Constantin Brăiloiu

Romanian composer and ethnomusicoloigst (1893–1958)
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Constantin Brăiloiu
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Constantin Brăiloiu

Summary

Constantin Brăiloiu is a human[1]. Born in Bucharest[2], he… he was born on August 13, 1893[3]. He passed away in Geneva[4]. He died on December 20, 1958[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], ethnomusicologist[8], music critic[9], and ethnographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bucharest[2], Constantin Brăiloiu…
  • Constantin Brăiloiu died in Geneva[4].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu was born on August 13, 1893[3].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu died on December 20, 1958[5].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu held citizenship in Romania[12].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu held citizenship in Switzerland[13].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu worked as a composer[6].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu worked as an ethnomusicologist[8].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's professions included music critic[9].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu worked as an ethnographer[10].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu worked as a university teacher[14].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's field of work was folkloristics[15].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's field of work was folk culture[16].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's field of work was musicology[17].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's field of work was traditional folk music[18].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's field of work was etnomusicology[19].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu was educated at Conservatory of Lausanne[20].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu was a member of Romanian Academy[21].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu is recorded as male[22].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's genre is traditional folk music[24].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's Commons category is recorded as Constantin Brăiloiu[25].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's family name is recorded as Q107223860[26].
  • Constantin Brăiloiu's given name is recorded as Constantin[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: RO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1893-08-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1958-12-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 17f87488-f6c1-4899-9b07-b7df7e1ef64f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Constantin Brăiloiu was born in Bucharest[2]. He was born on August 13, 1893[3].

Education

Constantin Brăiloiu's education included a stint at Conservatory of Lausanne[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], ethnomusicologist[8], music critic[9], ethnographer[10], and university teacher[14]. Fields of work include folkloristics[15], a branch of anthropology[33]; folk culture[16]; musicology[17], an academic discipline[34]; traditional folk music[18], a music genre[35]; and etnomusicology[19], an academic discipline[36].

Death and Burial

Constantin Brăiloiu died on December 20, 1958[5]. He passed away in Geneva[4].

Why It Matters

Constantin Brăiloiu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Constantin Brăiloiu born?

Born in Bucharest[2], Constantin Brăiloiu…

Where did Constantin Brăiloiu die?

Constantin Brăiloiu passed away in Geneva[4].

What did Constantin Brăiloiu do for work?

Constantin Brăiloiu worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], ethnomusicologist[8], music critic[9], and ethnographer[10].

Where did Constantin Brăiloiu go to school?

Constantin Brăiloiu was educated at Conservatory of Lausanne[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed French, Romani
    Genre traditional folk music
    Family name Q107223860
    Country of citizenship Romania, Switzerland
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