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{{short description|Honor presented to composers for quality contemporary classical music compositions}}

| awarded_for = Quality [[contemporary classical music]] compositions

| holder = [[Kevin Puts]] for ''Contact'' ([[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023]])

The '''Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition''' is an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> to [[composer]]s for quality works of [[contemporary classical music]]. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |title=Overview |access-date=April 24, 2010 |publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |archive-date=January 3, 2011 }}</ref>

The award was first presented in 1961 to [[Aaron Copland]] for his ''Orchestral Suite from [[The Tender Land]] Suite''. It was not presented from 1967 to 1984. The Grammy is awarded to the composer(s) and the librettist (if applicable) of a classical piece composed in the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the eligibility year. The performing artist, orchestra, ensemble, etc., do not receive a Grammy (except if the performer is also the composer). Since its inception, the award has had several minor name changes.{{efn|

* From 1961 to 1962 the award was known as '''Best Contemporary Classical Composition'''

* In 1963 it was awarded as '''Best Contemporary Composition'''

* In 1965 it was awarded as '''Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer'''

* In 1966 and 1964 it was awarded as '''Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer'''

* In 1985 it was awarded as '''Best New Classical Composition'''

* From 1986 to 1994 it was again awarded as '''Best Contemporary Composition'''

* From 1995 to 2011 it was again awarded as '''Best Classical Contemporary Composition'''

* In 2012 the category was renamed into '''Best Contemporary Classical Composition'''}}

Composers [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]], [[Samuel Barber]], [[John Corigliano]] and [[Jennifer Higdon]] are tied for the most wins in this category, with three each. Multiple composers have won twice: [[Michael Daugherty]], [[Krzysztof Penderecki]], [[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]] and [[Igor Stravinsky]]. In one year, [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]], the award was given to two composers, [[Laurindo Almeida]] and Stravinsky.__FORCETOC__

==Recipients==

[[File:Aaron Copland 1970.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Aaron Copland]] was the first recipient of the award.]]

[[File:Igor Stravinsky LOC 32392u.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Igor Stravinsky]] won in [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]] and [[5th Annual Grammy Awards|1963]].]]

[[File:Samuel Barber.jpg|thumb|upright|Three-time winner [[Samuel Barber]] (photograph by [[Carl Van Vechten]]).]]

[[File:Krzysztof Penderecki 20080706.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]], the winner in [[30th Annual Grammy Awards|1988]] and [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]].]]

[[File:JA-portrait-1-LW.jpg|thumb|upright|Three-time winner [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]].]]

[[File:20160403DominickArgentoByKingElder.jpg|thumb|upright|2004 winner [[Dominick Argento]].]]

[[File:Maria Schneider.jpg|thumb|upright|2014 winner [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]].]]

[[File:Michael Daugherty.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Michael Daugherty]] who won in [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]] and [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]].]]

[[File:Caroline Shaw with Attacca Quartet and So Percussion at Miller Theater - 49517838252.jpg|thumb|upright|2022 winner, [[Caroline Shaw]]]]

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|+ Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Classical Contemporary Composition |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/112 |access-date=21 August 2021 }}</ref>

|-

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Composer

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[3rd Annual Grammy Awards|1961]]

| {{sortname|Aaron|Copland}}

| ''Orchestral Suite from [[The Tender Land]] Suite''

|

* {{small|[[Easley Blackwood Jr.]] – Symphony No. 1}}

* {{small|[[Paul Hindemith]] – Sonata For Cello And Piano}}

* {{small|[[Charles Ives]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Ives)|Symphony No. 2]]}}

* {{small|[[Francis Poulenc]] – ''[[La voix humaine]]''}}

* {{small|[[Roger Sessions]] – [[Symphony No. 1 (Sessions)|Symphony No. 1]]}}

* {{small|[[Igor Stravinsky]] – ''[[Threni (Stravinsky)|Threni]]''}}

* {{small|[[Edgard Varèse]] – ''[[Density 21.5]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="2" align="center" | [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]]

| [[Laurindo Almeida]]

| ''Discantus''

| rowspan="2" |

* {{small|[[Francis Poulenc]] – [[Gloria (Poulenc)|Gloria In G Major]]}}

* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]] – [[String Quartet No. 2 (Carter)|String Quartet No. 2]]}}

* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''Music For Brass Quintet''}}

|-

| [[Igor Stravinsky]]

| ''[[Movements for Piano and Orchestra]]''

