Cowell, Henry (Dixon)

Cowell, Henry (Dixon)
born March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, Calif., U.S.
died Dec. 10, 1965, Shady, N.Y.

U.S. avant-garde composer.

He began early to experiment with techniques such as tone clusters and direct manipulation of piano strings. Five tours of Europe as composer-pianist (1923–33) expanded his reputation. He coinvented the Rhythmicon, an instrument for producing several conflicting rhythms simultaneously. Immensely prolific, he wrote nearly 1,000 pieces, including 19 completed symphonies, hundreds of piano works, and many ballets. In 1927 he founded the journal New Music. His book New Musical Resources (1930) presented his compositional ideas. He was one of the most important innovators in the history of American music.

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  • Cowell, Henry (Dixon) — (11 mar. 1897, Menlo Park, Cal., EE.UU.–10 dic. 1965, Shady, N.Y.). Compositor vanguardista estadounidense. Empezó tempranamente a experimentar con técnicas como los clusters ( racimos) de notas y la manipulación directa de las cuerdas del piano …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Cowell, Henry — ▪ American composer in full  Henry Dixon Cowell  born March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, California, U.S. died December 10, 1965, Shady, New York  American composer who, with Charles Ives (Ives, Charles), was among the most innovative American composers …   Universalium

  • Henry Cowell — Henry Dixon Cowell (11 de marzo de 1897 10 de diciembre de 1965) fue un compositor, teórico musical, pianista, profesor, publicador y empresario estadounidense. Su contribuación al mundo de la música fue resumida por Virgil Thomson, que escribió… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * henry …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Henry Cowell — Henry Dixon Cowell (* 11. März 1897 in Menlo Park, Kalifornien; † 10. Dezember 1965 in Shady, New York) war ein US amerikanischer Komponist irischer Herkunft. Bereits früh mit außereuropäischer Musik in Berührung gekommen, bildete sich Cowell… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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