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Within Vinony's link graph, Benjamin Lees is referenced by 59 other articles, and connects out to Sweden, California and Los Angeles.
It sits within the topics 1924 births, 2010 deaths and 20th-century American classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Concerto
- Fantasy variations
- Symphony no. 5
- Violin concerto
- Oboe concerto
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924-01-08
- Active to
- 2010-05-31
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 246
- Total plays
- 2,125
Tags
Benjamin Lees (born January 8, 1924) is a contemporary U.S. composer of classical music, born in Harbin, China, raised in San Francisco and currently residing in Palm Springs, California. Lees rejects atonalism and Americana in favor of classical structures. He began piano lessons at 5 with K. I. Rodetskyand[1] and started composing as a teenager. In 1954, the NBC Orchestra performed his Profiles for Orchestra on national TV. Notable work includes Symphony No. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Harbin
- Place of death
- Glen Cove
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- USC Thornton School of Music
- Employer
- Manhattan School of Music
- Student of
- George Antheil
- Genre
- symphony
- Official website
- www.benjaminlees.com
Show 4 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1924-01-08
- date of death
- 2010-05-31
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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Article · Nederlands
Benjamin Lees (geboren: Benjamin George Lisnianskij) (Harbin, 8 januari 1924 – Glen Cove, 31 mei 2010) was een Amerikaans componist en muziekpedagoog van Russische afkomst.
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