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Friday, November 2, 2007 12:00 AM

Their terrifying sounds

The great 20th century composers revolutionized music, only to be rewarded with obscurity. Can the New Yorker's Alex Ross revive them in a world of Britney Spears?
By Kevin Berger

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  • Friday, November 2, 2007 12:29 PM

    You really need more of this,

    and less of everything else. I have been waiting for Alex Ross to finally write a book about music. His books on art are superior.

    —justsayin Read justsayin's other letters

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