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Ben Johnston
Born: March 15, 1926; Macon, GA  
Ben Johnston studied with Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, Burrill Phillips, Robert Palmer, and John Cage. He was a professor of theory and composition at the University of Illinois. Some of his selected works are Somewhere I Have Never Traveled (1949) for tenor and piano; Knocking Piece Collage (1969) for tape; In Memory, Harry Partch, 1975 (1975) for soprano, computer tape, tape, string quartet, eight percussionists, and slide show; Suite for ...
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Ben Johnston: String Quartets No 1, 5 & 10 / Kepler Quartet
Release Date: 01/11/2011   Label: New World Records   Catalog: 80693-2   Number of Discs: 1
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Works
Calamity Jane to her Daughter (1)
Chinese Lyrics (3): no 1, The jewel stair's grievance (1)
Chinese Lyrics (3): no 2, Taking leave of a friend (1)
Chinese Lyrics (3): no 3, Lament of the frontier guard (1)
Duo for Flute and Double Bass (3)
Duo for Two Cellos (1)
Fragments (5) (1)
Gambit (1)
Palindromes, for snare drum (1)
Ponder Nothing (2)
Quartet for Strings no 1 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 10 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 2 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 3 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 4 "Amazing Grace" (3)
Quartet for Strings no 5 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 6 (1)
Quartet for Strings no 9 (2)
Quintet for Groups (1)
Septet (1)
Sleep and Walking (1)
Sonata for Microtonal Piano (1)
Sonnets of Desolation (1)
The Silence (1)
Toccata (1)
Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Cello (1)
Visions and Spels (1)
Biography by "Blue" Gene Tyranny
Ben Johnston studied with Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, Burrill Phillips, Robert Palmer, and John Cage. He was a professor of theory and composition at the University of Illinois. Some of his selected works are Somewhere I Have Never Traveled (1949) for tenor and piano; Knocking Piece Collage (1969) for tape; In Memory, Harry Partch, 1975 (1975) for soprano, computer tape, tape, string quartet, eight percussionists, and slide show; Suite for Microtonal Piano (1977); and Twelve Partials (1980) for flute and microtonal piano.
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