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# James Tenney

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James Tenney was an American composer, music theorist, and pianist. He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, process music, spectral music, and microtonal tuning systems including extended just intonation. His theoretical writings v

##  Quotes by James Tenney

> [I've come up with another formulation about style: that it's essentially a manifestation of a certain habitual set of limitations. It's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tenney/i-ve-come-up-with-another-formulation-about-style-that-it-s/)

James Tenney

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> [All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tenney/all-of-these-people-kept-on-being-professional-musicians-and/)

James Tenney

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