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Born March 25, 1881 • Austria-Hungary
Died September 26, 1945 (aged 64) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Contrasts” • “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle” • “Kossuth” • “Mikrokosmos” • “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion”
Movement / Style Neoclassical art
Subjects Of Study folk music

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