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What exactly are you asking? Many, many composers used these instruments. Particularly wind ensemble or concert band composers, but they are found all over.

It seems you are a percussion lover, like myself. I never write for an orchestra without mallets or percussion.

To answer your questions: I do!! :D

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Do you know where i can get the names of 20th-century composers?

I don't really know much about 20th century composers or where to find the names do you know where i can find them?

Celesta composers?

Bela Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Which composers used:

Glockenspiel

Tubular Bells

Grand Chimes

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Jennifer Higdon's 'Concerto for Orchestra' gives pride of place to Tubular Bells and a lot of these mallet percusion instruments.

Saint-Saens's 'Carnival Of Aniamls' features the Xylophone in a signature early role.

Erich Korngold's 'Symphony in F Sharp Major' uses a lot of mallet percussion.

Khatchaturian's 'Symhpony No. 2' uses Tubular Bells frequently.

I hope that helps get you started!

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Percussion ensembles? There have been several. Let me name a few notable pieces:

Miloslav Kabelac's Eight Inventions for Percussion Op. 45 is a good selection (20 minutes of percussion ensemble music!)

Christopher Rouse wrote two pieces for Percussion Ensemble that I know, 'Ku-Ka-Ilimoku' and 'Ogoun Badagris'

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A few 20th century composers that i know wrote heaps for percussion are Ross Edwards( wrote alot of solo marimba pieces, "Dragonfly Dances", "Marimba Dances"), and Nigel Westlake, "Omphalo Centric Lecture". Carl Vine wrote a awesome Percussion Symphony, and i think Matthew Hindson is currently writing a percussion concerto. that's all i really know off my head :(

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