John Beckwith

Summary

John Beckwith is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Victoria^[2]. He was born on March 9, 1927^[3]. He died in Toronto^[4]. He died on December 5, 2022^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], musicologist^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], and music educator^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• John Beckwith was born in Victoria^[2].
• John Beckwith died in Toronto^[4].
• John Beckwith was born on March 9, 1927^[3].
• John Beckwith died on December 5, 2022^[5].
• John Beckwith held citizenship in Canada^[12].
• John Beckwith's professions included composer^[6].
• John Beckwith's professions included musicologist^[7].
• John Beckwith worked as a pianist^[8].
• John Beckwith worked as a university teacher^[9].
• John Beckwith worked as a music educator^[10].
• John Beckwith worked as a music publicist^[13].
• John Beckwith's field of work was music^[14].
• John Beckwith was employed by University of Toronto^[15].
• John Beckwith's education included a stint at University of Toronto^[16].
• John Beckwith was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music^[17].
• John Beckwith received the Member of the Order of Canada^[18].
• John Beckwith received the honorary doctorate from the McGill University^[19].
• John Beckwith is recorded as male^[20].
• John Beckwith's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• John Beckwith's archives at is recorded as University of Toronto Music Library^[22].
• John Beckwith's family name is recorded as Beckwith^[23].
• John Beckwith's given name is recorded as John^[24].
• John Beckwith studied under Nadia Boulanger^[25].
• John Beckwith's instrument is recorded as piano^[26].
• John Beckwith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-03-09^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2022-12-05^[31]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: d889e371-b738-47e7-b1d5-f767b104e98c^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Victoria^[2], John Beckwith… he was born on March 9, 1927^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto^[16], a public research university^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 1827^[37], headquartered in Toronto^[38] and The Royal Conservatory of Music^[17], a conservatory^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1886^[41]. John Beckwith studied under Nadia Boulanger^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], musicologist^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], music educator^[10], and music publicist^[13]. John Beckwith's field of work was music^[14]. He was employed by University of Toronto^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of Canada^[18], a grade of an order^[42], in Canada^[43] and honorary doctorate from the McGill University^[19], an award^[44], in Canada^[45].

Death and Burial

John Beckwith died on December 5, 2022^[5]. He passed away in Toronto^[4].

Why It Matters

John Beckwith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

FAQs

Where was John Beckwith born?

Born in Victoria^[2], John Beckwith…

Where did John Beckwith die?

John Beckwith passed away in Toronto^[4].

What did John Beckwith do for work?

John Beckwith worked as composer^[6], musicologist^[7], pianist^[8], university teacher^[9], and music educator^[10].

Where did John Beckwith go to school?

John Beckwith was educated at University of Toronto^[16] and The Royal Conservatory of Music^[17].

What awards did John Beckwith receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada^[18] and honorary doctorate from the McGill University^[19].