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LGBTQ classical music composers have spanned the generations.  They include the early Baroque composers of Europe (such as [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]), impressionist classicists (such as [[Maurice Ravel]]), mid-nineteen century modernists (such as [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Aaron Copland]], and [[Baron Benjamin Britten]], and contemporary composers (such as [[Stephen Hough]], [[Jennifer Higdon]], and [[Gareth Farr]]).
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LGBTQ classical music composers have spanned the generations.  They include the early Baroque composers of Europe (such as [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]), impressionist classicists (such as [[Maurice Ravel]]), mid-nineteen century modernists (such as [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Aaron Copland]], and [[Baron Benjamin Britten]]), and contemporary composers (such as [[Stephen Hough]], [[Jennifer Higdon]], and [[Gareth Farr]]).
  
This group of LGBTQ composers have also been active in composing works for many artistic forms, such as ballet, opera, piano, string instruments, and full orchestral movements.
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This group of LGBTQ composers has also been active in composing works for many artistic forms.  These include ballet, opera, piano, string instruments, and full orchestral movements.  Many have had their work generously recognized with awards, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, and significant national honours.
  
Interestingly, a great number of the historical LGBTQ music composers were isolated because their musical styles were innovative for their time.  Often, their compositions did not display the repetitive form of their contemporaries and were more idiosyncratic in style.  Reviewers and the public were often not embracing of this style, though this changed significantly with time.  The classical music world is regarded as one that, historically, is inherently averse to innovation and novelty.  However, one can make a case that this avant-garde musical style was representative of their LGBTQ personality and background itself.
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Interestingly, a great number of the historical LGBTQ music composers were isolated because their musical styles were innovative for their time.  Often, their compositions did not display the repetitive form of their contemporaries and were more idiosyncratic in style.  Reviewers and the public were often not embracing of this style, though this changed significantly with time.  The classical music world is regarded as one that, historically, is inherently averse to innovation and novelty.  One can make a case that this avant-garde musical style was an outward representation of the inherent personality and background of the LGBTQ composer.
  
Contemporary LGBTQ classical composers do not necessarily face the same restrictive professional climate.  Much of the contemporary classical music genre is inherently idiosyncratic in its nature.  Indeed, a new market niche has recently arisen for classical recording compilations targetted specifically to the high-spending LGBTQ community - selections such as 'Sensual Classics' and 'Gay Romantic Classics'.
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Contemporary LGBTQ classical composers do not necessarily face the same restrictive professional climate.  Much of the contemporary classical music genre is inherently idiosyncratic in its nature.   
  
We have identified a large number of LGBTQ classical music composers hailing from Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Poland, Australia, Greece, Russia, the United States, France, and New Zealand.
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A new market niche has recently arisen for classical recording compilations targetted specifically to the high-spending LGBTQ community - selections such as 'Sensual Classics' and 'Gay Romantic Classics'.
  
