Tarkus

Summary

Tarkus is a musical work/composition^[1]. Tarkus ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tarkus's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Tarkus's composer is recorded as Keith Emerson^[4].
• Tarkus's composer is recorded as Greg Lake^[5].
• Tarkus's genre is progressive rock^[6].
• Tarkus's genre is psychedelic rock^[7].
• Among the performers on Tarkus was Emerson, Lake & Palmer^[8].
• Among the performers on Tarkus was Lorien^[9].
• Tarkus was performed by Robert Berry^[10].
• Tarkus was performed by Ars Nova^[11].
• Among the performers on Tarkus was Jordan Rudess^[12].
• Tarkus was performed by Keith Emerson Band^[13].
• Tarkus's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Tarkus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• 1971 marks the founding of Tarkus^[16].
• Tarkus was released on 1971^[17].
• Tarkus's lyricist is recorded as Greg Lake^[18].
• Tarkus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tarkus'}^[19].
• Tarkus's has characteristic is recorded as suite^[20].
• Tarkus's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+1242'}^[21].
• Tarkus's form of creative work is recorded as song^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[23]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, jazz, jazz rock, progressive rock, rock^[24]

• Community tags: alternative rock, jazz, jazz rock, progressive rock, rock^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 27a8da59-6ed9-34a7-b65f-7f5aa9ef0bf6^[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Emerson, Lake & Palmer^[8], Lorien^[9], Robert Berry^[10], Ars Nova^[11], Jordan Rudess^[12], and Keith Emerson Band^[13].

Publication

Tarkus was published on 1971^[17]. Tarkus's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include progressive rock^[6] and psychedelic rock^[7].

Why It Matters

Tarkus ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2] Tarkus has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]