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© 2019 Michiko Yurko Note: There are many more classical composers Sources: Harvard Dictionary of Music (Apel), Wikipedia, A History of Western Music (Grout), Naxos Records,
MMG.CMTL.3 (6-2020) of importance with large and small bodies of work. The Golden Encyclopedia of Music (Lloyd), Pocket Dictionary of Music (Feldstein), George Katz, professor of piano
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