R. Murray Schafer

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf composer
musicologist
environmentalist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:World_Soundscape_Project
gptkb:Simon_Fraser_University
gptkb:Soundscape_Project
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Juno_Award
gptkb:Order_of_Canada
Governor General's Award for Music
gptkbp:born July 18, 1933
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:died August 14, 2021
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:Royal_Conservatory_of_Music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R. Murray Schafer
gptkbp:influenced acoustic ecology
sound studies
environmental music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Cage
gptkb:Olivier_Messiaen
gptkb:Carl_Ruggles
gptkbp:involvedIn performance art
music education
interdisciplinary art
community music
gptkbp:knownFor The Tuning of the World
soundscape composition
The Wolf Project
gptkbp:legacy influence on contemporary composers
soundscape studies
environmental awareness in music
promotion of listening practices
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWorks The Enchanted Forest
The Last Wilderness
Patria
The Soundscape
The Princess of the Stars
gptkbp:occupation writer
educator
composer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:spouse Catherine Schafer