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Gunther Schuller
American composer and conductor (1925–2015).
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Gunther Schuller was an American composer and conductor. Born on 22 November 1925 in New York City, Schuller died on 21 June 2015 in Boston at the age of 89.
Schuller studied at Jamaica High School and Saint Thomas Choir School. Honours include Arts and Letters Award in Music, Laurel Leaf Award and Stoeger Prize, among 9 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 24 languages, Gunther Schuller is No. 53,639 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 22 November 1925, New York City
- Died
- 21 June 2015, Boston (aged 89)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Conductor, composer, horn player
- Field
- Music
- Education
- Jamaica High School, Saint Thomas Choir School
- Plays
- Horn
- Genres
- Opera
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 24
Did you know
89
Lived to 89.
22 Nov
Shares a birthday with Charles de Gaulle and Scarlett Johansson.
1,149
One of 1,149 people in the Index born in New York City, with Lana Del Rey.
24
Has a Wikipedia article in 24 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Arts and Letters Award in Music1960
- Laurel Leaf Award1976
- Stoeger Prize1987
- Pulitzer Prize for Music1994
- Library of Congress Living Legend2005
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Ditson Conductor's Award
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