Henry Dixon Cowell was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a great influence to similar artists at the time, including Lou Harrison, George Antheil, and John Cage, among others. He is considered one of America's most important and influential composers.
Coatsburg is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 150 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Meredith is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2010 census. It is an interior town in the northern part of the county.
Jewett is a town centrally located in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Freeborn G. Jewett, justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Fonda is a village in and the county seat of Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Douw Fonda, a Dutch-American settler who was killed and scalped in 1780, during a Mohawk raid in the Revolutionary War, when the tribe was allied with the British.
Gilboa is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2020 census.
Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2000 census. The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French.
A tone cluster is a musical chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale. Prototypical tone clusters are based on the chromatic scale and are separated by semitones. For instance, three adjacent piano keys struck simultaneously produce a tone cluster. Variants of the tone cluster include chords comprising adjacent tones separated diatonically, pentatonically, or microtonally. On the piano, such clusters often involve the simultaneous striking of neighboring white or black keys.
Houston is an unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia, United States. Its elevation is 833 feet (254 m), and it is located at 33°9′34″N85°8′16″W.
Modena is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the town of Plattekill, centered at the junction of the US 44/NY 55 concurrency and NY 32.
McHenry Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 47,653 and it contained 19,120 housing units. McHenry Township shares the distinction with Nunda Township as being the two largest townships by land area in McHenry County, at 48.3 square miles (125 km2) each.
Helena is a hamlet in the Town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.
Franklinton Vlaie or "The Vlaie" is a tributary of Catskill Creek in Broome, Schoharie County, New York in the United States.
The Detroit Institute of Musical Arts (DIMA) was a music conservatory in Detroit, Michigan that was actively providing higher education in music from 1914 to 1970.
Hallsville is a place in Montgomery County, New York, in the United States.
Marbletown is a hamlet in the Town of Arcadia, Wayne County, New York, United States, near the Ontario County line. It is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the Village of Newark, at an elevation of 486 feet. The primary cross roads where the hamlet is located are Marbletown Road, Silver Hill Road and Miller Road.
Little Hope is an unincorporated community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Thomas Willett was a fireboat operated by the FDNY. She was launched in 1908 and retired in 1959. She was built as a steam-engine powered vessel with coal-fired boilers. She was converted to oil-fired boilers in 1926.
Tobias is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. It is located northeast of Marion at the intersection of Tobias Road and Morral-Kirkpatrick Road, at 40°41′18″N83°03′59″W.
The 1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5. Incumbent Republican Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was re-elected for a third one-year term.
