Beth Anderson
Encyclopedia
Beth Anderson is an American neo-romantic composer
. She studied with John Cage
, Terry Riley
, Robert Ashley
, and Larry Austin
, among others. She was born in Lexington
, Kentucky
, USA and grew up in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. She studied at the University of Kentucky, UC Davis, New York University and Mills College
.
Anderson is best known in her field for her swales, a musical form she invented based on collages and samples of newly composed music rather than existing music.
She is married to Elliotte Rusty Harold
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She studied with John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
, Terry Riley
Terry Riley
Terrence Mitchell Riley, is an American composer intrinsically associated with the minimalist school of Western classical music and was a pioneer of the movement...
, Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley , is a contemporary American composer, best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. Along with Gordon Mumma, Ashley was also a major pioneer of audio synthesis.Ashley was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
, and Larry Austin
Larry Austin
Larry Austin is a United States composer noted for his electronic and computer music works. He was a co-founder and editor of the avant-garde music periodical Source: Music of the Avant Garde...
, among others. She was born in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, USA and grew up in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. She studied at the University of Kentucky, UC Davis, New York University and Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
.
Anderson is best known in her field for her swales, a musical form she invented based on collages and samples of newly composed music rather than existing music.
She is married to Elliotte Rusty Harold
Elliotte Rusty Harold
Elliotte Rusty Harold is the author of several books on Java and XML and the creator of XOM, an open source Java class library for processing XML data...
.