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  Thorvald Aagaard (1877–1937) dies. He is famous for his masterpieces of music. They are still rememberd and played today. He was a mastermind when it came to music.
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  Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909)
 18 May 1909) was a Spanish pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms. However, many of his works have been transcribed by Miguel and others for guitar.
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  Gamal Abdel-Rahim (1924–1988)
 Abdel-Rahim was born in Cairo to a musical father, and began playing the piano at an early age. His early musical studies were supported by the Music Society of the Arts of Cairo University.
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  Michel van der Aa (born 1970)
 The music of Van der Aa has been performed by ensembles and orchestras internationally. Those include the Asko/Schonberg Ensemble,Ensemble Modern, Royal Orchestras, and Symphony Orchestras.
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  Nilo Alcala (born 1978)