Ben Johnston

January 4, 2024
Composer

Quick Facts

Ben Johnston
Full Name Ben Johnston
Occupation Composer
Date Of Birth Mar 15, 1926(1926-03-15)
Age 98
Date Of Death Jul 21, 2019 (93 age)
Birthplace Georgia
Country Georgia
Birth City Macon
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Ben Johnston Biography

Name Ben Johnston
Birthday Mar 15
Birth Year 1926
Place Of Birth Georgia
Home Town Macon
Birth Country Georgia
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Ben Johnston is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on March 15, 1926 in Georgia, Macon, Georgia. Skilled composer who was known for writing contemporary music in just intonation. He contributed greatly to microtonal music.

He encountered such avant-garde musicians as La Monte Young, Iannis Xenakis, and John Cage while teaching composition and theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1951 until 1986.

His family was living in Macon, Georgia, when he was born. He retired in North Carolina.

Ben Johnston Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Composer
House Living in own house.

Ben Johnston is one of the richest Composer from Georgia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Johnston 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked with composer and music theorist Harry Partch, from whom he learned just intonation. He would later expand upon the theories Partch taught him.

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1959, a National Council on the Arts and the Humanities grant in 1966, and received commissions from the Smithsonian Institution.

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Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Georgia. Ben Johnston celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

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