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The Court of the Crimson King

original song composed by Ian McDonald, lyrics by Peter Sinfield; first recorded by King Crimson
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2328111
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The Court of the Crimson King

Summary

The Court of the Crimson King is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Court of the Crimson King's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's composer is recorded as Ian McDonald[4].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's composer is recorded as Michael Giles[5].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's composer is recorded as Robert Fripp[6].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's composer is recorded as Greg Lake[7].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's genre is popular music[8].
  • The Court of the Crimson King was performed by King Crimson[9].
  • The Court of the Crimson King is part of In the Court of the Crimson King[10].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Court of the Crimson King was published on 1969[12].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's lyricist is recorded as Q471967[13].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Court of the Crimson King'}[14].
  • The Court of the Crimson King's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[17]

  • Community tags: progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fd70fcfb-80d2-357d-b1cc-c8de9cd65aac[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Court of the Crimson King was King Crimson[9].

Publication

The Court of the Crimson King was released on 1969[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is popular music[8]. It is part of In the Court of the Crimson King[10].

Why It Matters

The Court of the Crimson King ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Greg Lake Robert Fripp

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → King Crimson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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