Denis Smalley

Composer of electroacoustic music from New Zealand
Person human Q1187661
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Summary

Denis Smalley is a human[1]. Born in Nelson[2], he… he was born on May 16, 1946[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 (29 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nelson[2].
  • Denis Smalley was born on May 16, 1946[3].
  • Denis Smalley held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Denis Smalley worked as a composer[4].
  • Denis Smalley's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Denis Smalley was employed by City, University of London[8].
  • Among Denis Smalley's employers was University of East Anglia[9].
  • Denis Smalley's education included a stint at University of York[10].
  • Denis Smalley is recorded as male[11].
  • Denis Smalley's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Denis Smalley's record label is recorded as Empreintes DIGITALes[13].
  • Denis Smalley's family name is recorded as Smalley[14].
  • Denis Smalley's given name is recorded as Denis[15].
  • Denis Smalley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

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[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1946-05-16[19]

  • Genre(s): acousmatic, contemporary classical, electroacoustic[20]

  • Community tags: acousmatic, composer, contemporary classical, electroacoustic, to clean up[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e8cdb222-20fe-4497-803b-826f4aae4e03[22]

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Origins and Family

Denis Smalley was born in Nelson[2]. He was born on May 16, 1946[3].

Education

Denis Smalley was educated at University of York[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include City, University of London[8], a university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1894[25], headquartered in London[26] and University of East Anglia[9], a public research university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1963[29], headquartered in Norwich[30].

Why It Matters

Denis Smalley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Denis Smalley born?

Denis Smalley was born in Nelson[2].

What did Denis Smalley do for work?

Denis Smalley worked as composer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Denis Smalley go to school?

Denis Smalley was educated at University of York[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . 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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