Nov 9 Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, dies at 82 Nov 12 Howard Swanson, American composer known for his settings of poems of Langston Hughes, dies at 71 Nov 18 Lennie Tristano, American jazz pianist (The New Tristano), dies of a heart attack at 59 Nov 26 Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), kills himself after shooting his sons at 52 Nov 29 Alan Richardson, Scottish pianist and composer, dies at 74 Oct 1978 Deaths in Music by Year Dec 1978 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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