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Harry Partch: Quick Facts

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Born June 24, 1901 • Oakland • California
Died September 3, 1974 (aged 73) • San Diego • California
Edgard Varèse
Edgard Varèse
American composer
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Luigi Nono
Italian composer
Olivier Messiaen.
Olivier Messiaen
French composer
Wendy Carlos sits at a keyboard in her New York City recording studio, with a large modular synthesizer covered in dials and cables behind her.
Wendy Carlos
American musician
John Cage
John Cage
American composer
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Charles Ives
American composer
Milton Babbitt.
Milton Babbitt
American composer
Alwin Nikolais
Alwin Nikolais
American dancer and choreographer
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Otto Luening
American composer
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Vladimir Ussachevsky
American composer
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Italian composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen seated in a studio, holding sheet music and looking intently forward, with audio equipment and cables in the foreground.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer
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Giovanni Pacini
Italian composer
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Antonio Sacchini
Italian composer
Brian Eno stands with arms crossed, wearing glasses and a dark jacket, at an outdoor event.
Brian Eno
British musician and producer
Paul Hindemith.
Paul Hindemith
German composer
Iannis Xenakis, 1965.
Iannis Xenakis
French composer
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Italian composer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
Ignace Joseph Pleyel, watercolour by an unknown artist
Ignace Joseph Pleyel
Austrian-French composer