George Perle
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George Perle (6 May 1915 – 23 January 2009) was an American composer and music theorist. As a composer, his music was largely atonal, using methods similar to the twelve-tone technique of the Second Viennese School. This serialist style, and atonality in general, was the subject of much of his theoretical writings. His 1962 book, Serial Composition and Atonality: An Introduction to the Music of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern remains a standard text for 20th-century classical music theory. Among Perle's awards was the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Wind Quintet No. 4.[1]
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George Perle | |
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Born | (1915-05-06)6 May 1915 Bayonne, New Jersey, United States |
Died | 23 January 2009(2009-01-23) (aged 93) New York City, US |
Occupation(s) | Composer, music theorist |
Spouse | Shirley Perle |
Website | georgeperle |
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