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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Austrian composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
German musician and composer
Purcell, Henry
Henry Purcell
English composer
Bizet, Georges
Georges Bizet
French composer
Portrait of Benjamin Britten, British composer, wearing a suit and patterned tie, looking toward the camera with a neutral expression.
Benjamin Britten
British composer
Jean-Baptiste Lully, engraving by Geille after Johannot, c. 1830.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
French composer
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill
German-American composer
Mily Balakirev, portrait by Léon Bakst, c. 1900–10.
Mily Balakirev
Russian composer
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Henri Dutilleux
French composer
Edvard Grieg.
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian composer
Thomas Arne, engraving (1782) after an illustration by Francesco Bartolozzi.
Thomas Arne
British composer
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William Boyce
British composer
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Darius Milhaud
French composer
Massenet, Jules
Jules Massenet
French composer
Nordraak, Rikard
Rikard Nordraak
Norwegian composer
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Henri Sauguet
French composer
Joaquín Turina.
Joaquín Turina
Spanish composer
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William Lawes
English composer
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Pelham Humfrey
English composer

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