How did they vote?

So who were the 174 composers who took part in our poll? Over the next three pages, we list them all and the five composers each voted for

We list each of our 174 composers’ five choices

Adams, John Luther Bach, Debussy, Feldman, Ockeghem, Sibelius

Aho, Kalevi

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Wagner

Alberga, Eleanor Bach, Bartók, Harrison Birtwistle, Messiaen, Stravinsky

Allain, Richard Bach, Beethoven, Berio, Haydn, Vaughan Williams

Banks, Tony

Mahler, Ravel, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Vaughan Williams

Barry, Gerald Feldman, Mozart, Obrecht, Satie, Webern

Bates, Mason Berlioz, Britten, Ginastera, Gershwin, Mouse on Mars

Beal, Jeff

John Adams, Bach, Bartók, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

Bedford, Luke Bach, Bach, Mozart, Stravinsky, Wagner

Bednall, David Beethoven, Howells, Puccini, Vaughan Williams, Wagner

Bell, Iain

Berg, Britten, Debussy, Pérotin, Rodgers

Berkeley, Michael Bartók, Beethoven, Gesualdo, Janá ek, Stravinsky

Bigham, Ned

Debussy, Gershwin, Holst, Mahler, Messiaen

Bingham, Judith Berlioz, Hildegard von Bingen, Prokofiev, Rameau, Ravel

Blackford, Richard Bach, Beethoven, Monteverdi, Mozart, Wagner

Bond, Victoria

Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart

Brand, Neil Beethoven, Bennett Debussy, Mahler, Stravinsky

Bray, Charlotte

Bach, Beethoven, Unsuk Chin, Knussen, Stravinsky

Bryars, Gavin

Bach, Cage, Liszt, Satie, Richard Strauss

Burrell, Diana

Bach, Beethoven, Nielsen, Tippett, Xenakis

Capperauld, Jay Ives, Ligeti,

Kurtág, Beethoven, Harrison Birtwistle

Casken, John

Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Ligeti, Stravinsky

Chen, Qigang Beethoven, Ligeti, Ravel, Verdi, Shostakovich

Chilcott, Bob

Byrd, Ligeti, Mahler, Monteverdi, Mozart

Chin, Unsuk

Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Stravinsky, Webern

Clyne, Anna

Bach, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Reich, Stravinsky

Coates, Gloria

Bach, Beethoven, Ives, Monteverdi, Mozart

Copeland, Stewart

Orff, Ravel, Reich, Caroline Shaw, Stravinsky

Corigliano, John Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven

Curry, Jessica

Bach, Hildegard von Bingen, Pärt, Rachel Portman, John Tavener

Dale, Rebecca Beethoven, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Wagner, John Williams

Daugherty, Michael Miles Davis, Ligeti, Jerry Goldsmith, Mahler, Stravinsky

Davis, Carl

Bach, Beethoven, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Verdi

Davis, Oliver

Bach, Britten, Glass, Shostakovich, Wagner

Dean, Brett Beethoven, Birtwistle, Haydn, Janá ek, Kurtág

Dennehy, Donnacha Kate Bush, Gesualdo, Janá ek, Stravinsky, Claude Vivier

Di Castri, Zosha

Bach, Unsuk Chin, Debussy, Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky,

Dorman, Avner Bach, John Coltrane, Josquin, Vivaldi, Stravinsky

Dove, Jonathan

Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Stravinsky, Wagner

Dudley, Anne

Bach, Beethoven, Byrd, Debussy, Mozart

Eggert, Moritz Beethoven, Monteverdi, Mozart, Schumann, Stravinsky

Elfman, Danny

Glass, Herrmann, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky

Elias, Brian Beethoven, Debussy, Haydn, Ligeti, Schoenberg

Elms, Daniel Bartók, Ives, Murail, Reich, Stockhausen

Eshkeri, Ilan

Bach, Elliot Goldenthal, Bernard Herrmann, Steve Reich, Tchaikovsky

Fagerlund, Sebastian Beethoven, Lutos awski, Monteverdi, Schönberg, Stravinsky

Fernando, Samantha Ligeti, Ravel,

Kaija Saariaho, Rebecca Saunders, Stravinsky

Ferneyhough, Brian Monteverdi, Sibelius, Tallis, Varèse, Webern

Feshareki, Shiva Feldman, Oliveros, Oram, Éliane Radigue, James Tenney

Fitkin, Graham Bach, Cage,

Gesualdo, Stravinsky, La Monte Young

Fox, Erika

Bach, Chopin, Haydn, Schubert, Stravinsky

Frances-hoad, Cheryl Bach, Lili Boulanger, Britten, Ligeti, Kaija Saariaho

Fujikura, Dai Boulez, Péter Eötvös, Elliot Goldenthal, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian

