Hale Smith

American composer, music pedagogue, and jazz pianist (1925–2009)
Person human Q373286
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Hale Smith

Summary

Hale Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Cleveland[2]. He was born on June 29, 1925[3]. He passed away in Freeport[4]. He died on November 24, 2009[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], music arranger[9], and music educator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Hale Smith was born in Cleveland[2].
  • Hale Smith passed away in Freeport[4].
  • Hale Smith was born on June 29, 1925[3].
  • Hale Smith died on November 24, 2009[5].
  • Hale Smith held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Hale Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Hale Smith worked as a composer[6].
  • Hale Smith's professions included pianist[7].
  • Hale Smith worked as a musicologist[8].
  • Hale Smith's professions included music arranger[9].
  • Hale Smith worked as a music educator[10].
  • Hale Smith's professions included jazz musician[14].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was opera[15].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was jazz[16].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was chamber music[17].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was symphonic music[18].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was music composing[19].
  • Hale Smith's field of work was arrangement[20].
  • Hale Smith was employed by University of Connecticut[21].
  • Hale Smith was employed by LIU Post[22].
  • Hale Smith was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music[23].
  • Hale Smith received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[24].
  • Hale Smith received the Cleveland Arts Prize[25].
  • Hale Smith received the honorary doctorate[26].
  • Hale Smith is recorded as male[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cleveland[2], Hale Smith… he was born on June 29, 1925[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Education

Hale Smith was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music[23]. He studied under Marcel Dick[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], music arranger[9], music educator[10], and jazz musician[14]. Fields of work include opera[15], a music genre[29], founded in 1600[30]; jazz[16], a music genre[31], founded in 1917[32]; chamber music[17], a type of musical work/composition[33]; symphonic music[18], a music genre[34]; music composing[19], a type of arts[35]; and arrangement[20]. Employers include University of Connecticut[21], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1881[38] and LIU Post[22], a private not-for-profit educational institution[39], in United States[40], founded in 1954[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Arts and Letters Award in Music[24], an award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1941[44]; Cleveland Arts Prize[25], an award[45], founded in 1960[46]; and honorary doctorate[26], a title of honor[47].

Death and Burial

Hale Smith died on November 24, 2009[5]. He died in Freeport[4]. The cause of death was stroke[48].

Why It Matters

Hale Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Hale Smith born?

Born in Cleveland[2], Hale Smith…

Where did Hale Smith die?

Hale Smith died in Freeport[4].

What did Hale Smith do for work?

Hale Smith worked as composer[6], pianist[7], musicologist[8], music arranger[9], and music educator[10].

Where did Hale Smith go to school?

Hale Smith was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music[23].

What awards did Hale Smith receive?

Honors received include Arts and Letters Award in Music[24], Cleveland Arts Prize[25], and honorary doctorate[26].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Cleveland Institute of Music
    Given name → Hale
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
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