biography of Julius Eastman© Donald W. Burkhardt
updated April 9, 2025

Julius Eastman

American composer born 27 October 1940 in New York City; died 28 May 1990 in Buffalo.

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sources

Renée LEVINE PACKER, Mary Jane LEACH (éd.), Gay Guerrilla. Julius Eastman and His Music, New York, University of Rochester Press, 2015 ; thatwhichisfundamental.com ; The New Yorker ; France Musique



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