Joan Tower

Summary

Joan Tower is a human^[1]. She was born in New Rochelle^[2]. She was born on September 6, 1938^[3]. She worked as a conductor^[4], composer^[5], musicologist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in New Rochelle^[2], Joan Tower…
• Joan Tower was born on September 6, 1938^[3].
• Joan Tower held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Joan Tower worked as a conductor^[4].
• Joan Tower's professions included composer^[5].
• Joan Tower's professions included musicologist^[6].
• Joan Tower's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Joan Tower was employed by Bard College^[10].
• A notable student of Joan Tower was Gilda Lyons^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Joan Tower is Wild Purple^[12].
• Joan Tower received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[13].
• Joan Tower received the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[14].
• Joan Tower received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[15].
• Joan Tower was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[16].
• Joan Tower was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• Joan Tower is recorded as female^[18].
• Joan Tower's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Joan Tower's family name is recorded as Tower^[20].
• Joan Tower's given name is recorded as Joan^[21].
• Joan Tower's official website is recorded as https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/1605/Joan-Tower/^[22].
• Joan Tower's described at URL is recorded as https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/1605/Joan-Tower/^[23].
• Joan Tower's instrument is recorded as piano^[24].
• Joan Tower's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online^[25].
• Joan Tower's nominated for is recorded as Pulitzer Prize for Music^[26].
• Joan Tower's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1938-09-06^[30]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[31]

• Community tags: contemporary classical, women composers^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: c53ec564-3fe8-4ac3-aef0-c605ee4168de^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in New Rochelle^[2], Joan Tower… she was born on September 6, 1938^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor^[4], composer^[5], musicologist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Joan Tower was employed by Bard College^[10]. A notable student of her was Gilda Lyons^[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Joan Tower is Wild Purple^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[13], a fellowship grant^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1925^[36]; Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[14], a class of award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1984^[39]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[15], an award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1941^[42].

Why It Matters

Joan Tower ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

Where was Joan Tower born?

Joan Tower was born in New Rochelle^[2].

What did Joan Tower do for work?

Joan Tower worked as conductor^[4], composer^[5], musicologist^[6], and university teacher^[7].

What awards did Joan Tower receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[13], Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition^[14], and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[15].