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Unsuk Chin
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Zoltán Kodály
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Luigi Nono
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Alan Hovhaness
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Alberto Ginastera
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Sofia Gubaidulina
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Conlon Nancarrow
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Grażyna Bacewicz
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Witold Lutosławski
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Kaija Saariaho
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