Christopher Rouse

Summary

Christopher Rouse is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Baltimore^[2]. He was born on February 15, 1949^[3]. He passed away in Baltimore^[4]. He died on September 21, 2019^[5]. He worked as a classical composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], and university teacher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Christopher Rouse's place of birth was Baltimore^[2].
• Christopher Rouse passed away in Baltimore^[4].
• Christopher Rouse was born on February 15, 1949^[3].
• Christopher Rouse died on September 21, 2019^[5].
• Christopher Rouse held citizenship in United States^[11].
• English was Christopher Rouse's native language^[12].
• Christopher Rouse's professions included classical composer^[6].
• Christopher Rouse worked as a musicologist^[7].
• Christopher Rouse's professions included music educator^[8].
• Christopher Rouse worked as a university teacher^[9].
• Among Christopher Rouse's employers was University of Michigan^[13].
• Among Christopher Rouse's employers was Juilliard School^[14].
• Among Christopher Rouse's employers was Eastman School of Music^[15].
• Christopher Rouse's education included a stint at Cornell University^[16].
• Christopher Rouse was educated at Oberlin Conservatory of Music^[17].
• Christopher Rouse was educated at Gilman School^[18].
• A notable student of Christopher Rouse was Cary Ratcliff^[19].
• Christopher Rouse received the Pulitzer Prize for Music^[20].
• Christopher Rouse received the Grammy Awards^[21].
• Christopher Rouse received the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award^[22].
• Christopher Rouse received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[23].
• Christopher Rouse received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[24].
• Christopher Rouse was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[25].
• Christopher Rouse is recorded as male^[26].
• Christopher Rouse's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1949-02-15^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-09-21^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 579994f7-3cd9-4fec-a9fc-62218b211054^[34]

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Origins and Family

Christopher Rouse's place of birth was Baltimore^[2]. He was born on February 15, 1949^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Cornell University^[16], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1865^[37], headquartered in Ithaca^[38]; Oberlin Conservatory of Music^[17], a conservatory^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1865^[41], headquartered in Oberlin^[42]; and Gilman School^[18], a private school^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1897^[45]. Studied under Karel Husa^[46], a conductor^[47], 1921–2016^[48], of Czech Republic^[49], awarded the Czech Medal of Merit^[50] and George Crumb^[51], a composer^[52], 1929–2022^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[55], specialised in music composing^[56].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], and university teacher^[9]. Employers include University of Michigan^[13], a public research university^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1817^[59], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[60]; Juilliard School^[14], a conservatory^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1905^[63], headquartered in New York City^[64]; and Eastman School of Music^[15], a conservatory^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1921^[67]. A notable student of Christopher Rouse was Cary Ratcliff^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Music^[20], a music award^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1943^[70]; Grammy Awards^[21], a music award^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1958^[73]; Kennedy Center Friedheim Award^[22], an award^[74], founded in 1978^[75]; Arts and Letters Award in Music^[23], an award^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 1941^[78]; and Guggenheim Fellowship^[24], a fellowship grant^[79], in United States^[80], founded in 1925^[81].

Death and Burial

Christopher Rouse died on September 21, 2019^[5]. He died in Baltimore^[4]. The cause of death was kidney cancer^[82].

Why It Matters

Christopher Rouse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

FAQs

Where was Christopher Rouse born?

Born in Baltimore^[2], Christopher Rouse…

Where did Christopher Rouse die?

Christopher Rouse passed away in Baltimore^[4].

What did Christopher Rouse do for work?

Christopher Rouse worked as classical composer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], and university teacher^[9].

Where did Christopher Rouse go to school?

Christopher Rouse was educated at Cornell University^[16], Oberlin Conservatory of Music^[17], and Gilman School^[18].

What awards did Christopher Rouse receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Music^[20], Grammy Awards^[21], Kennedy Center Friedheim Award^[22], and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[23].