Carl Ruggles
American composer and painter
Carl Ruggles was an American composer, painter and teacher. His pieces employed "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by fellow composer and musicologist Charles Seeger to describe Ruggles' music. Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1876, Marion, MA
Died: October 24, 1971 (age 95 years), Bennington, VT
Notable work: Men and Mountains (1924); Sun-Treader (1926–31)
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