Musician Dictionary

Sir Michael Tippett

English composer (1905-1996) · composer

DescriptionEnglish composer (1905-1996)
Source: Wikidata
Born1905-01-02
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceLondon London Borough of Hillingdon
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1998-01-08
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathLondon London
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer conductor pacifist librettist classical composer autobiographer musicologist editor musician
Source: Wikidata
Genresopera classical music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsEMI Classics
Source: Wikidata
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Source: Wikidata
AwardsRoyal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music Walter Willson Cobbett Medal Knight Bachelor Order of Merit Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement Companion of Honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

M. Tippett Michael Kemp Tippett Michael Tippet Michael Tippett Sir Michael Tippet Sir Michael Tippitt Tippett

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Identifiers

mbid: c09a0c53-200f-4566-93e8-df9d60572934 · wikidata: Q356499 · isni: 0000000121482537, 0000000457899969 · discogs: 729646 · spotify: 0hW5OU8cM6ANp2gTi5WR2P

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