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Charles Ives Born
His dad taught him to sing songs one step off the original key. This contributed to his unique dissonant sound. -
Florence Price Born
First black female composer to have her symphony performed by a major American Orchestra. -
John Philip Sousa "Stars and Stripes Forever"
Fun Fact: Sousa wanted to write opera, but none ended up being popular. -
Scott Joplin "Maple Leaf Rag"
Joplin is known as the King of Rag. -
Duke Ellington Born
It is now known that Duke Ellington got credit for pieces he didn't write. -
Schönberg's "Pierrot lunaire"
Uses 12 tone method, and is a song cycle made of 21 Belgium poems. -
John Cage Born
Helped change the definition of music to "organized sound." -
Billy Strayhorn Born
Billy Strayhorn actually wrote "A Train," not Duke Ellington. -
R. Nathaniel Dett (National Association of Negro Musicians)
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Pierre Boulez Born
The most important composer of French avant-garde. -
Karlheinz Stockhausen Born
German composer who innovated electronic music and other experimental music. -
George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"
Created as and American folk opera. -
Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf Op.67"
Considered an orchestral work because it is hard to classify. -
Billie Holiday's "Billie's Blues"
Billie Holiday was one of the first black women in America to be an international blues artist. -
Florence Price Dies
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Charles Ives Dies
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Leonard Bernstein's " A Westside Story"
A Romeo and Juliet saga. -
Duke Ellington Dies
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John Cage Dies
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John Williams "Star Wars Soundtrack" (Complete Film Score)
John Williams is one of the most, if not the most, famous movie soundtrack composers. -
Karlheinz Stockhausen Dies
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Pierre Boulez Dies
