Wayne Peterson

Summary

Wayne Peterson is a human^[1]. He was born in Albert Lea^[2]. He was born on September 3, 1927^[3]. He died in San Francisco^[4]. He died on April 7, 2021^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], university teacher^[7], jazz pianist^[8], musician^[9], and pianist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Wayne Peterson's place of birth was Albert Lea^[2].
• Wayne Peterson passed away in San Francisco^[4].
• Wayne Peterson was born on September 3, 1927^[3].
• Wayne Peterson died on April 7, 2021^[5].
• Wayne Peterson held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Wayne Peterson's native language^[13].
• Wayne Peterson's professions included composer^[6].
• Wayne Peterson's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Wayne Peterson worked as a jazz pianist^[8].
• Wayne Peterson's professions included musician^[9].
• Wayne Peterson's professions included pianist^[10].
• Wayne Peterson's field of work was choral music^[14].
• Wayne Peterson's field of work was symphonic music^[15].
• Wayne Peterson's field of work was chamber music^[16].
• Wayne Peterson's field of work was jazz^[17].
• Wayne Peterson's field of work was classical music^[18].
• Among Wayne Peterson's employers was San Francisco State University^[19].
• Among Wayne Peterson's employers was Stanford University^[20].
• Wayne Peterson was educated at University of Minnesota^[21].
• Wayne Peterson's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Music^[22].
• Wayne Peterson received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[23].
• Wayne Peterson received the Pulitzer Prize for Music^[24].
• Wayne Peterson received the Fulbright Scholarship^[25].
• Wayne Peterson received the Arts and Letters Award in Music^[26].
• Wayne Peterson is recorded as male^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-09-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-04-07^[31]

• Genre(s): contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: composer, contemporary classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ebad000c-2943-4a25-b694-4df319d0d558^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Albert Lea^[2], Wayne Peterson… he was born on September 3, 1927^[3]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at University of Minnesota^[21], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1851^[37], headquartered in Minneapolis^[38] and Royal Academy of Music^[22], a conservatory^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1822^[41], headquartered in London^[42]. Studied under Lennox Berkeley^[43], a composer^[44], 1903–1989^[45], of United Kingdom^[46], awarded the Knight Bachelor^[47] and Howard Ferguson^[48], a composer^[49], 1908–1999^[50], of United Kingdom^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], university teacher^[7], jazz pianist^[8], musician^[9], and pianist^[10]. Fields of work include choral music^[14], a music genre^[52]; symphonic music^[15], a music genre^[53]; chamber music^[16], a type of musical work/composition^[54]; jazz^[17], a music genre^[55], founded in 1917^[56]; and classical music^[18], a music genre^[57], founded in 0500^[58]. Employers include San Francisco State University^[19], a university^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1899^[61] and Stanford University^[20], a private university^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1885^[64], headquartered in Stanford^[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[23], a fellowship grant^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1925^[68]; Pulitzer Prize for Music^[24], a music award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1943^[71]; Fulbright Scholarship^[25], a scholarship^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 1946^[74]; and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[26], an award^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1941^[77].

Death and Burial

Wayne Peterson died on April 7, 2021^[5]. He died in San Francisco^[4].

Why It Matters

Wayne Peterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78]

FAQs

Where was Wayne Peterson born?

Wayne Peterson's place of birth was Albert Lea^[2].

Where did Wayne Peterson die?

Wayne Peterson died in San Francisco^[4].

What did Wayne Peterson do for work?

Wayne Peterson worked as composer^[6], university teacher^[7], jazz pianist^[8], musician^[9], and pianist^[10].

Where did Wayne Peterson go to school?

Wayne Peterson was educated at University of Minnesota^[21] and Royal Academy of Music^[22].

What awards did Wayne Peterson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[23], Pulitzer Prize for Music^[24], Fulbright Scholarship^[25], and Arts and Letters Award in Music^[26].