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American composer Joan Tower was born 6 September 1938 in New Rochelle, New York. She grew up in South America, where her father was a mining engineer, absorbing the native culture, and discovering a love for performing, playing percussion and piano in family shows.
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Joan Tower
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NodeWorks Encyclopedia article with summary of life and works, noting her complete focus on instrumental pieces. Includes internal references to related people and topics.
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Joan Tower
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Summary of works, brief biography, and links from the Classical Composers Database.
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Joan Tower: Silver Ladders
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Details about her and the Grawemeyer Award-winning orchestral piece. Includes photograph.
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Joan Tower
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Biography, notes, reviews, articles, upcoming performances, work list, links.
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Joan Tower
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RAM audio of recordings made by pianist Paul Barnes from his own web page. Includes photographs and commentary.
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Joan Tower
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Brief biographical sketch, photograph, summary of orchestral music, and Naxos discography.
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Joan Tower
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Faculty profile from Bard College, New York. Includes noted works and honors plus email contact.
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