Henry Cowell

Does Henry Cowell Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Henry Cowell is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Henry Cowell - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Henry Cowell is 127 years, 8 months and 10 days old. Henry Cowell will celebrate 128rd birthday on a Tuesday 11th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Henry Cowell upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Henry Cowell’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Henry Cowell was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

About

Avant-garde composer who set the standard for expression and technique that influenced generations of musicians. His compositions explored atonality, polytonality, polyrhythms, and non-Western modes.

Before Fame

He was already able to create unique musical pieces in his late teens, even with very little formal education.

Trivia

His bisexuality led to charges of a "morals" crime involving a 17 year-old boy for which he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He spent the time productively, composing several dozen new pieces and leading the prison band.

Family Life

He was born in Menlo Park, California. Both of his parents were bohemian writers, and he was raised by his mother after they divorced.

Associated With

He had an immense influence on the modernist composer and pianist John Cage who called Cowell the open sesame for new music in America.

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