Shin'ichirō Ikebe

Japanese composer
Person human Q1703134
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Shin'ichirō Ikebe

Summary

Shin'ichirō Ikebe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mito[2]. He was born on September 15, 1943[3]. He worked as a composer[4], clarinetist[5], musicologist[6], and film score composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mito[2], Shin'ichirō Ikebe…
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe was born on September 15, 1943[3].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe was born on September 13, 1943[9].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's professions included composer[4].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe worked as a clarinetist[5].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's professions included musicologist[6].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe worked as a film score composer[7].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's field of work was music[11].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe held the position of professor emeritus[12].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe was educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School[13].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's education included a stint at Tokyo University of the Arts[14].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[15].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe received the Person of Cultural Merit[16].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe received the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon[17].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe received the Otaka prize[18].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe is recorded as male[19].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's genre is opera[21].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's genre is symphony[22].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's Commons category is recorded as Shin'ichirō Ikebe[23].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's family name is recorded as Ikebe[24].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe's given name is recorded as Shin'ichirō[25].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe studied under Akio Yashiro[26].
  • Shin'ichirō Ikebe studied under Akira Miyoshi[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1943-09-15[30]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical[31]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1580486d-7a19-4438-b2e4-323c9f129264[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Shin'ichirō Ikebe was born in Mito[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 15, 1943[3] and September 13, 1943[9].

Education

Educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School[13], a Japanese high school[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1921[36] and Tokyo University of the Arts[14], a national university[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1949[39]. Studied under Akio Yashiro[26], a composer[40], 1929–1976[41], of Japan[42], awarded the Otaka prize[43], specialised in music[44]; Akira Miyoshi[27], a composer[45], 1933–2013[46], of Japan[47], awarded the Person of Cultural Merit[48]; and Yuzuru Shimaoka[49], a musicologist[50], 1926–2021[51], of Japan[52].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], clarinetist[5], musicologist[6], and film score composer[7]. Shin'ichirō Ikebe's field of work was music[11]. He held the position of professor emeritus[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[15], a grade of an order[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1955[55]; Person of Cultural Merit[16], a title of honor[56], in Japan[57]; The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon[17], a grade of an order[58], in Japan[59], founded in 2003[60]; and Otaka prize[18], a music award[61], in Japan[62], founded in 1953[63].

Why It Matters

Shin'ichirō Ikebe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was Shin'ichirō Ikebe born?

Shin'ichirō Ikebe was born in Mito[2].

What did Shin'ichirō Ikebe do for work?

Shin'ichirō Ikebe worked as composer[4], clarinetist[5], musicologist[6], and film score composer[7].

Where did Shin'ichirō Ikebe go to school?

Shin'ichirō Ikebe was educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School[13] and Tokyo University of the Arts[14].

What awards did Shin'ichirō Ikebe receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[15], Person of Cultural Merit[16], The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon[17], and Otaka prize[18].

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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