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Mary Jeanne van Appledorn
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (October 2, 1927 – December 12, 2014) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. Education and career Born in Holland, Michigan, van Appledorn
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (October 2, 1927 – December 12, 2014) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. Education and career Born in Holland, Michigan, van Appledorn attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where she studied piano and theory with Bernard Rogers and Alan Hovhaness. She received her Bachelor of Music in 1948, her Masters of Music in 1950, and her Ph.D. in music theory from Eastman in 1966. She also completed post-doctoral studies in computer-synthesized sound at MIT in 1982. She was a member of the music faculty of Texas Tech University from 1950 until 2008. She was the Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Music from 1989 to 2000. Awards and honors * Premier Prix References External links *Mary Jeanne van Appledorn page, from Texas Tech University site *Interview with Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, January 20, 1988, bruceduffie.com
- Era
- Post-War
- Lived
- 1927–2014
- From
- United States
- Born in
- Holland · died Lubbock
- Known as
- composer