Over what period did Henry Wood's musical career span?
Two centuries
Three centuries
Four centuries
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Henry Wood's musical career spanned four centuries. He was born in 1869 and died in 1944, so he lived through the Victorian era, the Edwardian era, the First World War, the Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression. Wood was a conductor and composer, and he is best known for his work with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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