COMPOSER

Alexander Goehr

1932 - 2024

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Peter Alexander Goehr (German: ['ɡøːɐ̯]; 10 August 1932 – 26 August 2024) was a German-born English composer of contemporary classical music and academic teacher. A long-time professor of music at the University of Cambridge, Goehr influenced many notable contemporary composers, including Thomas Adès, Julian Anderson, George Benjamin and Robin Holloway. Born in Berlin, Goehr's childhood was spent in London surrounded by musicians, including his father, the conductor Walter Goehr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Goehr has received more than 131,324 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Goehr is the 1,334th most popular composer (down from 1,284th in 2019), the 5,373rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,883rd in 2019) and the 176th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alexander Goehr ranks 1,334 out of 1,451. Before him are Tibor Serly, Vincent Persichetti, Christopher Young, Detto Mariano, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and John Debney. After him are John Stanley, Earl Scruggs, R. D. Burman, Bruce Broughton, Claude Vivier, and Dave Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Alexander Goehr ranks 480. Before him are Edward Stevens, Albert Reynolds, Enrique Múgica, Bailey Olter, Robert Coover, and Ramón Tapia. After him are Mikhail Ogonkov, Nikolay Anikin, Sergio Brighenti, Stan Vickers, Lou Jones, and Susan Oliver. Among people deceased in 2024, Alexander Goehr ranks 389. Before him are Arvo Valton, Kenjiro Shinozuka, Robert Coover, Bruce Ames, Comunardo Niccolai, and Ivan Charota. After him are Domingo Pérez, Manfred Wolke, Mircea Diaconu, David Bordwell, Gisela Birkemeyer, and Edward C. Stone.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alexander Goehr ranks 5,373 out of 7,253. Before him are Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985), Christian Wörns (1972), Giorgos Donis (1969), Jasmin Moghbeli (1983), Dero Goi (1970), and Maurizio Gaudino (1966). After him are Olga Oelkers (1887), Alexander Wendt (1958), Michael Tarnat (1969), Erich Herrmann (1914), Hanns Kilian (1905), and Mario Pašalić (1995).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Alexander Goehr ranks 176. Before him are Melchior Vulpius (1570), Johanna Kinkel (1810), Lukas Foss (1922), Kurt Thomas (1904), Udo Zimmermann (1943), and Hauschka (1966). After him are Samuel Adler (1928), Ludger Stühlmeyer (1961), Gus Kahn (1886), and Masashi Hamauzu (1971).

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