Hunter Johnson
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Hunter Johnson (April 14, 1906 - August 27, 1998) was an American composer. His compositions include a piano sonata and the orchestral music for Martha Graham's ballets Letter to the World, based on the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, and Deaths and Entrances. His musical style was a combination of neoclassic, neoromantic, and nationalist.[1]
Johnson was born near Benson, North Carolina. He attended Benson High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before leaving the state to finish his undergraduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. UNC-CH later awarded him an honorary doctorate. He taught at Cornell and other universities. He retired in 1971 and returned to the family farm in Benson. He was the first composer laureate of North Carolina, an award he received in 1991.
[edit] References
- Steve Swindell (1998). "Composer Hunter Johnson, 92, dies". News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) (August 29, 1998): B7.
- Albany Records product information
- Database of Recorded American Music article
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Liner notes in Music of Hunter Johnson, Albany Records #TROY 061, 1991.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Johnson, Hunter |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benson, North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1998 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Benson, North Carolina |
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