Delia Derbyshire

Summary

Delia Derbyshire is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Coventry^[2]. She was born on May 5, 1937^[3]. She passed away in Northampton^[4]. She died on July 3, 2001^[5]. She worked as a composer^[6], engineer^[7], film score composer^[8], and electronic musician^[9]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month, #6,802 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Coventry^[2], Delia Derbyshire…
• Delia Derbyshire died in Northampton^[4].
• Delia Derbyshire was born on May 5, 1937^[3].
• Delia Derbyshire died on July 3, 2001^[5].
• Delia Derbyshire held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• English was Delia Derbyshire's native language^[12].
• Delia Derbyshire's professions included composer^[6].
• Delia Derbyshire's professions included engineer^[7].
• Delia Derbyshire worked as a film score composer^[8].
• Delia Derbyshire worked as an electronic musician^[9].
• Delia Derbyshire was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation^[13].
• Delia Derbyshire was educated at Girton College^[14].
• Delia Derbyshire is recorded as female^[15].
• Delia Derbyshire's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Delia Derbyshire's genre is electronic music^[17].
• Delia Derbyshire's Commons category is recorded as Delia Derbyshire^[18].
• The cause of death was kidney failure^[19].
• Delia Derbyshire's family name is recorded as Derbyshire^[20].
• Delia Derbyshire's given name is recorded as Delia^[21].
• Delia Derbyshire's official website is recorded as http://www.delia-derbyshire.org/^[22].
• Delia Derbyshire's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• Delia Derbyshire's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[24].
• Delia Derbyshire's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online^[25].
• Delia Derbyshire's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Delia Derbyshire's start of work period is recorded as 1959^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1937-05-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-07-03^[31]

• Genre(s): experimental electronic, musique concrète, tape music^[32]

• Community tags: experimental electronic, musique concrète, tape music^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 530068ef-0762-4969-871c-0c2c11e0c105^[34]

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Origins and Family

Delia Derbyshire's place of birth was Coventry^[2]. She was born on May 5, 1937^[3]. English was her native language^[12].

Education

Delia Derbyshire's education included a stint at Girton College^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], engineer^[7], film score composer^[8], and electronic musician^[9]. Among Delia Derbyshire's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation^[13].

Death and Burial

Delia Derbyshire died on July 3, 2001^[5]. She died in Northampton^[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure^[19].

Why It Matters

Delia Derbyshire ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month, #6,802 of 1,000,298).^[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Delia Derbyshire born?

Delia Derbyshire was born in Coventry^[2].

Where did Delia Derbyshire die?

Delia Derbyshire died in Northampton^[4].

What did Delia Derbyshire do for work?

Delia Derbyshire worked as composer^[6], engineer^[7], film score composer^[8], and electronic musician^[9].

Where did Delia Derbyshire go to school?

Delia Derbyshire was educated at Girton College^[14].