* [[Mark Adamo]], United States
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We have identified a large number of LGBTQ classical music composers hailing from Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland, Spain, Australia, Greece, Russia, the United States, France, and New Zealand.
* [[H. Leslie Adams]], United States
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* [[Samuel Barber]], United States
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'''Australia'''
* [[Jean Barraque]], France
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* [[Leonard Bernstein]], United States
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* [[Percy Grainger]]
* [[Paul Bowles]], United States
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* [[Baron Benjamin Britten]], Great Britain
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'''Canada'''
* [[John Cage]], United States
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* [[Aaron Copland]], United States
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* [[Colin McPhee]]
* [[John Corigliano]], United States
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* [[Claude Vivier]]  
* [[Henry Cowell]], United States
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* [[David Diamond]], United States
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'''France'''
* [[Gareth Farr]], New Zealand
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* [[Wolfgang Fortner]], Germany
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* [[Jean Barraque]]
* [[Percy Grainger]], Australia
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* [[Reynaldo Hahn]]
* [[Charles Griffes]], United States
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* [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]
* [[Lou Harrison]], United States
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* [[Francis Poulenc]]
* [[Reynaldo Hahn]], France
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* [[Maurice Ravel]]
* [[Clement Harris]], Great Britain
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* [[Stephen Hough]], Great Britain
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'''Germany'''
* [[Hans Werner Henze]], Germany
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* [[Jennifer Higdon]], United States
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* [[Wolfgang Fortner]]
* [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], France
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* [[Hans Werner Henze]]
* [[Karol Maciej Szymanowski]], Poland
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* [[Robert Odeman]]
* [[Colin McPhee]], Canada
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* [[Siegfried Wagner]]
* [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]], Greece
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* [[Angela Morley]], Great Britain
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'''Great Britain'''
* [[Nico Muhly]], United States
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* [[Modest Mussorgsky]], Russia
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* [[Baron Benjamin Britten]]
* [[Robert Odeman]], Germany
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* [[Clement Harris]]
* [[Francis Poulenc]], France
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* [[Stephen Hough]]
* [[Maurice Ravel]], France
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* [[Angela Morley]]
* [[Ned Rorem]], United States
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* [[Ethel Smyth]]
* [[Ethel Smyth]], Great Britain
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* [[Sir Michael Tippett]]
* [[Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky]], Russia
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* [[Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners]]
* [[Michael Tilson Thomas]], United States
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* [[Sir Michael Tippett]], Great Britain
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'''Greece'''
* [[Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners]], Great Britain
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* [[Claude Vivier]], Canada
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* [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]]
* [[Siegfried Wagner]], Germany
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* [[Earl Wild]], United States
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'''Italy'''
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* [[Arcangelo Corelli]]
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* [[Gian Carlo Menotti]]
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'''New Zealand'''
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* [[Gareth Farr]]
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'''Poland'''
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* [[Karol Maciej Szymanowski]]
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'''Russia'''
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* [[Modest Mussorgsky]]
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* [[Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky]]
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'''Spain'''
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* [[Manuel de Falla]]
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'''United States'''
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* [[Byron Adams]]
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* [[Mark Adamo]]
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* [[H. Leslie Adams]]
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* [[Sebrina Maria Alfonso]]
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* [[Samuel Barber]]
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* [[Leonard Bernstein]]
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* [[Paul Bowles]]
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* [[John Cage]]
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* [[Aaron Copland]]
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* [[John Corigliano]]
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* [[Henry Cowell]]
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* [[Chris DeBlasio]]
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* [[David Diamond]]
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* [[Ricky Ian Gordon]]
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* [[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]]s
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* [[Charles Griffes]]
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* [[Lou Harrison]]
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* [[Jennifer Higdon]]
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* [[Paula Kimper]]
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* [[Libby Larsen]]
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* [[Nico Muhly]]
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* [[Ned Rorem]]
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* [[Michael Tilson Thomas]]
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* [[Virgil Thomson]]
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* [[Louis Weingarden]]
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* [[Earl Wild]]
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Rock Musicians]]
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* [[LGBTQ Country & Western Singers]]
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* [[Transgender Singers, Musicians and Composers]]
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* [[Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer]]
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* [[Christian Singers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film]]
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* [[Electronic and Synthetic Music Performers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Hip Hop Artists]]
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* [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers]]
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* [[Celebrated LGBTQ Pianists]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Revision as of 21:53, 27 February 2019

LGBTQ Classical Music Composers

LGBTQ classical music composers have spanned the generations. They include the early Baroque composers of Europe (such as Jean-Baptiste Lully), impressionist classicists (such as Maurice Ravel), mid-nineteen century modernists (such as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Baron Benjamin Britten), and contemporary composers (such as Stephen Hough, Jennifer Higdon, and Gareth Farr).

This group of LGBTQ composers has also been active in composing works for many artistic forms. These include ballet, opera, piano, string instruments, and full orchestral movements. Many have had their work generously recognized with awards, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, and significant national honours.

Interestingly, a great number of the historical LGBTQ music composers were isolated because their musical styles were innovative for their time. Often, their compositions did not display the repetitive form of their contemporaries and were more idiosyncratic in style. Reviewers and the public were often not embracing of this style, though this changed significantly with time. The classical music world is regarded as one that, historically, is inherently averse to innovation and novelty. One can make a case that this avant-garde musical style was an outward representation of the inherent personality and background of the LGBTQ composer.

Contemporary LGBTQ classical composers do not necessarily face the same restrictive professional climate. Much of the contemporary classical music genre is inherently idiosyncratic in its nature.

A new market niche has recently arisen for classical recording compilations targetted specifically to the high-spending LGBTQ community - selections such as 'Sensual Classics' and 'Gay Romantic Classics'.

We have identified a large number of LGBTQ classical music composers hailing from Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland, Spain, Australia, Greece, Russia, the United States, France, and New Zealand.

Australia

Canada

France

Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Italy

New Zealand

Poland

Russia

Spain

United States

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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