{"id":5692,"date":"2011-01-05T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2013-02-07T20:35:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T04:35:00","slug":"top-composers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/05\/top-composers-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"top composers revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The online classical music aggregator InstantEncore.com<\/a> has published its list<\/a> of the most performed composers of 2010.\u00a0 What I immediately looked for, aside from who was No. 1 (Mozart), and who was No. 100 (Korngold), was who the currently living composers were who might populate such a list.\u00a0 Here’s what I discovered:<\/p>\n

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John Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The top living composer on this list was, unsurprisingly, John Adams<\/strong>, whose works were performed 184 times (by ensembles and individuals that Instant Encore tracks) and his rank was 52, which placed him between Respighi and Hindemith.\u00a0 His standing as the current Dean<\/span> Cash Machine of American Composers<\/span> remains secure (with apologies to John Williams).<\/p>\n

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John Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of which, America’s Richest Composer<\/span> John Williams<\/strong> was the next living composer on the list, with his works performed (in the concert hall, not the cinemaplex) 157 times, giving him the rank of 157, right between Martinu and Purcell.<\/p>\n

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Arvo P\u00e4rt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next on the list, at No. 74, was Estonian composer Arvo P\u00e4rt<\/strong>, whose works were performed 107 times.\u00a0 He placed between Minkus and Ginastera.<\/p>\n

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John Corigliano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next down was Most Botoxed Composer<\/span> John Corigiliano<\/strong>, whose works were performed 85 times, placing him betwixt Offenbach and Nielsen (which no doubt displeases him to no end) at No. 86.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Osvaldo Golijov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Osvaldo Golijov<\/strong> comes in at No. 89, between Guitar Concerto<\/span> Rodrigo and Carmina Burana<\/span> Carl Orff, with his works being performed 79 times.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Higdon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chen Yi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first (and only) two female composers to appear in the Top 100 appear within two places of each other: Chen Yi<\/strong> at No. 91 and Jennifer Higdon<\/strong> at 93, with Philip Glass<\/strong> in at 94, followed by Pierre Boulez<\/strong> at 98.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Top 100 appear other luminaries such as Elliot Carter<\/strong> (116, soon his age will catch up with his ranking), Thomas Ad\u00e8s<\/strong> (125), Arturo M\u00e1rquez<\/strong> (127), William Bolcom<\/strong> (135), and John Harbison<\/strong> (137).<\/p>\n

And who are the Top 10, you ask?\u00a0 Here they are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/li>\n
  2. Ludvig van Beethoven<\/li>\n
  3. Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky<\/li>\n
  4. Johannes Brahms<\/li>\n
  5. Robert Schumann<\/li>\n
  6. Johann Sebastian Bach<\/li>\n
  7. Antonin Dvorak<\/li>\n
  8. Franz Schubert<\/li>\n
  9. Franz Joseph Haydn<\/li>\n
  10. Sergei Prokofiev<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    At least there’s one 20th Century composer in the Top 10…<\/p>\n

    The Instant Encore list [link<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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