The Russian-American composer Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971) identified himself as an "inventor of music." The novelty, power, and elegance of his works won worldwide admiration before he was ...
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American photographer (b. March 3, 1918,
New York, N.Y.
—d. June 6, 2006,
New York City
), specialized in portraits of well-known people posed in settings associated with their work. This a...
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German soprano (b. Dec. 9, 1915, Jarotschin, near Posen, Ger. [now
Poznan, Pol.
]—d. Aug. 3, 2006, Schruns,
Austria
), was possessed of a voice that was powerful yet flexible and had a warm...
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Today is Good Friday, April 6, the 96th day of 2007. There are 269 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 6, 1909, explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the fi...
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GENEVA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - French choreographer Maurice
Bejart, considered one of the great figures in contemporary
dance, died on Thursday in a Swiss hospital at the age of 80, a
spokeswoman for ...
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Paris (dpa) - Choreographer Maurice Bejart, who died Thursday in
Lausanne at the age of 80, regarded dance as the most complete and
most modern of all art forms.
...
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GENEVA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - French choreographer Maurice
Bejart, considered one of the great figures in contemporary
dance, died on Thursday in a Swiss hospital at the age of 80, a
spokeswoman for ...
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Paris/Lausanne (dpa) - The world of dance paid tribute Thursday to
Maurice Bejart, the French choreographer who revolutionized
contemporary dance.
John Neumei...
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Today is Saturday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2007. There are two days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an esti...
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Composing can be a lonely job. Hour after hour, the composer sits at a piano, trying to bring out the music in his head.But for Aaron Copland, composition was about the people -- working with peopl...
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Back in 2003, when Steinway & Sons celebrated its 150th year of manufacturing splendid pianos, the company raised a few eyebrows in the music world by launching a grand-piano model designed by ...
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Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky
Newman, Arnold Abner
