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John Adams

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Also known as Sir John Adams

UK academic, educator, and science fiction author

Person · Open Library

Born
1947-02-15
Works
23

Top works

  • Sonata for cello and piano
  • Doctor Atomic ...
  • The Dharma at Big Sur
  • Nixon in China
  • A volume of friendship, reprinted from the calendar of friendship

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
351,789
Total plays
2,575,773

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contemporary classicalminimalismClassicalAvant-Gardecomposers

There are multiple artists with this name. Following are listed in order of prominence. (1) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He learned the clarinet from his father and played in marching bands and community orchestras during his formative years. He began composing at the age of ten and heard his first orchestral pieces performed while still a teenager. The intellectual and artistic traditions of New Eng

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Adams
Gender
male
Place of birth
Glasgow
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1934-09-30
date of birth
1857-07-02
writing language
English language
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