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Ben Johnston

Genre: Avant-Garde, Microtonal, Chamber Music, Avant-Garde Music, Modern Composition, Keyboard
Origin: U.S.A
Active: 1950 - 1989
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Biography

Ben Johnston’s teachers included Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, Burrill Phillips, Robert Palmer, and John Cage. He later served as professor of theory and composition at the University of Illinois. His output encompasses Somewhere I have never traveled, written in 1949 for tenor and piano; the tape composition Knocking Piece Collage from 1969; In Memory, Harry Partch, 1975, scored in 1975 for soprano, computer tape, tape, string quartet, eight percussionists, and slide show; Suite for Microtonal Piano, completed in 1978; and Twelve Partials, composed in 1980 for flute and microtonal piano. ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny

Top Songs

  1. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 7: Scurrying, Forceful, IntenseBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 82:36
  2. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 7: EerieBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 84:53
  3. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 7: With SolemnityBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 816:21
  4. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 8: Vigorous, AggressiveBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 85:24
  5. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 8: Lazy, RockingBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 86:06
  6. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 8: Fast, Skimming - LightBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 83:27
  7. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 8: Extremely Light and RhythmicBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 82:59
  8. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8String Quartet No. 6: Legato espressivoBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 822:37
  9. Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8QuietnessBen Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8 · 2016Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 82:17

Albums

Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8

Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8

2016
Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8
Ben Johnston, Kepler Quartet · Album · 2016
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  1. String Quartet No. 7: Scurrying, Forceful, IntenseKepler Quartet2:36
  2. String Quartet No. 7: EerieKepler Quartet4:53
  3. String Quartet No. 7: With SolemnityKepler Quartet16:21
  4. String Quartet No. 8: Vigorous, AggressiveKepler Quartet5:24
  5. String Quartet No. 8: Lazy, RockingKepler Quartet6:06
  6. String Quartet No. 8: Fast, Skimming - LightKepler Quartet3:27
  7. String Quartet No. 8: Extremely Light and RhythmicKepler Quartet2:59
  8. String Quartet No. 6: Legato espressivoKepler Quartet22:37
  9. QuietnessKepler Quartet2:17