Warren Benson

American composer (1924–2005)
Person human Q2482578
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Warren Benson

Summary

Warren Benson is a human[1]. Born in Detroit[2], he… he was born on January 26, 1924[3]. He died in Rochester[4]. He died on October 6, 2005[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and percussionist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Warren Benson was born in Detroit[2].
  • Warren Benson died in Rochester[4].
  • Warren Benson was born on January 26, 1924[3].
  • Warren Benson died on October 6, 2005[5].
  • Warren Benson held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Warren Benson worked as a conductor[6].
  • Warren Benson worked as a composer[7].
  • Warren Benson's professions included musicologist[8].
  • Warren Benson's professions included music educator[9].
  • Warren Benson worked as a percussionist[10].
  • Warren Benson was employed by Eastman School of Music[13].
  • Warren Benson was educated at University of Michigan[14].
  • Warren Benson was educated at Cass Technical High School[15].
  • Warren Benson received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Warren Benson received the Fulbright Scholarship[17].
  • Warren Benson is recorded as male[18].
  • Warren Benson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Warren Benson's family name is recorded as Benson[20].
  • Warren Benson's given name is recorded as Warren[21].
  • Warren Benson's instrument is recorded as timpani[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1924-01-26[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-10-06[26]

  • Genre(s): classical[27]

  • Community tags: american composer, classical, composer[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c7c2182-1c91-47f9-953a-a40996be7488[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Warren Benson was born in Detroit[2]. He was born on January 26, 1924[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[14], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1817[32], headquartered in Ann Arbor[33] and Cass Technical High School[15], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1907[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and percussionist[10]. Warren Benson was employed by Eastman School of Music[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[37], in United States[38], founded in 1925[39] and Fulbright Scholarship[17], a scholarship[40], in United States[41], founded in 1946[42].

Death and Burial

Warren Benson died on October 6, 2005[5]. He passed away in Rochester[4].

Why It Matters

Warren Benson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

Where was Warren Benson born?

Warren Benson's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Warren Benson die?

Warren Benson passed away in Rochester[4].

What did Warren Benson do for work?

Warren Benson worked as conductor[6], composer[7], musicologist[8], music educator[9], and percussionist[10].

Where did Warren Benson go to school?

Warren Benson was educated at University of Michigan[14] and Cass Technical High School[15].

What awards did Warren Benson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and Fulbright Scholarship[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument timpani
    Award received
    Place of birth Detroit
    Citizenship
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