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Music Year 1960

1. Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek-American conductor, d. (b. 1896)
2. Edwin Fischer, German pianist, d. (b. 1886)
3. Boris Blacher: "Rosamunde Floris," opera
4. Lionel Bart: "Oliver!"
5. Ernst von Dohnanyi, Hungarian pianist and composer, d. (b. 1877)
6. Hans Werner Henze: "Der Prinz von Homburg," opera
7. Leonard Warren, American baritone, d. (b. 1911)
8. Karlheinz Stockhausen: "Konstakte" (for electronic sounds)
9. Pierre Boulez: "Portrait de Mallarem"
10. Popular songs: "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"; "Let's Do the Twist"; "Never on Sunday"; "Calcutta"
11. Benjamin Britten: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," opera, Aldeburgh
12. Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer, d. (b.1872)
13. Paul Abraham, Hungarian operetta composer, d. (b.1892)
14. Oscar Hammerstein II d. (b.1895)
15. Elliott Carter: String Quartet No. 2, Pulitzer Prize
16. Jussi Bjoerling, Sweish tenor, d. (b. 1911)
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