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John Oliver

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British-Canadian politician (1856–1927)

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Works
25

Top works

  • The peace challenge of J.H. Jowett and the power of the church to heal a war-diseased world
  • Corporate Trauma
  • Common Sense Communication
  • Welch piety
  • The salvation of the little child

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Listeners
6,896
Total plays
27,967

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contemporary classicalcomposerelectroacousticCanadiancanada

Composer and guitarist John Oliver came to international attention during 1988/89 when he won six prizes for five compositions ranging from chamber to orchestral to electroacoustic music. Among these the "City of Varese Prize" at the 1988 Luigi Russolo Competition (Italy), and the Canada Council's Grand Prize at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 8th National Competition for Young Composers for his live electroacoustic work El Reposo del Fuego. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Oliver

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Hartington
Place of death
Victoria
Occupation
farmer
Political party
BC United
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1856-07-31
date of death
1927-08-17
Commons category
John Oliver (British Columbia politician)
candidacy in election
1911 Canadian federal election
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