Seymour Shifrin

Summary

Seymour Shifrin is a human^[1]. He was born in Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1926^[3]. He died in Natick^[4]. He died on September 26, 1979^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Seymour Shifrin's place of birth was Brooklyn^[2].
• Seymour Shifrin died in Natick^[4].
• Seymour Shifrin was born on February 28, 1926^[3].
• Seymour Shifrin died on September 26, 1979^[5].
• Seymour Shifrin held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Seymour Shifrin worked as a composer^[6].
• Seymour Shifrin was employed by Brandeis University^[9].
• Among Seymour Shifrin's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[10].
• Seymour Shifrin was educated at Columbia University^[11].
• A notable student of Seymour Shifrin was Peter K. Winkler^[12].
• A notable student of Seymour Shifrin was David Del Tredici^[13].
• A notable student of Seymour Shifrin was Pauline Oliveros^[14].
• A notable student of Seymour Shifrin was Terry Riley^[15].
• A notable student of Seymour Shifrin was La Monte Young^[16].
• Seymour Shifrin received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[17].
• Seymour Shifrin received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18].
• Seymour Shifrin is recorded as male^[19].
• Seymour Shifrin's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Seymour Shifrin's family name is recorded as Shifrin^[21].
• Seymour Shifrin's given name is recorded as Seymour^[22].
• Seymour Shifrin studied under William Schuman^[23].
• Seymour Shifrin studied under Otto Luening^[24].
• Seymour Shifrin studied under Darius Milhaud^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1926-02-28^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 1979-09-26^[29]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[30]

• Community tags: composer, contemporary classical^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: c76ec8de-15f8-4d1d-b994-b4353af7d373^[32]

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Origins and Family

Seymour Shifrin was born in Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1926^[3].

Education

Seymour Shifrin's education included a stint at Columbia University^[11]. Studied under William Schuman^[23], a conductor^[33], 1910–1992^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[36]; Otto Luening^[24], a composer^[37], 1900–1996^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[40], specialised in classical music^[41]; and Darius Milhaud^[25], a conductor^[42], 1892–1974^[43], of France^[44], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Seymour Shifrin worked as a composer^[6]. Employers include Brandeis University^[9], a university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1948^[48], headquartered in Waltham^[49] and University of California, Berkeley^[10], a public research university^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1868^[52], headquartered in Berkeley^[53]. Notable students include Peter K. Winkler^[12], a composer^[54], b. 1943^[55]; David Del Tredici^[13], a pianist^[56], 1937–2023^[57], of United States^[58], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[59], specialised in music^[60]; Pauline Oliveros^[14], a composer^[61], 1932–2016^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[64], specialised in electronic dance music^[65]; Terry Riley^[15], a composer^[66], b. 1935^[67], of United States^[68], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[69]; and La Monte Young^[16], a composer^[70], b. 1935^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[73].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[17], a fellowship grant^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1925^[76] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18], an award^[77], in United States^[78], founded in 1941^[79].

Death and Burial

Seymour Shifrin died on September 26, 1979^[5]. He passed away in Natick^[4].

Why It Matters

Seymour Shifrin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Seymour Shifrin born?

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Seymour Shifrin…

Where did Seymour Shifrin die?

Seymour Shifrin died in Natick^[4].

What did Seymour Shifrin do for work?

Seymour Shifrin worked as composer^[6].

Where did Seymour Shifrin go to school?

Seymour Shifrin was educated at Columbia University^[11].

What awards did Seymour Shifrin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[17] and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[18].