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To write a symphony is, for me, to construct a world.

Gustav Mahler

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Gustav Mahler
Age: 50 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 7
Died: 1911
Died: May 18
Classical Composer
Composer
Conductor
Musician
Mahler
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World
Construct
Constructs
Symphony
Write

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