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Astor Piazzolla: Quick Facts

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Born March 11, 1921 • Argentina
Died July 4, 1992 (aged 71) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Notable Works “Le Grand Tango”
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Wojciech Adalbert Zywny
Polish musician
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Maurice White
American musician
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Shulamit Ran
Israeli composer, pianist, and educator
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Paul Motian
American musician and composer
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Don Cherry
American musician
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John Wetton
British musician
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Jim Capaldi
British musician
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Steve Lacy
American musician and composer
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Francisco Tárrega
Spanish musician
Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala.
Bruce Springsteen
American singer, songwriter, and bandleader
Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American musician
Bruckner, Anton
Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
American musician
Weber, Carl Maria von
Carl Maria von Weber
German composer and musician
Domenico Scarlatti, engraving.
Domenico Scarlatti
Italian composer
Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
British musician
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American musician
The sound of the sarod
Amjad Ali Khan
Indian musician and composer
Elton John, 2006
Elton John
British musician