Jon Appleton
Jon Howard Appleton was an American composer, an educator and a pioneer in electro-acoustic music. His earliest compositions in the medium, e.g. "Chef d'Oeuvre" and "Newark Airport Rock" (1967) attracted attention because they established a new tradition some have called programmatic electronic music.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of OregonReed College
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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Timeline
1939
Born
Birth2022
Died
Death
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