R. Murray Schafer

Summary

R. Murray Schafer is a human^[1]. He was born in Sarnia^[2]. He was born on July 18, 1933^[3]. He died on August 14, 2021^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], writer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], and university teacher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Sarnia^[2], R. Murray Schafer…
• R. Murray Schafer was born on July 18, 1933^[3].
• R. Murray Schafer was born on January 1, 1933^[11].
• R. Murray Schafer died on August 14, 2021^[4].
• R. Murray Schafer held citizenship in Canada^[12].
• R. Murray Schafer worked as a composer^[5].
• R. Murray Schafer worked as a writer^[6].
• R. Murray Schafer's professions included musicologist^[7].
• R. Murray Schafer's professions included music educator^[8].
• R. Murray Schafer worked as a university teacher^[9].
• R. Murray Schafer worked as an environmentalist^[13].
• R. Murray Schafer's field of work was music^[14].
• R. Murray Schafer's field of work was sound^[15].
• R. Murray Schafer's field of work was ecology^[16].
• R. Murray Schafer was employed by Simon Fraser University^[17].
• R. Murray Schafer was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music^[18].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[20].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Molson Prize^[21].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Companion of the Order of Canada^[22].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Glenn Gould Prize^[23].
• R. Murray Schafer received the Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology^[24].
• R. Murray Schafer is recorded as male^[25].
• R. Murray Schafer's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• R. Murray Schafer's genre is opera^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1933-07-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-08-14^[31]

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

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

• MusicBrainz ID: b0bb54dd-e57f-422a-8cd0-534f933c8b43^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sarnia^[2], R. Murray Schafer… Recorded date of birth include July 18, 1933^[3] and January 1, 1933^[11].

Education

R. Murray Schafer's education included a stint at The Royal Conservatory of Music^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[5], writer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], university teacher^[9], and environmentalist^[13]. Fields of work include music^[14], a type of arts^[35]; sound^[15]; and ecology^[16], an academic discipline^[36]. Among R. Murray Schafer's employers was Simon Fraser University^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1925^[39]; Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[20], a group of awards^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1992^[42]; Molson Prize^[21], an award^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 1962^[45]; Companion of the Order of Canada^[22], a grade of an order^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1967^[48]; Glenn Gould Prize^[23], a music award^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 1987^[51]; and Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology^[24], an award^[52], in Japan^[53], founded in 1989^[54].

Death and Burial

R. Murray Schafer died on August 14, 2021^[4].

Why It Matters

R. Murray Schafer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

He has been cited as an influence by Llorenç Barber i Colomer^[57], a composer^[58], b. 1948^[59], of Spain^[60].

FAQs

Where was R. Murray Schafer born?

R. Murray Schafer was born in Sarnia^[2].

What did R. Murray Schafer do for work?

R. Murray Schafer worked as composer^[5], writer^[6], musicologist^[7], music educator^[8], and university teacher^[9].

Where did R. Murray Schafer go to school?

R. Murray Schafer was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music^[18].

What awards did R. Murray Schafer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[20], Molson Prize^[21], and Companion of the Order of Canada^[22].

Who did R. Murray Schafer influence?

R. Murray Schafer has been cited as an influence by Llorenç Barber i Colomer^[57].