Earle Brown
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926-12-26
- Died
- 2002-07-02
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Summer Suite '95
- Tracking Pierrot
- Perfection
- Breaking Free
- Simply Local Flaps
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,946
- Total plays
- 45,803
Tags
contemporary classicalAvant-GardeexperimentalamericanClassical
Earle Brown was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1926. He studied mathematics and engineering at Northeastern University, and attended the Schillinger House School of Music for techniques of composition and orchestration. Mr. Brown has been a major force in contemporary music since the early 1950's. His work at that time with new notations, scoring methods, and performance attitudes led to his development of graphic, improvisational <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Earle+Brown
Key dates
- Born
- 26 December 1926
- Died
- 2 July 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lunenburg
- Place of death
- Rye
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Berklee College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
Connections
Categories
1926 births2002 deaths20th-century American classical composers20th-century American male composersAmerican male classical composersBerklee College of Music alumniClassical musicians from MassachusettsDeaths from cancer in New York (state)No local image but image on WikidataPeople from Lunenburg, MassachusettsTzadik Records artists