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Julián Orbón

Spanish composer (1925–1991)
Person Human Q1383743

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
August 7, 1925
Date of death
May 21, 1991
Place of birth
Avilés
Place of death
Miami
Country of citizenship
Spain[12]
Occupation
composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher, pianist, music critic[13]
Employer
Princeton University, University of Washington, University of Miami[16][17][18]
Field of work
music, music criticism[14][15]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Arts and Letters Award in Music[21][22]
Father
Benjamín Orbón[11]
Student of
Aaron Copland[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[29]
Described by source
Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[28]
Family name
Orbon[24]
Given name
Julián[25]
Instrument
piano[27]
Place of burial
Avilés[10]
Student
Julio Estrada, Jesús Villaseñor[19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Julian Orbon en Julián Orbón en Julián Orbón de Soto de Orbón de Julian Orbon es Julián Orbon es Julian Orbon es Julian Orbón id Julian Orbon ja オルボーン ja フリアン・オルボーン ko 훌리안 오르본 nl Julian Orbon ru Орбон, Хулиан ru Хулиан Орбон
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
000000008078356X
VIAF cluster ID
105253594
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88619202
GND ID
12584476X
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/94973
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14637022c
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0064A1331
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10300137
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1005736
Classical Archives composer ID
30301
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12584476X
Discogs artist ID
676611
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Europeana entity
agent/base/49620
FAST ID
225589
Freebase ID
/m/01twbj5
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
16188
Grove Music Online ID
20401
Guggenheim fellows ID
julian-orbon-de-soto
HAND ID
C69E-6861-4D2D-0C96-7DBA
Historia Hispánica ID
biografias/34157
IMDb ID
nm1285599
IdRef ID
223838500
J9U entity ID
987007399292705171
LiederNet composer ID
5236
MuseScore artist ID
17751
MusicBrainz artist ID
b346ec7c-1d98-4bd9-bf36-75751e01ef61
Musicalics composer ID
80521
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000238829
NDL Authority ID
01066304
NL CR AUT ID
xx0191283
NUKAT ID
n2011041129
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BIGh;=BQ
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1409657
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
16890182X
Open Library ID
OL5385305A
SNAC ARK ID
w6p85sgg
Songkick artist ID
2219060
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
7282/julian-orbon-de-soto
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvHdPQ9mH7xPDwfrbFtKd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
composer, pianist, university teacher, musicologist, music critic, music educator
Award received 3
Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Arts and Letters Award in Music
Employer 3
Princeton University, University of Washington, University of Miami
Mb:teacher 3
Eduardo Mata, Julio Estrada, German Cáceres
Field of work 2
music, music criticism
← Mb:teacher 2
Aaron Copland, José Ardévol
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Given name 1
Julián
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Place of birth 1
Avilés
Place of burial 1
Avilés
Place of death 1
Miami
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Julio Estrada
Student of 1
Aaron Copland
Students 1
Julio Estrada
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Summary

Julián Orbón was born on August 7, 1925[1], in Avilés[2]. He died on May 21, 1991[3], in Miami[4]. He worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], and pianist[9].

FAQs

Where was Julián Orbón born?

Julián Orbón's place of birth was Avilés[2].

Where did Julián Orbón die?

Julián Orbón passed away in Miami[4].

Who were Julián Orbón's parents?

Julián Orbón's father was Benjamín Orbón[11].

What did Julián Orbón do for work?

Julián Orbón worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], music educator[7], university teacher[8], and pianist[9].

What awards did Julián Orbón receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[22].

Related Entities

Aaron Copland music Spain University of Miami

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . bne.es. Retrieved . bne.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → C69E-6861-4D2D-0C96-7DBA
    "Created claim: HAND ID: C69E-6861-4D2D-0C96-7DBA, batch #269215"
  2. 17w ago · Olea · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Orbon
    Student of → Aaron Copland
    Described by source → Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Family name: Orbon, #suggestedclaims"
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