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Ivan Aleksandrovitch Wyschnegradsky

Birth
Russia
Death
29 Sep 1979 (aged 86)
France
Burial
Bagneux, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Ivan Aleksandrovitch Wyschnegradsky
[also transliterated as Vïshnegradsky, Wyshnegradsky, Wischnegradsky, Vishnegradsky, or Wishnegradsky]
(Иван Александрович Вышнеградский)

was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale (24-tet: 50 cents). He also used scales of up to 72 divisions (mainly third (18-tet: 66.6 cents), sixth (36-tet: 33.3 cents), and twelfth tones (72-tet: 16.6 cents)).


Ivan Aleksandrovitch Wyschnegradsky
[also transliterated as Vïshnegradsky, Wyshnegradsky, Wischnegradsky, Vishnegradsky, or Wishnegradsky]
(Иван Александрович Вышнеградский)

was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale (24-tet: 50 cents). He also used scales of up to 72 divisions (mainly third (18-tet: 66.6 cents), sixth (36-tet: 33.3 cents), and twelfth tones (72-tet: 16.6 cents)).



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