Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
HONOR PRESENTED TO COMPOSERS FOR QUALITY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS
Best Classical Contemporary Composition; Best Contemporary Composition; Best Contemporary Classical Composition; Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to composers 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".