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History, analysis and commentary about western classical music

Introduction to Twentieth Century Music - Further Listening - America

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Porgy and Bess (opera)
Concerto in F for piano and orchestra

George Antheil (1900 - 1959)
Ballet Mecanique
A Jazz Symphony

Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
Symphony No 3

Elliot Carter (1908 - 2012)
Concerto for Orchestra
String Quartets

Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Adagio for Strings

Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Symphony No 1
Symphony No 2
Chichester Psalms

Philip Glass (born 1937)
Music in Twelve Parts
Einstein on the Beach (opera)
Satyagraha (opera)
Akhnaten (opera)

John Adams (born 1947)
Nixon in China (opera)