Jonas Švedas ( in

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– 15 October 1971 in

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) was a

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n and

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composer. He was named a

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in 1954. He was the co-composer of the

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along with

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1908 births 1971 deaths Musicians from Liepāja People from Courland Governorate Lithuanian composers People's Artists of the USSR Soviet composers Soviet male composers 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century male composers {{Lithuania-composer-stub