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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
American composer
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André Jolivet
André Jolivet
French composer
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Joan Tower
Joan Tower
American composer, concert pianist and conductor
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Lou Harrison
Lou Harrison
American composer
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Toshi Ichiyanagi
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Japanese composer
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David Horne
David Horne
Scottish composer, pianist and teacher
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Michel van der Aa
Michel van der Aa
Dutch composer
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Wu Man
Wu Man
Chinese musician
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Brett Dean
Brett Dean
Australian composer, conductor
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Camargo Guarnieri
Camargo Guarnieri
Brazilian composer
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Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen
British composer and conductor
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
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Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
American composer (1910-1981)
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Norman Dello Joio
Norman Dello Joio
American musician
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Stephen Paulus
Stephen Paulus
American composer
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Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
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Per Nørgård
Per Nørgård
Danish composer
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Dmitri Smirnov
Dmitri Smirnov
Russian composer
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William Alwyn
William Alwyn
English composer, conductor, and music teacher
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Estonian composer
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Carl Stamitz
Carl Stamitz
German composer of partial Czech ancestry
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Richard Mills
Richard Mills
Australian conductor and composer
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Nicolas Flagello
Nicolas Flagello
American composer
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Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas
Austrian composer
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Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho
Finnish composer
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Sean Hickey
Sean Hickey
American composer
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Shulamit Ran
Shulamit Ran
American composer
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Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen
Finnish composer
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Alan Ridout
Alan Ridout
British composer
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Grażyna Bacewicz
Grażyna Bacewicz
Polish composer, violinist
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Theo Verbey
Theo Verbey
Dutch composer
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Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish
British composer and violist
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Robert Ward
Robert Ward
American composer
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Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg
Finnish composer and pianist
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Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse
American composer
Tan Dun
Chinese composer

Tan Dun

Intro
Chinese composer
Genres
Awards Received
Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Grawemeyer Award
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Member of, past and present
Committee of 100

Committee of 100

Tan Dun

Tan Dun (simplified Chinese: 谭盾; traditional Chinese: 譚盾; pinyin: Tán Dùn, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰǎn tu̯ə̂n]; born 18 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary classical composer, pianist, viola d'amore player and conductor, most widely known for his scores for the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, as well as composing music for the medal ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His works often incorporate audiovisual elements; use instruments constructed from organic materials, such as paper, water, and stone; and are often inspired by traditional Chinese theatrical and ritual performance. In 2013, he was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. He has won numerous awards for his works, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award and a BAFTA award.