Howard Skempton
English composer, pianist, and accordionist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Howard While Skempton (born 31 October 1947) is an English composer, pianist, and accordionist.
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Born | Howard While Skempton (1947-10-31) 31 October 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | English |
Education | Ealing Technical College |
Occupation(s) | composer, pianist, accordionist |
Years active | before 1967 – present |
Known for | experimental music |
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Since the late 1960s, when he helped to organise the Scratch Orchestra, he has been associated with the English school of experimental music. Skempton's work is characterised by stripped-down, essentials-only choice of materials, absence of formal development and a strong emphasis on melody. The musicologist Hermann-Christoph Müller has described Skempton's music as "the emancipation of the consonance".[1]