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Yet Another Year of Insanity

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The good die young

August 12, 2015

Mozart, 35. Mendelssohn, 38. Schumann, 46. And how about others not so famous: Pergolesi, 26. Lili Boulanger, 24. And composer/organist Jehan Alain, 29. All of these musicians tragically died young, and the numbers listed after the names are the ages at which these artists died. And while he was not as young as the musicians listed… Read More The good die young

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