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American composer
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Male
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Birth:
19 April 1921
Death:
6 October 2013
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Biography
Introduction
Will Ogdon (April 19, 1921 – October 6, 2013) was an American composer. He taught at the University of California, San Diego beginning in 1966, and retiring in 1991.)
He was originally from Redlands, California. He studied composition with Ernst Krenek, Roger Sessions, and René Leibowitz, and acquired a doctorate in music theory from Indiana University.
He has collaborated with the singer Carol Plantamura.
He lived in Del Mar, California.
Discography
- 1997 - The Music Of Will Ogdon. Composers Recordings, Inc.