Scott Johnson
American composer
Scott Richard Johnson (May 12, 1952 – March 24, 2023) was an American composer known for his pioneering use of recorded speech as musical melody, and his distinctive crossing of American vernacular and art music traditions, making extensive use of electric guitar in concert works, and adapting popular music structures for art music genres such as the string quartet. He was the recipient of a 2006 Guggenheim fellowship, and a 2015 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award.
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Works
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- How It Happens:
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite: I. Lawless Things
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite: II. Movies
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite: III. Light
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite: IV. Perfect Weapon
- How It Happens: Cold War Suite: V. What Would Have Happened
- How It Happens: It Raged
- How It Happens: Rainfall
- How It Happens: Signals
- How It Happens: Soliloquy
- How It Happens: The Clouds