Showcase a composer from your country

[Eldritch]

And let's try to avoid the "usual suspects", shall we?

As for myself, Sibelius may be the "greatest" and internationally most celebrated Finnish composer, but he is not my favourite one. That distinction (whatever it is worth) goes to Uuno Klami.

Uuno Klami (20 September 1900 – 29 May 1961) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Virolahti. Many of his works are related to the Kalevala. He was also influenced by French music, in particularly by Maurice Ravel and the group Les Six. Klami is probably the only composer who has participated in five armed conflicts (2 wars in Karelia, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War of 1939-40 and the Continuation War of 1941-44).

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[Turkophagos]

Iannis Xenakis (Greek pronunciation: [ˈʝanis kseˈnakis ], Greek: Γιάννης Ξενάκης) (May 29, 1922 – February 4, 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers. Xenakis pioneered the use of mathematical models such as applications of set theory, varied use of stochastic processes, game theory, etc., in music, and was also an important influence on the development of electronic music.

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[Eldritch]

^ Too bad you didn't choose Nikos Skalkottas -- I discovered him just today.

His 36 Greek Dances is great stuff. I love folk-influenced classical.

[Damião de Góis]

Pedro de Cristo

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[Damião de Góis]

Our king D. Dinis of the 13th century was also a composer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_of_Portugal

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[Matritensis]

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[Damião de Góis]

Carlos Seixas

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[Treffie]

Karl Jenkins
(we don't give this guy enough recognition in Britain IMO)

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Can't embed this one, worth listening to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdxG...watch_response

[Damião de Góis]

Karl Jenkins
(we don't give this guy enough recognition in Britain IMO)

That first song is very mainstream. I'm trying to think where i know it from, but it has probably been used for many things.

[Treffie]

That first song is very mainstream. I'm trying to think where i know it from, but it has probably been used for many things.

Perhaps he's had more recognition that I had thought