Gjeilo, Ola

Bach, Byrd, Hildegard von Bingen, Palestrina, John Sheppard

Glanert, Detlev

Bach, Beethoven, Monteverdi, Stravinsky, Wagner

Gold, Murray

Bach, Bernstein, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky,

Goodall, Howard

Bach, Gershwin, Mahler, Mozart, Stravinsky

Gregson, Edward Bartók, Beethoven, Haydn, Mahler, Stravinsky

Gunning, Christopher Dutilleux, Elgar, Ravel, Sibelius, Stravinsky

Hall, Emily

Laurie Anderson, Björk, Glass, Janá ek, Monteverdi

Harbison, John

Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schütz, Stravinsky

Harle, John

Harrison Birtwistle, Miles Davis, Machaut, Stravinsky, Walton

Harrold, Tom

Adès, Britten, Knussen, Reich, Stravinsky

Hayes, Malcolm Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner

Heggie, Jake

Bach, Britten, Chopin, Debussy, Stephen Sondheim

Henderickx, Wim Bach, Mahler, Ligeti, Messiaen, Xenakis

Henderson, Edward Hans Abrahamsen, John Cage, Julius Eastman, Cassandra Miller, Jennifer Walshe

Henson, Keaton Beethoven, Corelli, Dvo ák, Elgar, Vaughan Williams

Herbert, Philip

Bach, Debussy, Tania León, Arturo Márquez, George Walker

Hess, Nigel

Elgar, Korngold, Rachmaninov, John Williams, Vaughan Williams

Hewitt Jones, Thomas Bach, Britten, Ligeti, Mozart, Stravinsky

Higdon, Jennifer Copland, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, John Williams

Hillborg, Anders Bach, Ravel, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Wagner

Hind, Rolf

Bach, A blackbird, Bartók, Ligeti, Stockhausen

Hindson, Matthew Bach, Beethoven, Philip Glass, Ravel, Peter Sculthorpe

Holland, Luci Bartók, Debussy, Saint-saëns, Sibelius, Mikolai Stroinski

Holloway, Robin Bruckner, Bruckner, Bruckner, Bruckner, Bruckner

Holt, Simon

Bach, Feldman, Ligeti, Rameau, Xenakis

Hough, Stephen Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Schubert

Howard, Dani

Bach, Bernstein, Britten, Debussy, Stravinsky

Ianotta, Clara Pierluigi Billone, Michelle Lou, Éliane Radigue, Rebecca Saunders, Steven Kazuo Takasugi

Jackson, Gabriel Debussy, Stephen Sondheim, Stravinsky, Tallis, Tippett

Jenkins, Karl Bach, Mahler, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Wagner

Kendall, Hannah Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Kaija Saariaho, Scarlatti, Barbara Strozzi

Kernis, Aaron Jay

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Rameau

Kidane, Daniel

Bach, Beethoven, Ligeti, Schoenberg, Stravinsky

L’estrange, Alexander Bach, Monteverdi, Mozart, Ravel, Reich

Langer, Elena

Bach, Gesualdo, Handel, Rossini, Wagner

Lauridsen, Morten Bach, Berg, Ives, Monteverdi, Stravinsky

Lefanu, Nicola

Bach, Mozart, Mozart, Schubert, Stravinsky

Levienaise-farrouch, Emilie

Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Meredith Monk, Reich

Lewis, George

Louis Andriessen, Anthony Braxton, Ives, Kaija Saariaho, Wagner

Liebermann, Lowell Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, Wagner, Shostakovich

Lindberg, Magnus Beethoven, Dutilleux, Ravel, Stockhausen, Stravinsky

Little, Jonathan Janá ek, Mahler, Respighi, Sibelius, Vaughan Williams

Lovett, Anne

Bach, Chopin, Philip Glass, Mozart, Satie

Macrae, Stuart Bartók, Beethoven, Monteverdi, Sibelius, Stockhausen

Martin, Matthew Bach, Britten, Elgar, Stravinsky, Tallis

de la Martinez, Odaline Bartók, Messiaen, Ethel Smyth, Stravinsky, Villa-lobos

Matthews, Colin

Berg, Gesualdo, Scriabin, Sibelius, Richard Strauss

Matthews, David Beethoven, Haydn, Mahler, Sibelius, Wagner

Maxim, Christopher Bach, Blow, Haydn, Howells, Tomkins

Mcdowall, Cecilia Bach, Beethoven, Ligeti, Monteverdi, Stravinsky

Mcgregor, Gemma Bach, Boulez, Messiaen, Schoenberg, Varèse

Mckevitt, Donna Bach, George Benjamin, Kurtág, Mica Levi, Meredith Monk

Mcleod, John Beethoven, Chopin, Lutos awski, Nielsen, Shostakovich

Mcneff, Stephen Beethoven, Monteverdi, Mozart, Stravinsky, Wagner

Mealor, Paul

Gibbons, Sibelius, Stephen Sondheim, Tallis, Vaughan Williams

Meredith, Anna

Björk, Janá ek, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky

Mills, Alexander Debussy, Hildegard von Bingen, Ligeti, Machaut, Messiaen

Montero, Gabriela Bach, Messiaen, Mozart, Schubert, Shostakovich

Musgrave, Thea

Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Monteverdi, Verdi

Newton, Rodney

Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Wagner

Nunn, Patrick

Bach, Grisey, Ligeti, Messiaen, Stravinsky

Nyman, Michael Mahler, Monteverdi, Mozart, Musorgsky, Revueltas

O’regan, Tarik

Helen Grime, Gombert, Vijay Iyer, Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky

