[{"n": "Samuel Barber", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/samuel-barber/", "s": "American composer celebrated for lyrical, traditionalist works and vocal music"}, {"n": "Alban Berg", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/alban-berg/", "s": "Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School, known for blending Romantic lyricism with twelve-tone techniq"}, {"n": "Peter Maxwell Davies", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/peter-maxwell-davies/", "s": "English composer and conductor, Master of the Queen's Music from 2004"}, {"n": "Manos Hatzidakis", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/manos-hatzidakis/", "s": "Greek composer and theorist who won an Oscar but refused it, founder of the Orchestra of Colours."}, {"n": "Aram Khachaturian", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/aram-khachaturian/", "s": "Soviet Armenian composer known for colorful harmonies and ballets."}, {"n": "Olivier Messiaen", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/olivier-messiaen/", "s": "French composer, organist, and ornithologist of the 20th century."}, {"n": "Francis Poulenc", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/francis-poulenc/", "s": "French composer and pianist."}, {"n": "Ottorino Respighi", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/ottorino-respighi/", "s": "Italian composer famed for his Roman tone poems."}, {"n": "Heitor Villa-Lobos", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/heitor-villa-lobos/", "s": "Brazilian composer who fused folk and street music with European classical forms across more than 2,000 works."}, {"n": "William Walton", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/william-walton/", "s": "English composer of classical genres, from film scores to opera."}, {"n": "Anton Webern", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/anton-webern/", "s": "Austrian composer of radical atonal and twelve-tone music."}, {"n": "John Adams (composer)", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/john-adams-composer/", "s": "American composer noted for historical operas and minimalist style."}, {"n": "Laurie Anderson", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/laurie-anderson/", "s": "American avant-garde artist known for multimedia and electronic music."}, {"n": "Milton Babbitt", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/milton-babbitt/", "s": "American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher."}, {"n": "Tōru Takemitsu", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/t-ru-takemitsu/", "s": "Self-taught Japanese composer who reshaped modern classical music."}, {"n": "Iannis Xenakis", "u": "/e/modernist-and-20th-century-composers/iannis-xenakis/", "s": "Avant-garde composer who fused mathematics, architecture, and music."}]