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Born: March 11, 1897 in Menlo Park, CA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's
Died: December 10, 1965 in Shady, NY
Genre: Classical

Biography:
Of all the early-20th-century American musical revolutionaries, it is composer Henry Cowell whose influence was most vivid and far-reaching. Born in 1897 to a rural California family, Cowell began to study the violin at age five, though his parents' ...More >>

Discography: 1999 Mosaic 1993 Piano Music 1993 Persian Set 1977 Quartet Euphometric (1916-19) Primitive Music of the World More >>

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Influenced By: Charles Ives Charles Louis Seeger More >> Followers: Paul Creston Henry Brant Lou Harrison George Gershwin Dominick Argento More >>

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