Composer
Richard Johnston
composer, conductor, editor, folklorist, music critic, music educator, music producer, and university administrator (1917-1997)
1917–1997
412 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 1997
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada; United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Richard Johnston (7 May 1917 – 16 August 1997) was a Canadian composer, conductor, editor, folklorist, music critic, music educator, music producer, and university administrator of American birth. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1957. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in February 1997. The library at the University of Calgary holds a substantial amount of his papers, manuscripts, and transcripts in its "Richard Johnston Canadian Music Archives Collection". His original fieldwork tapes and transcripts made during his research as a folklorist are part of the collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; music educator; music critic
- Education
- Augustana College; Northwestern University; Eastman School of Music; Bienen School of Music
- Teachers
- Nadia Boulanger
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Toronto; University of Calgary
- VIAF ID
- 95368384
- ISNI
- 0000000084023509
- Library of Congress ID
- n85038337
- MusicBrainz ID
- f50867d1-4389-45d7-a014-04cf4f10443c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Vocal
- Genres represented
- pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 9 of 9
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 95368384. Portrait: HarperMusic, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.