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Henri Dutilleux, Leading French composer, Dies at Age 97
Henri Dutilleux, one of France’s leading composers, died Wednesday in Paris at the age of 97. His death came on the bicentennial of Richard Wagner's birth.
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Brillant and thoughtful article,Mr.Plotkin.I too grew up in a jewish secular household where religion played only a very small role.Both ...
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