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  • George Gershwin was one of leading American composers in the first part of the twentieth century.
  • Black and white image of Alban-Berg sitting in a chair
    Alban Berg (born Vienna 9 February 1885; died Vienna 24 December 1935)
  • Franz Lehár (born Komáron, Hungary 30 April 1870; died Bad Ischl 24 October 1948)
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    Leoš Janáček (born Hukvaldy, Moravia 3 July 1854; died Moravska, Ostrava 12 August 1928)
  • (born Pesaro 29 February 1792; died Passy 13 November 1868) Gioachino Antonio Rossini was the most significant Italian composer of…
  • Richard Strauss was the most significant German opera composer of the first half of the twentieth century.
  • During his brief career, Bizet composed in several musical genres, including some thirty operas, many of which remained unfinished.
  • Black and white image of Philip Glass wearing glasses
    The American composer, Philip Glass, is considered by some to be one of the most influential contemporary composers. Associated with…
  • Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti was the one most significant figure in Italian opera in the 1800s
  • Gluck is a Bohemian-Austrian composer of Italian and French opera, and a leading figure in opera in the second half…

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