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  1. People In Music History
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  3. Cowell, Henry [Dixon] (1897-1965)  American composer and pianist, given to
  4. musical experiment; developed the idea of clusters of adjacent notes played,
  5. e.g., with forearm on the piano, and also extended this to orchestral
  6. technique, co-inventor of the "Rhythmicon," electrical instrument reproducing
  7. predetermined rhythms. Prolific composer for orchestra, band, and various
  8. instrumental groups; works (some with synthesized titles like Synchrony,
  9. Tocanta) include 21 symphonies, Hymns and Fuguing Tunes (after Billings),
  10. opera, works for piano; also teacher and writer.
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