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Jan 29 00:09 UTC 2000

Can anyone tell me more about the following composers, all of whom died on
Mozart's birthday, which happens to also be my brother's birthday?

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From: "Morris M. Keesan" <keesan@world.std.com>
To: "C. Keesan" <keesan@cyberspace.org>
Subject: Re: Happy Mozart's 200+

Yes, Verdi died on 27 January 1901.
Other composers who died on 27 January include
1629 Hieronymus Praetorius
1802 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg
1850 Philipp Roth
1851 Karl Moser
1904 Adam Minchejmer
1930 Jean Hure
1941 Iver Paul Fredrik Holter
1949 Boris Asafiev
1954 Paul-Marie Masson
1964 Lieb Glanz
1969 Hanns Jelinek
1978 Marguerite Canal
none of whom I had ever heard of before looking them up at
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/ .


I recognized only Praetorius, and I recall he was born by some other name.
What sort of music did the others write?
(I will impress my brother with your answers).