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Milton Babbitt

(1916–2011) Mathematician United States

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Milton Babbitt was a mathematician from the United States, best known for A life of learning.

Quick Facts About Milton Babbitt

Born
May 10, 1916
Died
January 29, 2011
Nationality
United States
Profession
Mathematician
Notable works
A life of learning

About Milton Babbitt

Milton Byron Babbitt was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He was a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, recognized for his serial and electronic music. Babbitt's compositional approach was deeply inspired by Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. He built a compositional system based on permutations of the total chromatic.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Fellows Program Joseph H. Bearns Prize Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards James Madison Medal Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Arts and Letters Award in Music Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

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