Popular Disney and Broadway composer Alan Menken has actually ended up being just the 16 th individual in history to reach the status of “EGOT” – after winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. Menken, who is best understood for composing the music for Disney movies such as Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, sealed his […]

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Poland’s Krzysztof Penderecki, among the world’s most popular composers, passed away on Sunday at the age of 86, stated state-controlled news agency PAP. “After a long and serious illness, Krzysztof Penderecki – one of the greatest Polish musicians, a world authority in the field of classical music died,” Poland’s Ministry of Culture stated in a […]

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