Birth Name:

Richard Taruskin

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Apr 02, 1945

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

New York, New York, United States

Age:

79

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

12°

Ari

33'

About Richard Taruskin

Richard Filler Taruskin (born 2 April 1945) is an American musicologist and music critic who is among the leading and most prominent music historians of his generation. The breadth of his scrutiny into source material as well as musical analysis that combines sociological, cultural and political perspectives, has incited much discussion, debate and controversy. He has written on a wide variety of topics, but central to his research is Russian music of the 18th century to present day. Other subjects he engages with include the theory of performance, 15th-century music, 20th-century classical music, nationalism in music, the theory of modernism, and analysis. He is best known for his monumental survey of Western classical music, the 6 volume Oxford History of Western Music. In addition, he regularly writes music criticism for newspapers like The New York Times.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Richard Taruskin: Sun 12 Aries, Moon 6 Sagittarius, Mercury 27 Aries, Venus 2 Taurus, Mars 6 Pisces, Jupiter 20 Virgo, Saturn 4 Cancer, Uranus 9 Gemini, Neptune 4 Libra, Pluto 7 Leo, Sun Sextile Uranus, Sun Trine Pluto, Mercury Conjunct Venus, Mercury Semi Square Uranus, Venus Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Venus Sextile Saturn, Venus Quincunx Neptune, Mars Trine Saturn, Mars Square Uranus, Mars Quincunx Neptune, Mars Quincunx Pluto, Jupiter Semi Square Pluto, Saturn Square Neptune, Uranus Sextile Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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