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Henry Brant

Henry Dreyfuss Brant (September 15, 1913 – April 26, 2008) was a Canadian-born American composer. An expert orchestrator with a flair for experimentation, many of Brant's works featured spatialization techniques. Brant was born in Montreal, to American parents (his father was a violinist), in 1913. Something of a child prodigy, he began composing at the age of eight, and studied first at the McGill Conservatorium (1926–29) and then in New York City (1929–34). He played violin, flute, tin whistle, piano, organ, and percussion at a professional level and was fluent with the playing techniques for all of the standard orchestral instruments. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1913, Montreal
Died: NaN, Santa Barbara

Alternate Names: Henry Dreyfuss Brant
Occupation(s): composer, music pedagogue, university teacher
Employer(s): Juilliard School, Columbia University, Bennington College
Associated Place(s): United States

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