Blanche Selva

French composer
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Blanche Selva

Summary

Blanche Selva is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Brive-la-Gaillarde[2]. She was born on January 29, 1884[3]. She passed away in Saint-Amant-Tallende[4]. She died on December 3, 1942[5]. She worked as a pianist[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and music educator[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Blanche Selva was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde[2].
  • Blanche Selva died in Saint-Amant-Tallende[4].
  • Blanche Selva was born on January 29, 1884[3].
  • Blanche Selva died on December 3, 1942[5].
  • Blanche Selva held citizenship in France[11].
  • Blanche Selva's professions included pianist[6].
  • Blanche Selva's professions included composer[7].
  • Blanche Selva's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Blanche Selva's professions included music educator[9].
  • Blanche Selva was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[12].
  • A notable student of Blanche Selva was Jean Witkowski[13].
  • A notable student of Blanche Selva was Emiliana de Zubeldia[14].
  • Blanche Selva received the Order of the White Lion[15].
  • Blanche Selva received the Knight of the Order of Leopold[16].
  • Blanche Selva is recorded as female[17].
  • Blanche Selva's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Blanche Selva is associated with the classical music movement[19].
  • Blanche Selva's Commons category is recorded as Blanche Selva[20].
  • Blanche Selva's archives at is recorded as Departmental archives of Yvelines[21].
  • Blanche Selva's family name is recorded as Selva[22].
  • Blanche Selva's given name is recorded as Blanche[23].
  • Blanche Selva studied under Vincent d'Indy[24].
  • Blanche Selva's instrument is recorded as piano[25].
  • Blanche Selva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Blanche Selva's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marie Blanche Selva'}[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: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1884-01-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-12-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7e4c4470-8d96-4684-a40e-1332be5999f7[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde[2], Blanche Selva… she was born on January 29, 1884[3].

Education

Blanche Selva was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[12]. She studied under Vincent d'Indy[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and music educator[9]. Notable students include Jean Witkowski[13], a conductor[33], 1895–1953[34], of France[35] and Emiliana de Zubeldia[14], a composer[36], 1888–1987[37], of Spain[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the White Lion[15], an order[39], in Czechoslovakia[40], founded in 1922[41] and Knight of the Order of Leopold[16], a grade of an order[42], in Belgium[43].

Death and Burial

Blanche Selva died on December 3, 1942[5]. She died in Saint-Amant-Tallende[4].

Why It Matters

Blanche Selva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Blanche Selva born?

Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde[2], Blanche Selva…

Where did Blanche Selva die?

Blanche Selva passed away in Saint-Amant-Tallende[4].

What did Blanche Selva do for work?

Blanche Selva worked as pianist[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], and music educator[9].

Where did Blanche Selva go to school?

Blanche Selva was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[12].

What awards did Blanche Selva receive?

Honors received include Order of the White Lion[15] and Knight of the Order of Leopold[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Q71379233. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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