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Ivan Alexandrovich Vïshnegradsky (1893-1979, also Wyschnegradsky) was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale, though he used scales of up to 71 divisions.
He entered a sanatorium during WWII, and was encouraged to continue composing by Olivier Messiaen upon his release in 1950.
Blue Gene Tyranny recommends his String Trio, Op. 53 and his compositions for string quartet, completed days before his passing and fulfilling his first ever commission.
External link
- Dartmouth.edu: Ivan Wyschnegradsky (http://music.dartmouth.edu/~franck/wys.htm) by Franck Jedrzejewski
- xs4all.nl: Ivan Wyschnegradsky (http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/english/wyschnegradsky.html)