John Joubert
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British composer of South African descent (1927–2019)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double bass, opus 33
- The choir invisible
- The quarry
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1927-03-20
- Active to
- 2019-01-07
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,088
- Total plays
- 13,294
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John Pierre Herman Joubert (20 March 1927 – 7 January 2019) was a British composer of South African descent, particularly of choral works. He lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years. A music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on composing and remained active into his 80s. Though perhaps best known for his choral music, particularly the carols Torches and There is No Rose of Such Vir
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Joubert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cape Town
- Place of death
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- composer
- Employer
- University of Hull
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.johnjoubert.org.uk
- Image
- JohnJoubert.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- date of birth
- 1927-03-20
- date of death
- 2019-01-07
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