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The basics
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Intro
American musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
13 March 1917
Death:
1 March 2000
The details
Biography
Introduction
William (Bill) Colvig (March 13, 1917 – March 1, 2000) was an electrician and amateur musician who was the partner for 33 years of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco in 1967. Colvig helped construct the American gamelan used in works such as the puppet opera Young Caeser [sic] (1971), La Koro Sutro (1972), and the Suite for Violin and American Gamelan (1974).
Films
- 1986 – Lou Harrison : "cherish, conserve, consider, create." Directed by Eric Marin.
- 1995 – Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy – Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.