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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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FOUND: Groundbreaking composer harrison birtwistle dies at 87 f0e35972 c3e2 45f5 9eff 7c7e6b1d7f62 - What They Never Told You

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Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87.

Birtwistle’s publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, said he died Monday at his home in Mere, southwest England. No cause of death was given.

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