Lou Silver Harrison
E511958
Lou Silver Harrison was an influential American composer known for integrating non-Western musical traditions, especially Indonesian gamelan, into contemporary classical music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | William Colvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
composition
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cross-cultural music ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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experimental music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American experimental music
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development of American gamelan ensembles ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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Balinese gamelan ⓘ Henry Cowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian gamelan music ⓘ Javanese gamelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Lou Silver Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of non-Western musical traditions into Western classical music
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use of Indonesian gamelan in contemporary classical composition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Concerto in Slendro
NERFINISHED
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Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Javanese Gamelan NERFINISHED ⓘ La Koro Sutro NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacifika Rondo NERFINISHED ⓘ Suite for Violin and American Gamelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music critic ⓘ music teacher ⓘ |
| partner | William Colvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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Henry Cowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
composition
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world music ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
American gamelan
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gamelan ⓘ |
| usedTuningSystem |
alternative tuning systems
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just intonation ⓘ |
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