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Old 04.09.2008, 10:06 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Dead-Air
Stravinsky came immediately to my mind too (I would have said "Rites of Spring") but he's not pre-20th Century. Firebird Suite was published in 1910.

So, I'll go with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, which debuted in 1882 and was probably very influential on a lot of the 20th Century composers from Stravinsky to Ives to maybe even the Futurists.

I should've known about that, sorry. But yes, Tchaikovsky is another favorite composer of mine.
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