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Erik Chisholm
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20th century Scottish composer and conductor (1904–1965)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1965
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Operas of Leos Janacek
- Isle of youth
- The operas of Leoš Janáček
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1904-01-04
- Active to
- 1965-06-08
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 354
- Total plays
- 4,526
Tags
scotlandClassical20th Century Classicalcomposer
Professor Erik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) was a Scottish composer and conductor often known as "Scotland’s forgotten composer". According to his biographer, Chisholm "was the first composer to absorb Celtic idioms into his music in form as well as content, his achievement paralleling that of Bartók in its depth of understanding and its daring",[1] which led to his nickname of "MacBartók".[2] He was also a founder of the Celtic Ballet and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Er
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Cape Town
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Employer
- University of Cape Town
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
Show 5 more facts
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1904-01-04
- date of death
- 1965-06-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Erik William Chisholm
Sources (1)
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