Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Australian composer (1912–1990)
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Summary

Peggy Glanville-Hicks is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Melbourne[2]. She was born on December 29, 1912[3]. She died in Sydney[4]. She died on June 25, 1990[5]. She worked as a composer[6], music critic[7], and journalist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks was born in Melbourne[2].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks passed away in Sydney[4].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks was born on December 29, 1912[3].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks died on June 25, 1990[5].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks was married to Stanley Bate[10].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks worked as a composer[6].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's professions included music critic[7].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's professions included journalist[8].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's field of work was music[12].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's education included a stint at Royal College of Music[13].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's education included a stint at Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music[14].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks received the honorary doctor of the University of Sydney[16].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[17].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks is recorded as female[18].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's genre is opera[20].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's Commons category is recorded as Peggy Glanville-Hicks[21].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's family name is recorded as Glanville[22].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's family name is recorded as Hicks[23].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's given name is recorded as Peggy[24].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's official website is recorded as http://pghcomposershouse.com/[25].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks studied under Nadia Boulanger[26].
  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[27].

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[28]

  • Country: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1912-12-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1990-06-25[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 90ceeda9-1e7f-4aa1-9170-c9514c23821d[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Melbourne[2], Peggy Glanville-Hicks… she was born on December 29, 1912[3].

Education

Educated at Royal College of Music[13], a conservatory[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1882[35], headquartered in London[36] and Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music[14], a music school[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1901[39]. Peggy Glanville-Hicks studied under Nadia Boulanger[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], music critic[7], and journalist[8]. Peggy Glanville-Hicks's field of work was music[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42]; honorary doctor of the University of Sydney[16], an award[43], in Australia[44]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music[17], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1941[47].

Personal Life

Peggy Glanville-Hicks was married to Stanley Bate[10].

Death and Burial

Peggy Glanville-Hicks died on June 25, 1990[5]. She passed away in Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

Peggy Glanville-Hicks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Peggy Glanville-Hicks born?

Born in Melbourne[2], Peggy Glanville-Hicks…

Where did Peggy Glanville-Hicks die?

Peggy Glanville-Hicks died in Sydney[4].

Who was Peggy Glanville-Hicks married to?

Peggy Glanville-Hicks's spouses include Stanley Bate[10].

What did Peggy Glanville-Hicks do for work?

Peggy Glanville-Hicks worked as composer[6], music critic[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Peggy Glanville-Hicks go to school?

Peggy Glanville-Hicks was educated at Royal College of Music[13] and Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music[14].

What awards did Peggy Glanville-Hicks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], honorary doctor of the University of Sydney[16], and Arts and Letters Award in Music[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Women in World History. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth Melbourne
    Educated at Royal College of Music, Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music
    Aliases
    Family name Glanville, Hicks
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