This year our Ten Things column each month is alternating between composers and artists a century at a time from pre-1500 to 20th century. As always, there’s no guarantee you will have heard of them all!

Ten Composers Born in 20th Century

1. Philip Glass
2. John Cage
3. Olivier Messian
   

   

4. György Ligeti
5. John Rutter
6. Judith Weir
7. Constant Lambert
8. Benjamin Britten
9. Dmitri Shostakovich
10. Luciano Berio