Allen Shawn
Sign in to saveAlso known as Allen Evan Shawn, Allen E. Shawn
American composer and writer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- In the Realm of Tones
- Dance Album
- Jewish Lives : Leonard Bernstein
- Twin
- Woodwind quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1998-08-08
2010s2020senglishfolk poppiano rockpop
Discography
- Life of the Party2014
- The Shawn Mendes EP2014
- Something Big2014
- One of Those Nights2015
- Show You2015
- Never Be Alone2015
- Handwritten2015
- Stitches2015
- Believe2015
- I Know What You Did Last Summer2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 243
- Total plays
- 1,519
Tags
contemporary classicalamericanamericausamerican classical
Allen Shawn (born 1948) is an American composer, pianist, educator, and author who lives in Vermont. Shawn is the son of The New Yorker editor William Shawn and the brother of the actor and playwright Wallace Shawn. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and studied in France with Nadia Boulanger. He teaches composition and music history at Bennington College and was formerly married to novelist Jamaica Kincaid, with whom he has a son, Harold, and a daughter, Annie. <a href="h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- United States
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Jamaica Kincaid
- Father
- William Shawn
- Sibling
- Wallace Shawn
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Student of
- Nadia Boulanger
- Instrument
- piano
- Work location
- Vermont
- Residence
- Vermont
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- date of birth
- 1948-08-27
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