Corner, Philip (1933- )

US composer. He studied in Paris, France, with Olivier Messiaen and in New York, USA, with Otto Luening and Henry Cowell, and taught at Rutgers University from 1972. His works show the influence of John Cage, minimalism, and Asian music.

Works Theatre music Carrot Chew Performance (1963), Rationalize Outside Sounds (1966), Metal Meditations (1973), Democracy in Action (1979).

Orchestral This Is It ... This Time for orchestra (1959); ensemble works, including Composition With or Without Beverly (1962).

Other Flares, mixed media (1963); series ‘Gamelan’ from 1975; piano music and works in graphic notation.