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Born August 14, 1910 • Nancy • France
Died August 19, 1995 (aged 85) • Aix-en-Provence • France
Edgard Varèse
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Luciano Berio, 1970
Luciano Berio
Italian composer
Iannis Xenakis, 1965.
Iannis Xenakis
French composer
Olivier Messiaen.
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
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Wendy Carlos
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Yoko Ono wearing a light-colored top hat, dark sunglasses, and a black suit jacket, standing in front of a colorful abstract background.
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Karlheinz Stockhausen seated in a studio, holding sheet music and looking intently forward, with audio equipment and cables in the foreground.
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John Cage
John Cage
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Nono
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Brian Eno
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Paul Hindemith.
Paul Hindemith
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Milton Babbitt.
Milton Babbitt
American composer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
Alwin Nikolais
Alwin Nikolais
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Ligeti, György
György Ligeti
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Henri Pousseur
Henri Pousseur
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Harry Partch
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Otto Luening
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Bruno Maderna
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Vladimir Ussachevsky
American composer