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In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.
Heinrich Schenker

Born: June 19, 1868
Died: January 13, 1935 (aged 66)
Bio: Heinrich Schenker was a composer, pianist, music critic, music teacher, and music theorist, best known for his approach to musical analysis, now usually called Schenkerian analysis.
Known for:
- Harmony (1906)
- The Art of Performance
- Five graphic music analyses
- The masterwork in music
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