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Featured Article: Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst (September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - May 25, 1934, London) was an English composer and was a music teacher for over 20 years. Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, his early work was influenced by Ravel, Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, however he would eventually develop a highly original style. Holst often looked to English folk music for inspiration but was also influenced by Hindu literature. In looking to non-traditional or non-western resources, Holst sought to achieve a harmony and cooperation beyond boundaries and to build musical bridges towards cooperation and peace.
Popular Article: Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. His artistry is grounded in the relationship between the sensual body and the human spirit, connecting his Jewish heritage to years of Zen meditation. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, social and political conflict, and sexual and romantic love, desire, regret, and loss. His songs, particularly the hauntingly beautiful "Hallelujah," have been recorded by hundreds of artists, and continue to evoke deep emotional, intellectual, and spiritual responses in those who listen to them.
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The first woman to serve in the United States Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton, aged 87, who served for one day (source: Rebecca Latimer Felton)
