Birth Name: Leo Sowerby
Occupation: Composer
Place Of Birth: Michigan
Date Of Birth: May 1, 1895
Date Of Death: July 7, 1968
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Leo Sowerby was born on the 1st of May, 1895. He was known for being a Composer. Called the “Dean of American church music.” He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1946 for “Canticle of the Sun,” a cantata.
Leo Sowerby was born in Michigan. He studied music and composition with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was the first composer to receive the Rome Prize. He departed from past composers who tried to imitate the legends of Central Europe and led a generation of contemporaries in creating a distinctly American sound.
Leo Sowerby was a Taurus and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Leo Sowerby was born in 1890s.
Leo Sowerby is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Leo Sowerby was born in the Year of the Goat.
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| REAL NAME: | Leo Sowerby |
| NICKNAME: | Leo |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Leo Sowerby was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Leo Sowerby was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: Leo Sowerby had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Leo Sowerby’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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