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Classical

CLASSICAL MUSIC. It is truly said that music of virtually every Western genre has flourished in Texas, from before the advent of Europeans through the times of colonization, settlement, and revolution, until the present—the outgrowth of a fusion of races and nations. Classical music found such a congenial culture in Texas that it flourished and grew, from small beginnings among European colonists of numerous nations to an important pursuit of countless citizens...

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