Earle Brown

Earle Brown (December 26, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American composer. Among his many innovations, he near-singlehandedly re-invigorated classical music with improvisation by establishing his own formal and notational systems. He w

Earle Brown (December 26, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American composer. Among his many innovations, he near-singlehandedly re-invigorated classical music with improvisation by establishing his own formal and notational systems. He was the creator of open form, a style of musical contruction that has influenced many waves of composers since- notably the downtown New York scene of the 1980s (see John Zorn).