John Adams
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947-02-15
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Sonata for cello and piano
- Doctor Atomic ...
- The Dharma at Big Sur
- Nixon in China
- A volume of friendship, reprinted from the calendar of friendship
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1959-11-05
2008 universal fire victimaorcanadianclassic rockhard rockheartland rock
Discography
- Bryan Adams1980
- You Want It ▪ You Got It1981
- Cuts Like a Knife1983
- Reckless1984
- Into the Fire1987
- Waking Up the Neighbours1991
- 18 Til I Die1996
- On a Day Like Today1998
- Room Service2004
- 112008
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 351,853
- Total plays
- 2,576,221
Tags
contemporary classicalminimalismClassicalAvant-Gardecomposers
There are multiple artists with this name. Following are listed in order of prominence. (1) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He learned the clarinet from his father and played in marching bands and community orchestras during his formative years. He began composing at the age of ten and heard his first orchestral pieces performed while still a teenager. The intellectual and artistic traditions of New Eng
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Adams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pulaski
- Place of death
- Franklin
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- United States Military Academy
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- first lieutenant
- Image
- John Adams, Confederate General.jpg
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- cause of death
- Battle of Franklin
- Commons category
- John Adams (Confederate general)
- date of birth
- 1825-02-08
- date of death
- 1864-11-30
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- allegiance
- Confederate States of America
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