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[5th Annual Grammy Awards|1963]]

| [[Igor Stravinsky]]

| ''[[The Flood (Stravinsky)|The Flood: A Musical Play]]''

|

* {{small|[[Edgard Varèse]] – ''[[Arcana (Varèse)|Arcana]]''}}

* {{small|[[Aaron Copland]] – ''[[Connotations (Copland)|Connotations]]''}}

* {{small|[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[Noye's Fludde]]''}}

* {{small|[[Lukas Foss]] – ''Song Of Songs''}}

* {{small|[[William Walton]] – ''[[Symphony No. 2 (Walton)|Symphony No. 2]]''}}

* {{small|[[Lukas Foss]] – ''Time Cycle''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[6th Annual Grammy Awards|1964]]

| [[Benjamin Britten]]

| ''[[War Requiem]]''

|

* {{small|[[Samuel Barber]] – ''Andromache's Farewell''}}

* {{small|[[John La Montaine]] – Concerto For Piano}}

* {{small|[[Heitor Villa-Lobos]] – [[Cello Concerto No. 2 (Villa-Lobos)|Cello Concerto No. 2]] }}

* {{small|[[Dmitri Shostakovich]] – [[Symphony No. 4 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 4]]}}

* {{small|[[William Schuman]] – Symphony No. 8}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[7th Annual Grammy Awards|1965]]

| [[Samuel Barber]]

| [[Piano Concerto (Barber)|Piano Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[Darius Milhaud]] – ''A Frenchman In New York''}}

* {{small|[[Charles Ives]] – ''[[A Symphony: New England Holidays]]''}}

* {{small|[[Igor Stravinsky]] – ''[[A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer]]'' }}

* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]] – [[Symphony No. 3 (Bernstein)|Symphony No. 3 "''Kaddish''"]]}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[8th Annual Grammy Awards|1966]]

| [[Charles Ives]]

| [[Symphony No. 4 (Ives)|Symphony No. 4]]

|

* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]] – ''[[Chichester Psalms]]''}}

* {{small|[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[Cantata misericordium]]''}}

* {{small|[[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]] – String Quartet No. 4 }}

* {{small|[[Morton Gould]] – ''World War I Suite''}}

* {{small|[[William Walton]] – ''[[Variations on a Theme by Hindemith]]''}}

|-

| colspan="4" style="background-color: #EAECF0" align="center" | Award not presented from 1967 to 1984

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[27th Annual Grammy Awards|1985]]

| [[Samuel Barber]]

| ''[[Antony and Cleopatra (1966 opera)|Antony and Cleopatra]]''

|

* {{small|[[Morton Gould]] – ''Apple Waltzes''}}

* {{small|[[Joseph Schwantner]] – ''Magabunda "Four poems of Agueda Pizarro"''}}

* {{small|[[Frank Zappa]] – "The Perfect Stranger"}}

* {{small|[[Vincent Persichetti]] – ''Winter Cantata''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[28th Annual Grammy Awards|1986]]

| [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]

| ''[[Requiem (Lloyd Webber)|Requiem]]''

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Harmonium (Adams)|Harmonium]]''}}

* {{small|[[Philip Glass]] – ''[[Satyagraha (opera)|Satyagraha]]''}}

* {{small|[[George Perle]] – ''Serenade No. 3 For Piano And Chamber Orchestra''}}

* {{small|[[Robert Starer]] – Violin Concerto}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[29th Annual Grammy Awards|1987]]

| [[Witold Lutosławski]]

| [[Symphony No. 3 (Lutosławski)|Symphony No. 3]]

|

* {{small|[[Robert Beaser]] – ''Mountain Songs: A Cycle Of American Folk Music''}}

* {{small|[[Chick Corea]] – ''[[Septet (Chick Corea album)|Septet]]''}}

* {{small|[[Philip Glass]] – [[String Quartet No. 2 (Glass)|String Quartet No. 2, ''Company'']]}}

* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – [[Symphony No. 1 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 1]]}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[30th Annual Grammy Awards|1988]]

| [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]

| Cello Concerto No. 2

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[The Chairman Dances]]''}}

* {{small|[[Milton Babbitt]] – Piano Concerto}}

* {{small|[[Joseph Schwantner]] – ''A Sudden Rainbow''}}

* {{small|[[Roger Sessions]] – [[Symphony No. 5 (Sessions)|Symphony No. 5]]}}

* {{small|[[Michael Tippett]] – ''The Mask Of Time''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[31st Annual Grammy Awards|1989]]

| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]

| ''[[Nixon in China]]''

|

* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]] and Stephen Wadsworth – ''[[A Quiet Place (opera)|A Quiet Place]]''}}

