But nevertheless, it’s music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out to the world.
John Eaton Quotes
Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.
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| Birth: | 1935 |
| Death: | 2nd December, 2015 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Composer |
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John Charles Eaton was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an American composer. He graduated from Princeton University in 1957. He received his PhD from Princeton University in 1970. He subsequently held faculty appointments at Indiana University and the University of Chicago. He was a prominent composer of microtonal music, and worked with Paul Ketoff and Robert Moog during the 1960s in developing several types of synthesizer.
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