Classical artists on the Suede Cosmos map

Artists in the Classical cluster

Ordered by how many connections each artist has on the map. Names link to the artist's MusicBrainz page, the source of the genre tags listed here.

1. Steve ReichUnited States · 8 connections

   modern classical, classical, minimalism, ambient, contemporary classical, opera

2. Maurice RavelFrance · 7 connections

   classical, modern classical, opera, western classical

3. Nils FrahmGermany · 7 connections

   instrumental, modern classical, ambient, electronic, minimalism

4. Philip GlassUnited States · 7 connections

   classical, modern classical, minimalism, opera

5. Antonín DvořákCzechia · 6 connections

   classical, concerto, opera, orchestral, romantic classical, symphony

6. Max RichterUnited Kingdom · 6 connections

   classical, modern classical, ambient, minimalism

7. Arvo PärtEstonia · 5 connections

   classical, modern classical, contemporary classical, minimalism

8. Gustav MahlerAustria · 5 connections

   classical, romantic classical, art song, ballet, opera, symphony

9. Hans ZimmerUnited States · 5 connections

   modern classical, orchestral, cinematic classical, contemporary classical, classical, instrumental

10. John WilliamsUnited States · 5 connections

    classical, orchestral, contemporary classical, modern classical, cinematic classical, jazz

11. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustria · 5 connections

    classical, classical period, opera

12. Ennio MorriconeItaly · 4 connections

    modern classical, classical, cinematic classical, avant-garde, jazz, pop

13. Johann Sebastian BachGermany · 4 connections

    classical, baroque, cantata, mass, motet, orchestral

14. Ludwig van BeethovenGermany · 4 connections

    classical, romantic classical, classical period, opera, sonata, concerto

15. Claude DebussyFrance · 3 connections

    classical, art song, ballet, impressionism, orchestral

16. Hilary HahnUnited States · 1 connection

    classical

17. Lang LangChina · 1 connection

    classical

Strongest connections inside Classical

The score is the overlap between two artists' MusicBrainz genre and tag sets: shared labels divided by all distinct labels across both. The shared tags listed come from the genre tags shown for each artist above. The 10 highest of the cluster's 37 connections:

1. John Williams and Hans Zimmer58%

   Shared tags: classical, orchestral, contemporary classical, modern classical, cinematic classical

2. Max Richter and Steve Reich50%

   Shared tags: classical, modern classical, ambient, minimalism

3. Antonín Dvořák and Gustav Mahler46%

   Shared tags: classical, opera, romantic classical, symphony

4. Philip Glass and Steve Reich45%

   Shared tags: classical, modern classical, minimalism, opera

5. Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt45%

   Shared tags: modern classical, classical, minimalism, contemporary classical

6. John Williams and Ennio Morricone43%

   Shared tags: classical, modern classical, cinematic classical, jazz

7. Gustav Mahler and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart42%

   Shared tags: classical, opera

8. Maurice Ravel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart36%

   Shared tags: classical, opera

9. Max Richter and Arvo Pärt36%

   Shared tags: classical, modern classical, minimalism

10. Max Richter and Philip Glass36%

    Shared tags: classical, modern classical, minimalism

Where Classical meets other genres

9 connections cross out of the cluster, all of them into Electronic. These are the artists whose tags reach across genre lines.

Most common tags in Classical

How many of the 17 artists carry each label among the top MusicBrainz genre tags stored for them on the map.

• classical 16
• modern classical 9
• opera 7
• minimalism 5
• orchestral 5
• contemporary classical 4
• ambient 3
• cinematic classical 3
• romantic classical 3
• art song 2
• ballet 2
• classical period 2

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