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Albert Ketèlbey

1875 - 1959

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Albert William Ketèlbey (; born Ketelbey; 9 August 1875 – 26 November 1959) was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham and moved to London in 1889 to study at Trinity College of Music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Ketèlbey has received more than 255,056 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Ketèlbey is the 580th most popular composer (down from 497th in 2019), the 1,623rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,429th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Composer.

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  • 55.63

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Albert Ketèlbey ranks 580 out of 1,451. Before him are Hermann Levi, Gabriel Pierné, Thomas Arne, Georg Joseph Vogler, Julius Benedict, and Tielman Susato. After him are Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Pasquale Anfossi, Paul Lincke, Hermann Scherchen, Veljo Tormis, and Malcolm Arnold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Albert Ketèlbey ranks 61. Before him are Issai Schur, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Jacques Villon, Prince Franz of Bavaria, and Pierre Monteux. After him are Konstantin Hierl, Jacques Futrelle, Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, Robert Garrett, Eugen Schauman, and Gustav Flatow. Among people deceased in 1959, Albert Ketèlbey ranks 65. Before him are Hitoshi Ashida, Werner Krauss, Dmitry Manuilsky, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Karl Mauss, and George Reeves. After him are Irakli Tsereteli, Maxie Long, Johan Bojer, Ki Hajar Dewantara, Štefan Tiso, and Reuven Shiloah.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Ketèlbey ranks 1,623 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernie Taupin (1950), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), Neil Tennant (1954), Michael Anderson (1920), Jeffrey Archer (1940), and John Dollond (1706). After him are Matthew Festing (1949), Philippa Foot (1920), Charles Macintosh (1766), Chris Martin (1977), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), and Malo (487).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Albert Ketèlbey ranks 20. Before him are Ethel Smyth (1858), Frederick Delius (1862), William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), Neville Marriner (1924), and Thomas Arne (1710). After him are Pasquale Anfossi (1727), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Orlando Gibbons (1583), William Boyce (1711), and John Bull (1562).

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