He composed a piece divided into twenty-nine and five-eighths sections, each twenty-nine and five eighths measures long, by using eight-by-eight cell charts to determine the number of layers in each musical phrase.
This composer briefly became an Italian celebrity by successfully answering questions about mushrooms for five consecutive weeks on the game show Lascia O Raddoppia. He composed a piece divided into twenty-nine and five-eighths sections, each twenty-nine and five eighths measures long, by using eight-by-eight cell charts to determine the number of layers in each musical phrase. David Tudor premiered a large number of works by this composer, who attempted to portray the eight permanent emotions of Hindu aesthetics in his collection of twenty (*) Sonatas and Interludes. This longtime musical advisor for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company pioneered aleatoric music in Music of Changes and invented the prepared piano. For 10 points, name this experimental twentieth century American composer of 4'33" [four minutes and thirty-three seconds].
This composer briefly became an Italian celebrity by successfully answering questions about mushrooms for five consecutive weeks on the game show Lascia O Raddoppia.
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