Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 25
Top works
- The Bases of Artistic Creation
- Sonata for violin and piano / Roy Harris. Quartet for piano and strings
- Symphony no. 5
- Trio for pianoforte, violin, and violoncello
- 4 minutes-20 seconds
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-04-02
alt-countryamericanacountrycountry folkcountry musiccountry musicians
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,719
- Total plays
- 33,967
Tags
contemporary classicalClassical20th Centuryfolk20th Century Classical
1. Roy Harris (1898-1979), an American composer 2. Roy Harris (1933-2016), a British folk singer. ----------------------------------- 1) Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 in Chandler, Oklahoma, United States - October 1, 1979), was an American classical composer. He wrote much music on American subjects, becoming best known for his Symphony No. 3. He was born of mixed Scots, Irish and Welsh ancestry, in circumstances he sometimes liked to contrast with those of the more privileged East-co
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lincoln County
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Employer
- California State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Student of
- Nadia Boulanger
- Genre
- symphony
- Image
- Roy Harris (ca 1965).jpg
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- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- date of birth
- 1898-02-12
- date of death
- 1979-10-01
- student
- Lorne Betts
- name in native language
- Roy Harris
- Commons category
- Roy Harris
Sources (6)
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