James Tenney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Tenney

American composer and music theorist

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Silver City, New Mexico, United States

Date of Death: 24-Aug-2006

Profession: composer, pianist, musicologist, music theorist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

James Tenney (August 10, 1934 – August 24, 2006) was an American composer and music theorist.
He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, process music, spectral music, microtonal music, and tuning systems including extended just intonation.
His theoretical writings variously concern musical form, texture, timbre, consonance and dissonance, and harmonic perception.