Composer Dika Newlin Dies at 82 -
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Published on: 7/28/2006
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Newlin, a child prodigy who was still on the musical cutting edge 70 years later, died July 22 at a Richmond nursing home, according to Sabine Feisst, a professor of musicology at Arizona State University.
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"I don't know any other artist who had such a unique career and who was so diverse," Feisst said in a telephone interview.
Newlin taught at several universities, finishing her academic career at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she worked from 1978 to 2004.
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"She was a very gifted student, very much appreciated by Schoenberg," Feisst said.
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"Even in her punk-rock period, she refers to Schoenberg in that she uses the motifs in his works, or quotes from text in his works," Feisst said.