George Perle

George Perle (May 6, 1915 – January 23, 2009) was a composer and music theorist. Perle was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He graduated from DePaul University, where he studied with Wesley LaViolette and received private lessons from Ernst Krenek. Perle composed with a technique of his own devising called "twelve-tone tonality". This technique was different from, but related to, the twelve-tone technique of the Second Viennese School, of which he wa... More

Date of birth:

  • May 6, 1915

Date of death:

  • Jan 23, 2009 (age 93 years)

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Also known as:

  • Perle, George
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