Panufnik, Roxanna Bach, Beethoven, Messiaen, Mozart, Judith Weir

Park, Owain Britten, Copland, Ligeti, Messiaen, Joby Talbot

Payne, Anthony Delius, Ligeti, Sibelius, Webern, Vaughan Williams

Peredes, Hilda Bach, Beethoven, Gesualdo, Helmut Lachenmann, Schoenberg

Phibbs, Joseph Bach, Beethoven, Britten, Lutos awski, Stravinsky

Pickard, John

Bach, Beethoven, Monteverdi, Stravinsky, Wagner

Picker, Tobias Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Stravinsky, Wagner

Portman, Rachel Bach, Britten, Ravel, Schubert, Shostakovich

Pott, Francis

Bach, Beethoven, Byrd, Mahler, Nielsen

Price, Michael Bach, Debussy, Jerry Goldsmith, Pärt

Prokofiev, Gabriel Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Stravinsky, Varèse

Rands, Bernard Bach, Debussy, Bill Evans, Mahler, Monteverdi

Reich, Steve

Bach, Bartók,

John Coltrane, Pérotin, Stravinsky

Richter, Max Bach, Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart, Stravinsky

Roe, Helen

Bach, Mozart, Purcell, Stravinsky, Tavener

Rossi, Laura

Bach, Debussy, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Stravinsky

Rutter, John Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Walton

Saunders, Rebecca Georges Aperghis, Helmut Lachenmann, Enno Poppe, Ustvolskaya, Varèse

Sawhney, Nitin Debussy, Paco de Lucía, Ennio Morricone, Anoushka Shankar, Vangelis

Schurmann, Gerard Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Britten, Stravinsky

Seabourne, Peter Bach, Debussy, Haydn, Janá ek, Mahler

Sheen, Jack

Cage, Mark Fell, Bryn Harrison, Ligeti, Mahler

Sigurdsson, Valgeir Bach, Feldman, David Lang, Mozart, Stravinsky

Simpson, Mark Brahms, Georges Lentz, Mahler, Stravinsky, Victoria

Skempton, Howard Bach, Beethoven, Cornelius Cardew, Chopin, Webern

Slater, Angela Adès, Beach, Helen Grime, Knussen, Kaija Saariaho

Sorensen, Bent Bach, Ligeti, Mozart, Schumann, Sibelius

Stimpson, Michael Bach, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Stravinsky

Tabakova, Dobrinka Bach, Mahler, Messiaen, Nancarrow, Schubert

Talbot, Joby

Mahler, Ravel, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky

Tarkiainen, Outi Bach, Berg, Debussy, Kaija Saariaho, Sibelius

Tarrodi, Andrea Bach, Lili Boulanger, Mozart, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky

Thomas, Augusta Read Bach, Byrd, Debussy, Mahler, Mozart

Thompson, Shirley Bach, Beethoven, Chevalier de St George, Joplin, Price

Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Debussy, Sofia Gubaidulina, Ligeti, Messiaen, Kaija Saariaho

Tin, Christopher

Bach, Debussy, Copland, Stravinsky, Wagner

Tinnemans, Jobina Bach, Mother Nature, Ockeghem, Oram, Satie

Todd, Will Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Gershwin, Lutos awski, Puccini

Turnage, Markanthony

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Puccini, Stravinsky

Tüür, Erkki-sven Bach, Beethoven, Guillaume Dufay, Schoenberg, Stravinsky

Venables, Ian Beethoven, Chopin, Mahler, Shostakovich, Wagner,

Venables, Philip Bach, Philip Glass, Ligeti, Shostakovich, Stravinsky

Waley-cohen, Freya Bach, Knussen, Ligeti Messiaen, Mozart

Wallen, Errollyn Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky, Zawinul

Watkins, Huw

Bach, Brahms, Britten, Ravel, Shostakovich

Werner, Heloise Bach, Beethoven, Meredith Monk, Mozart, Stravinsky

Westwood, Lee Britten, Debussy, Ligeti, Ravel, Salvatore Sciarrino

Whitacre, Eric

Bach, Debussy, Monteverdi, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

Whiteside, Matthew Boulez, Grisey, Reich, Kaija Saariaho, Varèse

Williams, John

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart

Wiseman, Debbie Beethoven, Debussy, Messiaen, Mozart, Stravinsky

Wohl, Daniel

Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Reich, Stravinsky

Woolf, Alex

John Adams, Beethoven, Britten, Stephen Sondheim, Stravinsky

Yared, Gabriel

Bach, Bartók, Debussy, Mozart, Robert Schumann

Yeats, Marc

Cage, Brian Ferneyhough, Haydn, Ives, Vaughan Williams

Yiu, Raymond Berio, Grisey, José Maceda, Schoenberg, Stravinsky

Young, Toby

Bach, Gesualdo, Ravel, Tippett, Zappa

Yusef, Kemal

Bach, Britten, Lutos awski, Maxwell Davies, Vivier