Cornel Țăranu

Romanien composer and conductor (1934–2023)
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Cornel Țăranu

Summary

Cornel Țăranu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cluj-Napoca[2]. He was born on June 20, 1934[3]. He died in Cluj-Napoca[4]. He died on June 18, 2023[5]. He worked as a composer[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and musicologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Cornel Țăranu's place of birth was Cluj-Napoca[2].
  • Cornel Țăranu died in Cluj-Napoca[4].
  • Cornel Țăranu was born on June 20, 1934[3].
  • Cornel Țăranu died on June 18, 2023[5].
  • Cornel Țăranu held citizenship in Romania[11].
  • Cornel Țăranu's professions included composer[6].
  • Cornel Țăranu's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Cornel Țăranu's professions included conductor[8].
  • Cornel Țăranu worked as a musicologist[9].
  • Cornel Țăranu's field of work was classical music[12].
  • Cornel Țăranu's field of work was conducting[13].
  • Cornel Țăranu's field of work was composed musical work[14].
  • Cornel Țăranu's field of work was music composition[15].
  • Cornel Țăranu was employed by Gheorghe Dima Music Academy[16].
  • Cornel Țăranu received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[17].
  • Cornel Țăranu was a member of Romanian Academy[18].
  • Cornel Țăranu is recorded as male[19].
  • Cornel Țăranu's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Cornel Țăranu's family name is recorded as Țăranu[21].
  • Cornel Țăranu's given name is recorded as Cornel[22].
  • Cornel Țăranu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Romanian[23].
  • Cornel Țăranu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Cornel Țăranu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Cornel Țăranu'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: RO[27]

  • Began / founded: 1934-06-20[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-06-18[29]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical[30]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 618cb5ae-d0e7-47c3-bcd4-bf32afc8fe0a[32]

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Origins and Family

Cornel Țăranu's place of birth was Cluj-Napoca[2]. He was born on June 20, 1934[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and musicologist[9]. Fields of work include classical music[12], a music genre[33], founded in 0500[34]; conducting[13], an activity[35]; composed musical work[14], a type of work of art[36]; and music composition[15], an academic discipline[37]. Cornel Țăranu was employed by Gheorghe Dima Music Academy[16].

Recognition

Cornel Țăranu received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[17].

Death and Burial

Cornel Țăranu died on June 18, 2023[5]. He died in Cluj-Napoca[4].

Why It Matters

Cornel Țăranu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Cornel Țăranu born?

Cornel Țăranu was born in Cluj-Napoca[2].

Where did Cornel Țăranu die?

Cornel Țăranu died in Cluj-Napoca[4].

What did Cornel Țăranu do for work?

Cornel Țăranu worked as composer[6], university teacher[7], conductor[8], and musicologist[9].

What awards did Cornel Țăranu receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . monitorulcj.ro. monitorulcj.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Operone. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . monitorulcj.ro. monitorulcj.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . romania-muzical.ro. romania-muzical.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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