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Scratch Orchestra

experimental musical ensemble founded in the spring of 1969 by Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons and Howard Skempton
Organization musical_group Q3476429
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Scratch Orchestra

Summary

Scratch Orchestra is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scratch Orchestra's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Scratch Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[4].
  • January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Scratch Orchestra[5].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[6]

  • Country: GB[7]

  • Began / founded: 1969[8]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ba5c43d0-f3a6-484d-8b47-201d39184afd[9]

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Founding

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Scratch Orchestra[5].

Why It Matters

Scratch Orchestra ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [6] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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