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Perhaps others can add to this list of successful lane-changers ...
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Outside of literature:
Aaron Copland, who wrote
Billy the Kid,
Rodeo,, the music for the film
The Red Pony, and other well-known works (including
Appalachian Spring and
El Salón México). Much of his music had the flavor of cowboy music, even though he was not a cowboy but a Jewish boy from Brooklyn. “The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit.” (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland
George Gershwin, who wrote
Porgy and Bess, and was another jewish kid from Brooklyn. “
Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before it moved to Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, a 1976 Houston Grand Opera production gained it new popularity, and it is now one of the best-known and most frequently performed operas.” (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin
And these
9 Black composers who changed the course of classical music history:
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-m...music-history/