Gardner Read
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It is catalogued under topics including 1913 births, 2005 deaths and 20th-century American classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 2005
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Fantasy-toccata
- Nocturnal visions
- Sonoric fantasia
- 20th-century microtonal notation
- A Christmas pastorale for violin and organ
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 70
- Total plays
- 505
Gardner Read (January 2, 1913 in Evanston, Illinois – November 10, 2005 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts) was an American composer and musical scholar. His first musical studies were in piano and organ, and he also took lessons in counterpoint and composition at the School of Music at Northwestern University. In 1932 he was awarded a four-year scholarship to the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gardner+Rea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Place of death
- Massachusetts
- Occupation
- music educator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- organ
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- date of birth
- 1913-01-02
- date of death
- 2005-10-10
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