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Karl Amadeus Hartmann
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Vagn Holmboe
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Kalevi Aho
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Havergal Brian
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Per Nørgård
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Eduard Tubin
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Robert Simpson
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Bernd Alois Zimmermann
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Pascal Dusapin
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