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  • Ralph Shapey

    His Dimensions (1960) and Incantations (1961) were scored for instrumental ensembles and a soprano who sings wordlessly, using only vowel sounds. In 1964 he started teaching at the University of Chicago and later that year formed the Contemporary Chamber Players to perform new compositions; he went…

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    His Dimensions (1960) and Incantations (1961) were scored for instrumental ensembles and a soprano who sings wordlessly, using only vowel sounds. In 1964 he started teaching at the University of Chicago and later that year formed the Contemporary Chamber Players to perform new compositions; he went…

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