Robert Erickson
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- Ricercar A 3 for 3 Contrabasses
- Wizard of Seattle
- Last King of Eskeling
- Waifs of Trove
- Generals and Potholes
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- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-07-15
- Active to
- 2019-05-31
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Robert Erickson (March 7, 1917 in Marquette, Michigan–April 24, 1997 in San Diego, California) was an American composer. He studied with Ernst Krenek from 1936-1947: "I had already studied—and abandoned—the twelve tone system before most other Americans had taken it up." He influenced notable students Morton Subotnick, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and Paul Dresher. He is also the author of The Structure of Music: A Listener's Guide, which he claimed helped him overcome a "contrapuntal obsessi
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5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,949x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,885x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,540x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,928x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,324x
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- date of birth
- 1917-03-07
- date of death
- 1997-04-24
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