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Key contributions include the prepared piano and electroacoustic music. Famous pieces: 4'33", Third Construction.

Incorporated non-Western percussion instruments. Famous pieces: Canticle No. 3, Concerto for the Violin with Percussion Orchestra.

A leading figure in Mexican music, incorporated indigenous rhythms and instruments. Famous pieces: Toccata for Percussion Instruments, Sinfonía India.

Innovator of electronic and spatial music. Famous pieces: Zyklus, Kontakte.

Known for 'organized sound' and electronic elements in music. Famous pieces: Ionisation, Déserts.

One of the first to write for a percussion ensemble. Famous pieces: Rítmica No. 5 and No. 6.

Explored unconventional techniques like string piano. Famous pieces: Pulse, Ostinato Pianissimo.

Melded Japanese and Western music traditions. Famous pieces: Rain Tree, From me flows what you call Time.

Combined drama and theatrics with percussion. Famous pieces: Arctic Dreams, Deja Vu for Percussion Quartet.

Introduced Japanese percussion music to Western audiences. Famous pieces: X, Y, Z for Percussion, Concertino for Xylophone.

Notable for avant-garde explorations and unconventional sounds. Famous pieces: ?Corporel, Toucher.

Incorporated Chinese traditions and theatrical styles. Famous pieces: Water Concerto, The Map: Concerto for Cello, Video, and Orchestra.

Promoted Japanese instruments in contemporary music. Famous pieces: Marimba Spiritual, Time for Marimba.

Uses electronics and spectral techniques. Famous pieces: Six Japanese Gardens, Lichtbogen.

Known for colorful orchestration and dramatic contrasts. Famous pieces: Velocities, Aftertones of Infinity.

Integrated mathematical models into music. Famous pieces: Persephassa, Rebonds.

Incorporated spirituality and Eastern sounds into music. Famous pieces: Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints, And God Created Great Whales.

Part of Les Six, used polytonality and jazz influences. Famous pieces: La création du monde, Concerto for Percussion.

Pioneer of minimalism, known for phasing techniques. Famous pieces: Clapping Music, Drumming.