Though 20th-century Western composers like Olivier Messaien and Benjamin Britten spiced their music with exotic Eastern sounds, until recently Chinese music was rarely heard in the West.

Note: This list of country music scandals from the 20th century is far from exhaustive. We just think these three events are noteworthy. 1. “The Pill” by Loretta Lynn.

Charles Griffes: The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan/The White Peacock/Three Poems of Fiona McLeod Piston: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6 This is not music to upset the most conservative concertgoer’s ...

The sixth video explores 20th Century music and the composers include Florence Price, Shostakovich and Debussy. The video To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

When it comes to the most controversial country songs of the 20th century, it’s almost hard to believe that “The Thunder Rolls” by Garth Brooks could be considered as controversial as it was.