Ivan Wyschnegradsky

Russian composer Date Of Birth : 1893-05-04T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1979-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ivan Alexandrovich Wyschnegradsky (US: vish-ne-GROD-skee; May 14 [O.S. 2 May] 1893 – September 29, 1979), was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale (24-tet: 50 cents) utilized in his pieces for two pianos in quarter tones. 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)). For most of his life, from 1920 onwards, Wyschnegradsky lived in Paris.

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  • Other Names :Ivan Aleksandrovič Vyšnegradskij,Ivan Alekszandrovics Visnyegradszkij,Ivan Visjnegradski,Ivan Vysjnegradskij,Ivan Wyschnegradsky,Iwan Wyschnegradsky,Iwan Wyszniegradski,Вишнеградський Іван Олександрович,Иван Александрович Вышнеградский,ايڤان ويستشنيجرادسكى,イワン・ヴィシネグラツキー,伊万·维什涅格拉茨基,이반 비슈네그라드스키
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  • Country : Russian Empire, Soviet Union
  • Born on 29 September