Morten Lauridsen

Summary

Morten Lauridsen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Colfax^[2]. He was born on February 27, 1943^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4], music educator^[5], university teacher^[6], and conductor^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (397 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Morten Lauridsen's place of birth was Colfax^[2].
• Morten Lauridsen was born on February 27, 1943^[3].
• Morten Lauridsen held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Morten Lauridsen worked as a composer^[4].
• Morten Lauridsen worked as a music educator^[5].
• Morten Lauridsen's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Morten Lauridsen worked as a conductor^[7].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was music^[10].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was conducting^[11].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was music education^[12].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was music composing^[13].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was composed musical work^[14].
• Morten Lauridsen's field of work was music composition^[15].
• Morten Lauridsen was employed by University of Southern California^[16].
• Morten Lauridsen was educated at USC Thornton School of Music^[17].
• Morten Lauridsen's education included a stint at Whitman College^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Morten Lauridsen is Mid-Winter Songs^[19].
• Morten Lauridsen received the National Medal of Arts^[20].
• Morten Lauridsen is recorded as male^[21].
• Morten Lauridsen's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Morten Lauridsen's genre is classical music^[23].
• Morten Lauridsen's Commons category is recorded as Morten Johannes Lauridsen^[24].
• Morten Lauridsen's family name is recorded as Lauridsen^[25].
• Morten Lauridsen's given name is recorded as Morten^[26].
• Morten Lauridsen's official website is recorded as http://mortenlauridsen.net^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1943-02-27^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: american composer, classical, composer^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9197f075-be71-49c0-b93b-4d71d1b8114d^[33]

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Origins and Family

Morten Lauridsen's place of birth was Colfax^[2]. He was born on February 27, 1943^[3].

Education

Educated at USC Thornton School of Music^[17], a conservatory^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1884^[36] and Whitman College^[18], a liberal arts college in the United States^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1859^[39], headquartered in Walla Walla^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4], music educator^[5], university teacher^[6], and conductor^[7]. Fields of work include music^[10], a type of arts^[41]; conducting^[11], an activity^[42]; music education^[12], a branch of education^[43]; music composing^[13], a type of arts^[44]; composed musical work^[14], a type of work of art^[45]; and music composition^[15], an academic discipline^[46]. Among Morten Lauridsen's employers was University of Southern California^[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Morten Lauridsen is Mid-Winter Songs^[19].

Recognition

Morten Lauridsen received the National Medal of Arts^[20].

Why It Matters

Morten Lauridsen ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (397 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Morten Lauridsen born?

Born in Colfax^[2], Morten Lauridsen…

What did Morten Lauridsen do for work?

Morten Lauridsen worked as composer^[4], music educator^[5], university teacher^[6], and conductor^[7].

Where did Morten Lauridsen go to school?

Morten Lauridsen was educated at USC Thornton School of Music^[17] and Whitman College^[18].

What awards did Morten Lauridsen receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts^[20].