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Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer
John Cage
John Cage
American composer
Paul Hindemith.
Paul Hindemith
German composer
Nono
Luigi Nono
Italian composer
Milton Babbitt.
Milton Babbitt
American composer
Olivier Messiaen.
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
Iannis Xenakis, 1965.
Iannis Xenakis
French composer
Ligeti, György
György Ligeti
Hungarian-born composer
Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Canadian music producer
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
British musician and producer
Alwin Nikolais
Alwin Nikolais
American dancer and choreographer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio
Italian composer
Henri Pousseur.
Henri Pousseur
Belgian composer
Harry Partch
American composer
Edgard Varèse
Edgard Varèse
American composer
Otto Luening
American composer
Bruno Maderna
Italian composer
Pierre Schaeffer
French composer
Vladimir Ussachevsky
American composer

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