Downes, Olin, 1886-1955
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Slave songs of the Georgia Sea IslandsBook 1942
- Summary
- Edwin Olin Downes, better known as Olin Downes, was an American music critic, known as "Sibelius's Apostle" for his championship of the music of Jean Sibelius. As critic of The New York Times, he exercised considerable influence on musical opinion, although many of his judgments have not stood the test of time. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4]
- Born
- 1886 [2]
- 1886-01-27 [4]
- Birth Place
- Evanston [4]
- Died
- 1955 [2]
- 1955-08-22 [4]
- Death Place
- New York City [4]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- musicologist [4]
- music critic [4]
- journalist [4]
- Educated at
- National Conservatory of Music of America [4]
- Country of Education
- United States [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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