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Wednesdays from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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The Coronavirus crisis has forced WPRB to cancel all live broadcasts effective March 16. Live broadcasts have been partially resumed with the DJ's presenting programs from their home studios.

Untill WPRB reopens, Classical Discoveries will present a weekly three hour program each Wednesday from 7:00 till 10:00am.

MP3 Sound Files will be available for two weeks after the broadcast on this website.

Mash-up/mix by Steve Layton, from tracks contributed December 26-28 2019 by the members of the weekly online music-sharing event "Sound-In" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/improvfriday)
Steve Layton writes:
"It's important to note that none of the individual tracks were conceived, performed or recorded in coordination with any of the others. Each was a wholly distinct composition or improvisation, only listened to and brought together after they had been shared to the Sound-in group. The whole mix ended up being two distinct but joined 'pieces'; they share no musical material, but do inhabit the same world. The title 'Quo Vadis' is taken from the text I asked Marvin to write and speak, which is heard in the second half of the track." Words and speaking voice: Marvin Rosen Musicians & tracks mixed in order of appearance: Chris Vaisvil (Indianapolis, Indiana) Jim Goodin (Brooklyn, New York) William Newbold (Highland Park, New Jersey) Roger Sundström (Eksjö, Sweden) Kavin Allenson (Fort Worth, Texas) Shane Cadman (Whittier, California) Paul Muller (Ventura, California) Steve Layton (Seattle, Washington)

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 7:00 till 10:00am

Every four years, the last program before the presidential election is devoted to music inspired by current, past and some candidates running for president, works employing texts by politicians, compositions inspired by political and social events in USA history as well as global events connected to the USA. In 2018 an additional Mid-term Election was presented to bring attention to time left to save our planet. Unfortunately, it seems that no politician cares about saving our earth so Doomsday is still coming.

The program this Wednesday titled “Classical Discoveries Goes to Washington” will feature works influenced in one way or another by current events. You will also hear several more submitted selections composed during our current pandemic as well as a number of compositions of tranquility and spiritual beauty which hopefully will provide some peace during these troubled times.
These works of spirituality will be aired in memory of those who have passed away due to Covid-19.

Check out some other playlists of programs devoted to Election specials and others devoted to social and environmental issues that are connected to the current show theme:
Classical Discoveries Goes To Washington - Election Specials

Here is a list of some works which will be presented:
Fly Home - Fantima from Letters from Iraq by Iraqi/American composer, Rahim AlHaj (1968- )
The Indispensable Man: a Portrait of Franklin Roosevelt (2010) by American composer, Victoria Bond (1945- )
Earth-Preserving Chant (2010) by American composer, Kyle Gann (1955- )
Mihr (Ancient Armenian Fire God) for 2 pianos by American composer, Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Lament for choir a cappella (2003) by Polish composer, Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013)
Speeches (2015) by Swedish composer, Anna-Karin Klockar (1960- )
Tears into Dust (2004) by American composer, Robert Moran (1937- )
Palve (Prayer) for string orchestra (2008) by Estonian composer, Pärt Uusberg (1986- )
and other works

During the course of this program you will also be listening to several more submissions of works composed during our current pandemic as follows:
Melody of Remembrance for Joseph Pehrson for English horn and piano by American composer, Peri Mauer
Pandemic Dance #9 for alto flute and electric guitar by American composer, Gene Pritsker (1971- )
Change the System by American composer, Eki Shola
Within Deep Currents for string orchestra by American composer, Rain Worthington

Playlist and MP3 File* (available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

RECENTLY AIRED PROGRAMS

Some composers presented in this edition:
Eleanor Aversa, Carlotta Ferrari (1975- ), Benedict Sheehan (1980- ) , Amanda Feery (1984- ) , John Franek (1996- ), Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Kile Smith (1956- ), Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (1968- ), Don Walker (1941- )
and more
Due to technical problems Soundtrack to the Marios Papageorgiou film, Shadows of the World, by Greek composer, Eleni Lomvardou will air in two weeks from today!

