Jay Sydeman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJay Sydeman
American composer
Date of Birth: 08-May-1928
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Profession: composer, musicologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Jay Sydeman
- William Jay Sydeman (born 8 May 1928) is an American composer.
- Born in New York, he studied at the Mannes School of Music, where he later taught composition (1960–1970).
- Winning early acclaim for his avant-garde music (principally published by C.
- F.
- Peters), he felt trapped by the prevailing orthodoxies and moved to California in 1970, beginning a period of wandering during which he also studied Buddhism and Anthroposophy.
- He joined ASCAP in 1975.
- In 1981 he settled in Sacramento and resumed composition at his former prolific rate, having newly embraced a neotonal musical language.
- He currently resides in Mendocino.
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