Gordon Mumma

American composer
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Gordon Mumma

Summary

Gordon Mumma is a human[1]. His place of birth was Framingham[2]. He was born on March 30, 1935[3]. He worked as a composer[4], brass player[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Framingham[2], Gordon Mumma…
  • Gordon Mumma was born on March 30, 1935[3].
  • Gordon Mumma held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Gordon Mumma worked as a composer[4].
  • Gordon Mumma worked as a brass player[5].
  • Gordon Mumma's professions included musician[6].
  • Gordon Mumma's field of work was electronic dance music[9].
  • Gordon Mumma's field of work was music composing[10].
  • Gordon Mumma's field of work was composed musical work[11].
  • Gordon Mumma's field of work was electronic music[12].
  • Gordon Mumma's field of work was music composition[13].
  • Gordon Mumma was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz[14].
  • Gordon Mumma was educated at University of Michigan[15].
  • Gordon Mumma is recorded as male[16].
  • Gordon Mumma's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Gordon Mumma's record label is recorded as Tzadik Records[18].
  • Gordon Mumma's family name is recorded as Mumma[19].
  • Gordon Mumma's given name is recorded as Gordon[20].
  • Gordon Mumma's official website is recorded as http://brainwashed.com/mumma[21].
  • Gordon Mumma's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[22].
  • Gordon Mumma's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1935-03-30[26]

  • Genre(s): contemporary classical, eai, electroacoustic[27]

  • Community tags: composer, contemporary classical, eai, electroacoustic, to clean up[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cc86b14c-a740-4200-bdeb-e3260715bc45[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Gordon Mumma's place of birth was Framingham[2]. He was born on March 30, 1935[3].

Education

Gordon Mumma's education included a stint at University of Michigan[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], brass player[5], and musician[6]. Fields of work include electronic dance music[9], a music genre[30], founded in 1977[31]; music composing[10], a type of arts[32]; composed musical work[11], a type of work of art[33]; electronic music[12], a music genre[34], founded in 1920[35]; and music composition[13], an academic discipline[36]. Among Gordon Mumma's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[14].

Why It Matters

Gordon Mumma ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Gordon Mumma born?

Born in Framingham[2], Gordon Mumma…

What did Gordon Mumma do for work?

Gordon Mumma worked as composer[4], brass player[5], and musician[6].

Where did Gordon Mumma go to school?

Gordon Mumma was educated at University of Michigan[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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