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James Tenney

Composer / Pianist | * 08/10/1934 († 72, 08/24/2006) | Silver City, New Mexico (United States of America (USA))
James Tenney (August 10, 1934 – August 24, 2006) was an American composer and music theorist. He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, process music, spectral music, microtonal music, and tuning systems including extended just intonation. His theoretical writings variously concern musical form, texture, timbre, consonance and dissonance, and harmonic perception. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Music
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Movies with James Tenney as Actor(6)

as himself1998 Brakhage
1967 Fuses
as himself1966 No. 4
as himself1959 Cat's Cradle
1957 Loving
1954 Desistfilm

Movies with James Tenney as Crew(4)

Sound/Music1998 "..." Reel Five
Sound/Music1998 Brakhage
Sound/Music1991 Christ Mass Sex Dance
Sound/Music1952 Interim

Full Name: James Tenney
Born: Friday, 08/10 1934 (August) in Silver City, New Mexico (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 08/24 2006 (August) in Valencia (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: Bennington College, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, South High School
Employer: New York University Tandon School of Engineering, California Institute of the Arts
Spouses (current/former): Carolee Schneemann
James Tenney frequently works together with these people:
Stan Brakhage (14x, Crew)
Carolee Schneemann (5x, Actress)
Yōko Ono (3x, Actress)
Alexa-Frances Shaw (3x, Crew)
Anthony Cox (3x, Cast)
Jane Brakhage (2x, Actress)
Marilyn Brakhage (2x, Cast)
Jim Shedden (2x, Crew)
Jeffrey Perkins (2x, Crew)
Walter Newcomb (2x, Cast)
Yvonne Fair (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:352508, Added: 08/15/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024