John Eaton

Short bio John Eaton

Birthday: 1935 in Bryn Mawr, PA

Died: 2015 in New York, NY

Active: 1950s - 2010s

Genre: Classical,Avant-Garde,Jazz

Period: Contemporary

Full biography John Eaton

Composer John Eaton was an important figure in the field of American music. Born in 1935, Eaton studied composition at Princeton with noted composers like Milton Babbitt, Edward T. Cone, and Roger Sessions. He would later go on to become a composer and electronic music pioneer, earning a MacArthur fellowship in 1990 for his inventive contributions to classical music.

Eaton's work spanned a wide range of musical forms and styles, and he was widely praised for his use of microtones and other experimental techniques in his compositions. His work as an opera composer was particularly noteworthy, earning him the accolade of "the most interesting opera composer writing in America today," as Andrew Porter once put it.

Eaton's music was characterized by its ritualized quality and its use of unconventional sounds and harmonies. He was a pioneering figure in the world of microtonal music, which uses intervals smaller than the conventional half-step interval used in most music.

Overall, John Eaton was a highly influential composer and electronic music innovator whose work has had a lasting impact on the field of American music.

Compositions featuring John Eaton

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Fantasy Romance	10:09 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1989
2	Ars Poetica	13:08 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1985
3	A Greek Vision	10:57 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1981
4	The Cry of Clylaemnestra		Miscellaneous (Classical)	1980
5	Ajax	9:49 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1972
6	The Cave of the Sybil	6:18 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1971
7	Lycidas, song for voice & piano	5:57 min	Vocal Music	-
8	Microtonal Fantasy	7:41 min	Keyboard	-
9	Songs of Desperation & Comfort: Blind Mans's Cry	7:11 min	Vocal Music	-
10	Songs of Desperation & Comfort: Holy Sonnet no.XIV	4:00 min	Vocal Music	-
11	Songs of Desperation & Comfort: Lear on the Hearth	2:34 min	Vocal Music	-
12	Songs of Desperation & Comfort: Lullaby for Estela	4:13 min		-
13	Songs of Desperation & Comfort: To Old Roscoff: Lullaby in North-West minor	6:24 min		-

Albums featuring John Eaton

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	First Performances: The Syn-Ket And Moog Synthesizer In The 1960's(CD, Album)	2007	Electronic Music Foundation
2	Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London , Conductor – Edwin London • John Eaton (2) • Howie Smith • Ronald Perera – The New American Scene(CD, )	1998	Albany Records
3	The Music Of John Eaton(CD, )	1992	Musical Arts Center, Indiana University School of Music
4	George Boziwick / John Cage / Constance Cooper / John Eaton (2) / Sorrel Hays / Mathew Rosenblum - Loretta Goldberg – Tone Over Tone: Microtonal Keyboard Works(CD, Album)	1987	Opus One
5	Danton and Robespierre(3×LP, Album)	1980	Indiana University Opera Theater
6	Electro-Vibrations (The Music Of John Eaton)	1973	Decca
7	Mass / Blind Man's Cry / Concert Music For Solo Clarinet(LP, Stereo)	1972	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
8	Morton Subotnick / John Eaton (2) / William Bergsma, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukas Foss / Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johanos / Edward Statkiewicz, Polish Radio And Television Orchestra, Zdzislav Szostak – Lamination / Concert Piece For Synk	1971	Turnabout
9	Microtonal Fantasy - The Music Of John Eaton	1968	Decca
10	Heracles(2×Acetate, LP, Limited Edition)	1967	Rarissima
11	Blues Machine	1967	Decca
12	The American Jazz Ensemble Featuring Bill Smith And Johnny Eaton – The American Jazz Ensemble In Rome - New Sounds...Old World	1962	RCA Victor
13	Princeton Triangle Club, John Eaton (2) – Tunis, Anyone?(LP)	1955	Not On Label

Videos featuring John Eaton

Mass

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Mass · John Eaton · John Reeves White · Michiko Hirayama · William O. Smith · Judith Martin · Kalvert Nelson · Andrew Jarema · Jay Williams · Eugene O'Brien

John Eaton: Mass - Blind Man's Cry - Concert Musi

Microtonal Fantasy

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Microtonal Fantasy · John Eaton

Mavericks

℗ 2015 American Modern Recordings

Released on: 2015-11-13

Artist: John Eaton

Composer: John Eaton

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American Jazz Ensemble - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

From their 1962 album entitled "New Sounds...Old World" issued on RCA Victor. Quartet recording that includes Bill Smith (clarinet), Johnny Eaton (piano), Eric Peter (bass) and Pierre Favre (drums). Quite an exciting album. Vinyl rip made from an original