James Tenney

James Tenney

American composer and music theorist (1934–2006)

James Tenney was an American composer, music theorist, and pianist. He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, process music, spectral music, and microtonal tuning systems including extended just intonation. His theoretical writings variously concern musical form, texture, timbre, consonance and dissonance, and harmonic perception.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 2 films (1953–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1953 Unglassed Windows Cast A Terrible Reflection Stan Brakhage 16mm B&W sound
1967 Fuses Stidfole & Pratt Associates 23 16mm Color silent