Charles Knox (composer)

Charles C. Knox (April 19, 1929 – December 11, 2019) was an American composer and music educator. He is particularly noted for his music for brass instruments and chamber music, among his over 100 compositions. Knox received a B.F.A. in music from the University of Georgia, where he joined the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity (Epsilon Lambda chapter) in 1950 and was later elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently earned both his Master of Music and Ph.D. from Indiana University School of Music, where he studied composition with Bernhard Heiden.