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George Perle

American composer (1915–2009)
Person human Q201359

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
May 6, 1915
Date of death
January 23, 2009
Place of birth
Bayonne
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
composer, musicologist, music theorist, writer, university teacher, editor, music arranger[12][13]
Employer
Queens College, New York University, University of California, Davis[16][17][18]
Field of work
music, music theory[14][15]
Educated at
DePaul University, American Conservatory of Music, New York University[19][20][21]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Arts and Letters Award in Music[24][25][26][27]
Notable work
Wind Quintet No. 4[23]
Genre
classical music[31]
Official website
www.georgeperle.net[35]
Student of
Wesley LaViolette, Ernst Krenek[36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[32]
Family name
Perle[33]
Given name
George[34]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[28][29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[39]
Place of burial
Calverton National Cemetery[10]
Student
Paul Lansky[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Perle fa جرج پرل ja ジョージ・パール ru Джордж Перл zh 乔治·珀尔 zh-hant 喬治·佩爾
🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000114419812
VIAF cluster ID
37007155
Library of Congress authority ID
n50009696
GND ID
119031779
American Academy in Rome ID
12409501
Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90380803
BRAHMS artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12420803s
CANTIC ID
981061287715906706
CONOR.BG ID
46225509
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CONOR.SI ID
25004643
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11158827
Carnegie Hall agent ID
31235
CiNii Research ID
1140845216556060544
Classical Archives composer ID
11647
CompositionToday composer ID
1887
DDB person (GND) ID
119031779
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119031779
Dezède person ID
2560
Discogs artist ID
1063524
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Perle
Europeana entity
agent/base/149702
FAST ID
1732244
Find a Grave memorial ID
72375644
Freebase ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
george-perle/5725
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
17759
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3919816
Grove Music Online ID
21345
Guggenheim fellows ID
george-perle
IdRef ID
033331421
KBR person ID
14469570
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119031779
Libris-URI
zw9dklwh4stxbm8
LiederNet composer ID
5315
LittleSis people ID
107865
MMB ID
6132
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
283, class-of-1986/george-perle
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
81317
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000238926
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05339492
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990006463
NLA Trove people ID
945327
NLP ID
a0000003220142
NSK (VIAF) ID
000204021
NSK ID
981005765146709366
NUKAT ID
n01036208
National Library of Brazil ID
001501229
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007576781705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000298084
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:v1v;=B9
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810610769105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1068625
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06942828X
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100318178
Parsifal cluster ID
323168
Polish Music Library PBM ID
perle-george
Prabook ID
464255
RERO ID (legacy)
A003682395
SBN author ID
CFIV024133
SELIBR ID
327075
SNAC ARK ID
w60r9n2k
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
6971
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Perle, George
Unz Review author ID
PerleGeorge
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcGrVyx94BPjhyfQkQcyd
Yale LUX ID
person/19b0d3df-b23c-402d-b996-6033fb61d3d2

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Occupation 5
writer, composer, university teacher, musicologist, music theorist
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Arts and Letters Award in Music
Employer 3
New York University, University of California, Davis, Queens College
Mb:teacher 3
Paul Lansky, Brian Fennelly, Frank McCarty
Educated at 2
New York University, DePaul University
Field of work 2
music, music theory
Mb:composer 2
Wind Quintet No. 4, Wind Quintet No. 4
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Student of 2
Ernst Krenek, Wesley LaViolette
Teachers 2
Ernst Krenek, Wesley LaViolette
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Bayonne
Place of burial 1
Calverton National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Paul Lansky
Students 1
Paul Lansky
← FactGrid item ID 1
Coleford
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Summary

George Perle was born on May 6, 1915[1], in Bayonne[2]. He died on January 23, 2009[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], writer[8], and university teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was George Perle born?

George Perle's place of birth was Bayonne[2].

Where did George Perle die?

George Perle passed away in Manhattan[4].

What did George Perle do for work?

George Perle worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], writer[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did George Perle go to school?

George Perle was educated at DePaul University[19], American Conservatory of Music[20], and New York University[21].

What awards did George Perle receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[24], MacArthur Fellows Program[25], and Pulitzer Prize for Music[26].

Related Entities

DePaul University music music theory United States University of California, Davis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . georgeperle.net. Retrieved . georgeperle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . georgeperle.net. Retrieved . georgeperle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . MacArthur Fellows Program. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [23] ↑ . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . georgeperle.net. Retrieved . georgeperle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters"
  2. 6d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences"
  3. 6d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID → Perle, George
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID: Perle, George, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/271062338|George Perle (#271062338)]] for {{P|1"
  4. 6d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLA Trove people ID → 945327
    Classical Archives composer ID → 11647
    Unz Review author ID → PerleGeorge
    Oxford Reference overview ID → 20110803100318178
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, musicologist, music theorist +4
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  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Genre → classical music
    Family name → Perle
    Notable work → Wind Quintet No. 4
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