Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021) *83

Frederic Rzewski was an American composer and pianist who was considered to be one of the most important American composers of his time. His major compositions, which often incorporate social and political themes, include the minimalist Coming Together and the piano variations The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, which has been considered to be a "modern classic". Rzewski was born on April 13, 1938, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to parents of Jewish-Polish descent. He began playing piano at age 5 and attended Phillips Academy, Harvard and Princeton, where his teachers included Randall Thompson, Roger Sessions, Walter Piston and Milton Babbitt. In 1960, he went to Italy, a trip which was formative in his future musical development. In addition to studying with Luigi Dallapiccola, he began a career as a performer of new piano music, often with an improvisatory element.

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