Playlist and MP3 File* (available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Some composers presented in this edition:
Giovanni Albini (1982- ), Reena Esmail (1983- ), Anders Holdar (1955- ), Robert Honstein (1980- ), Hannah Kendall (1984- ), Andrew Kosinski, Thomas Oboe Lee (1945- ), Peter Machajdik (1961- ), Lisa Neher (1985- ), María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), Piotr Szewczyk (1977- ), Mark Weiser (1968- ), and more

Playlist and MP3 File* (available after the broadcast for 2 weeks)

Some composers presented in this edition:
Sergio Cervetti (1940- ), Jane Antonia Cornish (1975- ), Stanley Grill (1953- ), Cindy McTee (1953- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Arvydas Malcys (1957- ), Nora Morrow, Albena Petrovic (1965- ), Teresa Procaccini (1934- ), Somei Satoh (1947- ) , Gary Schocker (1959- ), Michael John Trotta (1978- ), Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953- ) and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Vladimír Godár (1956- ), Michael Gryc (1949- ), Imants Kalniņš (1941- ), David Lang (1957- ), Liis Viira (Jürgens) (1983- ), Egidija Medekšaitė (1979- ), Alex Shapiro (1962- ), Valentin Silvestrov (1937- ), D.J. Sparr (1975- ), Joly Braga Santos, José Enrique González Medina, Kat Souponetsky, Judith Weir and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Steve Elcock (1957- ), Lita Grier (1937- ), Nina Grigoryan (1976- ), Paweł Łukaszewski (1968- ), Joscelyn Morlock (1969- ), Gráinne Mulvey (1966- ), Gabriella Smith (1991- ), Kile Smith (1956- ), Christopher Theofanidis (1967- ), Lawren Brianna Ware (1994- ), Komitas, Johannes Lupi and others

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Classical Discoveries will present music of Jewish inspiration in observance of the Jewish High Holy Days in a program titled:
SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL

Some composers presented in this edition: Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Aaron Avshalomov (1894-1964), Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984), Sylvie Bodorova (1954- ), Abraham Caceres (fl. 1718-1740), Gerald Cohen (1960- ), Meira Warshauer (1949- ),and more

Playlistms devoted to music of Jewish inspiration

Some composers presented in this edition:
Jürg Baur (1918-2010), Gabriela Lena Frank (1972- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Jēkabs Jančevskis (1992- ), Kevin McKee (1980- ), Susan Mutter (1962- ), Teresa Procaccini (1934- ), Valentin Silvestrov (1937- ), Chen Yi (1953- )
plus music by Alexandra Gardner, Francesco Landini, Paul Mealor and others

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Annual LaborWave on WPRB presents:
BLACK POWER - music of Black Composers

Some composers presented in this edition:
Reynard Burns (1946- ), Don Byron (1958- ), Maya Jobarteh (1983- ), Samy Moussa (1984- ), Errollyn Wallen (1958- ), Julius Williams (1954- ), Adolphus Hailstork, Dumisani Maraire, Roberto Sierra, Charles Uzor and others

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More playlists with Black Composers special programs

ISABELLA LEONARDA AT 400
09/06/1620-02/25/1704

This program celebrates the 400th birthday of the Italian nun and composer, Isabella Leonarda who is given credit as the composer of the first published Sonatas by a woman

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Anonymous Medieval Byzantine Chant, Chris Brubeck (1952- ), Daniel Dorff (1956- ), Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian (1986- ), Dirk-Michael Kirsch (1965- ), Jonathan Leshnoff (1973- ), Gerald Levinson (1951- ), Caroline Shaw (1982- ), Frank Ticheli (1958- )r, Vivi Vassileva (1994- , Errollyn Wallen (1958- ), and others

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Australian Women Composers edition

