Strang, Gerald b. alberta can. feb 13 1908

stanford u. 1926-28 phil. maj.

entered u.c. berkeley 28, studied composition & cntpnt. w/ Stricklen & Haydon .

6 weeks of cntpnt study w/ private group in oakland , in summer 1930 , w/ Charles Koechlin .

1st comp of adult yrs was "Mirrorrorrim" for piano 1931. as in mirror writing. next was "Sonatina for Solo Clarinet" 31-32. "Percussion Music for Three Players" 1935.

took over new music edition 35-40. in s.cal. fr/ 36.

became Schoenberg's assistant 36-50.

became computer music pioneer. pp. 634-5.