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'''Michael Chant''' is an [[England|English]] composer and political activist. Born in 1945, he became politically active in the 1960s while associated with another composer, [[Cornelius Cardew]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.composer.co.uk/composers/chant.html |publisher=Composers.co.uk |title=Michael Chant: composer }}</ref><br />
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Chant became a member of the [[Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist)]] and remains active in the [[Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)]]<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.cpgb-ml.org/index.php?secName=proletarian&subName=display&art=571 |title=October Revolution: beacon lighting the way forward for all humanity |publisher=Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) |issue=33 |journal=Proletarian |date=December 2009 }}</ref> and is also an active trade unionist. His musical work has continued to focus on political issues, as did his original work with the [[Scratch Orchestra]], an experimental performing ensemble.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yOsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=74sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294,5741061&dq=michael-chant+cardew&hl=en |title=Scratch music: no rights reserved |publisher=Village Voice |date=26 September 1974 |first=Tom |last=Johnson }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=All problems of notation will be solved by the masses |first=Simon |last=Yuill |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=js58P-5HadAC&dq=%22Michael+Chant%22+cardew&pg=PA26 |journal=Mute Magazine |volume=2 |number=8 |date=April 2008 |isbn=9781906496128 }}</ref><br />
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He is currently living and working in [[Plymouth]], [[England]].<br />
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