Kent Kennan

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Kent Kennan


Born
in Milwaukee, WS, The United States
April 18, 1913

Died
November 01, 2003


Kent Kennan was an American composer, author, educator, and professor.

He learned to play the organ and the piano and received degrees in composition and music theory from the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music in composition and music theory. At the age of 23, he was awarded the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study for three years in Europe, primarily at the American Academy in Rome.

Kennan was a longtime professor at the University of Texas at Austin, also teaching briefly at Kent State University and for two years at Ohio State University during the 1950s.

His compositions include works for orchestra, chamber ensemble and solo instrument as well as songs and choral music. His Sonata for Trumpet and Piano is part of t
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The Technique of Orchestration

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Counterpoint

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Counterpoint Workbook

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Technique of Orchestration,...

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The Technique of Orchestrat...

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Sonata for Trumpet and Pian...

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Sonata for Trumpet and Wind...

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ارکستراسیون

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Orchestration Workbook III,...

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Retrospectives for Piano

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