Henry Cowell

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Henry Cowell was an innovative American composer, pianist, and music theorist known for his pioneering use of tone clusters, experimental techniques, and influential writings that helped shape 20th-century avant-garde music.

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instanceOf American composer
composer
human
music theorist
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1897-03-11
dateOfDeath 1965-12-10
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley
employer Columbia University Press NERFINISHED
familyName Cowell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork composition
ethnomusicology
music theory
genre contemporary classical music
experimental music
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
influenced George Antheil NERFINISHED
John Cage NERFINISHED
Lou Harrison NERFINISHED
Ruth Crawford Seeger NERFINISHED
instrument piano
knownFor experimental piano techniques
influential music theory writings
pioneering use of tone clusters
string piano techniques
movement American avant-garde
modernism
nationality American
notableWork Aeolian Harp NERFINISHED
Dynamic Motion NERFINISHED
New Musical Resources NERFINISHED
The Banshee NERFINISHED
The Tides of Manaunaun NERFINISHED
occupation composer
music educator
music theorist
pianist
placeOfBirth Menlo Park, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Shady, New York, United States NERFINISHED
residence California, United States
New York, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Sidney Robertson Cowell NERFINISHED
taughtAt New School for Social Research NERFINISHED
San Francisco Conservatory of Music NERFINISHED
wrote New Musical Resources NERFINISHED

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John Cage influencedBy Henry Cowell
John Cage studiedUnder Henry Cowell
Lou Harrison influencedBy Henry Cowell