Roland Kayn

German composer (1933–2011)
Person human Q2162826
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Roland Kayn

Summary

Roland Kayn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Reutlingen[2]. He was born on September 3, 1933[3]. He passed away in Nieuwe Pekela[4]. He died on January 5, 2011[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Reutlingen[2], Roland Kayn…
  • Roland Kayn passed away in Nieuwe Pekela[4].
  • Roland Kayn was born on September 3, 1933[3].
  • Roland Kayn died on January 5, 2011[5].
  • Roland Kayn held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Roland Kayn's professions included composer[6].
  • Roland Kayn received the Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo[9].
  • Roland Kayn is recorded as male[10].
  • Roland Kayn's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is electroacoustic music[12].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is tape music[13].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is ambient music[14].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is drone music[15].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is electronic music[16].
  • Roland Kayn's genre is modern classical music[17].
  • Roland Kayn's discography is recorded as Roland Kayn discography[18].
  • Roland Kayn's residence is recorded as Nieuwe Pekela[19].
  • Roland Kayn's residence is recorded as 's-Graveland[20].
  • Roland Kayn's family name is recorded as Kayn[21].
  • Roland Kayn's given name is recorded as Roland[22].
  • Roland Kayn's official website is recorded as https://kayn.nl[23].
  • Roland Kayn studied under Josef Rufer[24].
  • Roland Kayn's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[25].
  • Roland Kayn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • Roland Kayn's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[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: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1933-09-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-01-05[31]

  • Genre(s): acousmatic, ambient, drone, electroacoustic, modern classical, tape music[32]

  • Community tags: acousmatic, ambient, cybernetic, drone, electroacoustic, modern classical, tape music[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: df1fe6bb-786a-4997-a19d-5c5e8bc15f25[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Roland Kayn was born in Reutlingen[2]. He was born on September 3, 1933[3].

Education

Roland Kayn studied under Josef Rufer[24].

Career and Affiliations

Roland Kayn's professions included composer[6].

Recognition

Roland Kayn received the Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo[9].

Death and Burial

Roland Kayn died on January 5, 2011[5]. He died in Nieuwe Pekela[4].

Why It Matters

Roland Kayn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Roland Kayn born?

Roland Kayn's place of birth was Reutlingen[2].

Where did Roland Kayn die?

Roland Kayn died in Nieuwe Pekela[4].

What did Roland Kayn do for work?

Roland Kayn worked as composer[6].

What awards did Roland Kayn receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Südwest Presse. Retrieved . swp.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . villamassimo.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . villamassimo.de. Retrieved . villamassimo.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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