TDCM: Review of the "J" Composers

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 

List, Stats, Curiosities of the "J" Composers

1. Gordon Jacob
   
2. Leoš Janáček
3. Robert Johnson
4. Daniel Jones
5. Joseph Jongen
6. Wilfred Josephs
7. Josquin des Prez
8. John Joubert

Nationalities

English 3
American 1
Czech 1
Welsh 1
Belgian 1
French 1
South African 1

Earliest

Composer - Josquin des Prez (c1440-1521)
Composition - Jongen's Symphonie Concertante (1826)*

*earliest dated composition

Latest
Composer - Wilfred Josephs (1927-1997)
Composition - Jones' Symphony No. 13 (1992)

Total Compositions Sampled - 45

Top 5 Ranked "J" Composers

Ranked on a purely subjective personal enjoyment scale

Josquin des Prez (8/10)

French, c1440-1521

Missa L'Homme Armé

Leoš Janáček (8/10)

Czech, 1854-1928

Taras Bulba

Joseph Jongen (8/10)

Belgian, 1873-1953

Impressions d'ardennes for orchestra

Gordon Jacob (7/10)

English, 1895-1984

Symphony No. 1

Daniel Jones (7/10)

Welsh, 1912-1993

Symphony No. 10