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To all true lovers of Musicke, W. Byrd wisheth all true happinesse both temporall and eternall. Being excited by your kinde acceptance of my former travailes in Musicke, I am thereby much incouraged to commend to you these my last labours, for myne ultimum vale. Wheren I hope you shall finde Musicke to content every humour: either melancholy, merry or mixt of both.
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Pierre Jalbert (born 1967)
Air in Motion (for flute and string quartet)
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(2011)
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Piano Trio No. 1
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Secret Alchemy for Piano Quartet
(2012)
Bernadette Harvey, Jupiter String Quartet
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
(1842)
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Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
(1842)
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Reza Vali (born 1952)
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Carpe Diem String Quartet
Reza Vali (born 1952)
Nayshâborak: Calligraphy No. 6 for String Quartet
(2006)
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Reza Vali (born 1952)
Ashoob: Calligraphy No. 14 for String Quartet
(2014)
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17
(1846)
Joseph Silverstein, Colin Carr, Veronica Jochum
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Piano Trio in g minor, Op. 17
(1846)
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Composers born on February 27
Georges Migot (1891-1976)
Nationality:
French
Born: February 27, 1891, Paris Died: January 5, 1976, Levallois (age 84)
Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Nationality:
English
Born: February 27, 1848, Bournemouth Died: October 7, 1918, Rustington (age 70)
Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: February 27, 1923, Červený Kostelec Died: September 28, 2006, Prague (age 83)
Johann Philipp Krieger (1649-1725)
Nationality:
German
Baptized: February 27, 1649, Nuremberg Died: February 6, 1725, Weissenfels (age 76)
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: February 27, 1867, Ullånger, Ångermanland Died: December 3, 1942, Östersund (age 75)
Jonathan Bailey Holland (born 1974)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 27, 1974, Flint, Michigan (age 47)
Heimo Erbse (1924-2005)
Nationality:
German
Born: February 27, 1924, Rudolstadt Died: September 22, 2005, Baden (age 81)
Reine Jönsson (born 1960)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: February 27, 1960, Kristianstad (Näsum , Skåne) (age 61)
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919-1994)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Polish
Born: February 27, 1919, Kraków Died: March 3, 1994, Vienna (age 75)
Kyoko Abe (born 1950)
Nationality:
Japanese
Born: February 27, 1950, Tokyo (age 71)
John Speight (born 1945)
Nationality:
Icelandic
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English
Born: February 27, 1945, Plymouth (age 76)
Dimitar Sagaev (1915-2003)
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Born: February 27, 1915, Plovdiv Died: October 28, 2003, Sofia (age 88)
András Szőllősy (1921-2007)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: February 27, 1921, Szászváros, Transylvania Died: December 6, 2007, Budapest (age 86)
Nicole Lachartre (1934-1992)
Nationality:
French
Born: February 27, 1934, Paris Died: January 25, 1992, Versailles (age 57)
Karl Rorich (1869-1941)
Nationality:
German
Born: February 27, 1869 Died: July 4, 1941 (age 72)
Vassily Zagorsky (1926-2003)
Nationality:
Ukrainian
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Russian
Born: February 27, 1926, Kara-Mahmed, Bessarabia Died: October 1, 2003 (age 77)
Edward Diemente (1923-2018)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 27, 1923, Cranston, Rhode Island Died: December 29, 2018, Hartford, Connecticut (age 95)
Johan Hammerth (born 1953)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: February 27, 1953, Kalmar (age 68)
Pietro Gnocchi (1689-1775)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: February 27, 1689, Alfianello Died: December 9, 1775, Brescia (age 86)
Composers who died on February 27
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: November 12, 1833, St. Petersburg Died: February 27, 1887, St. Petersburg (age 53)
Vadim Salmanov (1912-1978)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: November 4, 1912, St. Petersburg Died: February 27, 1978, St. Petersburg (age 65)
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900-1973)
Nationality:
Yugoslavian
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Slovenian
Born: December 17, 1900, Graz, Austria Died: February 27, 1973, Ljubljana, Slovenia (age 72)
Ludvík Podéšť (1921-1968)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: December 19, 1921, Dubňany u Hodonína Died: February 27, 1968, Prague (age 46)
Jórunn Viðar (1918-2017)
Nationality:
Icelandic
Born: December 7, 1918, Reykjavík Died: February 27, 2017, Reykjavík (age 98)
Joseph Drechsler (1782-1852)
Nationality:
Bohemian
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Czech
Born: May 26, 1782, Vlachovo Brězí Died: February 27, 1852, Vienna (age 69)
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Reza Vali (born 1952)
Nationality:
Iranian
Born: 1952, Ghazvin (age 68 or 69)
Courtney Bryan
Nationality:
American
Frédéric d'Erlanger (1868-1943)
Nationality:
French
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German
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American
Born: May 29, 1868, Paris Died: April 23, 1943 (age 74)
Vasile Ijac (1899-1976)
Nationality:
Romanian
Born: 1899, Caransebeș Died: 1976 (age 76 or 77)
Ron Klimko (1936-2012)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 13, 1936, Lena, Wisconsin Died: March 18, 2012, McCall, Idaho (age 75)
Harold Charles King (1895-1984)
Nationality:
Dutch
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Swiss
Born: December 30, 1895, Winterthur Died: June 12, 1984, Amsterdam (age 88)
Vladimír Polívka (1896-1948)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: July 6, 1896, Prague Died: May 11, 1948, Prague (age 51)
Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy (1925-2013)
Nationality:
American
Born: March 27, 1925, Atlanta, Georgia Died: December 7, 2013, Ithaca, New York (age 88)
David Lampel (born 1959)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: 1959 (age 61 or 62)
Silvia Colasanti (born 1975)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: 1975, Rome (age 45 or 46)
Françoise Choveaux (born 1953)
Nationality:
French
Born: 1953 (age 67 or 68)
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)
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