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Billy the Kid

ballet written by the American composer Aaron Copland
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Billy the Kid

Summary

Billy the Kid is a ballet[1]. It draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (ballet category, ranking #31 of 243).[2]

Key Facts

  • Billy the Kid's instance of is recorded as ballet[3].
  • Billy the Kid's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Billy the Kid's composer is recorded as Aaron Copland[5].
  • Billy the Kid's commissioned by is recorded as Lincoln Kirstein[6].
  • Billy the Kid's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Billy the Kid's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Billy the Kid was released on January 1, 1938[9].
  • Billy the Kid's narrative location is recorded as Wild West[10].
  • Billy the Kid's date of first performance is recorded as October 16, 1938[11].
  • Billy the Kid's choreographer is recorded as Eugene Loring[12].
  • Billy the Kid's orchestration is recorded as 2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(5):glsp/xyl/cyms/sleigh bells/tgl/guiro/wdbl/whip/BD/SD/tin whistle-harp-pft-strings[13].

Why It Matters

Billy the Kid draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (ballet category, ranking #31 of 243).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Aaron Copland United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country of origin → United States
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