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David Tudor
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Christian Wolff
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Christian Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of experimental classical music. Wolff was born in Nice in France of German pa… read moreChristian Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of experimental classical music. Wolff was born in Nice in France of German parentage. His family moved to the United States in 1941, and he became an American citizen in 1946.… read moreChristian Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of experimental classical music. Wolff was born in Nice in France of German parentage. His family moved to the United States in 1941, and he became an American citizen in 1946. He studied classics at Harvard University (he is a speciali… read more
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Herbert Henck
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Cornelius Cardew
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Frederic Rzewski
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Henry Cowell
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Joan La Barbara
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Earle Brown
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