Ben Johnston (composer)

Ben Johnston (composer)

Benjamin Burwell Johnston, Jr. (born March 15, 1926 in Macon, Georgia) is a composer of contemporary music in just intonation: "one of the foremost composers of microtonal music" (Bush 1997). He was called "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" in 1990 by American critic John Rockwell (Taylor 2002, 54).

Read more about Ben Johnston (composer):  Johnston's Music, Biography, Recordings, Books

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