John Pickard

British composer
Person human Q4780102
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John Pickard

Summary

John Pickard is a human[1]. He was born in Burnley[2]. He was born on September 11, 1963[3]. He worked as a composer[4], musicologist[5], and professor of music composition[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Pickard's place of birth was Burnley[2].
  • John Pickard was born on September 11, 1963[3].
  • John Pickard held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • John Pickard worked as a composer[4].
  • John Pickard worked as a musicologist[5].
  • John Pickard's professions included professor of music composition[6].
  • Among John Pickard's employers was University of Bristol[9].
  • John Pickard was educated at University of Wales[10].
  • John Pickard's education included a stint at Royal Conservatory of The Hague[11].
  • John Pickard is recorded as male[12].
  • John Pickard's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Pickard's genre is classical music[14].
  • John Pickard's family name is recorded as Pickard[15].
  • John Pickard's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Pickard's official website is recorded as http://www.johnpickard.co.uk[17].
  • John Pickard studied under William Mathias[18].
  • John Pickard studied under Q504743[19].
  • John Pickard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Pickard's different from is recorded as John Pickard[21].
  • John Pickard's start of work period is recorded as 1983[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1963-09-11[25]

  • Genre(s): classical[26]

  • Community tags: british composer, classical, composer[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 036534d2-0561-43db-b854-8fe960c9dd65[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Pickard's place of birth was Burnley[2]. He was born on September 11, 1963[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wales[10], a university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1893[31], headquartered in Cardiff[32] and Royal Conservatory of The Hague[11], a conservatory[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1826[35], headquartered in The Hague[36]. Studied under William Mathias[18], a conductor[37], 1934–1992[38], of United Kingdom[39], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[40] and Q504743[19], a composer[41], 1939–2021[42], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[43], awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Award[44], specialised in classical music[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], musicologist[5], and professor of music composition[6]. John Pickard was employed by University of Bristol[9].

Why It Matters

John Pickard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Pickard born?

John Pickard's place of birth was Burnley[2].

What did John Pickard do for work?

John Pickard worked as composer[4], musicologist[5], and professor of music composition[6].

Where did John Pickard go to school?

John Pickard was educated at University of Wales[10] and Royal Conservatory of The Hague[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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