Ferde Grofé

Summary

Ferde Grofé is a human^[1]. He was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1892^[3]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. He died on April 3, 1972^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], conductor^[9], and radio personality^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Ferde Grofé's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Ferde Grofé died in Santa Monica^[4].
• Ferde Grofé was born on March 27, 1892^[3].
• Ferde Grofé died on April 3, 1972^[5].
• Burial took place at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[12].
• Ferde Grofé held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Ferde Grofé's professions included pianist^[6].
• Ferde Grofé's professions included composer^[7].
• Ferde Grofé worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Ferde Grofé's professions included conductor^[9].
• Ferde Grofé worked as a radio personality^[10].
• Ferde Grofé's professions included film score composer^[14].
• Ferde Grofé was employed by Juilliard School^[15].
• Ferde Grofé is recorded as male^[16].
• Ferde Grofé's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Ferde Grofé's Commons category is recorded as Ferde Grofé^[18].
• Ferde Grofé's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division^[19].
• Ferde Grofé's family name is recorded as von Grofé^[20].
• Ferde Grofé's given name is recorded as Ferdinand^[21].
• Ferde Grofé's given name is recorded as Rudolph^[22].
• Ferde Grofé's pseudonym is recorded as Ferde Grofé^[23].
• Ferde Grofé's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ferde Grofé^[24].
• Ferde Grofé's Commons gallery is recorded as Ferde Grofé^[25].
• Ferde Grofé's instrument is recorded as piano^[26].
• Ferde Grofé's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1892-03-27^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1972-04-03^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 524d91c8-2162-4a41-a88e-600fa87d8b32^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Ferde Grofé's place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on March 27, 1892^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], conductor^[9], radio personality^[10], and film score composer^[14]. Among Ferde Grofé's employers was Juilliard School^[15].

Death and Burial

Ferde Grofé died on April 3, 1972^[5]. He died in Santa Monica^[4]. Burial took place at Inglewood Park Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Ferde Grofé ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Ferde Grofé born?

Born in New York City^[2], Ferde Grofé…

Where did Ferde Grofé die?

Ferde Grofé passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Ferde Grofé do for work?

Ferde Grofé worked as pianist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], conductor^[9], and radio personality^[10].