Paul Sacher is often noted as being somewhat of a pioneer, having conducted and commissioned approximately one hundred works by prominent twentieth-century composers.

She was among the many twentieth-century American composers whose work contributed to the recognition of American "serious" music as a distinct genre.

At age fifteen he started to research the works and activities of twentieth-century Persian (Iranian) composers and conductors.

This is not traditionally done in classical orchestral scores, but is done by some twentieth-century composers.

The music of Hungary's best-known twentieth-century composer was a mixture of ultra-modern and traditional, with a strong national flavour and lots of solos.

Paul Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (13 April 1894 - 11 April 1969) was a Norwegian twentieth-century composer.

By the late 1990s, Barenboim had widened his concert repertoire, performing works by baroque as well as twentieth-century classical composers.

Sacher bought most of these manuscripts himself, and they include complete collections by several important twentieth-century composers (including Lutosławski, Ligeti and Boulez).

One final twentieth-century composer: William Walton.

Jean Rivier (1896-1987), a twentieth-century French composer of the neo-classical school, is remembered primarily for his flute compositions.