Jake Heggie

American opera composer and pianist
Person human Q1378415
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Jake Heggie

Summary

Jake Heggie is a human[1]. He was born in West Palm Beach[2]. He was born on March 31, 1961[3]. He worked as a composer[4], pianist[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jake Heggie was born in West Palm Beach[2].
  • Jake Heggie was born on March 31, 1961[3].
  • Jake Heggie held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jake Heggie's professions included composer[4].
  • Jake Heggie's professions included pianist[5].
  • Jake Heggie worked as a musician[6].
  • Jake Heggie's field of work was symphonic music[9].
  • Jake Heggie's field of work was vocal music[10].
  • Jake Heggie's field of work was opera[11].
  • Jake Heggie's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Jake Heggie's education included a stint at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Jake Heggie is For a Look or a Touch[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Jake Heggie is Moby-Dick[15].
  • Jake Heggie received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Jake Heggie is recorded as male[17].
  • Jake Heggie's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jake Heggie's genre is opera[19].
  • Jake Heggie's Commons category is recorded as Jake Heggie[20].
  • Jake Heggie's family name is recorded as Heggie[21].
  • Jake Heggie's given name is recorded as Jake[22].
  • Jake Heggie's official website is recorded as http://jakeheggie.com/[23].
  • Jake Heggie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jake Heggie[24].
  • Jake Heggie's instrument is recorded as piano[25].
  • Jake Heggie's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[26].
  • Jake Heggie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: 1961-03-31[30]

  • Community tags: composer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8cfd781-eb77-4e00-bfce-c721a5ed85b7[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jake Heggie was born in West Palm Beach[2]. He was born on March 31, 1961[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1919[35], headquartered in Los Angeles[36] and UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13], a music school[37], in United States[38], founded in 2007[39], headquartered in Schoenberg Music Building[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], pianist[5], and musician[6]. Fields of work include symphonic music[9], a music genre[41]; vocal music[10], a music genre[42]; and opera[11], a music genre[43], founded in 1600[44].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include For a Look or a Touch[14], a musical work/composition[45] and Moby-Dick[15], a dramatico-musical work[46].

Recognition

Jake Heggie received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

Why It Matters

Jake Heggie ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Jake Heggie born?

Jake Heggie's place of birth was West Palm Beach[2].

What did Jake Heggie do for work?

Jake Heggie worked as composer[4], pianist[5], and musician[6].

Where did Jake Heggie go to school?

Jake Heggie was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12] and UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music[13].

What awards did Jake Heggie receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. 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
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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