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I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
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Albany
New York
Late
Century
Music
Like
Bach
Adore
Classical
Centuries
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