Douglas Moore

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Douglas Moore was an American composer best known for his operas that drew on American history and folklore, including the widely performed "The Ballad of Baby Doe."

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Douglas Moore canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American composer
composer
human
opera composer
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Music
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1893-08-10
dateOfBirthPrecision day
dateOfDeath 1969-07-25
dateOfDeathPrecision day
educatedAt Columbia University
Schola Cantorum de Paris
Yale University
employer Columbia University
era 20th-century classical music
familyName Moore
fieldOfWork music composition
opera composition
genre chamber music
opera
orchestral music
vocal music
givenName Douglas
hasNationality American
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Letters
movement American classical music
notableFor The Ballad of Baby Doe being widely performed
operas based on American folklore
operas based on American history
notableWork Gallantry
linked to: Heroism

Giants in the Earth
Pageant of P.T. Barnum
Symphony in A major
The Ballad of Baby Doe
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Headless Horseman
linked to: Headless Horseman

The Wings of the Dove
occupation composer
music educator
professor
placeOfBirth Cutchogue, New York
linked to: Cutchogue

United States of America
placeOfDeath Greenport, New York
United States of America
sexOrGender male
studiedUnder Horatio Parker
Vincent d’Indy
workLocation New York City

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Ballad of Baby Doe composer Douglas Moore
subject linked to: The Ballad of Baby Doe (opera)
Willow Song composer Douglas Moore
subject linked to: "Willow Song"
The Ballad of Baby Doe composer Douglas Moore
subject linked to: "Willow Song"
Letter Aria composer Douglas Moore
subject linked to: "Letter Aria"
Letter Aria hasCreator Douglas Moore
subject linked to: "Letter Aria"