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Alan Bush

1900 - 1995

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Alan Dudley Bush (22 December 1900 – 31 October 1995) was a British composer, pianist, conductor, teacher and political activist. A committed communist, his uncompromising political beliefs were often reflected in his music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Bush has received more than 146,370 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alan Bush is the 1,399th most popular composer (down from 1,328th in 2019), the 6,044th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,772nd in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alan Bushes by language

Over the past year Alan Bush has had the most page views in the with 14,312 views, followed by German (896), and Hungarian (683). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (111.59%), Czech (34.23%), and Egyptian Arabic (28.81%)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alan Bush ranks 1,399 out of 1,451. Before him are Oliver Knussen, Edvin Marton, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Robert Ashley, Kazumi Totaka, and Justin Hurwitz. After him are Bernie Worrell, Michel van der Aa, Gus Kahn, Jeremy Soule, William Alwyn, and Arturo Rodas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Alan Bush ranks 338. Before him are Ethelwynn Trewavas, Albert Hackett, Padmaja Naidu, Alastair Sim, Frederica Sagor Maas, and Rattanbai Jinnah. After him are Bill Aston, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Helen Morgan, and Taffy Abel. Among people deceased in 1995, Alan Bush ranks 323. Before him are Charlie Rich, Rogelio Farías, Paul Eddington, Albert Hackett, Tor Ulven, and Alex Groza. After him are Charles L. Veach, Mary Beth Hughes, Paul Kipkoech, Stuart Milner-Barry, Chuck Stevenson, and James Merrill.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Bush ranks 6,044 out of 8,785. Before him are Martine McCutcheon (1976), Henry Sewell (1807), George Don (1798), Eric Bristow (1957), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), and Vince Cable (1943). After him are Lesley Sharp (1960), James Marsh (1963), John Laurie (1897), Antonia Bird (1951), Shaun Murphy (1982), and Charlotte Despard (1844).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Alan Bush ranks 95. Before him are John Stainer (1840), Humphrey Searle (1915), Edmund Rubbra (1901), Stephen Warbeck (1953), Ray Noble (1903), and Oliver Knussen (1952). After him are William Alwyn (1905), Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966), Judith Weir (1954), James MacMillan (1959), and Benjamin Wallfisch (1979).

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