20th century composers: making the connections

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20th century composers lets you explore the prominent figures in modern classical music.

Open 20th Century Composers to find the answers to questions like:

• Which six famous American composers have won the Pulitzer Prize?
• Why Berlin was so important as a cultural centre, and who was drawn there?
• Which German composer has the highest number of connections to other composers?
• Which mathematical series links composers Béla Bartók, Ernst Krenek and Karlheinz Stockhausen?

What can I do next?

If this has whetted your appetite for learning more about music, try:

• A free online introduction to music theory here on OpenLearn
• Browsing our qualifications from the music department.

The Open University, the BBC and London's Southbank Centre are working together to promote modern classical music. You can watch The Sound and the Fury on the iPlayer, or you can visit the Southbank Centre throughout the year to attend The Rest Is Noise, a festival of weekend concerts and talks.