Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
Nationality:
American
Born: March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, CA Died: December 10, 1965, Shady, NY (age 68)
Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 12
(for 3 horns)
Composed:
1958 (age 60-61)
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- Fuguing Tune, Fuging Tune—A type of Anglo-American choral music, typically a Protestant hymn, written for multi-part a cappella choir with a variety of imitative counterpoint vaguely related to a traditional fugue. wiki
- hymn, hymne [G,F], himno [S]—a religious song of praise typically directed towards the deity. Usually comprising a repeating stanza.