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Henry Dixon Cowell (/ ˈ k aʊ əl /; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher [1] [2] [3] and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell.
Henry Cowell (born March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, California, U.S.—died December 10, 1965, Shady, New York) was an American composer who, along with Charles Ives, was among the most innovative American composers of the 20th century.
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Henry Dixon Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario.
Mar 29, 2019 · Henry Cowell was considered one of the most innovative American composers of the 20th century. During his time at the New School, he became very well known for his extended techniques on the piano, and for his lecture series on modern music.
Cowell was the first American pianist to tour Soviet Russia. Though it may be apocryphal, some Eastern Europeans swear that the secundal harmony used by Poles Krzysztof Penderecki and Witold Lutoskavski, and by Hungarian György Ligeti, was influenced by the concerts of Henry Cowell in Europe.
Sep 19, 2012 · Henry Cowell played such a role in American music, as Joel Sachs’s new biography of the composer (reviewed in this week’s Briefly Noted section) makes clear.
Jun 28, 2012 · This book offers the first complete biography of Henry Cowell, one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music. Cowell, a major musical innovator of the first half of the century, left a rich body of compositions spanning a wide range of styles.
