About Ben Johnston
Ben Johnston (Benjamin Burwell Johnston, Jr., Macon, Georgia, USA, March 15, 1926 – July 21, 2019) was an American contemporary music composer using "just intonation" (system of tuning). He was called "one of the foremost composers of microtonal music" by Philip Bush (1997) and "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" by John Rockwell (1990). Johnston taught composition and theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1951 to 1986, before retiring to North Carolina.
Top Tracks
String Quartet No. 7: Scurrying, Forceful, Intense
String Quartet No. 7: With Solemnity
String Quartet No. 7: Eerie
String Quartet No. 8: Lazy, Rocking
String Quartet No. 8: Vigorous, Aggressive
Crossings: The Ascent, String Quartet No. 4, Amazing Grace
String Quartet No. 8: Extremely Light and Rhythmic
String Quartet No. 8: Fast, Skimming - Light
String Quartet No. 6: Legato Espressivo
Quietness
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