Frances Densmore
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Frances Densmore was an American ethnomusicologist renowned for her pioneering work in recording, preserving, and studying Native American music and culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frances Densmore canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethnomusicologist
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human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| affiliation | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-06-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Oberlin College Conservatory of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Bureau of American Ethnology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDocumented |
Choctaw
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Hopi NERFINISHED ⓘ Menominee NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ute NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe (Chippewa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Papago (Tohono O’odham) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pawnee NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux (Dakota, Lakota, Nakota) NERFINISHED ⓘ Teton Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Densmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Native American studies
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anthropology ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt |
Library of Congress
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Smithsonian Institution Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering ethnomusicological fieldwork in North America
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preserving Native American songs ⓘ recording Native American music ⓘ studying Native American musical traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Frances Densmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish ethnomusicology as a distinct academic discipline
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made hundreds of wax-cylinder recordings of Native American music ⓘ published numerous monographs through the Bureau of American Ethnology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chippewa Music
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Choctaw Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ute Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Papago Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Teton Sioux Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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ethnomusicologist ⓘ folklorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Red Wing, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Red Wing, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Red Wing, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Red Wing, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| studied |
music
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organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
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