| Description | Composer |
| A member of 'Les Six' who incorporated elements of Brazilian music into his work, i.e. 'Le boeuf sur le toit' (1919). | |
| Pro-Nazi composer that combined elements of neo-classicism with the contrapuntal language of Bach in his music. | |
| French composer that challenged the ideals of tradition, monumentality and rich chromatic language. He was known for his integration of popular music into his works. | |
| Legendary Russian Ballet dancer that choreographed ballets for Stravinsky's 'Petrushka', 'The Rite of Spring', and 'The Firebird'. | |
| Fascist leader whose anti-semitic views drove countless writers, artists, composers, and scholars into exile. | |
| Famous composer of Russia, whose seamless combination of traditional practices and progressive leanings made him internationally famous. | |
| Student of Rimsky-Korsakov that revolutionized modern music. He used musical traditions from Russia, including rapid changes of meter and frequent ostinatos. | |
| A member of 'Les Six' whose second movement of his Concerto for 2 pianos (1931) evoked a Mozartian style. | |
| A young group of French composers that absorbed ideas of neoclassicism, but sought to escape the old political dichotomies. | |
| The first president of the Reich Music Chamber, but was fired for continuing to work with Jewish librettist, Stefan Zweig. | |
| Modernist composer who combined Brahm's 'developing variation', Wagner's expressive, chromatic language, and his inner duty to further Germany musical tradition. | |
| | Description | Composer |
| Communist politician that believed that art belonged to people and should be loved by the people. | |
| Cultural Commissioner of the Union of Soviet Composers. The group demanded that music be in support of the Communist party while still being simple and accessible for the masses. | |
| Leader of the Reich Music Chamber, which included a Reich Music Chamber, in which all musicians had to belong. | |
| Russian impresario in charge of displaying Russian culture in Paris at an annual production. | |
| Symbolist composer that often indulged in sonority and rejected Germanic development in favor of static sound blocks. | |
| Most famous composer of monumentality. His pieces often referenced escaping through nature. | |
| Italian group of composers that created a new type of music based around noise. | |
| A French composer that strived for conservative, simple music that gained inspiration from the circus, music hall, and jazz. Coined the term 'Les Six'. | |
| Head of Communist Party after Lenin's death; criticized avant garde and jazz music. | |
| Early Hungarian musicologist that looked to folk music for his inspiration and incorporated it into his music. | |
| Modernist composer whose music was found more approachable by listeners. He became very popular from his expressionist, atonal opera, 'Wozzeck' | |
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