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Prokofiev
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later Worked for the Soviet Union -
Carnegie Hall opened in NewYork City
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer, pianist and writer, was known as one of the foremost guitar composers of the era -
First modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece
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George Gershwin
American pianist and composer, compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. -
Newsboys in New York City went on strike because of child labor
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Ernesto Halffter
Spanish composer and conductor -
William Howard Schuman
American composer and arts administrator -
Carlos Surinach
Spanish born composer and conductor -
Malcolm Arnold
English composer whose work features music of many genres -
Kirke Mechen
American composer, his first opera, tartuffe, with over 400 performances in six countries -
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composer and one of the most important composers of the 20th century