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Milton Babbitt
American composer (1916-2011) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 94
Milton Byron Babbitt was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He was a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, recognized for his serial and electronic music. Babbitt's compositional approach was deeply inspired by Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique.
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2011Died29 January 20111986James Madison MedalAward1982Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and AwardsAward1960Guggenheim FellowshipAward1959Arts and Letters Award in MusicAward1916Born10 May 1916
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He built a compositional system based on permutations of the total chromatic.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1916 to 2011 · aged 94
