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2751:Other works
2114:Byron Price
1904:Julia Wolfe
1821:Steve Reich
1746:Henry Brant
1661:Stringmusic
1278:Robert Ward
1072:Leo Sowerby
1046:A Free Song
249:Voice type
195:West Africa
66: 1850
2814:Categories
2631:(EP, 2015)
2617:(EP, 2014)
2307:E.B. White
2301:Alex Haley
2231:Love Songs
2079:Journalism
1989:Tania León
1948:Ellen Reid
1871:Kevin Puts
1810:David Lang
1757:John Adams
1586:Mel Powell
1502:n.a. ('81)
1337:Karel Husa
1300:n.a. ('65)
1297:n.a. ('64)
1201:Ernst Toch
1177:n.a. ('53)
1169:Gail Kubik
1117:The Consul
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490:References
310:Adam Klein
211:James Owen
203:Charleston
182:Background
108:2022-05-27
73:Librettist
2558:Citations
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2544:2001–2010
2537:1991–2000
2530:1981–1990
2523:1971–1980
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1849:2011–2020
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1434:Air Music
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1365:1971–1980
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1147:1951–1960
1030:1943–1950
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404:Reception
330:Baritone
284:Baritone
191:Futa Toro
137:, with a
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2138:Max Kase
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1412:Notturno
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373:COVID-19
341:Soprano
295:Soprano
217:Synopsis
139:libretto
100:Premiere
89:Based on
81:Language
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2615:We Rise
2434:Service
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