- Born: May 14, 1917 in Portland, OR
- Years Active: 1940s-1990s
- Genre: Easy Listening
Studied with Henry Cowell, Arnold Schoenberg, Virgil Thomson, and Korean, Chinese, and other Asian musics. Built gamelans, taught at many colleges, holds Honorary Doctorate, many awards and commissions. Dance and film scores for dancer Erick Hawkins and filmmaker James Broughton among many others. ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Rovi
- Influenced by: Arnold Schoenberg, Charles Ives, Edgard Varèse, Henry Cowell, Carl Ruggles,
- Inspiration to: Fast Forward, Charles Morrow, Marie Thérèse Escribano,
- Similar Artists: John Cage, Terry Riley, Alan Hovhaness,
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