John Adams
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John Adams is a prominent American composer known for his influential contributions to contemporary classical music and minimalist-inspired orchestral and operatic works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Adams canonical | 6 |
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| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Arts Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Philharmonic Society Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Coolidge Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | victims of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
John Adams
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John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-02-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral music
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contemporary classical composition ⓘ opera ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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minimalism ⓘ post-minimalism ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.earbox.com/ ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary classical composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Philip Glass
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Steve Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | clarinet ⓘ |
| movement | minimalism ⓘ |
| name | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
City Noir
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Doctor Atomic NERFINISHED ⓘ El Niño NERFINISHED ⓘ Fearful Symmetries NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Pianola Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonielehre NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonium NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoodoo Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Naive and Sentimental Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Nixon in China NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Transmigration of Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ Scheherazade.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaker Loops NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Ride in a Fast Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chairman Dances NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of Klinghoffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Deborah O’Grady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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