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John Coolidge Adams (born 1947) is an American minimalist composer.
Adams' work On the Transmigration of Souls, a choral work commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Adams' notable works include:
Similar modern composers include Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley.
- Harmonielehre
- Shaker Loops
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Phrygian Gates
- Nixon in China
- John's Book of Alleged Dances
- Violin Concerto
Not to be confused with another postminimalist composer, John Luther Adams.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "John Adams (composer)."
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Movie/TV Titles | Don Adams' Screen Test (1974) The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (2002) | |
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 | Smoke rises from two enemy planes shot down during a Japanese air attack on U.S. ships off Guadalcanal, 12 November 1942. Photographed from USS President Adams (AP-38). Ship at right is USS Betelgeuse (AK-28). That at left, barely visible beyond President Adams' structure, is USS Libra (AK-53). Smoke in the center distance appears to be a smoke screen. Credit: NAVY. |  | Seaman Daniel J. Lewis stands watch as lookout on the submarine's bridge, while it runs on the surface, December 1969. Note John Adams' insignia patch on his jacket. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Photographed from USS Wasp (CV-7), at Noumea, New Caledonia, 4 August 1942. She is crowded with U.S. Marines, bound for the invasion of Guadalcanal. USS Quincy (CA-39) is in the background. Note President Adams' liferafts, landing craft and climbing netting. Credit: NAVY. |  | Quashie Adams' ford ... Jamaica. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mt. Adams' incline, Cincinnati, Ohio. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Fireplace in Adams' study. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Words within the letters "'-a-a-d-m-s" | |
-2 letters: amas, dams, mads. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 44 41 4D 53 27 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000100 01000001 01001101 01010011 00100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A D A M S ' |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0044 0041 004D 0053 0027 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35383547539 |
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