R. Murray Schafer
Music Teacher, Composer
1933 –
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Who is R. Murray Schafer?
Raymond Murray Schafer, CC is a Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book The Tuning of the World. He was notably the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1933
Sarnia - Also known as
- Schafer, R. Murray
- Raymond Murray Schafer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Licentiate, Royal College of Music
Piano
( - 1952)
- Lived in
- Otonabee–South Monaghan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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