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Johann Sebastian Bach
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
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Anton Bruckner
Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
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William Byrd
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
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Francois Couperin
French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)
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Henry Purcell
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
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Albert Schweitzer
French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
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Thomas Tallis
English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