Some composers presented in this edition:
Katy Abbott (1071- ), Betty Beath (1932- ), Ann Boyd (1946- ), Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-1990), Dulcie Holland (1913-2000), Elena Kats-Chernin (1957- ), Catherine Likhuta (1981- ), Ella Macens (1991- ), Mary Mageau (1934-2020), Kate Moore (1979- ), Nicole Murphy (1983- ), Margaret Sutherland (1897-1984) and more

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More playlists with Music from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Some composers presented in this edition:
Sylvie Bodorova (1954- )Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Douglas Knehans (1957- ), Matija Krečič (1988- ), Peter Van Zandt Lane (1985- ), Charalambos Platanou (1985- ), Christopher Rouse (1949-2019), Clare Shore (1954- ), Fabian Müller (1964- ), and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Kristin Bolstad (1981- ), Thomas Donahue (1953- ), Ross Edwards (1943- ), Mara Gibson, Patrick Grant (1963- ), Jackson Greenberg, Kamran Ince (1960- ), Rob Keeley (1960- ), Dilorom Saidaminova (1943- ), Anne Vanschothorst (1974- ), and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Beth Anderson (1950- ), Robert Fayrfax (1464-1521), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Sarah Wallin Huff, Jessie Montgomery (1981- ), Robert Moran (1937- ), Thierry Pécou (1965- ), Valentin Silvestrov (1937- ), Ming-Hsiu Yen (1980- ) and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Jeremy Beck (1960- ), Galina Grigoprjeva (1962- ), Raimo Kangro (1949-2001), Kate Moore (1979- ), Jaan Rääts (1932-), Ingrid Stölzel (1971-), Rain Worthington (1949- ), Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Tessa Brinckman, Linda Buckley (1979- ), Belinda Gehlert, Douglas Knehans (1957- ), Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (1973- ) , Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Huang Ruo (1976- ), Shelley Washington (1991- ), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010), Bruce Babcock, Anne Boyd (1946- ), Henry Cowell (1897-1965), Amanda Harberg (1973- ), Giovanni Priuli (ca. 1580-1626), Marga Richter (1926-2020), Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680), Adam Wesolowski (1980- ), and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Eduardas Balsys, Christopher Keyes, Eric Nathan, Luis Pine, Victoria Vita Poleva, Somei Sato, Alex Shapiro, Paweł Szymański, Julia Wolfe, and more

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 7:00 till 10:00 - Home Edition

Some composers presented in this edition:
Diego Ortiz, Jenni Brandon, Frank Horvat, Cyrillus Kreek, Giovanni Valentini, Stanley Grill, Alan  Hovhaness, Ludovico Einaudi, Dmitri Smirnov, Marc Mellits, Grainne Mulvey, Lettie Alston and others

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Women Composers Edition

Some composers presented in this edition:
Bara Grimsdottir (Iceland, 1960- ), Hasu Patel (India), Judith Shatin (USA, 1949- ), Patricia Van Ness (USA, 1951- ), Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (France, 1665-1729), Karmella Tsepkolenko, (Ukraine, 1955- ), Carlotta Ferrari (Italy, 1975- ), Dosia McKay (Poland/USA, 1971- ), Weronika Ratusińska ( Poland, 1977- ), Unsuk Chin (South Korea, 1961- ) as wells music by Raphaella Aleotti, and Helen Jane Long

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 9:00 till 12:00 - Home Edition

I Can't Breathe

Some composers presented in this edition:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Jon Bellona, Sergio Cervetti,
Barbara Harbach, Tunde Jegede, Tania León, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Alvin Singleton, Joyce Solomon Moorman, Claude Vivier, Shara Nova, Florence Price, James Kimo Williams.

