Charles Seeger
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About
Musicologist and composer who formulated the dissonant counterpoint.
Before Fame
He led the Cologne Opera for several years before moving to a teaching position at University of California Berkeley.
Trivia
He worked for the Works Public Administration's Federal Music Project, which gave unemployed musicians jobs during the Great Depression.
Family Life
His son Pete Seeger became an American legend, performing at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.
Associated With
He and Peter Arnett both graduated from Harvard University.
