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Gershon Kingsley, an Uncommon card
Gershon Kingsley was a German-American composer, a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer, a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, founder of the First Moog Quartet, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Gershon Kingsley quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gershon Kingsley card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ were eclectic and vary between avant-garde and pop styles.
Answer
compositions. His compositions were eclectic and vary between avant-garde and pop styles. From the Gershon Kingsley article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Kingsley is most famous for his ____ influential electronic instrumental composition "Popcorn", and his composition of the WGBH-TV Soundmark.
Answer
1960s. Kingsley is most famous for his 1969 influential electronic instrumental composition "Popcorn", and his composition of the WGBH-TV Soundmark. From the Gershon Kingsley article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Kingsley is most famous for his 1969 influential electronic instrumental composition "Popcorn", and his composition of the WGBH-TV Soundmark.
- Kingsley conducted and arranged many Broadway musicals, and he composed for film, television shows and commercials.
- His compositions were eclectic and vary between avant-garde and pop styles.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gershon Kingsley article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Gershon Kingsley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wagner International photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
