Gene Tyranny

American avant-garde composer and pianist; music writer
Person human Q5531504
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Gene Tyranny

Summary

Gene Tyranny is a human[1]. Born in San Antonio[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1945[3]. He died in Long Island City[4]. He died on December 12, 2020[5]. He worked as a composer[6], music journalist[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Gene Tyranny's place of birth was San Antonio[2].
  • Gene Tyranny died in Long Island City[4].
  • Gene Tyranny was born on January 1, 1945[3].
  • Gene Tyranny died on December 12, 2020[5].
  • Gene Tyranny held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Gene Tyranny's professions included composer[6].
  • Gene Tyranny worked as a music journalist[7].
  • Gene Tyranny's professions included pianist[8].
  • Gene Tyranny was employed by Mills College at Northeastern University[11].
  • A notable student of Gene Tyranny was Luke Winslow-King[12].
  • A notable student of Gene Tyranny was Hsiung-Zee Wong[13].
  • Gene Tyranny was a member of The Prime Movers[14].
  • Gene Tyranny is recorded as male[15].
  • Gene Tyranny's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • The cause of death was diabetes[17].
  • Gene Tyranny's family name is recorded as Gantic[18].
  • Gene Tyranny's family name is recorded as Sheff[19].
  • Gene Tyranny's given name is recorded as Joseph[20].
  • Gene Tyranny's given name is recorded as Robert[21].
  • Gene Tyranny's given name is recorded as Nathan[22].
  • Gene Tyranny's pseudonym is recorded as "Blue" Gene Tyranny[23].
  • Gene Tyranny's official website is recorded as http://www.bluegenetyranny.com/[24].
  • Gene Tyranny's described at URL is recorded as http://www.lovely.com/bios/tyranny.html[25].
  • Gene Tyranny's medical condition is recorded as diabetes[26].
  • Gene Tyranny's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1945-01-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-12-12[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1c59e4c1-c841-4e39-8b2e-93fa2367dc09[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Gene Tyranny's place of birth was San Antonio[2]. He was born on January 1, 1945[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music journalist[7], and pianist[8]. Among Gene Tyranny's employers was Mills College at Northeastern University[11]. Notable students include Luke Winslow-King[12], a guitarist[33], b. 1983[34], of United States[35] and Hsiung-Zee Wong[13].

Death and Burial

Gene Tyranny died on December 12, 2020[5]. He died in Long Island City[4]. The cause of death was diabetes[17].

Why It Matters

Gene Tyranny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Gene Tyranny born?

Born in San Antonio[2], Gene Tyranny…

Where did Gene Tyranny die?

Gene Tyranny died in Long Island City[4].

What did Gene Tyranny do for work?

Gene Tyranny worked as composer[6], music journalist[7], and pianist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist id 294084
    Idref id 237687828
    Name in native language Robert Nathan Sheff, Robert Sheff
    Medical condition diabetes
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