Alejandro Planchart

American musicologist (1935–2019)
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Alejandro Planchart

Summary

Alejandro Planchart is a human[1]. His place of birth was Caracas[2]. He was born on July 29, 1935[3]. He died in Santa Barbara[4]. He died on April 28, 2019[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alejandro Planchart was born in Caracas[2].
  • Alejandro Planchart died in Santa Barbara[4].
  • Alejandro Planchart was born on July 29, 1935[3].
  • Alejandro Planchart died on April 28, 2019[5].
  • Alejandro Planchart's father was Enrique Planchart Loynaz[10].
  • Alejandro Planchart held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Alejandro Planchart held citizenship in Venezuela[12].
  • Alejandro Planchart's professions included conductor[6].
  • Alejandro Planchart worked as a composer[7].
  • Alejandro Planchart's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Alejandro Planchart's field of work was musicology[13].
  • Alejandro Planchart's field of work was conducting[14].
  • Alejandro Planchart's field of work was Renaissance music[15].
  • Alejandro Planchart's field of work was medieval music[16].
  • Among Alejandro Planchart's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara[17].
  • Alejandro Planchart's education included a stint at Harvard University[18].
  • Alejandro Planchart was educated at Yale University[19].
  • Alejandro Planchart received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Alejandro Planchart's religion is recorded as Roman Catholic[21].
  • Alejandro Planchart is recorded as male[22].
  • Alejandro Planchart's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Alejandro Planchart's Commons category is recorded as Alejandro Planchart[24].
  • Alejandro Planchart's family name is recorded as Planchart[25].
  • Alejandro Planchart's given name is recorded as Alejandro[26].
  • Alejandro Planchart studied under Paul Hindemith[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1935-07-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-04-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: be797d1b-6314-4b2d-bd58-260ca84ffd87[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Caracas[2], Alejandro Planchart… he was born on July 29, 1935[3]. His father was Enrique Planchart Loynaz[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[18], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1636[35], headquartered in Cambridge[36] and Yale University[19], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1701[39], headquartered in New Haven[40]. Alejandro Planchart studied under Paul Hindemith[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8]. Fields of work include musicology[13], an academic discipline[41]; conducting[14], an activity[42]; Renaissance music[15], a music by period of time[43], founded in 1400[44]; and medieval music[16], a music by period of time[45], founded in 0500[46]. Alejandro Planchart was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara[17].

Recognition

Alejandro Planchart received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

Personal Life

Alejandro Planchart's religion is recorded as Roman Catholic[21].

Death and Burial

Alejandro Planchart died on April 28, 2019[5]. He passed away in Santa Barbara[4].

Why It Matters

Alejandro Planchart ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Alejandro Planchart born?

Alejandro Planchart was born in Caracas[2].

Where did Alejandro Planchart die?

Alejandro Planchart passed away in Santa Barbara[4].

Who were Alejandro Planchart's parents?

Alejandro Planchart's father was Enrique Planchart Loynaz[10].

What did Alejandro Planchart do for work?

Alejandro Planchart worked as conductor[6], composer[7], and musicologist[8].

Where did Alejandro Planchart go to school?

Alejandro Planchart was educated at Harvard University[18] and Yale University[19].

What awards did Alejandro Planchart receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation conductor, composer, musicologist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 21d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Caracas
    Field of work musicology, conducting, Renaissance music +1
    Occupation conductor, composer, musicologist
    Sibling Enrique Planchart Rotundo
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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