France
- Pierre Boulez (born 1925) (Bauer 2001, 121) (Also described as a postmodern composer)
- Claude Debussy (1862–1918) (Gagné 2012, 178)
- André Jolivet (1905–1974) (Gagné 2012, 146)
- Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) (Gagné 2012, 178)
- Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) (Gagné 2012, 178)
- Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) (Gagné 2012, 178)
- Erik Satie (1866–1925) (Gagné 2012, 178)
- Edgard Varèse (1883–1965) (Gagné 2012, 178)
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