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Dane Rudhyar was born in Paris on March 23, 1895 under the name Daniel Chennevière. | Dane Rudhyar was born in Paris on [[March 23]], 1895 under the name Daniel Chennevière. The maiden name of his mother was Bajaud, but little else is known of his early childhood. | ||
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At age twelve, a severe illness and surgery disabled him and he turned to music and intellectual development to compensate for his lack of physical agility. He studied at the Sorbonne, University of Paris (graduating at age 16) and at the Paris Conservatoire. His early ventures into philosophy and association with the artistic community in Paris led to his conviction that all existence is cyclical in character. | |||
His music led him to New York City in 1916, where he composed some of the first polytonal music performed in the United States. He also met Sasaki Roshi, one of the early Japanese Zen teachers in America, who led him in the study of Oriental philosophy and occultism. His interest was further stimulated by his association with [[Theosophy]], which began when he was asked to compose music for a production at the society's headquarters in Los Angeles in 1920. <ref>[https://composers.com/dane-rudhyar Dane Rudhyar] at American Composers Alliance website. </ref> | |||
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He stayed on in California. In 1930 he married Malya Contento, a well-educated Italian immigrant who worked as secretary to independent Theosophist [[Will Levington Comfort]]. Comfort, a writer whose novels were produced in films, was acquainted with screenwriter [[Marc Edmund Jones]], and introduced Rudhyar to him. Jones became his mentor in the study of [[astrology]]. | |||
== Theosophical Society connection == | == Theosophical Society connection == | ||
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Dane Rudhyar was an American writer, composer, artist, and astrologer.
Early years
Dane Rudhyar was born in Paris on March 23, 1895 under the name Daniel Chennevière. The maiden name of his mother was Bajaud, but little else is known of his early childhood.
At age twelve, a severe illness and surgery disabled him and he turned to music and intellectual development to compensate for his lack of physical agility. He studied at the Sorbonne, University of Paris (graduating at age 16) and at the Paris Conservatoire. His early ventures into philosophy and association with the artistic community in Paris led to his conviction that all existence is cyclical in character. His music led him to New York City in 1916, where he composed some of the first polytonal music performed in the United States. He also met Sasaki Roshi, one of the early Japanese Zen teachers in America, who led him in the study of Oriental philosophy and occultism. His interest was further stimulated by his association with Theosophy, which began when he was asked to compose music for a production at the society's headquarters in Los Angeles in 1920. [1]
He stayed on in California. In 1930 he married Malya Contento, a well-educated Italian immigrant who worked as secretary to independent Theosophist Will Levington Comfort. Comfort, a writer whose novels were produced in films, was acquainted with screenwriter Marc Edmund Jones, and introduced Rudhyar to him. Jones became his mentor in the study of astrology.
Theosophical Society connection
Rudhyar was admitted to the Theosophical Society at Krotona in Old Hollywood, California on January 31, 1920. His sponsors were A. F. Knudsen and A. P. Warrington.[2]
Music and compositions
Astrology
Art
Honors
According to The American Theosophist in 1980,
Dane Rudhyar, who has contributed generously to The American Theosophist through the years, was recently awarded an honorary degree of Doctor in Humane Letters from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California and an honorary degree of Doctor in Transpersonal Philosophy by the California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park.[3]
Final years
Mr. Rudhyar died in San Francisco on September 13, 1985.
Writings
Dane Rudhyar published more than forty books and hundreds of articles, mostly concerning astrology and spirituality. Claude Bragdon wrote, "Rudhyar is a man of profound and penetrating vision, whose writings cast an illumination upon life."[4]
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 83 articles by or about Dane Rudhyar from nine different periodicals.
A lengthy list of his books can be found in Dane Rudyar: A Bibliographical Checklist at DailyRareBooks.com.
Additional resources
Biographies and catalogues
- Hay, Robert C. Dane Rudhyar and the Transcendental Painting Group of New Mexico 1938-1941: a Thesis Submitted to Michigan State University. Michigan: University Microfilms International, [1981]. 346 pages, B/W illustrations. Based on interviews with DR, Raymond Jonson, and Florence Pierce, William Lumpkins, and others associated with the TPG.
- Here, James. Dane Rudhyar 1895- A Brief Factual Biography with a Listing of Works [N.p.]: (James Shere), (1972).
- Human Dimensions. Edited by John White. Buffalo: Human Dimensions Institute Quarterly, 1975. Special issue, vol. 3, no. 3, devoted entirely to Rudhyar’s life and work. Includes published and unpublished articles, photographs, and color reproductions of his paintings.
- Levin, Gail and Marianne Lorenz. Theme and Improvisation: Kandinsky and the American Avant-Garde 1912-1950. An Exhibition Organized by the Dayton Art Institute. Dayton: Dayton Art Institute, 1992. The events surrounding the founding of the Transcendental Painting Group are related.
- Piper, Raymond & Lila. Cosmic Art. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. 152 pages. Illustrated. Reproduces Avatar, 1938, an early drawing of Rudhyar. Also includes paintings by members of the Transcendentalist Painting Group in Santa Fe.
- Ruperti, Alexander. The Journal of the Rudhyar Institute for Transpersonal Activity 1.1 San Francisco: RITA, Fall/ Winter, 1986. A study of DR by Alexander Ruperti.
- Seminar. Dane Rudhyar, un Humaniste du 20e Siecle. Nouvelle Acropole, 1985. 75 pages. Illustrated. Transcript of a seminar, including nine papers by A. Ruperti, G. Sabian, M. Cavaignac, L. Winckler, and F.I. Fouchou Lapeyrade. Includes a short biography and bibliography.
- Seminar. Un Nouvel Homme pour un Nouvel Age: Centenaire Dane Rudhyar, Actes du Congrès des 25 et 26 Mars 1995. Suresnes, France: R.A.H. Editions, (1995). 203 pages, charts & diagrams in the text. Published by the Association pour la Recherche des Rythmes Cosmiques Réseau d’Astrologie Humaniste.
- Symposium. Rudhyar. Catalogue of an Art & Humanities Symposium, California State University, Long Beach. March 24-26, 1976.
Articles
- "Dane Rudhyar" at Astro Databank.
- "Dane Rudhyar Natal Horoscope" at Khaldea.com.
- "An Introduction to Dane Rudhyar" by Mari Garcia and Joy Usher.
- "An Illustrated Biographic Sketch".
- "A Brief Overview of Dane Rudhyar's Approach to Cycles" by Nicki Michaels.
- "The Riddle of the USA Horoscope" at Khaldea.com.
Audio
- The Astrology Recordings of Dane Rudhyar at BeyondSunSigns.com.
Additional resources
- Dane Rudhyar's Natal Chart at Astrodienst.
- Rudhyar Archival Project.
Notes
- ↑ Dane Rudhyar at American Composers Alliance website.
- ↑ Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm reel #6. Theosophical Society in America Archives.
- ↑ "Dane Rudhyar Receives Honors", The American Theosophist 68.8 (Aug/Sept 1980), 263.
- ↑ A. A. "Book Reviews" The American Theosophist 27.1 (January, 1939), 25.