Theodore Mook (born February 26, 1953, Mount Kisco, New York) is an American cellist who has played in more than 1,000 Broadway performances in

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, produced records, played on motion picture soundtracks and, along with

Ezra Sims Ezra Sims (January 16, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama — January 30, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts) was one of the pioneers in the field of microtonal composition. He invented a system of notation that was adopted by many microtonal composers afte ...

, invented computer fonts used in

microtonal music Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones— intervals smaller than a semitone, also called "microintervals". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of ...

composition. He is best known for his interest and contributions to microtonality music. Mook began his music career in Boston, Massachusetts after graduating

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. He was a member of

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and played with other ensembles in the area before relocating to New York City in 1983. In New York, Mook performed cello in Broadway shows Little Women, Bombay Dreams, Taboo and Jekyll & Hyde. He also played with the New York Consortium for New Music, at the

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, The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and at other venues around the city. Outside of New York City, Mook has performed at the

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, the American Academy in Rome, the

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and

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, among other venues. He performed cello for the soundtracks for the Wendigo (film) and

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. After moving to Charlestown, Rhode Island, Mook played alongside Grammy-winning artist

Eugene Friesen Eugene Friesen (born 1952) is an American cellist and composer. Early life Friesen was born in 1952 to Russian Mennonite parents. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Music. Career Friesen has been a member of the Paul Winter Consort since ...

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* 1953 births Living people Microtonal composers American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians {{US-classical-musician-stub