Thea Musgrave

Scottish composer
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Thea Musgrave

Summary

Thea Musgrave is a human[1]. Born in Edinburgh[2], she… she was born on May 27, 1928[3]. She worked as a composer[4] and professor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edinburgh[2], Thea Musgrave…
  • Thea Musgrave was born on May 27, 1928[3].
  • Thea Musgrave held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Thea Musgrave's professions included composer[4].
  • Thea Musgrave's professions included professor[5].
  • Thea Musgrave's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[8].
  • Thea Musgrave was educated at Moreton Hall School[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Thea Musgrave is Q2203129[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Thea Musgrave is Q2551447[11].
  • Thea Musgrave received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Thea Musgrave received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Thea Musgrave received the The Queen's Medal for Music[14].
  • Thea Musgrave is recorded as female[15].
  • Thea Musgrave's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Thea Musgrave's genre is opera[17].
  • Thea Musgrave's genre is art music[18].
  • Thea Musgrave's family name is recorded as Musgrave[19].
  • Thea Musgrave's given name is recorded as Thea[20].
  • Thea Musgrave's official website is recorded as https://www.theamusgrave.com/[21].
  • Thea Musgrave studied under Nadia Boulanger[22].
  • Thea Musgrave's depicted by is recorded as Thea Musgrave, b. 1928. Composer[23].
  • Thea Musgrave's instrument is recorded as piano[24].
  • Thea Musgrave's described by source is recorded as Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century[25].
  • Thea Musgrave's described by source is recorded as 250 female composers[26].
  • Thea Musgrave's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-05-27[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8956a074-129c-43f2-87a8-ad456134d674[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Thea Musgrave was born in Edinburgh[2]. She was born on May 27, 1928[3].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[8], a public university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1583[36], headquartered in Edinburgh[37] and Moreton Hall School[9], an independent school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1913[40]. Thea Musgrave studied under Nadia Boulanger[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and professor[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q2203129[10], a musical work/composition[41] and Q2551447[11], a musical work/composition[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], a fellowship grant[43], in United States[44], founded in 1925[45]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13], a grade of an order[46], in United Kingdom[47]; and The Queen's Medal for Music[14], a music award[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 2005[50].

Why It Matters

Thea Musgrave ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Thea Musgrave born?

Thea Musgrave was born in Edinburgh[2].

What did Thea Musgrave do for work?

Thea Musgrave worked as composer[4] and professor[5].

Where did Thea Musgrave go to school?

Thea Musgrave was educated at University of Edinburgh[8] and Moreton Hall School[9].

What awards did Thea Musgrave receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13], and The Queen's Medal for Music[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Présence Compositrices. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, professor
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  2. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work Q2203129, Q2551447
    Given name Thea
    On focus list of wikimedia project Art+Feminism
    Instance of human
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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