Vladimir Ussachevsky

Vladimir Ussachevsky (born November 3 [October 21, Old Style], 1911, Hulun, Manchuria [now Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China]—died January 4, 1990, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American composer known for his experiments with music for the tape recorder, often combined with live sound. The son of Russian parents, Ussachevsky entered the United States in 1931 and thereupon studied at Pomona College, Claremont, California, and at the Eastman School of Music of the University of...