Bartók was born in the Banatian town of Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary (since 1920 Sânnicolau Mare, Romania) on 25 March 1881.

Milton Babbitt influenced a wide range of contemporary musicians as a composer, music theorist, and teacher. You can see and hear some examples of his erudition and wit in this lengthy 2001 conversation with him on NewMusicBox

Louis Andriessen (born June 6, 1939 in Utrecht, Netherlands; died July 1, 2021 in Weesp, Netherlands). After an early training in composition with his father, composer Hendrik Andriessen, he continued his studies with Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Receiving the major composition prize upon his graduation, Andriessen subsequently studied two years…