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Ben Johnston (15 Mar 1926 - 21 Jul 2019)

Male Person - United States composer

 Also known as (1)

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. Visions and Spels / Sonnets of Desolation 1984
  2. Ruminations 2014

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. AGP9 Ben Johnston Bootleg torrent

Relationships (2)

Teachers

  1. Darius Milhaud

Married

  1. Betty Johnston (14 Apr 1952 - 25 Jun 2007)

Recordings by (16)

  1. The Tavern: Prelude 0:45 (2014)
  2. The Tavern: Who Says Words With My Mouth 3:41 (2014)
  3. The Tavern: A Community of the Spirit 2:44 (2014)
  4. The Tavern: A Children's Game 6:43 (2014)
  5. The Tavern: The Many Wines 3:15 (2014)
  6. The Tavern: Special Plates 3:06 (2014)
  7. The Tavern: Burnt Kabob 3:10 (2014)
  8. The Tavern: The New Rule 2:26 (2014)
  9. Revised Standards 6:36 (2014)
  10. Revised Standards: Set for Billie Holiday 7:02 (2014)
  11. Revised Standards: I Concentrate on You 2:39 (2014)
  12. Parable: Prologue 3:17 (2014)
  13. Parable: A Mouse and a Frog 5:33 (2014)
  14. Parable: The Long String 11:33 (2014)
  15. Parable: The Force of Friendship 9:12 (2014)
  16. Johnston on the Tavern 7:20 (2014)

On Recordings (16)

Arranged

  1. Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales 3:41 Kronos Quartet (16 Sep 1997)
  2. “North Platte, Nebras‐katte” 6:37 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  3. “There are rides on the highway at Green River” 1:18 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  4. “Wait for the next drag” 3:17 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  5. “Crossing Great Salt Lake, U‐take” 3:30 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  6. “Leaving Little America, Wyo‐ma” 3:07 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  7. “Leaving Imlay, Neva‐day” 4:03 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  8. “Did I ever ride freights? Huh!” 2:00 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)
  9. “Leaving Carmel, Californi‐el” 4:50 Kronos Quartet, David Barron (19 Aug 2003)

Instruments

  1. The Street 2:39 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) marimba
  2. The Rose 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) marimba
  3. The Wind 1:38 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) marimba
  4. The Waterfall 1:03 Ben Johnston, Harry Partch (1978) marimba
  5. Letter 2:53 Harry Partch, Donald Pippin, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston (25 Oct 1994)

Vocals

  1. Barstow: Eight Hitchhikers’ Inscription From a Highway Railing at Barstow, California 9:52 Kronos Quartet, Ben Johnston (04 Jun 1996)
  2. Quietness (in memory of Salvatore Martirano) 2:17 Ben Johnston, Kepler Quartet (15 Apr 2016)

Credited as (12)

  1. Ben Johnston
  2. John Cage & Lejaren Hiller, Ben Johnston
  3. Harry Partch, Donald Pippin, Ben Johnston, Betty Johnston
  4. Ben Johnston; Phillip Bush
  5. Ben Johnston; Kepler Quartet
  6. Kronos Quartet, Ben Johnston
  7. Ben Johnston, Harry Partch
  8. Ben Johnston, Kepler Quartet
  9. Steve Reich, Giacinto Scelsi, Mark Engebretson, Ben Johnston, Wolfram Wagner, Alexander Wagendristel; Susan Fancher
  10. Joseph Schwantner, Ben Johnston
  11. Pauline Oliveros, Lucia Dlugoszewski, Ben Johnston, Toshi Ichyanagi
  12. Ben Johnston & Kepler Quartet

Works (60)

Composed

  1. Saint Joan: Battle Scene (1955)
  2. Saint Joan: Trial and Martyrdom (1955)
  3. Saint Joan: Epilogue (1955)
  4. Saint Joan (1955)
  5. Saint Joan: Prologue (1955)
  6. Sonata for Microtonal Piano: IV (1964)
  7. Sonata for Microtonal Piano (1964)
  8. Sonata for Microtonal Piano: I (1964)
  9. Sonata for Microtonal Piano: II (1964)
  10. Sonata for Microtonal Piano: III (1964)
  11. Quintet for Groups (1966)
  12. Casta (1969)
  13. Suite for Microtonal Piano: III. Etude (1977)
  14. Suite for Microtonal Piano: IV. Song (1977)
  15. Suite for Microtonal Piano: V. Toccata (1977)
  16. Suite for Microtonal Piano (1977)
  17. Suite for Microtonal Piano: I. Alarum (1977)
  18. Suite for Microtonal Piano: II. Blues (1977)
  19. String Quartet no. 6 (1980)
  20. String Quartet no. 7: I. Prelude. Scurrying, Forceful, Intense (1984)
  21. String Quartet no. 7: II. Palindromes. Eerie (1984)
  22. String Quartet no. 7: III. Variations. With Solemnity (1984)
  23. String Quartet no. 7 (1984)
  24. String Quartet no. 8 (1986)
  25. String Quartet no. 8: I. Vigorous, Aggressive (1986)
  26. String Quartet no. 8: II. Lazy, Rocking (1986)
  27. String Quartet no. 8: III. Scherzo. Fast, Skimming - Trio. Light (1986)
  28. String Quartet no. 8: IV. Extremely Light And Rhythmic (1986)
  29. String Quartet no. 9: III. Slow, expressive (1988)
  30. String Quartet no. 9: IV. Vigorous and defiant (1988)
  31. String Quartet no. 9 (1988)
  32. String Quartet no. 9: I. Strong, calm, slow (1988)
  33. String Quartet no. 9: II. Fast, elated (1988)
  34. Quietness (in memory of Salvatore Martirano) (1996)
  35. String Quartet no. 4 "Amazing Grace"
  36. Sonnets of Desolation
  37. Visions and Spels
  38. String Quartet no. 2
  39. String Quartet no. 2: I. Light and Quick: With Grace and Humor
  40. String Quartet no. 2: II. Intimate, Spacious
  41. String Quartet no. 2: III. Extremely Minute and Intense; Not Fast – Quick, Mercurial – Very Fast, With Suppressed Excitement – Quick – Extremely Minute
  42. String Quartet no. 3
  43. Crossings: The Silence
  44. Crossings
  45. String Quartet no. 1
  46. String Quartet no. 5
  47. String Quartet no. 10: I. Brisk, intent
  48. String Quartet no. 10: II. Solemn
  49. String Quartet no. 10: III. Deliberate but as fast as possible
  50. String Quartet no. 10: IV. Sprightly, not too fast
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Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ben_johnston
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13986122t
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81032671
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81032671
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6j1028j
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/128682930

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/600882

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66660060

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816527

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