Fannie Charles Dillon

USA, 1910–1947

American composer, pianist and educator known for transcribing bird calls into musical scores. Taught at Los Angeles High School in the 1920s, pioneering natural sound as a source of musical material.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Fannie Charles Dillon and 1 artist Fannie Charles Dillon influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Fannie Charles Dillon influence?

• John Cage — Dillon was Cage's music teacher at Los Angeles High School in the late 1920s; her practice of transcribing bird calls into scores planted the seed for Cage's lifelong interest in incorporating natural and environmental sounds into music.