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In this Nov. 9, 2007 photo Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki directs the American Kronos Quartet during a rehearsal in Katowice, Poland. Gorecki, who was best known for his Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs," died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at the age of 76 in his home city of Katowice after suffering from a lung infection and other illnesses. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Artur Gierwatowski)