Joan Tower

American composer, concert pianist and conductor
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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 (226 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].

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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[28], in United States[29], founded in 1925[30]; Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition[14], a class of award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1984[33]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music[15], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1941[36].

Why It Matters

Joan Tower ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . grawemeyer.org. Retrieved . grawemeyer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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