Howard Swanson

Summary

Howard Swanson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Atlanta^[2]. He was born on July 18, 1907^[3]. He died in New York City^[4]. He died on November 12, 1978^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Howard Swanson's place of birth was Atlanta^[2].
• Howard Swanson died in New York City^[4].
• Howard Swanson was born on July 18, 1907^[3].
• Howard Swanson was born on August 18, 1907^[8].
• Howard Swanson died on November 12, 1978^[5].
• Howard Swanson held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Howard Swanson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[10].
• Howard Swanson's professions included composer^[6].
• Among Howard Swanson's employers was New York Central Railroad^[11].
• Among Howard Swanson's employers was United States Postal Service^[12].
• Howard Swanson was employed by Internal Revenue Service^[13].
• Howard Swanson was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music^[14].
• Howard Swanson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Howard Swanson received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16].
• Howard Swanson is recorded as male^[17].
• Howard Swanson's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Howard Swanson's archives at is recorded as Amistad Research Center^[19].
• Howard Swanson's family name is recorded as Swanson^[20].
• Howard Swanson's given name is recorded as Howard^[21].
• Howard Swanson studied under Nadia Boulanger^[22].
• Howard Swanson's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers^[23].
• Howard Swanson's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1907-07-18^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 1978-11-12^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6acbd9d9-757b-4691-b0ca-a52df86a938a^[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Howard Swanson's place of birth was Atlanta^[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 18, 1907^[3] and August 18, 1907^[8]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[10].

Education

Howard Swanson was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music^[14]. He studied under Nadia Boulanger^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Howard Swanson's professions included composer^[6]. Employers include New York Central Railroad^[11], a railway company^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1914^[32], headquartered in Helmsley Building^[33]; United States Postal Service^[12], an independent agency of the United States government^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1971^[36], headquartered in L'Enfant Plaza^[37]; and Internal Revenue Service^[13], an United States federal agency^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1862^[40], headquartered in Internal Revenue Service Building^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1925^[44] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16], an award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1941^[47].

Death and Burial

Howard Swanson died on November 12, 1978^[5]. He passed away in New York City^[4].

Why It Matters

Howard Swanson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Howard Swanson born?

Born in Atlanta^[2], Howard Swanson…

Where did Howard Swanson die?

Howard Swanson passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Howard Swanson do for work?

Howard Swanson worked as composer^[6].

Where did Howard Swanson go to school?

Howard Swanson was educated at Cleveland Institute of Music^[14].

What awards did Howard Swanson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[16].