Jan Van der Roost

Belgian composer
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Jan Van der Roost

Summary

Jan Van der Roost is a human[1]. He was born in Duffel[2]. He was born on March 1, 1956[3]. He died in Belgium[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], and musicologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan Van der Roost was born in Duffel[2].
  • Jan Van der Roost passed away in Belgium[4].
  • Jan Van der Roost was born on March 1, 1956[3].
  • Jan Van der Roost held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Jan Van der Roost's professions included conductor[5].
  • Jan Van der Roost worked as a composer[6].
  • Jan Van der Roost worked as a musicologist[7].
  • Jan Van der Roost's field of work was music[10].
  • Jan Van der Roost's education included a stint at Royal Conservatory of Ghent[11].
  • A notable student of Jan Van der Roost was Bert Appermont[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Van der Roost is Avalon[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Van der Roost is Puszta -Four Gipsydances-[14].
  • Jan Van der Roost is recorded as male[15].
  • Jan Van der Roost's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jan Van der Roost's genre is wind music[17].
  • Jan Van der Roost's given name is recorded as Jan[18].
  • Jan Van der Roost's start of work period is recorded as 1982[19].

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[20]

  • Country: BE[21]

  • Began / founded: 1956-03-01[22]

  • Community tags: to clean up[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 83f7e9c6-44bc-4d73-9207-ed963d8289cc[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Duffel[2], Jan Van der Roost… he was born on March 1, 1956[3].

Education

Jan Van der Roost was educated at Royal Conservatory of Ghent[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[5], composer[6], and musicologist[7]. Jan Van der Roost's field of work was music[10]. A notable student of him was Bert Appermont[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Avalon[13], a musical work/composition[25] and Puszta -Four Gipsydances-[14], a musical work/composition[26].

Death and Burial

Jan Van der Roost passed away in Belgium[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Van der Roost ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jan Van der Roost born?

Jan Van der Roost's place of birth was Duffel[2].

Where did Jan Van der Roost die?

Jan Van der Roost died in Belgium[4].

What did Jan Van der Roost do for work?

Jan Van der Roost worked as conductor[5], composer[6], and musicologist[7].

Where did Jan Van der Roost go to school?

Jan Van der Roost was educated at Royal Conservatory of Ghent[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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