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Harrison Birtwistle
English composer (1934–2022).
Born July 15th, 1934 in Accrington.
Died April 18th, 2022 at 87 years old in Mere. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon