| LC control no. | n 50035898 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3523.A5932 |
| Personal name heading | Langstaff, John, 1920-2005 |
| Variant(s) | Langstaff, John M. (John Meredith), 1920-2005 Langstaff, Jack, 1920-2005 |
| Birth date | 1920-12-24 |
| Death date | 2005-12-13 |
| Place of death | Basel (Switzerland) |
| Field of activity | Folk music Education |
| Affiliation | Curtis Institute of Music Juilliard School |
| Profession or occupation | Musician Educator Theatrical producer and director |
| Found in | A frog he would a-wooing go (Folk-song). Frog went a-courtin', 1955. The Christmas revels [SR] c1978: container (directed by John Langstaff) New York times WWW site, Dec. 16, 2005 (in obituary published Dec.15: John Langstaff; d. Tuesday [Dec. 13, 2005], Basel [Switzerland], aged 84; founded the Christmas revels, the long-running seasonal pageant of traditional music, dance, and theater that plays in Boston, New York, and other cities around the country) Wikipedia, via WWW, Oct. 29, 2012 (Dec. 24, 1920-Dec. 13, 2005; concert baritone, early music revivalist, musician, educator, and founder of the Christmas Revels tradition; attended Curtis Institute of Music; attended Juilliard; music director at The Potomac School; taught at Shady Hill School; executive director of Young Audiences of Massachusetts; recording artist of primarily children's and traditional music) Magic maker: a portrait of John Langstaff, 2011: p. 9 (John Meredith Langstaff was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1920) p. 10 ("It's quite likely that Jack Langstaff began to sing beffore he could walk or even talk.") |
| Associated language | eng |
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