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Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926 – 2012).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Occupations
composer, conductor, film score composer, jazz musician, music teacher, musicologist, university teacher
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