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Epitaph

original song written and composed by Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Robert Fripp, Pete Sinfield; first recorded by King Crimson
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Epitaph

Summary

Epitaph is a musical work/composition[1]. Epitaph ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (421 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Epitaph's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Epitaph's composer is recorded as Michael Giles[4].
  • Epitaph's composer is recorded as Robert Fripp[5].
  • Epitaph's composer is recorded as Ian McDonald[6].
  • Epitaph's composer is recorded as Greg Lake[7].
  • Epitaph's genre is popular music[8].
  • Among the performers on Epitaph was King Crimson[9].
  • Epitaph's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Epitaph was published on 1969[11].
  • Epitaph's lyricist is recorded as Q471967[12].
  • Epitaph's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Epitaph'}[13].
  • Epitaph's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • Genre(s): progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[16]

  • Community tags: progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f2382cbf-c81b-4961-9206-b6925341f45d[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Epitaph was King Crimson[9].

Publication

Epitaph was released on 1969[11]. Epitaph's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Epitaph's genre is popular music[8].

Why It Matters

Epitaph ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (421 views/month).[2] Epitaph has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Greg Lake Robert Fripp

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → King Crimson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101752435, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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