Percy Grainger
Sign in to saveAustralian-born composer, arranger and pianist (1882–1961)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Percy Grainger fonds
- The free music machine drawings of Percy Grainger
- Salute to Percy Grainger
- Twenty-one Lincolnshire folk-songs
- Album
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 62,363
- Total plays
- 525,599
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Classicalaustralianpianocomposer20th Century Classical
Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone and the Concert band. He was born in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His father was an architect who emigrated from London, England, and his mother, Rose, was the daughter of hoteliers from Adelaide, South Australia, also of English immigrant stock. His father was an alcoholic. When Grainger was aged 11 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Gra
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,212x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,781x
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,573x
- Extinction risk from climate change
· 2004 · cited 5,864x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,633x
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Key dates
- Born
- 8 July 1882
- Died
- 20 February 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Percy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Melbourne
- Place of death
- White Plains
- Father
- John Harry Grainger
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Hoch Conservatory
- Employer
- New York University
Connections
Categories
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