historical-theoretic principles, settings for musical performance of Homer, Sappho, Pindar, and the Persai (The Persians) of Aeschylus. Principal works include: Trio (1960) fl, hn, pf. Perspectives (1964) hn. Quintet 1964 cl, bn, tp, db, org. Antifonia (1965) 2tp,2tb. Decay (1965) theatre piece. Music for Percussion (1965) theatre piece. Usable Music for Very Small Instruments with Holes (1966). Usable Music II in B♭, (1966) chamber ensemble. 88 is Great (1969) pf 18 hands, Dulces exuviae (Dido's Lament after Virgil) (1969) ssaattbb. Teddy Bears Picnic (1969) theatre piece. Gloria (1970) s, satb, orch. Sebastian (1971–74) chamber opera. Music for Meantone Harpsichord (1974–86). Canti (1975) cb solo with fl, va, gui, mar, vib. Symphoniae sacrae (1976) ms, viola da gamba, hps. Hymns (Rg Veda)(1982) chorus, gamelan. Pastorale (1987) setting of an Ode of Horace for chorus and retuned piano in Just Intonation, four hands. Three Symphonies (1993) orch. without conductor, Piano Sonata 1994. Is This a Great Country, or What? (1995) multimedia. Hiroshima–Nagasaki 1945–2005 for tuned bowls or bells, crotales (2005). From 2003, most of his music appeared under the name Bhishma Xenotechnites, including not only his settings for voices and instruments (in Greek) of Homeric Hymns and other Greek and Latin lyrics but also such obviously anti-Western works as Ein kleines Wagner Notizbuch (2005), a collage of emasculated Wagner quotations for the same ensemble as his 1965 octet Quaderno Rossiniano, and H5N1 (2006) for extremely high-pitched instruments or whistlers and antique cymbals. Discography The Electric Zodiac (1969, Capitol) A Very Merry Electric Christmas to You! (1969, Capitol) Entropical Paradise (1971, Seraphim) References "Leedy, Douglas" in The New Grove Dictionary of Music "Leedy, Douglas" in Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Music & Musicians Samson, Valerie, "Interview with Douglas Leedy 1974" EAR (magazine), vol. 4 no. 4, April 1976. Strange, Allan, Electronic Music (includes the score to Leedy's Entropical Paradise with Birdcall); Wolf, Daniel: "Landmarks (11)" Wolf, Daniel: "Leedy: The Leaves Be Green" (secondary URL) Source: Music of the Avant Garde (includes the score to Leedy's Usable Music I for very small instruments with holes); Scores published by Fallen Leaf Press, Schirmer, MaterialPress.Com External links Microtonal musicians 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers 1938 births 2015 deaths Musicians from Portland, Oregon Pupils of Pran Nath (musician) 21st-century American composers American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Pomona College alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni