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Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century. One of his most well-known works is The Scream of 1893. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> -
Sergei Diaghilev
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (31 March 1872 – 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Diaghilev' target="_blank">Wikpedia</a> -
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer and painter, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> -
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> -
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian, and later French and American composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> -
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (23 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Prokofiev' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> -
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet Russian composer and pianist and a prominent figure of 20th century music. - <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich' target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>