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Composers who have also written poetry or novels. These may, for example, have been used as texts for their own songs, or as libretto for their own opera.

These composers all had an official religious function, like a priest, nun, minister, or rabbi.

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Dutilleux dead at 97 posted 23 May 2013
Britten trail opened posted 3 Apr 2013
Tan Dun is Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO posted 29 Mar 2013
Michael Berkeley to be member of House of Lords posted 29 Mar 2013
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Upcoming concerts →

Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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Today → (24 May) rss

Birthdays:
Ferdinand Fränzl
Louis-François Dauprat
Richard Hofmann
Paul Paray
(Johan) Hilding Hallnäs
Dying days:
Jan Zach
Friedrich Ernst Fesca
Edward K. "Duke" Ellington
Richard Hall
Jacob Druckman
Events:
(1803) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of violin sonata in A major op. 47 “Kreutzer Sonata”, in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven at the piano.
(1833) Heinrich Marschner: Premiere of Hans Heiling, in Berlin, Germany.
(1873) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Le Roi l'a Dit, in Paris, France.
(1906) Frederick Delius: Premiere of Sea Drift, in Essen, Germany.
(1918) Béla Bartók: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard's Castle op. 11, in Budapest, Hungary.

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Henri Dutilleux (23 May)
Anders Eliasson (22 May)
John La Montaine (22 May)
Gordon Sherwood (22 May)
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (22 May)
Manuel de Elías (17 May)
Sabrina Peña Young (16 May)
Stanislas Verroust (16 May)
Karl Davydov (16 May)
Massimiliano Viel (16 May)

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