# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lou-harrison
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:41:16.315Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lou-harrison"
name: "Lou Harrison"
slug: "lou-harrison"
description: "Lou Silver Harrison was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments. Harrison initially wrote in a dissonant, ultramodernist style similar to his former teacher and contemporary, Henry Cowell, but later moved toward incorporating elements of non-Western cultures into his work. Notable examples include a number of pieces written for Javanese style gamelan instruments, inspired after his introduction to noted gamelan musician Kanjeng Notoprojo. Harrison would create his own musical ensembles and instruments with his partner, William Colvig, who are now both considered founders of the American gamelan movement and world music; along with composers Harry Partch and Claude Vivier, and ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee."
tagline: "American composer (1917-2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lou_Harrison_1940s.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1917-05-14"
deathDate: "2003-02-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.767123287671232
  historical:           17.60292133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0365722"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump