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Bernard Rands

British-born American composer
Person human Q2898505

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
March 2, 1934
Date of death
March 4, 2026
Place of birth
Sheffield
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United States[8][9]
Occupation
composer, university teacher
Employer
Princeton University, Harvard University, University of California, San Diego, Boston University, Philadelphia Orchestra[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Wales[15]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Kennedy Center Friedheim Award[19][20][21][22][23]
Notable work
Canti del Sole[18]
Spouse
Augusta Read Thomas[7]
Official website
www.bernardrands.com[28]
Student of
Pierre Boulez[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, German[30][31]
Family name
Rands[26]
Given name
Bernard[27]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters[24]
Student
Elena Ruehr, Alexandros Kalogeras[16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000115771279
VIAF cluster ID
88565377
Library of Congress authority ID
n81100639
GND ID
10377405X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bernard Rands 1983.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
144441
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002330702
American Academy in Rome ID
12419527
Australian Music Centre artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
096qg1
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
8071991
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BRAHMS artist ID
bernard-rands
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148041815
Carnegie Hall agent ID
4807
Classical Archives composer ID
8498
CompositionToday composer ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
10377405X
Dezède person ID
29284
Discogs artist ID
605745
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
78698
Freebase ID
/m/096qg1
Grove Music Online ID
22877
Guggenheim fellows ID
bernard-rands
IdRef ID
171207181
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
10377405X
Kallías ID
PE00669451
Libraries Australia ID
35561058
LiederNet composer ID
5433
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
94420
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
368218
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000239078
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009511929
NLA Trove people ID
996315
NLP ID
a0000002555716
NUKAT ID
n2009123798
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000552400
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007283535805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810689245905606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
rands-bernard
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
107727587
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100403594
Prabook ID
383989
Rate Your Music artist ID
bernard_rands
SBN author ID
LO1V139118
SNAC ARK ID
w69c9ds3
SNARC ID
Spain at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Songkick artist ID
210309
Spotify artist ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
7416
WikiTree person ID
Rands-423
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b2d51b62-049f-4cb6-aceb-8cf3b484fd70

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🔗 Connections
Mb:teacher 9
Aaron Jay Kernis, David Felder, Elena Ruehr, Nathan Currier, Christopher Trapani, Carolyn Steinberg, Eun Young Lee, Lam Bun-Ching +1 more
Employer 5
Harvard University, Princeton University, Boston University, University of California, San Diego, Philadelphia Orchestra
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, Arts and Letters Award in Music
Country of citizenship 2
United States, United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Occupation 2
composer, university teacher
Educated at 1
University of Wales
Given name 1
Bernard
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Place of birth 1
Sheffield
Place of death 1
Chicago
SNARC ID 1
Spain at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Augusta Read Thomas
Spouses 1
Augusta Read Thomas
Student of 1
Pierre Boulez
← Mb:married 1
Augusta Read Thomas
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Summary

Bernard Rands was born on March 2, 1934[1], in Sheffield[2]. He died on March 4, 2026[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Bernard Rands born?

Bernard Rands was born in Sheffield[2].

Where did Bernard Rands die?

Bernard Rands died in Chicago[4].

Who was Bernard Rands married to?

Bernard Rands's spouses include Augusta Read Thomas[7].

What did Bernard Rands do for work?

Bernard Rands worked as a composer[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Bernard Rands go to school?

Bernard Rands was educated at University of Wales[15].

What awards did Bernard Rands receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], Rome Prize[20], Pulitzer Prize for Music[21], and Arts and Letters Award in Music[22].

Related Entities

Pierre Boulez Sheffield United Kingdom United States University of Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . cso.org. cso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . bernardrands.com. Retrieved . bernardrands.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . eamdc.com. Retrieved . eamdc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . bernardrands.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . bernardrands.com. Retrieved . bernardrands.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . eamdc.com. Retrieved . eamdc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . eamdc.com. Retrieved . eamdc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . bernardrands.com. Retrieved . bernardrands.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . cso.org. cso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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