American Five

American Five

The American Five was a group of modernist American composers consisting of Charles Ives, John J. Becker, Wallingford Riegger, Henry Cowell, and Carl Ruggles. [Chase, Gilbert. "American Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present." "Music & Letters", Vol. 69, No. 4 (Oct., 1988), pp. 542-545.] It was known for its modernist and often dissonant compositions which broke away from European compositional styles to create a distinctly American style. [ [http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/music/musbecke.xml New York Public Library Guide to the John J. Becker Papers] ] The name was coined in imitation of the group of Russian composers called The Five. [ [http://www.sandiego.edu/symphony/programnotess04.html USD Symphony Program Notes] ]

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ee also

*The Five
*Les Six


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