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John Tasker Howard (1890-1964) is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".   
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[[John Tasker Howard]] (1890-1964) is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".   
  
FZ wrote in the foreword to the [[Absolutely Free]]: The Complete Libretto; "Music has always shown how people think and feel, according to John Tasker Howard. He is probably right."
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FZ wrote in the foreword to "[[Absolutely Free]]: The Complete Libretto": "Music has always shown how people think and feel, according to John Tasker Howard. He is probably right".  
  
 
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American writer documenting the history of music making in America.  
American writer documenting the history of music making in America.  Published titles include:
 
Our contemporary composers: American music in the twentieth century (with Arthur Mendel); Modern Music: A Popular Guide to Greater Musical Enjoyment (with James Lyons); This modern music: A guide for the bewildered listener; A Short History of Music in America; Our American Music: A Comprehensive History from 1620 to the Present.
 
  
 
He occasionally composed songs and arranged music.
 
He occasionally composed songs and arranged music.
  
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[[Category:Musicologists|Tasker Howard, John]]
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[[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Tasker Howard, John]]

Latest revision as of 02:36, 25 August 2014

John Tasker Howard (1890-1964) is name-checked on the cover of "Freak Out!" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".

FZ wrote in the foreword to "Absolutely Free: The Complete Libretto": "Music has always shown how people think and feel, according to John Tasker Howard. He is probably right".

American writer documenting the history of music making in America.

He occasionally composed songs and arranged music.