Michael Colgrass
Michael Colgrass was an American composer, musicologist, percussionist and drummer (1932–2019). He was born at Chicago and died at Toronto.
Also recorded as Michael Charles Colgrass.
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Formation and teaching
Michael Colgrass studied at University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Riverside Brookfield High School and UIUC College of Media.
Identity
What the record establishes about Michael Colgrass.
Michael Colgrass is recorded with the occupation percussionist. Michael Colgrass is recorded as a citizen of United States. Michael Colgrass is classed in the genre classical music. Michael Colgrass is classed in the genre jazz. MusicBrainz establishes this heading under the identifier e2052e19-6a30-48fd-936e-69fa9fea9d3a. Michael Colgrass is recorded as composer, musicologist, percussionist and drummer.
Open Library catalogues 14 works under this name. American-Canadian composer.
Activity and practice
Michael Colgrass is recorded as having studied at University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Riverside Brookfield High School.
Catalogued works
6 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.
Letter from Mozart. New people. As quiet as. The earth's a baked apple. Adventures of an American composer. My lessons with Kumi.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Colgrass, Michael (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Colgrass, Michael, Oxford Music Online, 2001.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1932Michael Colgrass born at Chicago.
- 1932Michael Colgrass was born on 22 April 1932.
- 2019Michael Colgrass died at Toronto.
- 2019Michael Colgrass died on 2 July 2019.
- 2019Michael Colgrass died in 2019 at Toronto.
Connections
Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.
Studied at
- University of Illinois ChicagoOrganisation
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Sources
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Colgrass, Michael (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Michael Colgrass (Internet Archive), 14 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Michael Colgrass as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2604332: Michael Colgrass
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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“Michael Colgrass”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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