Musician Dictionary

Gunther Schuller

American composer and conductor (1925–2015) · US horn player, conductor, composer

DescriptionAmerican composer and conductor (1925–2015)
Source: Wikidata
Born1925-11-22
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceQueens New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2015-06-21
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathBoston Boston
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz musician musicologist composer university teacher conductor horn player music educator editor bandleader music arranger musician music teacher
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentshorn
Source: Wikidata
Genresopera
Source: Wikidata
Member ofCincinnati Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan Opera Orchestra The Miles Davis Nonet Gil Evans And His Orchestra The Modern Jazz Society Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble The Modern Jazz Ensemble American Academy of Arts and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Fellows Program Pulitzer Prize for Music Arts and Letters Award in Music NEA Jazz Masters Ditson Conductor's Award Library of Congress Living Legend Stoeger Prize Laurel Leaf Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

G. Schuller G. Shuller G.Schuller Guenther Schuller Gunter Schuller Gunther Gunther & Schuller Gunther Alexander Schuller Gunther Schufler Gunther Schuler Gunther Shuller Günther Schuller Mr. Gunther Schuller Mr. Schuller Schuller Schullert Schutter Shulle Sterrett Z. Schuller Г. Шуллер

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Identifiers

mbid: d27e05e6-ddd1-4d84-bf9f-60596bee20c1 · wikidata: Q704154 · isni: 0000000109192166 · discogs: 269868 · apple_music: 14955867

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