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John Adams

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British seaman and mutineer, last survivor of the Bounty mutineers (1767–1829)

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

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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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Adams
Gender
male
Place of death
Pitcairn Island
Image
John Adams, 1829.jpg
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date of birth
1767-12-04
date of death
1829-03-05
different from
John Adams
Commons category
John Adams (mutineer)
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