Contemporary classical music is a genre that emerged in the 20th century and is characterized by its experimental and avant-garde approach to composition. It often incorporates unconventional instrumentation, electronic sounds, and non-traditional musical structures. This genre challenges traditional notions of harmony, melody, and rhythm, and seeks to create new and unique sonic experiences. The works of composers in this genre often explore themes of spirituality, minimalism, and modernism.
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Popular contemporary classical Songs
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21 Grams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2003
The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2009
Terry Riley: A Rainbow in Curved Air & Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band
1969
Music for 18 Musicians
1998
Bryars: Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
2016
Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel
2018
Kurtág, Bach: Játékok
1997
Peter Maxwell Davies: Suite from "The Boyfriend", Suite from "The Devils" & Other Works
2014
Olga Neuwirth: Original Soundtrack to "Goodnight Mommy"
2016
Music for Film and Theatre
2020
Mémoire Magnétique, Vol.2 (1966-1993)
2021
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List of contemporary classical artists
Here is a list of contemporary classical artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the contemporary classical genre. You can find out what contemporary classical genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
35
79620
2
38
61407
3
49
40990
4
25
13763
5
16
3728
6
38
109443
7
60
622599
8
32
28618
9
23
10524
10
24
30819
11
40
9029
12
40
54474
13
32
35345
14
33
13669
15
34
49975
16
18
6118
17
44
226877
18
26
17861
19
34
71480
20
15
17690
21
24
6300
22
49
114005
23
26
5047
24
38
17865
25
19
2955
26
21
6386
27
52
255737
28
19
2631
29
41
48171
30
18
12166
31
26
55496
32
18
5124
33
23
12834
34
21
1714
35
35
31138
36
19
1447
37
37
19985
38
12
6664
39
13
9955
40
27
9132
41
29
26797
42
43
26415
43
25
9654
44
22
2557
45
13
6079
46
17
9588
47
32
22066
48
30
6148
49
18
2339
50
41
13550
51
16
6559
52
37
41726
53
21
37950
54
43
8046
55
11
10674
56
18
16283
57
24
1685
58
20
7896
59
14
11598
60
49
13337
61
14
1729
62
17
5230
63
17
2665
64
17
2823
65
16
8282
66
22
6297
67
38
20037
68
19
951
69
20
16370
70
31
12653
71
31
4403
72
14
2285
73
13
1383
74
18
7359
75
31
6499
76
33
4755
77
30
1343
78
11
3474
79
13
1007
80
22
5886
81
41
1488
82
25
6366
83
22
2889
84
22
6880
85
22
4377
86
22
2498
87
20
3631
88
41
2166
89
15
1161
90
16
2566
91
12
1761
92
16
1364
93
25
10168
94
12
2140
95
25
3460
96
17
1005
97
13
1213
98
12
1250
99
14
1902
100
11
947
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