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Alan Hovhaness
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Bryn Harrison
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Bryn Harrison (born 1969) studied for an MA in composition with Gavin Bryars at De Montfort University, Leicester. His music has been perfo… read moreBryn Harrison (born 1969) studied for an MA in composition with Gavin Bryars at De Montfort University, Leicester. His music has been performed extensively in the UK at most of Britain’s leading festivals and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. He… read moreBryn Harrison (born 1969) studied for an MA in composition with Gavin Bryars at De Montfort University, Leicester. His music has been performed extensively in the UK at most of Britain’s leading festivals and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. He has established a particularly close association with the H… read more -
Earle Brown
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Earle Brown was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1926. He studied mathematics and engineering at Northeastern University, … read moreEarle Brown was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1926. He studied mathematics and engineering at Northeastern University, and attended the Schillinger House School of Music for techniques of composition and orchestration… read moreEarle Brown was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1926. He studied mathematics and engineering at Northeastern University, and attended the Schillinger House School of Music for techniques of composition and orchestration. Mr. Brown has been a major force in contemporary music sin… read more -
Per Nørgård
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Per Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Dan… read morePer Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and subsequently with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. To begin with,… read morePer Nørgård (born July 13, 1932) is a Danish composer. Nørgård was born in Gentofte, Denmark. He studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and subsequently with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. To begin with, he was strongly influenced by the Nordic styles of Jean Sib… read more -
Jo Kondo
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Jo Kondo (近藤譲; surname Kondo; b. Tokyo, Japan, 1947) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He won the third prize and mad… read moreJo Kondo (近藤譲; surname Kondo; b. Tokyo, Japan, 1947) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969. He graduated from the compositio… read moreJo Kondo (近藤譲; surname Kondo; b. Tokyo, Japan, 1947) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969. He graduated from the composition department of Tokyo University of Arts in 1972. He serves … read more -
Toshi Ichiyanagi
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Toshi Ichiyanagi (一柳慧 Ichiyanagi Toshi, born 4 February 1933, Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese composer of avant-garde music. One of his most not… read moreToshi Ichiyanagi (一柳慧 Ichiyanagi Toshi, born 4 February 1933, Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese composer of avant-garde music. One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition, Kaiki, which combined Japanese instruments, sho and koto, and … read moreToshi Ichiyanagi (一柳慧 Ichiyanagi Toshi, born 4 February 1933, Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese composer of avant-garde music. One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition, Kaiki, which combined Japanese instruments, sho and koto, and western instruments, harmonica and saxophone. Another work D… read more -
William Duckworth
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William Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thir… read moreWilliam Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thirty-One Days (1987), for alto saxophone, and Southern Harmony, a choral work which uses certain fea… read moreWilliam Duckworth (born in 1943) is credited as composer of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes. He composed Thirty-One Days (1987), for alto saxophone, and Southern Harmony, a choral work which uses certain features of shape note singing. He is the author of: * Talk… read more -
Paul Moravec
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Paul Moravec is an American composer and the Music Department Chair at Adelphi University. He received his B.A. in composition from Harvard… read morePaul Moravec is an American composer and the Music Department Chair at Adelphi University. He received his B.A. in composition from Harvard University, and his MM and DMA, both in composition also, from Columbia University. Moravec is a … read morePaul Moravec is an American composer and the Music Department Chair at Adelphi University. He received his B.A. in composition from Harvard University, and his MM and DMA, both in composition also, from Columbia University. Moravec is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School. He received the 2004 P… read more -
Osvaldo Golijov
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Osvaldo Golijov grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, Argentina. Born to a piano teacher mother and physician father… read moreOsvaldo Golijov grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, Argentina. Born to a piano teacher mother and physician father, Golijov was raised surrounded by chamber classical music, Jewish liturgical and klezmer music, a… read moreOsvaldo Golijov grew up in an Eastern European Jewish household in La Plata, Argentina. Born to a piano teacher mother and physician father, Golijov was raised surrounded by chamber classical music, Jewish liturgical and klezmer music, and the new tango of Astor Piazzolla. After studying piano at… read more -
Elliott Carter
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Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908, died November 5, 2012) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer born in New… read moreElliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908, died November 5, 2012) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer born in New York City, a composer encompassing many facets of classical music, from neoclassicism to serialis… read moreElliott Cook Carter, Jr. (born December 11, 1908, died November 5, 2012) is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer born in New York City, a composer encompassing many facets of classical music, from neoclassicism to serialism. He studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the 1930s, du… read more