Ezra Sims

American composer of microtonal music (1928-2015)
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Ezra Sims

Summary

Ezra Sims is a human[1]. His place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on January 16, 1928[3]. He passed away in Boston[4]. He died on January 30, 2015[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and musicologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ezra Sims was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Ezra Sims passed away in Boston[4].
  • Ezra Sims was born on January 16, 1928[3].
  • Ezra Sims died on January 30, 2015[5].
  • Ezra Sims held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Ezra Sims's professions included composer[6].
  • Ezra Sims's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was twelve-tone technique[10].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was microtonal music[11].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was electronic music[12].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was chamber music[13].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was symphonic music[14].
  • Ezra Sims's field of work was choral music[15].
  • Ezra Sims received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Ezra Sims received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[17].
  • Ezra Sims is recorded as male[18].
  • Ezra Sims's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ezra Sims is associated with the microtonal music movement[20].
  • Ezra Sims is associated with the 20th-century classical music movement[21].
  • Ezra Sims's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division[22].
  • Ezra Sims's family name is recorded as Sims[23].
  • Ezra Sims's given name is recorded as Ezra[24].
  • Ezra Sims's official website is recorded as http://www.ezrasims.info[25].
  • Ezra Sims's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1928-01-16[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-01-30[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2e3f157-db8f-4cb4-bb62-3eaf20c1e7a1[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Birmingham[2], Ezra Sims… he was born on January 16, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and musicologist[7]. Fields of work include twelve-tone technique[10], a music genre[32], founded in 1923[33]; microtonal music[11], a music genre[34]; electronic music[12], a music genre[35], founded in 1920[36]; chamber music[13], a type of musical work/composition[37]; symphonic music[14], a music genre[38]; and choral music[15], a music genre[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[17], an award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1941[45].

Death and Burial

Ezra Sims died on January 30, 2015[5]. He died in Boston[4].

Why It Matters

Ezra Sims ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ezra Sims born?

Ezra Sims was born in Birmingham[2].

Where did Ezra Sims die?

Ezra Sims passed away in Boston[4].

What did Ezra Sims do for work?

Ezra Sims worked as composer[6] and musicologist[7].

What awards did Ezra Sims receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . classical-scene.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . ezrasims.info. Retrieved . ezrasims.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . ezrasims.info. Retrieved . ezrasims.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . ezrasims.info. Retrieved . ezrasims.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . allmusic.com. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . allmusic.com. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . allmusic.com. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . classical-scene.com. Retrieved . classical-scene.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . classical-scene.com. Retrieved . classical-scene.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . classical-scene.com. Retrieved . classical-scene.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . ekmelic-music.org. Retrieved . ekmelic-music.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . classical-scene.com. Retrieved . classical-scene.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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