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Musicians Who Died in April 1950

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  • Apr 3 Adolf Wiklund, Swedish composer, dies at 70
  • Apr 3 Kurt Weill, German-American composer and collaborator of Bertolt Brecht (Die Dreigroschenoper - The Threepenny Opera), dies after a heart attack at 50
  • Apr 8 Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian legendary ballet dancer and choreographer, dies in London at 60
  • Apr 19 Lord Berners [Gerald Tyrwhitt], English composer (1st Childhood), dies at 66
  • Apr 27 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, Polish composer (Lalita), and pedagogue, dies at 70
  • Apr 27 Karl Straube, German organist and conductor, dies at 77


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