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Ben Johnston (Benjamin Burwell Johnston, Jr., Macon, Georgia, USA, March 15, 1926 – July 21, 2019) was an American contemporary music composer using "just intonation" (system of tuning). He was called "one of the foremost composers of microtonal music" by Philip Bush (1997) and "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" by John Rockwell (1990). Johnston taught composition and theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1951 to 1986, before retiring to No
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Biffy Clyro
- Given name
- Ben
- Family name
- Johnston
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kilmarnock
- Sibling
- James Johnston
- Occupation
- drummer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Beggars Banquet Records
- Official website
- www.biffyclyro.com
- Image
- Ben Johnston.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1980-04-25
- Commons category
- Ben Johnston
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
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