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  "name": "Krzysztof Penderecki",
  "description": "Krzysztof Penderecki appears once in our Modernism list, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
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      "title": "Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima",
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