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(Encyclopedia) TyrolTyroltĭrˈŏl, tīrōlˈ [key], Ger. Tirol, region and province (1991 pop. 631,410), 4,882 sq mi (12,644 sq km), W Austria. Innsbruck is the capital. The southern section of the…
(Encyclopedia) Schoenberg, ArnoldSchoenberg, Arnoldärˈnôlt shönˈbĕrkh [key], 1874–1951, Austrian composer, b. Vienna. Before he became a U.S. citizen in 1941 he spelled his name Schönberg. He…
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(Encyclopedia) Kandinsky, Wassily or VasilyKandinsky, Wassily or Vasilykăndĭnˈskē, Rus. vəsēˈlyē kəndyēnˈskē [key], 1866–1944, Russian abstract painter and theorist. Usually regarded as the…
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