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Henri Marteau (1874-1934)
Clarinet Quintet in c minor, Op. 13
(1908)
Andreas Schablas, Praetorious Quartett
Poldowski (1879-1932)
Suite miniature de chansons à danser for Wind Quintet
(pub. (?) 1934)
Sylvan Winds
Leander Schlegel (1844-1913)
Piano Quartet in C major, Op. 14
(1886-c. 1888)
John Bingham, Orpheus String Quartet
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
String Quartet No. 3 in d minor, Op. 67
(1927-1928)
Bolshoi String Quartet (with score)
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
String Quartet No. 2 in g minor, Op. 20
(1905)
Pulzus String Quartet (with score)
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2
((?) 1899)
Pulzus String Quartet (with score)
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
String Quartet No. 4 in f minor, Op. 83
(1943)
Beethoven Quartet (with score)
Svend Westergaard (1922-1988)
Frydenlund Variations: Theme and Variations, Op. 34a (for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass and piano)
(1982)
Randers Kammerorchester
Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885)
Septet in E major, Op. 40 (for violin, viola, cello, bass, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
(pub. 1860)
Les Vents de Montreal
Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885)
Trio in B-flat major, Op. 23 (for clarinet, cello and piano)
(pub. 1856)
Les Vents de Montreal
Composers born on October 20
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Nationality:
American
Born: October 20, 1874, Danbury, CT Died: May 19, 1954, New York, NY (age 79)
Alexander Krein (1883-1951)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: October 20, 1883, Nizhniy-Novgorod Died: April 21, 1951, Staraya Ruza (age 67)
William Albright (1944-1998)
Nationality:
American
Born: October 20, 1944, Gary, IN Died: September 17, 1998, Ann Arbor, MI (age 53)
Ofer Ben-Amots (born 1955)
Nationality:
Israeli
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American
Born: October 20, 1955, Haifa (age 65)
Johann Amberg (1846-1928)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: October 20, 1846 Died: 1928 (age 81 or 82)
Elżbieta Sikora (born 1943)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: October 20, 1943, L′viv (age 77)
Elodie Lauten (1950-2014)
Nationality:
American
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French
Born: October 20, 1950, Paris, France Died: June 3, 2014 (age 63)
Roger Sacheverell Coke (1912-1972)
Nationality:
English
Born: October 20, 1912, Alfreton, Derbyshire Died: October 23, 1972 (age 60)
Anton Bernhard Fürstenau (1792-1852)
Nationality:
German
Born: October 20, 1792, Münster Died: November 18, 1852, Dresden (age 60)
Composers who died on October 20
Emanuel Moór (1863-1931)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: February 19, 1863, Kecskemét Died: October 20, 1931, Mt Pélerin (age 68)
Leander Schlegel (1844-1913)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: February 2, 1844, Oegstgeest Died: October 20, 1913, Overveen (age 69)
Gabriel Grovlez (1879-1944)
Nationality:
French
Born: April 4, 1879, Lille Died: October 20, 1944, Paris (age 65)
Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: November 13, 1921, Iisalmi Died: October 20, 1996, Järvenpää (age 74)
Adolf Mišek (1875-1955)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: August 29, 1875, Modletín Died: October 20, 1955, Prague (age 80)
August Adelburg (1830-1873)
Nationality:
Hungarian
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Croatian
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Italian
Born: November 1, 1830, Pera, Turkey Died: October 20, 1873, Vienna (age 42)
Michael Balfe (1808-1870)
Nationality:
Irish
Born: May 15, 1808, Dublin Died: October 20, 1870, Rowney Abbey (age 62)
Joseph Boulnois (1884-1918)
Nationality:
French
Born: January 28, 1884, Verneuil-en-Halatte Died: October 20, 1918, Chalaines (age 34)
Pierre Sancan (1916-2008)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 24, 1916, Mazamet Died: October 20, 2008, Paris (age 92)
Frederick Stock (1872-1942)
Nationality:
German
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American
Born: November 11, 1872, Jülich, Germany Died: October 20, 1942, Chicago (age 69)
Recently Added Composers
Poldowski (1879-1932)
Nationality:
Polish
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Belgian
Born: May 16, 1879, Ixelles, Brussels Died: January 28, 1932, London (age 52)
Jonathan Leshnoff (born 1973)
Nationality:
American
Born: September 8, 1973, New Brunswick, New Jersey (age 47)
Carl Eppert (1882-1961)
Nationality:
American
Born: November 5, 1882, Carbon, Indiana Died: October 1, 1961, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (age 78)
Hugh Aitken (1924-2012)
Nationality:
American
Born: September 7, 1924, New York City Died: December 24, 2012 (age 88)
Roberto Escobar (1926-2011)
Nationality:
Chilean
Born: May 11, 1926, Santiago Died: 2011 (age 84 or 85)
Carlos Estrada (1909-1970)
Nationality:
Uruguayan
Born: September 15, 1909, Montevideo Died: May 7, 1970, Montevideo (age 60)
Ernest van der Eyken (1913-2010)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: July 23, 1913, Antwerp Died: February 6, 2010, Brussels (age 96)
Jacob Christian Fabricius (1840-1919)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: September 3, 1840, Århus Died: June 8, 1919, Copenhagen (age 78)
Jacob Fabricius (1949-1997)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: 1949 Died: 1997 (age 47 or 48)
Eberhard Eyser (born 1932)
Nationality:
Swedish
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German
Born: August 1, 1932, Kwidzyn, Poland (formerly Marienwerder, West Prussia / Germany) (age 88)
Terry Jennings (1940-1981)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 19, 1940, Eagle Rock, CA Died: December 11, 1981, San Pablo, CA (age 41)
Jørgen Jersild (1913-2004)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: September 17, 1913, Copenhagen Died: February 6, 2004 (age 90)
Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)
Nationality:
Canadian
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Polish
Born: August 24, 1947, Łódź (age 73)
Theodore Holdheim (1923-1985)
Nationality:
German
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Israeli
Born: December 2, 1923, Berlin Died: February 2, 1985, Israel (age 61)
Wolfgang Hofmann (1922-2003)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 6, 1922, Karlsruhe Died: March 19, 2003, Mannheim (age 80)
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