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Composers with Short Names

From the clues, identify these composers whose names are no more than five letters long.
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French, b.1875, Boléro
Ravel
German, b.1685, Brandenburg Concertos
Bach
English, b.1874, The Planets
Holst
French, b.1866, Gymnopédies
Satie
French, b.1838, Carmen
Bizet
Norwegian, b.1843, Peer Gynt
Grieg
American, b.1854, The Washington Post
Sousa
Austrian, b.1732, 'Surprise' Symphony
Haydn
German, b.1895, Carmina Burana
Orff
French, b.1845, Cantique de Jean Racine
Fauré
Italian, b.1813, Aida
Verdi
English, b.1857, Enigma Variations
Elgar
French, b.1865, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Dukas
Hungarian, b.1811, Mephisto Waltzes
Liszt
German, b.1786, Der Freischütz
Weber
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American, b.1912, 4'33''
Cage
Estonian, b.1935, Fratres
Pärt
American, b.1937, Einstein on the Beach
Glass
English, b.1543, My Ladye Nevells Booke
Byrd
American, b.1874, Central Park in the Dark
Ives
German, b.1714, Orfeo ed Euridice
Gluck
American, b.1936, WTC 9/11
Reich
Italian/French, b.1632, Alceste
Lully
German, b.1885, Lulu
Berg
Swiss/American, b.1880, Schelomo
Bloch
American, b.1929, Black Angels
Crumb
French, b.1823, Symphonie Espagnole
Lalo
Spanish, b.1876, La Vida Breve
Falla
Austro-Hungarian, b.1870, The Merry Widow
Léhar
American, b.1867, Gaelic Symphony
Beach
2 Comments
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Level 85
Nov 5, 2021
Nice one. Cage and Orff sprang to mind too.
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Level 63
Nov 5, 2021
Yes, they deserve to be in too - I've added them.