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Wednesday, June 03, 2020 from 9:00 till 12:00

Some composers presented in this edition:
Vasif Adigozal, Arnold Rosner, Peteris Vasks, Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Juste Janulyte, Robert Moran, Julius Eastman, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Terje Rypdal, Isabella Leonarda, Molly Joyce, Eriks Esenvalds, Jonathan Leshnoff, Giya Kancheli, Jocelyn Morlock, Alan Pettersson, and others

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Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 17:00 till 20:00 - Home Edition

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 5:00 till 11:00

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 3

All programs broadcasted on WPRB cancelled do to Corona Virus Lockdown

CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 2
AMERICAN WOMEN COMPOSERS

Classical Discoveries presents the second program of the annual series In Praise of Woman - devoted to music written by women.

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Eve Beglarian (1958- ), Margaret Brouwer (1940- ), Beth Denisch (1958- ), Nancy Galbraith (1951- ), Jennifer Higdon (1962- )
Julie Mandel, Ann Millikan (1963- ), Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), Deon Nielsen Price (1934- ), Symphony by Helen Taylor (1915-1950), Lois Vierk (1951- ), Birdwing by Frances White (1960- ), Carolyn Yarnell (1961- ), Beth Anderson, Rebekah Driscoll, Karen Griebling, Libby Larsen, Catherine McMichael, Joanne Metcalf, Alexandra Ottaway, Elena Ruehr, Alex Shapiro, Julia Wolfe and others

Art: Giovanni’s Room by American Artist Mina Smith-Segal and WHYY Television Broadcast by American Artist,  Lesley Mitchell (d. 2017)

Wednesday, March 04, 2020 from 5:00 till 11:00
CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES 17TH ANNUAL "IN PRAISE OF WOMAN" - 2020 - Part 1

Classical Discoveries presents the first program of the annual series In Praise of Woman - devoted to music written by women

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Sylvie Bodorova (1954- ), Dorothee Eberhardt (1952- ), Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Marcelle de Manziarly (1899-1989), Jenny McLeod (1941- ), Geraldine Mucha (1917-2012), Gráinne Mulvey (1966- ), Victoria Poleva (1962- ), Santa Ratniece (1977- ), Anna Segal, Ylva Skog (1963- ), Karen Tanaka (1961- ), Calliope Tsoupaki (1963- ), Isidora Žebeljan (1967- ), and much more

Art: Untitled by English artist Margaret Erber (1923-2018) and Portrait of artist by American Artist, Dr. Laurie Sucher-Gaster (1942-2009)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN HOVHANESS - March 8

Complete program devoted to works by Alan Hovhaness
and more

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Paul Carr (1961- ), David Crowell, Kenneth Fuchs (1956- ), Truman Harris (1945- ), Raimo Kangro (1949-2001), David Hackbridge Johnson (1963- ), Louis A. Josephson (2001- ), Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Miroslav Kokoška (1944-2005), Arvydas Malcys (1957- ), Michael Mikulka (1985- ), Indra Riše (1961- ), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Howard Swanson (1907-1978), Jukka Tiensuu (1948- ), and much more

Art: Botanical Watercolors by Greek artist Anastasios Strikos

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Sally Beamish (1956- ), Henry Cowell (1897-1965), Luis Carlos Figueroa (1923- ), Lou Harrison (1917-2003), Lukáš Hurník (1967- ), Pierre Jalbert (1967- ), Tonia Ko (1988- ), Keeril Makan (1972- ), Somei Satoh (1947- ), Zhou Tian (1981- ), Lois Vierk (1951- ), Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953- ), and much more

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Jenni Brandon (1977- ), Reena Esmail (1983- ), Toshiyuki Honda (1957- ), Philippe Hersant (1948- ), Peter Hope (1930- ), Evgeny Irshai (1951- ), Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006), Tania León (1943- ), Arnold Rosner (1945-2013), Lionel Sainsbury (1958- ), Frank Ticheli (1958- ), Will Todd (1970- ), Paul Carr, Ulric Cole, Marek Raczyński, and others

Art: Violin With Pomagranatees by Azerbaijani Artist Rezaguliyev Aydin at: AZgallery.org

