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Svend Westergaard

Svend Westergaard (8 October 1922 – 22 June 1988) was a Danish composer and music theorist. He was a teacher of the composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.

Svend Westergaard

Name
Svend Westergaard
Born
8 October 1922
Died
22 June 1988
Occupation
Composer; music theorist
Known for
Teacher of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

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Svend Westergaard was a composer, born on 8 October 1922 in Copenhagen and died on 22 June 1988.

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