Previous posts for March 15th may be found here: Colin McPhee (2019), Eduard Strauss (2020), Nicola Vaccai; Harry James (2021), and Harry James (2022)
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Ben Johnston (15 March 1926 – 21 July 2019) was an American avant-garde composer, known for his use of just intonation.
What Rockwell Said
"one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" – John Rockwell, qtd. at Wikipedia
John Rockwell was being ironic, of course.
When describing Johnston thus,
But I’d still like to think he experienced remorse
That he damned him with faint fuss.
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