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Gerald Levinson

American composer
Person Human Q505926

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 22, 1951
Place of birth
Westport
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
composer, music professor, professor of music composition
Employer
Swarthmore College[7]
Educated at
University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Conservatoire de Paris[8][9][10]
Award received
Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Guggenheim Fellowship, Henry Luce Scholar[11][12]
Student of
George Crumb, George Rochberg, Richard Wernick, Ralph Shapey, Olivier Messiaen[15][16][17][18][19]
Given name
Gerald[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerald Charles Levinson en Gerald Levinson ar جيرالد ليفينسون ja ジェラルド・レヴィンソン
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000078559382
VIAF cluster ID
98003460
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82246132
GND ID
1189708442
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gerald Levinson.jpg ↗
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1000867
Discogs artist ID
3441540
Europeana entity
agent/base/154836
FAST ID
126137
Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
gerald-levinson
J9U entity ID
987007264553605171
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MusicBrainz artist ID
4a00635a-c375-414b-b3dc-260b4d1fd767
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000269541
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100102487
Prabook ID
2308447
SNAC ARK ID
w66h5nq1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXF3wFty3Bx6tDVQ7JXd
Yale LUX ID
person/959f79b5-49e2-4acb-adab-a26d9a489f66

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Student of 5
Olivier Messiaen, George Crumb, George Rochberg, Ralph Shapey, Richard Wernick
← Mb:teacher 5
Olivier Messiaen, George Crumb, George Rochberg, Ralph Shapey, Richard Wernick
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Henry Luce Scholar
Educated at 3
University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Conservatoire de Paris
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Swarthmore College
Given name 1
Gerald
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
composer
Place of birth 1
Westport
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gerald Levinson was born on June 22, 1951[1], in Westport[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], music professor[4], and professor of music composition[5].

FAQs

Where was Gerald Levinson born?

Gerald Levinson's place of birth was Westport[2].

What did Gerald Levinson do for work?

Gerald Levinson worked as a composer[3], music professor[4], and professor of music composition[5].

Where did Gerald Levinson go to school?

Gerald Levinson was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8], University of Chicago[9], and Conservatoire de Paris[10].

What awards did Gerald Levinson receive?

Honors received include Pew Fellowship in the Arts[11] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[12].

Related Entities

Olivier Messiaen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . pewcenterarts.org. Retrieved . pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . pewcenterarts.org. pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . swarthmore.edu. Retrieved . swarthmore.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Sex or gender → male
    Award received → Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Arts and Letters Award in Music, Guggenheim Fellowship +1
    Place of birth → Westport
    Instance of → human
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