* {{small|[[William Bolcom]] – Symphony No. 4}}

* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]] – ''String Symphony''}}

* {{small|[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] – ''[[Amour (Stockhausen)|Amour]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]

| [[Steve Reich]]

| ''[[Different Trains]]''

|

* {{small|[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] – ''[[Offertorium (Gubaidulina)|Offertorium]]''}}

* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]] – ''Chain 2''}}

* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]] – ''Partita''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''[[Passio (Pärt)|Passio]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1991]]

| [[Leonard Bernstein]]

| ''Arias and Barcarolles''

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[The Wound-Dresser]]''}}

* {{small|[[Henri Lazarof]] – ''Tableaux (After Kandinsky) For Piano And Orchestra''}}

* {{small|[[Terry Riley]] – ''Salome Dances For Peace''}}

* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 2]]}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[34th Annual Grammy Awards|1992]]

| [[John Corigliano]]

| [[Symphony No. 1 (Corigliano)|Symphony No. 1]]

|

* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]] – [[Oboe Concerto (Carter)|Oboe Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Nicholas Maw]] – ''Odyssey''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – [[Miserere (Pärt)|Miserere]]}}

* {{small|[[Dominick Argento]] – Te Deum}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|1993]]

| [[Samuel Barber]]

| ''The Lovers''

|

* {{small|[[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]] – ''[[X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X]]''}}

* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]] – [[Piano Concerto (Lutosławski)|Piano Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[John Tavener]] – ''[[The Protecting Veil]]''}}

* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – Flute Concerto}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|1994]]

| [[Elliott Carter]]

| [[Violin Concerto (Carter)|Violin Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[Donald Erb]] – Cello Concerto}}

* {{small|[[Tōru Takemitsu]] – ''A Way A Lone''}}

* {{small|[[Michael Tippett]] – ''Byzantium''}}

* {{small|[[William Bolcom]] – ''Orphee-Serenade''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|1995]]

| [[Stephen Albert]]

| [[Cello Concerto (Albert)|Cello Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[György Ligeti]] – [[Piano Concerto (Ligeti)|Piano Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]] – [[Symphony No. 4 (Lutosławski)|Symphony No. 4]]}}

* {{small|[[Olivier Messiaen]] – ''[[Éclairs sur l'au-delà...]]''}}

* {{small|[[Tōru Takemitsu]] – ''Fantasma/Cantos''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[38th Annual Grammy Awards|1996]]

| [[Olivier Messiaen]]

| ''[[Concert à quatre]]''

|

* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''[[Of Reminiscences and Reflections]]''}}

* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – [[Symphony No. 3 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 3]]}}

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – [[Chamber Symphony (Adams)|Chamber Symphony]]}}

* {{small|[[György Ligeti]] – [[Violin Concerto (Ligeti)|Violin Concerto]]}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997]]

| [[John Corigliano]]

| String Quartet No. 1

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – [[Violin Concerto (Adams)|Violin Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Colin Matthews]] – ''Fourth Sonata''}}

* {{small|[[Einojuhani Rautavaara]] – [[Symphony No. 7 (Rautavaara)|Symphony No. 7: "Angel of Light"]]}}

* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''Four Soundscapes''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998]]

| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]

| ''El Dorado''

|

* {{small|[[Lowell Liebermann]] – Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra}}

* {{small|[[Per Nørgård]] – Symphony No. 5}}

* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]] – Concerto For Orchestra}}

* {{small|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]] – Second Symphony}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]

| [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]

| Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Gnarly Buttons]]''}}

* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]] – ''90+''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''[[Kanon Pokajanen]]''}}

* {{small|[[George Tsontakis]] – ''Ghost Variations''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]

| [[Pierre Boulez]]

| ''[[Répons]]''

|

* {{small|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]] – ''Air For Violin''}}

* {{small|[[John Tavener]] – ''Eternity's Sunrise''}}

* {{small|[[Thomas Adès]] – ''[[Asyla]]''}}

* {{small|[[Andrew Imbrie]] – Requiem}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]

| [[George Crumb]]

| ''[[Star-Child]]''

|

* {{small|[[Heiner Goebbels]] – ''Surrogate Cities''}}

* {{small|[[Nicholas Maw]] – Violin Concerto}}

* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]] – ''Evidence Of Things Not Seen''}}

* {{small|[[Rodion Shchedrin]] – ''Concerto Cantabile''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]]

| [[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]]

| ''[[Concert de Gaudí]]''

|

* {{small|[[Poul Ruders]] – ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (opera)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''}}

* {{small|[[John Tavener]] – ''Total Eclipse''}}

* {{small|[[Pierre Boulez]] – ''[[Sur Incises]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]

| [[John Tavener]]

| ''Lamentations & Praises''

|

* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Naïve and Sentimental Music]]''}}

