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Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
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Alfred TOFFT (1865-1931)
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Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924)
Though he is perhaps best known as a choral composer, Charles Villiers Stanford also wrote fine keyboard pieces. Born in Dublin, educated at Cambridge and Trinity, and a student of Reinecke, Stanford was a leading light in the revival of British musi

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