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Henry Cowell

Henry Dixon Cowell (/ˈkaʊəl/; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, music theorist, musicologist, pianist, teacher, publisher, impresario and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell. Born in rural Menlo Park, California, to two bohemian writers—his father was an Irish immigrant and his mother, a former schoolteacher, had relocated from Iowa—Cowell demonstrated precocious musical talent and began playing the violin at the age of five. After his parents' divorce in 1903, he was raised by his mother, Clarissa Dixon, author of the early feminist novel Janet and Her Dear Phebe. His father, with whom he maintained contact, introduced him to the Irish music that would be a touchstone for Cowell throughout his career. While receiving no formal musical education (and little schooling of any kind beyond his mother's home tutelage), he began to compose in his mid-teens. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1897, Menlo Park
Died: 1965, New York City

Alternate Names: Henry Dixon Cowell
Occupation(s): composer, musicologist, music theorist, pianist
Employer(s): Columbia University
Associated Place(s): United States, California, California--San Quentin
Associated Subject(s):  Composition (Music), Composers, Piano music, Music theory, Ballet

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