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James Tenney on the Art of Composition
James Tenney
James Tenney was a pianist, composer and teacher and a student of some of the Twentieth century’s greatest composers, among them Edgard Varèse, John Cage and Harry Partch. He was an early pioneer of computer-generated music, and of the application of information theory to the art of composition. For the last six years of his life, he taught composition at the California School for the Arts. James Tenney died on August 24, 2006. |
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Description: Renowned composer James Tenney talks about his career, the difficult of teaching composition, and offers advice to young composers on the many tools and bodies of knowledge they should master in order to excel in their chosen field.
Shoot Date: Nov-05 |
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