{"id":18724,"date":"2014-05-15T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=18724"},"modified":"2016-01-17T14:03:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T19:03:02","slug":"top-10-most-influential-composers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/05\/15\/top-10-most-influential-composers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 most influential composers [*UPDATED*]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[NOTE: This article has been updated on May 15th, 2014. The original version was published on May 12th and has since been revised to include a further contribution by composer Alexina Louie.]<\/p>\n

As part of our ongoing “most influential” series, we asked some of Toronto’s modern-day masters of composition to choose three composers who have influenced them the most. These results were compared\u00a0and\u00a0tallied to create a top ten list of the most influential composers between them.<\/p>\n

The results varied wildly, from Metallica to Stravinsky, and included composers spanning different musical periods, nationalities, and genres. The selections were ranked according to subjective ratings, and factored in duplicate choices. Contributors were restricted to those whom have spent a significant amount of their careers in Toronto, and those in middle or late career trajectories.<\/p>\n

Contributors include: B<\/a><\/span>rian Current<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Mychael Danna<\/a>, <\/span>Christos Hatzis<\/a>, <\/span>Vincent Ho<\/a>, <\/span>Gary Kulesha<\/a>, *Alexina Louie<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Chan Ka Nin<\/a>, <\/span>John Oswald<\/a>, <\/span>James Rolfe<\/a>, and <\/span>Andrew Staniland<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"trav_web\"<\/a>10th place: <\/strong>Igor Stravinsky<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Who was he?<\/p>\n

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 \u2013 6 April 1971) was a Russian born composer, pianist and conductor, acknowledged for his stylistic diversity. He is best known for his three ballets: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). This last of which was hugely influential to other composers for its novel use of rhythm and musical design.<\/p>\n

Chan Ka Nin:<\/p>\n

“He is the master of exciting music. His strong musical personality overcomes the methods of compositions. His understanding of instrumentation showed me that each player in a composition has a meaningful role.”<\/p>\n