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Robert Erickson

American composer, author, and educator (1917-1997)
Person human Q2157033

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 7, 1917
Date of death
April 24, 1997
Place of birth
Marquette
Place of death
San Diego
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
composer, music theorist, writer, music educator
Employer
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego[10][11]
Educated at
Hamline University[12]
Award received
Arts and Letters Award in Music, Guggenheim Fellowship[13][14]
Genre
twelve-tone technique[17]
Cause of death
polymyositis[18]
Student of
Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Krenek[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Different from
Robert Ericksen[25]
Family name
Erickson[19]
Given name
Robert[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Movement
20th-century classical music[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Erickson ar روبرت إريكسون ja ロバート・エリクソン ru Роберт Эриксон
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
27880791
Library of Congress authority ID
n85174279
GND ID
119401045
AllMusic artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
3069920
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13754162m
CANTIC ID
981061099375906706
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1013928
CiNii Research ID
1140563741789876480
Classical Archives composer ID
29574
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119401045
Discogs artist ID
776777
Europeana entity
agent/base/150998
FAST ID
166299
Freebase ID
/m/03rh1p
Grove Music Online ID
A2249475
Guggenheim fellows ID
robert-erickson
KBR person ID
14101492
LiederNet composer ID
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MMB ID
115461
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000265051
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00902095
NDL Authority ID
00438969
NUKAT ID
n2006001649
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007589893205171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BDYD;=1A
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810566241505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072090987
Open Library ID
OL656551A
RERO ID (legacy)
A003220408
SNAC ARK ID
w6765f7g
Tabakalera ID
108020
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
3081
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c7e18276-133e-48df-a1d2-0a71f7106df7

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Mb:teacher 4
David Felder, Ramon Sender, Frank McCarty, Lam Bun-Ching
Occupation 4
writer, composer, music theorist, music educator
Award received 2
Guggenheim Fellowship, Arts and Letters Award in Music
Employer 2
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego
Student of 2
Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Krenek
Teachers 2
Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Krenek
Cause of death 1
polymyositis
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Hamline University
Genre 1
twelve-tone technique
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Movement 1
20th-century classical music
Place of birth 1
Marquette
Place of death 1
San Diego
Sex or gender 1
male
← Producer 1
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Summary

Robert Erickson was born on March 7, 1917[1], in Marquette[2]. He died on April 24, 1997[3], in San Diego[4]. He worked as a composer[5], music theorist[6], writer[7], and music educator[8].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1917-03-07[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-04-24[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2092afce-995a-4328-adbc-7c35bd1c2294[30]

FAQs

Where was Robert Erickson born?

Robert Erickson was born in Marquette[2].

Where did Robert Erickson die?

Robert Erickson died in San Diego[4].

What did Robert Erickson do for work?

Robert Erickson worked as a composer[5], music theorist[6], writer[7], and music educator[8].

Where did Robert Erickson go to school?

Robert Erickson was educated at Hamline University[12].

What awards did Robert Erickson receive?

Honors received include Arts and Letters Award in Music[13] and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Related Entities

Arnold Schoenberg United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . sfgate.com. Retrieved . sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Retrieved . music-cms.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [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.

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