Harrison Birtwistle

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Born: 1934 — Accrington — England
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4 July 1977: Premiere of Bow Down, in London, England.
21 May 1986: Premiere of The Mask of Orpheus, in London, England.
10 March 1990: Premiere of Machaut à la Manière, in Hamburg, Germany.
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(1778) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of symphony in D major KV 297 “Paris”, in Paris, France.
(1821) Carl Maria von Weber: Premiere of Der Freischütz, in Berlin, Germany, with Weber conducting.
(1929) Francis Poulenc: Premiere of Aubade for piano and 18 instruments, in Paris, France.
(1955) Pierre Boulez: Premiere of Le Marteau sans Maître, in Baden-Baden, Germany.
(1962) Manuel de Falla: Premiere of Atlántida, in Milan, Italy.

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