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composers are no less composers because of the the usage of their work. Note that more traditional players of classical music like ensembles and orchestras are noticing the popularity of the
Nintendo game music--I've added a couple of references to show this. Also, she is a woman successful in what is considered a man's field. She meets the following criteria from
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I think she qualifies as notable or I wouldn't have written the article--just because a previous article was deleted says nothing about her notability, only that it was not established in the previous article. The article is expandable, I've already added some further primary references. Commercial
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No, sorry, no interviews or puff articles. However, I've been doing a number of composer biographies and these are quite often unavailable for low-profile composers in non-English speaking countries. Most living female composers market their compositions quite actively, but are reticent about
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Stokowski a respectable avenue for composers)? Anyhow, I think we should have some other opinions on this.
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