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Composer
 
Composer
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Pianist, internationally celebrated.  Arrested in California on charges of sodomy, to which he pled guilty and was jailed.  Eventually pardoned.  Noted for his avant-garde musical compositions.  First American classical musician to perform in the Soviet Union.
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[LGBTQ Classical Music Composers]]
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* [[Celebrated LGBTQ Pianists]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.henrycowell.org/hc/default.cfm?CFID=121069788&CFTOKEN=20329175
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* http://www.biography.com/people/henry-cowell-37444
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* http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/henry-cowell-life-stranger-fiction?destination=node/15013
  
Pianist, internationally celebrated. Arrested in California on charges of sodomy, to which he pled guilty and was jailed. Eventually pardoned. Noted for his avant-garde musical compositions.
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 2 October 2018

Henry Cowell

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1897 - 1965

Occupation

Composer

Description

Pianist, internationally celebrated. Arrested in California on charges of sodomy, to which he pled guilty and was jailed. Eventually pardoned. Noted for his avant-garde musical compositions. First American classical musician to perform in the Soviet Union.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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