Harrison, Lou Silver

Harrison, Lou Silver
▪ 2004

      American composer (b. May 14, 1917, Portland, Ore.—d. Feb. 2, 2003, Lafayette, Ind.), was a tireless experimenter who created memorable melodies as he fused the classical Western tradition with idioms from around the world, especially music from Asia. Elements of Navajo, Korean, Indian, Indonesian, African, medieval European, and Baroque music appeared in his four symphonies and many other instrumental and vocal works. In 1946 he conducted the first complete performance of a Charles Ives symphony. He composed in many styles for unique ensembles, including all-percussion pieces, a 12-tone opera Rapunzel (1954), and a puppet opera Young Caeser (his spelling; 1971). Harrison was a proponent of the sonorous gamelan orchestra (Indonesian percussion ensemble). He composed gamelan music and, with his partner Bill Colvig, built Javanese-style gamelans out of tin cans and steel tubing.

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