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Jennifer Bellor (1983- ), G. Bradley Bodine (1960- ), Jean-Michel Defaye (1932- ), Nancy Galbraith (1951- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), Jennifer Jolley (1981- ), Peter Van Zandt Lane (1985- ), Marc Mellits (1966- ), Vladimir Martynov (1946- ), Bright Sheng (1955- ), Asha Srinivasan (1980- ), Yuko Uebayashi (1958- ), plus many others

Art: Landscape With Snow by Greek artist Anastasios Strikos

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILIP GLASS - (January 31, 1937- )

All program devoted to Philip Glass music

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Lauren Bernofsky (1967- ), Shih-Hui Chen (1962- ), Rob Deemer (1970- ), Emily Doolittle (1972- ) Julie Giroux (1961- ), Galina Grigorjeva (1962- ), Andrew Rudin (1939- ), Kaija Saariaho (1952- ), Raminta Šerkšnytė (1975- ), James M. Stephenson (1969- ), Carl Vine (1954- ), Marian Borkowski, Giya Kancheli, Gaby Kapps, Catherine McMichael, Jessie Montgomery, Mari Takano, Anne Vanschothorst and others

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Some composers presented in this edition:
Seóirse Bodley (1933- ), Steve Danyew (1983- )r, Dan Forrest (1978- ), Amanda Harberg 1973- ), Anne McGinty (1945- ), Thea Musgrave (1928- ), Giovanni Sollima (1962- ), María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), Augusta Read Thomas (1964- ), Paweł Łukaszewski, Jonathan Leshnoff, Kyle Wernke, others and guests Stanley Grill and violist Brett Deubner.

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Stanley Grill/Brett Deubner - Interview at:

ESTER MÄGI (January 10, 1922) the First Lady of Estonian Music

Some works presented in this edition:
A Tre for violin, cello & guitar (1991), Bukoolika for orchestra (1983, Lapland Joiks for piano (1987), Piano Concerto (1953), Prelude with Chorale for organ (1992), Symphony for orchestra (1968), Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind) for choir and organ (1994)
Variations for piano, clarinet and chamber orchestra (1972), Vesper for String Orchestra (1990/1998)

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Some composers presented in this edition:
John Luther Adams (1953- ), Victoria Bond (1945- ), Thomas Clausen (1949- ), Aftab Darvishii (1987- ), Marcus Goddard (1973- ), Emily Howard (1979- ), Hania Kulenty Majoor (1961- ), Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (1973- ), Paul Moravec (1957- ), Kristin Bolstad, Sarah Lipstate, Liang Qian, Alyssa Reit, others and guest Frances White

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Frances White - Interview at:

Some composers presented in this edition:
Katy Abbott (1971- ), Rose Bolton (1971- ), Wong Chun-wai (1988- ), Anne Victorino d'Almeida (1978- ), Steve Elcock (1957- ), Sadie Harrison (1965- ), Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska (1968- ), Jessica Meyer, Gráinne Mulvey (1966- ), Tamar Muskal (1965- ), Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (1980- ), Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour (1974- ), Alejandro Basulto, Andris Dzenītis, Diana Čemerytė, Jennifer Fowler, Hannah Lash, Justina Šikšnelytė, and others

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AUSTRALIA ON FIRE

Some composers presented in this edition:
Margaret Brandman (1951- ), Ross Edwards (1943- ), Douglas Knehans (1957- ), William Barton (1981- ), Sarah Hopkins (1958- ), Peter Rankine (1960- ), and other works as time allows.'

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SHALL WE DANCE

Morton Feldman (1926-1987), Cheryl Frances Hoad (1980- ), Elliot Goldenthal (1954- ), Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), lisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), Graham Koehne (1956- ), Kelly-Marie Murphy (1964- ), Harry Partch (1901-1974), Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), Carlos Surinach (1915-1997), Rain Worthington (1949- ), and more

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