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George Gershwin: he forged a new musical language for 20th-century America

Whether it's Broadway songs or jazz-influenced pieces for the concert hall, George Gershwin is regarded as one of the greatest melodists of the 20th century
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Philip Glass: the pioneering American composer who took us to the wilder shores of Minimalism and beyond

Meet Philip Glass: so much more than a Minimalist
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Charles Gounod: Was the composer of Faust devilishly good, or a one-hit wonder?

Feted in his own era, the French composer Charles Gounod deserves to be remembered for more than the small handful of his works that are familiar today, says Roger Nichols
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Grieg: Norway's greatest composer

Meet Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, the voice of the fjords
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Gesualdo: madrigalist and murderer

Meet Carlo Gesualdo: musician and murderer
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Gibbons, Orlando

A guide to the great 16th and 17th century English composer, Orlando Gibbons
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Glière, Reinhold

Was Glière a Tchaikovsky throwback - or one of the early 20th century's greatest melodists?
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Ginastera, Alberto

Initially famous for evoking the landscape and culture of his Argentinian homeland, Ginastera’s music went on to embrace much besides, explains Terry Blain
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Gipps, Ruth

Prodigiously gifted and fearlessly determined, Ruth Gipps’s significant impact on British music is still to be fully appreciated, argues Leah Broad
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Granados, Enrique

A composer of many colours
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Grainger, Percy

Expect the unexpected
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Powerful music dramatist, crucial operatic innovator
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