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George Chadwick (1854-1931)
Piano Quintet in E-flat major
(1887)
Portland String Quartet, Virginia Eskin
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804, "Rosamunde"
(1824)
Escher Quartet (live)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804, "Rosamunde"
(1824)
Melos Quartet (score)
Harvey J. Stokes (born 1957)
Quintet No. 2, Values and Proposals No. 3 (for winds)
(1978)
Hampton Winds
Harvey J. Stokes (born 1957)
Quintet No. 1, Values and Proposals No. 2 (for winds)
(1976)
Hampton Winds
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
(1946)
Emerson String Quartet
Isidora Žebeljan (1967-2020)
Song of a Traveller in the Night (for clarinet and string quartet)
(2003)
Joan Enric Lluna, Brodsky Quartet
Composers born on December 6
John Fernström (1897-1961)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: December 6, 1897, Ichang, China Died: October 19, 1961, Lund (age 63)
Tomas Svoboda (born 1939)
Nationality:
American
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Czech
Born: December 6, 1939, Paris (age 82)
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: December 6, 1933, Czernica Died: November 12, 2010, Katowice (age 76)
Bright Sheng (born 1955)
Nationality:
Chinese
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American
Born: December 6, 1955, Shanghai (age 66)
Gideon Klein (1919-c.1945)
Nationality:
Czech
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Moravian
Born: December 6, 1919, Přerov, Moravia Died: c.January, 1945 (age 25)
Sebastian Fagerlund (born 1972)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: December 6, 1972, Parainen (age 49)
Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1952)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: December 6, 1895, Amsterdam Died: July 2, 1952, Amsterdam (age 56)
Mikuláš Moyzes (1872-1944)
Nationality:
Slovokian
Born: December 6, 1872, Zvolenská Slatina Died: April 2, 1944, Prešov (age 71)
Virgilio Mortari (1902-1993)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: December 6, 1902, Milan Died: September 5, 1993, Rome (age 90)
Beat Furrer (born 1954)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Swiss
Born: December 6, 1954, Schaffhausen (age 67)
Jacques Bondon (1927-2008)
Nationality:
French
Born: December 6, 1927, Boulbon, Bouches-du-Rhône Died: April 2, 2008, Coulommiers (age 80)
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 6, 1920 Died: December 5, 2012 (age 92)
Albertus Groneman (c.1711-c.1778)
Nationality:
German
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Dutch
Born: c.December 6, 1711, Cologne Died: c.June 1, 1778, The Hague (age 66)
Composers who died on December 6
Yngve Sköld (1899-1992)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: April 29, 1899, Vallby Died: December 6, 1992, Stockholm (age 93)
Karel Kovařovic (1862-1920)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: December 9, 1862, Prague Died: December 6, 1920, Prague (age 58)
Maximilian Steinberg (1883-1946)
Nationality:
Russian
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Soviet
Born: July 4, 1883, Vilnius Died: December 6, 1946, Leningrad (age 63)
Claire Polin (1926-1995)
Nationality:
American
Born: January 1, 1926, Philadelphia Died: December 6, 1995, Merion, PA (age 69)
Raymond Hanson (1913-1976)
Nationality:
Australian
Born: November 23, 1913, Sydney Died: December 6, 1976, Sydney (age 63)
Auguste Chapuis (1858-1933)
Nationality:
French
Born: April 20, 1858, Dampierre-sur-Salon Died: December 6, 1933, Paris (age 75)
Giovanni Pacini (1796-1867)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: February 17, 1796, Catania Died: December 6, 1867, Pescia (age 71)
Victor Bruns (1904-1996)
Nationality:
German
Born: August 15, 1904, Ollila Died: December 6, 1996, Berlin (age 92)
Benedictus a Sancto Josepho Buns (1642-1716)
Nationality:
Dutch
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German
Born: 1642 Died: December 6, 1716 (age 74)
András Szőllősy (1921-2007)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: February 27, 1921, Szászváros, Transylvania Died: December 6, 2007, Budapest (age 86)
Augustin Savard (1861-1942)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 15, 1861, Paris Died: December 6, 1942, Lyons (age 81)
Walther Aeschbacher (1901-1969)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: October 2, 1901 Died: December 6, 1969 (age 68)
Joyce Howard Barrell (1917-1989)
Nationality:
English
Born: November 26, 1917, Salisbury, Wiltshire Died: December 6, 1989, Ipswich (age 72)
Fania Chapiro (1926-1994)
Nationality:
Dutch
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Russian
Born: June 10, 1926, Soerabaya, Java Died: December 6, 1994, Hilversum (age 68)
Christoph Förster (1693-c.1745)
Nationality:
German
Born: November 30, 1693, Bibra, Thuringia Died: c.December 6, 1745, Rudolstadt (age 52)
Recently Added Composers
Raymond Yiu (born 1973)
Nationality:
Chinese
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English
Born: 1973, Hong Kong (age 47 or 48)
Isidora Žebeljan (1967-2020)
Nationality:
Serbian
Born: September 27, 1967 Died: September 29, 2020, Belgrade (age 53)
Gavriil Popov (1904-1972)
Nationality:
Russian
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Soviet
Born: September 12, 1904, Novocherkassk Died: February 17, 1972, Repino (age 67)
Harvey J. Stokes (born 1957)
Nationality:
American
Born: 1957 (age 63 or 64)
Richard Thiele (1847-1903)
Nationality:
German
Born: October 29, 1847, Berlin Died: April 25, 1903 (age 55)
Jeff Harrington (born 1955)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 28, 1955, Forest, Mississippi (age 66)
Percy Godfrey (1859-1945)
Nationality:
English
Born: August 16, 1859, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire Died: January 30, 1945, East Molesey, Surrey (age 85)
Jacques Herz (1791-1880)
Nationality:
French
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Austrian
Born: December 31, 1791, Frankfurt am Main Died: January 27, 1880, Nice (age 88)
Wojciech Sowiński (1805-1880)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: 1805, Łukaszówka, Podolia Died: March 5, 1880, Paris (age 75)
Ferdinand Lavaine (1814-1893)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 21, 1814, Lille Died: January 7, 1893 (age 78)
Moritz Scharf (1838-1908)
Born: January 13, 1838 Died: August 13, 1908 (age 70)
Joseph Street (1841-1908)
Born: 1841 Died: March 31, 1908 (age 67)
Auguste de Sayve (1790-1854)
Nationality:
French
Born: June 21, 1790, Grenoble Died: April 8, 1854 (age 63)
Peter Hope (born 1930)
Nationality:
English
Born: November 2, 1930 (age 91)
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