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20th century American composer Paul Creston (1906-1985), born Giuseppe Guttoveggio, is known for his fidelity to older compositional styles. Largely self-taught, he credited Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel as his greatest teachers. He wrote Principles of Rhythm and Rational Metric Notation and numerous articles analyzing the previous four hundred years of rhythmic practice.

Resources in This Category

• Creston, Paul (1906 - 1985)

  http://www.naxos.com/person/Paul_Creston/22406.htm
  Brief biography from HNH-Naxos with recommended recording.

• Paul Creston

  http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/short-bio/Paul-Creston
  Biography, key works, selected discography.

• Paul Creston (1906-1985)

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=3787
  Songs and song cycles listed at recmusic.org, some with English texts.

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