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James Tenney(1934-2006)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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James Tenney was born on 10 August 1934 in Silver City, New Mexico, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Interim (1952), Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection (1953) and Having Never (2015). He was married to Carolee Schneemann and Lauren Pratt. He died on 24 August 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 10, 1934
DiedAugust 24, 2006(72)
BornAugust 10, 1934
DiedAugust 24, 2006(72)
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Known for

Walter Newcomb in Interim (1952)
Interim
6.7
Short
  • Composer
  • 1952
Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection (1953)
Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection
6.2
Short
  • Composer
  • 1953
Danny Holt in Having Never (2015)
Having Never
  • Music Department
  • 2015
Maurice de Martin in Zeitkratzer Unprotected Music: James Tenney's Never Written a Note for Percussion (2007)
Zeitkratzer Unprotected Music: James Tenney's Never Written a Note for Percussion
Video
  • Music Department
  • 2007

Credits

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Composer

  • Carolee Schneemann in Breaking the Frame (2012)
    Breaking the Frame
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Brakhage (1998)
    Brakhage
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Viet Flakes
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection (1953)
    Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Walter Newcomb in Interim (1952)
    Interim
    6.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1952

Actor

  • Loving
    7.0
    Short
    • 1969
  • Fuses (1967)
    Fuses
    6.5
    Short
    • 1967
  • Desistfilm (1954)
    Desistfilm
    5.7
    Short
    • Man #5 (as Tenney)
    • 1954

Music Department

  • Danny Holt in Having Never (2015)
    Having Never
    • Music Department
    • 2015
  • Maurice de Martin in Zeitkratzer Unprotected Music: James Tenney's Never Written a Note for Percussion (2007)
    Zeitkratzer Unprotected Music: James Tenney's Never Written a Note for Percussion
    Video
    • Music Department
    • 2007

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Tenney
  • Born
    • August 10, 1934
    • Silver City, New Mexico, USA
  • Died
    • August 24, 2006
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Carolee Schneemann1956 - 1968 (divorced)
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    • 1 Article

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    Experimental composer in the mode of Harry Partch and John Cage.

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