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   Who was Scott Johnson?

   • Molly Sheridan/NewMusicBox Scott Johnson, a composer and guitarist who forged an original style involving the rhythmic cadences of speech and the gestures and timbres of popular music, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 70. Mr. Johnson’s sister Susan Lee Johnson said the cause was complications of aspiration pneumonia.

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   How did Scott Johnson die?

   • Scott Johnson, a composer and guitarist who forged an original style involving the rhythmic cadences of speech and the gestures and timbres of popular music, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 70. Mr. Johnson’s sister Susan Lee Johnson said the cause was complications of aspiration pneumonia. Mr.

   Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70

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   Which composers use Johnson's transcribing technique?

   • Johnson's technique of transcribing speech melodies for use in instrumental scores has since been used by a number of composers, including Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Robert Davidson, Florent Ghys, and Steve Reich.

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   What instruments did John Johnson play?

   • During the 1980s and early 1990s, Johnson composed work for two ensembles of his own, and performed as guitarist. The first was an octet with the instrumentation of a large rock band: electric guitars, saxophones, and percussion. Beginning in 1989, he organized a quartet of violin, cello, electric guitar, and piano/synthesizer.

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   Scott Richard Johnson (May 12, 1952 – March 24, 2023) was an American composer known for his pioneering use of recorded speech as musical melody, and his distinctive crossing of American vernacular and art music traditions, making extensive use of electric guitar in concert works, and adapting popular music structures for art music genres ...

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   Composer Scott Johnson has been a pioneering voice in the new relationship being forged between the classical tradition and the popular culture that surrounds it. An early advocate of using rock instruments and technology in scored composition, he has appeared as a virtuosic electric guitarist in many of his pieces.

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   Mar 26, 2023 · March 26, 2023. Scott Johnson, a composer and guitarist who forged an original style involving the rhythmic cadences of speech and the gestures and timbres of popular music, died on Friday in...

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   Mar 27, 2023 · Cancer kills NY composer, 70. RIP. norman lebrecht. March 27, 2023. The NY Times has an obituary for the experimental composer Scott Johnson, who died of pneumonia following lung cancer...

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   Composer Scott Johnson has been a pioneering voice in the new relationship being forged between the classical tradition and the popular culture that surrounds it. A forerunner of today’s “postclassical” trends, he has played an influential role since the early 1980’s in the incorporation of rock-derived instruments, electronics, and ...

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   Composer Scott Johnson has been a pioneering voice in the new relationship being forged between the classical tradition and the popular culture that surrounds it. An early advocate of using rock instruments and technology in scored composition, he has appeared as a virtuosic electric guitarist in many of his pieces.

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   Mar 29, 2023 · Extra Eclectic - March 29, 2023. Composer Scott Johnson, who forged his own original style based on the rhythmic and melodic components of recorded speech, died this past Friday at 70. It comes as a tragic irony, as Johnson was perhaps the other primary modern composer associated with mastering this technique besides Steve Reich — whose works ...