James Cohn (February 12, 1928 – June 12, 2021) was a Newark, New Jersey-born American composer.
[1][2] He wrote solo, chamber, choral and orchestral works, among them 3 string quartets, 5 piano sonatas and 8 symphonies.
3 and Variations on "The Wayfaring Stranger" were premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray.
Indeed, the work throughout is marked strongly by individuality, and comes as a refreshing experience in modern music.
[5] Cohn often quoted popular tunes in many of his works, such as "Homage" (1959), based on The Star-Spangled Banner, and "A Song of the Waters," Op.