Brian Cherney

Canadian composer
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Brian Cherney

Summary

Brian Cherney is a human[1]. His place of birth was Peterborough[2]. He was born on September 4, 1942[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Brian Cherney's place of birth was Peterborough[2].
  • Brian Cherney was born on September 4, 1942[3].
  • Brian Cherney held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Brian Cherney's professions included composer[4].
  • Brian Cherney worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Brian Cherney's field of work was music composing[8].
  • Brian Cherney's field of work was teaching[9].
  • Among Brian Cherney's employers was McGill University[10].
  • Brian Cherney's education included a stint at University of Toronto[11].
  • Brian Cherney received the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music[12].
  • Brian Cherney received the Member of the Order of Canada[13].
  • Brian Cherney is recorded as male[14].
  • Brian Cherney's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Brian Cherney earned the academic degree of master's degree[16].
  • Brian Cherney earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].
  • Brian Cherney's family name is recorded as Cherney[18].
  • Brian Cherney's given name is recorded as Brian[19].
  • Brian Cherney studied under Samuel Dolin[20].
  • Brian Cherney studied under John Weinzweig[21].

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[22]

  • Country: CA[23]

  • Began / founded: 1942-09-04[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4931709-b52d-44a3-9f8c-8ea85c84ecd6[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Cherney was born in Peterborough[2]. He was born on September 4, 1942[3].

Education

Brian Cherney was educated at University of Toronto[11]. Academic degrees include master's degree[16] and Doctor of Philosophy[17]. Studied under Samuel Dolin[20], a composer[26], 1917–2002[27], of Canada[28] and John Weinzweig[21], a composer[29], 1913–2006[30], of Canada[31], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include music composing[8], a type of arts[33] and teaching[9], an activity[34]. Among Brian Cherney's employers was McGill University[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music[12], an award[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1978[37] and Member of the Order of Canada[13], a grade of an order[38], in Canada[39].

Why It Matters

Brian Cherney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Brian Cherney born?

Brian Cherney's place of birth was Peterborough[2].

What did Brian Cherney do for work?

Brian Cherney worked as composer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Brian Cherney go to school?

Brian Cherney was educated at University of Toronto[11].

What awards did Brian Cherney receive?

Honors received include Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music[12] and Member of the Order of Canada[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . gg.ca. Retrieved . gg.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . mcgill.ca. Retrieved . mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . 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. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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