Zenobia Powell Perry

American composer and composition teacher
Person human Q2911264

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
October 3, 1908
Date of death
2004, January 17, 2004[4][10]
Place of birth
Boley
Place of death
Xenia
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Employer
Wilberforce University (1955–1982), University of Arkansas Pine Bluff School of Agriculture Fisheries and Human Sciences (1947–1955), Tuskegee University[14][15][16]
Notable work
Tawawa House[19]
Citizenship
United States
Family name
Perry, Powell[22][23]
Given name
Zenobia
Member of
NAACP[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zenobia Powell Perry fr Zenobia Perry
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
79267523
Library of Congress authority ID
no95012529
GND ID
137402546
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001693644
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16199623h
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1004071
Classical Archives composer ID
13222
Europeana entity
agent/base/29552
FAST ID
353048
Find a Grave memorial ID
35038338
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Freebase ID
/m/064lkdb
LiederNet composer ID
8386
Présence Compositrices composer ID
perry-zenobia
SNAC ARK ID
w6892k97
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx4jVygRcVcDfc6GkH6Kd

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Summary

Zenobia Powell Perry's place of birth was Boley[1]. She was born on October 3, 1908[2]. She died in Xenia[3]. She died on January 1, 2004[4]. She worked as a composer[5], musicologist[6], composition teacher[7], opera composer[8], and librettist[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1908-10-03[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-01-17[27]

  • Community tags: composer[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f6658fc-9486-461f-bc41-d509f31a4404[29]

Body

Education

Educated at University of Wyoming[17], a public university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1886[32] and Tuskegee University[18], a university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1880[35]. Studied under Robert Nathaniel Dett[36], a composer[37], 1882–1943[38], of Canada[39], awarded the William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes[40], specialised in music[41]; William L. Dawson[42], a composer[43], 1899–1990[44], of United States[45]; Allan Arthur Willman[46], a composer[47], 1909–1987[48], of United States[49]; Darius Milhaud[50], a conductor[51], 1892–1974[52], of France[53], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[54]; and Charles Jones[55], a composer[56], 1910–1997[57], of Canada[58].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Wilberforce University[14], a university[59], in United States[60], founded in 1856[61]; University of Arkansas Pine Bluff School of Agriculture Fisheries and Human Sciences[15]; and Tuskegee University[16], a university[62], in United States[63], founded in 1880[64].

FAQs

Where was Zenobia Powell Perry born?

Zenobia Powell Perry's place of birth was Boley[1].

Where did Zenobia Powell Perry die?

Zenobia Powell Perry passed away in Xenia[3].

What did Zenobia Powell Perry do for work?

Zenobia Powell Perry worked as composer[5], musicologist[6], composition teacher[7], opera composer[8], and librettist[9].

Where did Zenobia Powell Perry go to school?

Zenobia Powell Perry was educated at University of Wyoming[17] and Tuskegee University[18].

References

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