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Harry Sparnaay
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The bass clarinet
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1944
- Active to
- 2017
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 147
- Total plays
- 654
Tags
contemporary classicalmusique concretemodernabstractbass-clarinet
Harry Sparnaay (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14 April 1944 - 12 December 2017) was a noted Dutch bass clarinetist, composer, and teacher. Harry Sparnaay studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Ru Otto. After graduating with a performer's degree for clarinet, he specialized in bass clarinet and won the first prize at the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, the first time ever a bass clarinettist had won this prestigious competition. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Harry+Sp
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Lloret de Mar
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Educated at
- Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- Employer
- Catalonia College of Music
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Instrument
- bass clarinet
- Image
- Harry Sparnaay, bas clarinettist, 1975 - 06.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1944-04-14
- date of death
- 2017-12-12
- Commons category
- Harry Sparnaay
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