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Downes, Edward, 1911-2001

LC control no.n 81041850
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Personal name headingDownes, Edward, 1911-2001
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Variant(s)Downes, Edward O. D. (Edward Olin Davenport), 1911-2001
Downes, Edward Olin Davenport, 1911-2001
Dāvinz, Idvārd, 1911-2001
Dāwinz, Idvārd, 1911-2001
داونز، ادوارد
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1911-08-12
Death date2001-12-26
Place of birthBoston (Mass.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Profession or occupationMusicologists College teachers Music critics Radio broadcasters
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated
Do not confuse with Downes, Edward, the English conductor
Found inVerdi, G. Verdi, the man in his ... c1942.
New York Times, Dec. 28, 2001 (Edward Downes, 90, musicologist, lecturer, professor, critic, and longtime host of the Texaco Opera Quiz, d. Wed., Dec. 26 in Manhattan; b. Aug. 12, 1911 in West Roxbury, MA; Ph.D. in musicology from Harvard, 1958)
Grove music online, Mar. 2, 2006 (Downes, Edward O(lin) D(avenport); b. Aug. 12, 1911, Boston; d. Dec. 26, 2001, New York; American musicologist and music critic)
Mūsīqī-i sinfūnīk, 1958: t.p. (ادوارد داونز = Idvārd Dāwinz)
Associated languageeng