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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