonna live forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonconformist12tone Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 John Adams, Philip Glass, Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli, Arvo Part, to a lesser extent, Daniel Bernard Roumain. I've heard good things about Higdon - I really need to check her music out. I seem to remember hearing her Blue Cathedral on the radio and being quite moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Frank Ticheli is amazing; the only wind ensemble composer I'll listen to. Did I mention Derek Bermel? And yes, again, Higdon is supreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikolas Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 didn't read through the thread really. Just wanted to see if Nuy001 has posted! :D Come on mate! As for my favourite composer who is still alive that would be... Ligeti. Whoops dead! Messiaen... Dead again Schnittke... Dead... Damnit! Michel (QcC) would be an honest choice!:blush: His music is wonderful and very well crafted, plus he's a great person! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrafe@indiana.edu Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 John Corigliano is awesome too. It's a shame his new symphony sucked though. Really? Seriously? Why, because the brilliant and innovative colors he uses just happen to be clangorous and dissonant instead of nice and pretty and unchallenging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballoons Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Nah it's not that. If that were the case I'd hate his first symphony too, which was actually incredibly amazing. His Circus Maximus was a little toooo overthetop what with the marching and the constant interruptions. A bit spastic, even for Corigliano. And I don't have anything against dissonance. Clangy dissonance. I thought you saw the piece I wrote in this forum just about a week or two ago...? Don't be antagonizing me, sir... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyu001 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 didn't read through the thread really. Just wanted to see if Nuy001 has posted! :D Come on mate! LOL! To be honest, I really came to mention you! Like I have done in another forums. I guess I am doing you promotion. ;) Anyway, I love your music. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrafe@indiana.edu Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Sorry, I was feeling cranky and presumptive :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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