About Leon Dallin
Lived 1918 – 1993 (aged 75). Leon Dallin was an American musicologist and music theorist.
Glen Leon Dallin Jr. (March 26, 1918 Silver City, Utah – December 31, 1993) was an American music theorist whose primary work was Techniques of Twentieth Century Composition: A Guide to the Materials of Modern Music.
Dallin was born in Utah. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Eastman School of Music and a Ph.D. from The University of California, Berkeley. He then was a professor at Brigham Young University from 1948 to 1955 and at California State University, Long Beach from 1955 to 1983.
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Who was Leon Dallin?
music theorist (1918-1993)
When was Leon Dallin born?
Leon Dallin was born on 26 March 1918 in Utah.
When did Leon Dallin die?
Leon Dallin died on 31 December 1993 in Orange County.
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Leon Dallin was a musicologist and music theorist.
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Leon Dallin was American.
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