R. Murray Schafer
Canadian composer (1933–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Murray Schafer CC FRCMT(hon) (18 July 1933 – 14 August 2021) was a Canadian composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book The Tuning of the World (1977). He was the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.[1][2]
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Birth name | Raymond Murray Schafer |
Born | (1933-07-18)18 July 1933 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 14 August 2021(2021-08-14) (aged 88) |
Genres | Avant-garde, classical, opera, musical theatre |
Occupation(s) | Composer, librettist, pedagogue, writer, educator, environmentalist |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
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