* {{small|[[Osvaldo Golijov]] – ''Yiddishbbuk Inscriptions For String Quartet''}}

* {{small|[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] – ''Johannes-Passion''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''Orient & Occident''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]

| [[Dominick Argento]]

|''Casa Guidi''

|

* {{small|[[George Rochberg]] – [[Symphony No. 5 (Rochberg)|Symphony No. 5]]}}

* {{small|[[José Serebrier]] – Symphony No. 3}}

* {{small|[[György Kurtág]] – ''Signs, Games And Messages''}}

* {{small|[[Benjamin Lees]] – Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel"}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[47th Annual Grammy Awards|2005]]

| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]

| ''[[On the Transmigration of Souls]]''

|

* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] – [[Concerto for Orchestra (Higdon)|Concerto For Orchestra]]}}

* {{small|[[Tigran Mansurian]] – "... and then I was in time again"}}

* {{small|[[André Previn]] – [[Violin Concerto (Previn)|Violin Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Valentyn Silvestrov]] – ''Requiem For Larissa''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]]

| [[William Bolcom]]

|''Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience''

|

* {{small|[[Carlos Franzetti]] – ''Corpus Evita''}}

* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]] – ''Nine Episodes For Four Players''}}

* {{small|[[Osvaldo Golijov]] – ''Ayre''}}

* {{small|[[Peter Boyer]] – ''[[Ellis Island: The Dream of America]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]]

| [[Osvaldo Golijov]]

| ''[[Ainadamar]]''

|

* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]] – ''[[Boston Concerto]]''}}

* {{small|[[Christopher Theofanidis]] – ''The Here And Now''}}

* {{small|[[David Del Tredici]] – ''Paul Revere's Ride''}}

* {{small|[[James MacMillan]] – ''[[A Scotch Bestiary]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|2008]]

| [[Joan Tower]]

| [[Made in America (Tower)|Made In America]]

|

* {{small|[[Joan Albert Amargós]] – ''Northern Concerto''}}

* {{small|[[David Chesky]] – Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra}}

* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] – ''Zaka''}}

* {{small|[[Peter Lieberson]] – ''[[Neruda Songs]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|2009]]

| [[John Corigliano]]

|''Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan''

|

* {{small|[[Marc-André Dalbavie]] – Flute Concerto}}

* {{small|[[Michael Gandolfi]] – ''The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation''}}

* {{small|[[George Tsontakis]] – Violin Concerto No. 2}}

* {{small|[[Chris Walden]] – Symphony No. 1, ''The Four Elements''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]]

| [[Jennifer Higdon]]

| [[Percussion Concerto (Higdon)|Percussion Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[George Crumb]] – ''The Winds Of Destiny''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''In Principio''}}

* {{small|[[Roberto Sierra]] – ''[[Missa Latina 'Pro Pace']]''}}

* {{small|[[Yehudi Wyner]] – ''[[Chiavi in Mano]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]]

| [[Michael Daugherty]]

| [[Deus ex Machina (Daugherty)|''Deus ex Machina'']]

|

* {{small|[[Hans Werner Henze]] – ''Appassionatamente Plus''}}

* {{small|[[Magnus Lindberg]] – ''Graffiti''}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – [[Symphony No. 4 (Pärt)|Symphony No. 4]]}}

* {{small|[[Rodion Shchedrin]] – ''[[The Enchanted Wanderer (opera)|The Enchanted Wanderer]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]]

|[[Robert Aldridge (composer)|Robert Aldridge]]

| [[Elmer Gantry (opera)|''Elmer Gantry'']]

|

* {{small|[[George Crumb]] – ''The Ghosts Of Alhambra''}}

* {{small|[[Jefferson Friedman]] – String Quartet No. 3}}

* {{small|[[Steven Mackey]] – ''Lonely Motel - Music From Slide''}}

* {{small|[[Poul Ruders]] – Piano Concerto No. 2}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2013]]

|[[Stephen Hartke]]

|''Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays''

|

* {{small|[[Tania León]] – ''Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion''}}

* {{small|[[Uģis Prauliņš]] – ''The Nightingale''}}

* {{small|[[Einojuhani Rautavaara]] – Cello Concerto No. 2 ''Towards the Horizon''}}

* {{small|[[Steven Stucky]] – ''[[August 4, 1964]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]]

|[[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]]

| [[Winter Morning Walks]]

|

* {{small|[[Magnus Lindberg]] – [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Lindberg)|Piano Concerto No. 2]]}}

* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''[[Adam's Lament (Pärt)|Adam's Lament]]''}}

* {{small|[[Esa-Pekka Salonen]] – [[Violin Concerto (Salonen)|Violin Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Caroline Shaw]] – ''[[Partita for 8 Voices]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]

|[[John Luther Adams]]

| [[Become Ocean]]

|

* {{small|[[Anna Clyne]] – ''[[Prince of Clouds]]''}}

* {{small|[[George Crumb]] – ''Voices From The Heartland''}}

* {{small|Stephen Paulus – Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band}}

* {{small|[[Roberto Sierra]] – Sinfonía No. 4}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]

|[[Stephen Paulus]]

|''Prayers and Remembrances''

|

* {{small|[[Gerald Barry (composer)|Gerald Barry]] – ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (opera)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''}}

* {{small|[[Andrew Norman]] – ''[[Play (composition)|Play]]''}}

* {{small|[[Joan Tower]] – ''[[Stroke (composition)|Stroke]]''}}

* {{small|[[Julia Wolfe]] – ''[[Anthracite Fields]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]

|[[Michael Daugherty]]

| [[Tales of Hemingway]]

|

* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] – ''[[Cold Mountain (opera)|Cold Mountain]]''}}

* {{small|[[Christopher Theofanidis]] – Bassoon Concerto}}

* {{small|[[Kip Winger]] – ''Conversations With Nijinsky''}}

* {{small|[[Mason Bates]] – ''[[Anthology of Fantastic Zoology]]''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]

|[[Jennifer Higdon]]

| [[Viola Concerto (Higdon)|Viola Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[Zhou Tian]] – Concerto For Orchestra}}

* {{small|[[Adam Schoenberg]] – ''[[Picture Studies]]''}}

* {{small|[[Tigran Mansurian]] – Requiem}}

* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]] – ''Songs Of Solitude''}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[61st Annual Grammy Awards|2019]]

|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]]

| [[Violin Concerto (Kernis)|Violin Concerto]]

|

* {{small|[[Jake Heggie]] – ''[[Great Scott (opera)|Great Scott]]''}}

* {{small|[[Missy Mazzoli]] – ''Vespers For Violin''}}

* {{small|[[Mason Bates]] – ''[[The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs]]''}}

* {{small|[[Du Yun]] – ''Air Glow''}}

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|[[Jennifer Higdon]]

| [[Harp Concerto (Higdon)|Harp Concerto]]

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* {{small|[[Derek Bermel]] – ''Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra''}}

* {{small|[[Wynton Marsalis]] – ''Violin Concerto In D Major''}}

* {{small|[[Andrew Norman]] – ''[[Sustain (composition)|Sustain]]''}}

* {{small|[[Caroline Shaw]] – ''Orange''}}

* {{small|[[Julia Wolfe]] – ''Fire In My Mouth Show''}}

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|[[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]]

| [[Symphony No. 5 (Rouse)|Symphony No. 5]]

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* {{small|[[Carlisle Floyd]] – ''Prince of Players''}}

* {{small|[[Ted Hearne]] – ''Place''}}

* {{small|[[Thomas Adès]] – [[Piano Concerto (Adès)|Piano Concerto]]}}

* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]] – ''The Passion Of Yeshua''}}

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![[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]

|[[Caroline Shaw]]

|''Narrow Sea''

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* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''Seven Pillars''</small>

* <small>[[Louis Andriessen]] - ''The Only One''</small>

* <small>[[Clarice Assad]], [[Sérgio Assad]], Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore - ''Archetypes''</small>

* <small>[[Jon Batiste]] - ''Movement 11''</small>

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![[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023]]

|[[Kevin Puts]]

|''Contact''<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/grammys-2023-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ Grammys 2023 Winners: See the Full List Here|Pitchfork]</ref>

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* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''Ligneos Suite''</small>

* <small>[[Derek Bermel]] - ''Intonations''</small>

* <small>[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] - ''The Wrath of God''</small>

* <small>[[Carlos Simon (composer)|Carlos Simon]]; Marco Pavé (librettist) - ''Requiem for the Enslaved''</small>

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![[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]

|[[Jessie Montgomery]]

|''Rounds''

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* <small>[[Thomas Adès]] - ''Dante''</small>

* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''In That Space, In That Time''</small>

* <small>[[William Brittelle]] - ''Psychedelics''</small>

* <small>[[Missy Mazzoli]] - ''Dark with Excessive Bright''</small>

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==Notes==

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[[Category:Grammy Awards for classical music|Contemporary Classical Composition]]

[[Category:Awards established in 1961]]