Talk:Einojuhani Rautavaara

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Rautavaara isn't a composer of classical music, but a composer of modern music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:82.75.102.252 (talk • contribs)

I would say that he is a postmodern composer (mainly on Sixth Symphony, Vincentiana, 1992). Berton 16:15, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

"Composer of modern classical music" is an awkward term, though I think most of us understand what is meant by it-- He writes serious music/concert music/non-popular music/whatever... today. Perhaps just "a contemporary Finnish composer" or something on that lines would be better? The label "composer" would separate him from popular music, and tie him into the "classical music" tradition. I have to deal with this problem myself when people ask what kind of music I write. I usually just settle for the admittedly inaccurate "modern classical." Rizzleboffin 16:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

To me, a composer is someone who writes down notes and gives them to an orchestra, any other ensemble (i.e. a band or a quartet) or just a soloist to perform. So, someone who writes, for instance, orchestral music to a movies is also a composer, even though the music was light/pop. How about "composer of art music"? --Gwaur ^(Spokening) 23:28, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

I recently heard 20th century music described as 'Serious Modern Music' by way of contrast to Rock/Jazz/Pop. I thought that was quite a good description. --Rich (talk) 02:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

• Playground for Angels was a work I heard played by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble at the concert where Philip Jones retired in the late '80s(they later became London Brass). This is not listed here. I don't know the details of when it was written, though, although I believe it may have been commissioned for the PJBE at that time. It is recorded on Naxos. Does anyone else have more information that could be added? --Rich (talk) 02:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)