Heinrich Schenker

Austrian music theorist (1868-1935)
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Summary

Heinrich Schenker was born on June 19, 1868[1], in Vyshnivchyk[2]. He died on January 14, 1935[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], music educator[8], and accompanist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (711 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 13, 1935[11]
  • Place of burial: New Jewish Cemetery[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Austria[13]
  • Occupation: editor[14], pianist[15]
  • Educated at: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna[16]
  • Student: Reinhard Oppel[17], Alphonse Meyer de Rothschild[18]
  • Notable work: Free Composition[19], Schenkerian analysis[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Commons category: Heinrich Schenker[22]
  • Archives at: University of California, Riverside[23], New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[24]
  • Cause of death: diabetes[25], arteriosclerosis[26]
  • Family name: Schenker[27]
  • Given name: Heinrich[28]
  • Student of: Anton Bruckner[29], Franz Krenn[30], Karol Mikuli[31]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[32]
  • Instrument: piano[33]
  • Described by source: Große Jüdische National-Biographie (vol. 5)[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[35]
  • Name in native language: Heinrich Schenker[36]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[37]

Why It Matters

Heinrich Schenker has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

He is credited with the discovery of Schenkerian analysis[40].

FAQs

Where was Heinrich Schenker born?

Heinrich Schenker was born in Vyshnivchyk[2].

Where did Heinrich Schenker die?

Heinrich Schenker passed away in Vienna[4].

What did Heinrich Schenker do for work?

Heinrich Schenker worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music theorist[7], music educator[8], and accompanist[9].

Where did Heinrich Schenker go to school?

Heinrich Schenker was educated at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna[16].

What did Heinrich Schenker discover?

Heinrich Schenker is credited as discoverer of Schenkerian analysis[40].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . Online Archive of California. wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . schenkerdocumentsonline.org. Retrieved . schenkerdocumentsonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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