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Stefan Wolpe
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Gloria Coates
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Milton Babbitt
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Ulrich Leyendecker
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Roger Sessions
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Elliott Carter
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Luigi Dallapiccola
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Earle Brown
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Jonathan Harvey
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Roger Reynolds
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Roger Reynolds is an American composer born July 18, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He is a professor at the University of California at San Di… read moreRoger Reynolds is an American composer born July 18, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He is a professor at the University of California at San Diego. He received an undergraduate degree in engineering physics from the University of Michigan an… read moreRoger Reynolds is an American composer born July 18, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He is a professor at the University of California at San Diego. He received an undergraduate degree in engineering physics from the University of Michigan and was a founding member ONCE Group with Robert Ashley. His w… read more