Charles Griffes

Charles Griffes

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1884 - 1920

Occupation

Composer

Description

Piano, chamber ensemble, and voice composer. Representative of musical impressionism. Noted for 'White Peacock' for piano. Long term relationship with John Meyer, and his diaries disclose his homosexual haunts.

See Also

• LGBTQ Classical Music Composers

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/composer/griffes.html
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/246059/Charles-Griffes
• http://americansymphony.org/charles-griffes-poem%E2%80%A8/