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    Cocker Spaniels

    5/5Famous composers devoted to dogs. Edward Elgar was inseparable from his spaniel, Marco.

    Dachshunds

    4/5Famous composers’ devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.

    Poodles

    3/5Composers' links to certain dog breeds. Haydn’s poodle tale and Chopin’s poodle myth.

    Old English Sheepdogs

    2/5Famous composers devoted to dogs. Dame Ethel Smyth’s obsession with Old English sheepdogs.

    Newfoundlands

    1/5Famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Wagner’s turbulent life with Newfoundlands