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Composers: (i) Olivier Messiaen (ii) Tōru Takemitsu

Works: (i) ex. 94 of Technique de mon langage musical (1944) (ii) Quatrain (1975)

Publishers: (i) Editions Alphonse Leduc, Paris/United Music Publishers Ltd (ii) Editions Salabert, Paris/United Music Publishers Ltd

Dates of publication: (i) 1944, (ii) 1975

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