"Maximum Clarity" and Other Writings on MusicDescribed by New York Times critic John Rockwell as "one of the best non famous composers this country has to offer," Ben Johnston reconceives familiar idioms ranging from neoclassicism and serialism to jazz and southern hymnody using just intonation. Johnston studied with Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, and John Cage, and is best known for his String Quartet No. 4, a complex series of variations on Amazing Grace. This collection spans forty years and