Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist · Canada · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1900 to 1964 · aged 63
Colin Carhart McPhee was a Canadian-American composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for being the first Western composer to make a musicological study of Bali, and to develop American gamelan along with fellow composer Lou Harrison.
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1964Died7 January 19641954Arts and Letters Award in MusicAward1943Guggenheim FellowshipAward1942Guggenheim FellowshipAward1900Born15 March 1900
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He wrote original music influenced by that of Bali and Java, decades before compositions based on world music became widespread.
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Canada
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Deceased
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Lived 1900 to 1964 · aged 63
