John Wall
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1950
Discography
- Fear of Gravity1993
- Alterstill1995
- Fractuur1997
- Constructions I–IV1999
- Constructions V–VII2001
- Hylic2003
- cphon2005
- Work 2006–20112011
- 1392012
- Work 2011–20142014
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,459
- Total plays
- 14,174
Tags
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John Wall (born 1950) is an autodidact electronic composer whose contribution to the field is widely noted by critics of new music. His work has moved from early plunderphonic compositions - where he brought together unlikely combinations of musical genres to create fantastical new works – to large scale works composed of thousands of tiny fragments which create the impression of virtual orchestras. Critics have remarked on “his extraordinary <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Wall">Read m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giovanni
- Family name
- Wall
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Preston
- Place of death
- Worcester
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Educated at
- English College
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Religious order
- Franciscans
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- date of death
- 1679-08-22
- date of birth
- 1620-01-01
- cause of death
- hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- feast day
- August 22
- different from
- Sanctus Ioannes
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