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Marvin Hamlisch, the singularly productive and sensationally decorated composer of musicals like "A Chorus Line" and songs like "The Way We Were," died in Los Angeles on Monday after a brief illness.

A spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber says the composer has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Mr. Foss explored the byways of the avant-garde, focusing at different times on techniques from serialism and electronic music to Minimalism and improvisation.