Cowell, Henry Dixon

Japanese: カウエル(英語表記)Cowell, Henry Dixon
Cowell, Henry Dixon
Born March 11, 1897 in Menlo Park, California.
[Died] December 10, 1965, Shady, New York American composer and pianist. Graduated from the University of California. After serving in World War I, he studied at the New York School of Applied Music, and then studied comparative musicology at the University of Berlin from 1931 to 1932. In his early piano pieces, he invented a technique called "tone clusters," in which sound chunks were struck with both arms and fists, and in 1932 he demonstrated the Rhythmicon, an electric rhythm instrument that he invented with the help of Theremin, in New York, exploring new sound materials. He was one of the leading American modernists interested in folk music. He was also active as a member of many contemporary music organizations. He wrote a wide variety of works, totaling over 500 pieces.

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Japanese:
[生]1897.3.11. カリフォルニア,メンロパーク
[没]1965.12.10. ニューヨーク,シェイディ
アメリカの作曲家,ピアニスト。カリフォルニア大学卒業。第1次世界大戦に従軍後,ニューヨーク応用音楽学校に学び,さらに 1931~32年ベルリン大学で比較音楽学を学ぶ。初期のピアノ曲において,両腕やこぶしで音塊をたたく,いわゆる「トーン・クラスター」という奏法を創始,32年にはテレミンの協力を得て発明したという電気リズム楽器リトミコンのデモンストレーションをニューヨークで行うなど,新しい音素材を探究した。民族音楽に興味をもつアメリカのモダニストの代表者の一人である。また多くの現代音楽組織の一員として活動。 500曲あまりの多種にわたる作品がある。

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