Stephen Scott (October 10, 1944 – March 10, 2021) was an American composer best known for his development of the bowed piano.
This is a form of extended technique which involves a grand piano being played by an ensemble of ten musicians who utilize lengths of rosined horsehair, nylon filament, and other utensils to bow the strings of the piano, creating an orchestra-like sound.
Scott founded the Bowed Piano Ensemble in 1977, for which he composed.
Scott studied with Homer Keller at the University of Oregon and subsequently with Ron Nelson and Gerald Shapiro.
[2][3][4] Scott has performed and composed pieces in a thirteen limit tuning by Terry Riley.