Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Born: 14th May 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 29th September 1979, Paris, France
Nationality: Russian
Ivan Alexandrovich Wyschnegradsky also transliterated as Vïshnegradsky, Wyshnegradsky, Wischnegradsky, Vishnegradsky, or Wishnegradsky (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Вышнегра́дский) (after he emigrated to France, he used "Wyschnegradsky" as spelling for his surname) was a Russian composer primarily known for his microtonal compositions, including the quarter tone scale (24-tet: 50 cents). He also used scales of up to 72 divisions (mainly third (18-tet: 66.6 cents), sixth (36-tet: 33.3 cents), and twelfth tones (72-tet: 16.6 cents)).
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- 24 Preludes in Quarter-tone for 2 pianos, Op. 22 (1)
- 24 Preludes in Quarter-tone System (excerpts) (1)
- Arc-en-ciel II (1)
- Arc-en-ciel, Op. 37 (1)
- Etude sur le 'Carre Magique Sonore', op.40 (4)
- Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires, Op. 45c (1)
- Meditation sur deux themes de la Journee de l'Existence (1)
- Preludes (2) for piano, Op. 2 (3)
- String Quartet No. 2 in quarter-tones, Op. 18 (1)