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| Arnold Schoenberg (Dates also) |
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| 1874-1951, Austrian, associated with the expressionism, atonal and 12-tone music |
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| 1885-1935, Austrian, Member of the Second Viennese School with Schoenberg and Webern, combined Mahlerian romanticism with 12-tone |
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| Anton Webern (dates also) |
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| 1883-1945, Austrian composer and conductor, member of Second Vinnese School, student of Schoenberg, became one of the best-known proponents of the twelve-tone technique |
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| Igor Stravinsky (dates also) |
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| 1882-1971, Russian, Considered by many to be the most influential composer of 20th century music, often conducted his own works |
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| 1881-1945, Hungarian, one of the founders fo ethnomusicology, composed a shit ton of atonal and ridic music. |
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| Charles Ives (Dates also) |
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| 1875-1954, American, Widely regarded as one of the first American classical composers. workd with experimental music including polyotnality, tone clusters and quarter tones. |
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| Paul Hindemith (Dates also) |
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| 1895-1963, German, wrote the hardest freaking music ever known by anyone. |
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| Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of Ballets russes. |
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| American conductor and writer. Very good friends with Stravisnky, recorded a lot of his music. |
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| Hungarian composer, worked in depth with ethnomusicology, developed the hand symbols. |
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| American jazz musician, clarinetist and band leader, known as "King of Swing." Also a maaaad dick. |
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| American composer, wrote for broadway, popular songs, and classical songs as well. |
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| American composer of popular music like Showboat songs. |
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| Russian born, American living songwriter, wrote both msuci and lyrics. |
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| American composer, Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, lots of famous American songs |
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| American blues singer, most popular of the 1920s and 30s, paralleled with Louis Armstrong |
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| Americna jazz trumpeter and singer. You know this. |
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| American composer, pianist and bandleader. Regarded as one of the most influentel figures in jazz. |
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| American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer. |
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| American orchestral leader, also led a jazz-influenced dance band. |
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| American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, and bandleader of the Big Band era. |
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| American jazz musician and band leader in the swing era. One of the best selling recording artists, leading one of the best known big bands. |
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| Austrian-American composer of music for the trand film like Gone with the wind. |
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| Swiss composer, born in france, known for Pacific 231, imitating the sound of a train. |
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| French, part of Les Six, influenced by jazz and polytonality |
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| French, part of Les Six, influenced by jazz and polytonality |
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| Part of Les Six, wrote all different genres of music. |
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| Only female member of Les Six |
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| Did EVERYTHING. Seriously. He was a BOXING MANAGER AND A POET |
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| German composer who wrote many works for the stage. |
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| German composer who wrote carmina burana. And that's about it. Oh and his music ed stuff. |
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