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[details ←] Trio, violin, piano, piano trio, cello,
[details ←] Lou Harrison Guitar Book, guitar,
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[details ←] AT the Tomb of Charles Ives
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[details ←] Por Gitano
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[details ←] AT the Tomb of Charles Ives
[details ←] A Parade
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Born: 14 May 1917 — Portland, Oregon — USA
Died: 2 February 2003 — Lafayette, IN — USA
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Lou Harrison was in a way in the family of Cowell, Cage and McPhee. He Favoured Balines Music like Mcphee but used more of Cage & Cowell’s Inspiration. He is very interested in percussion instruments especially from the far east. He wrote several concerts for percussion instruments so as the concerts for flute and percussion. His Piano Concerto was Premiered by JazzMan Keith Jarret.

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