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Allan Pettersson

1911 - 1980

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Gustaf Allan Pettersson (19 September 1911 – 20 June 1980) was a Swedish composer and violist. He is considered one of the 20th century's most important Swedish composers and was described as one of the last great symphonists, often compared to Gustav Mahler.: 3  His music can hardly be confused with other 20th-century works. In the final decade of his life, his symphonies (typically one-movement works) developed an international following, particularly in Germany and Sweden. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Pettersson has received more than 103,311 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Allan Pettersson is the 803rd most popular composer (down from 799th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 411th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Composer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Allan Pettersson ranks 803 out of 1,216. Before him are Eduard Artemyev, Johann Walter, Elfrida Andrée, Felice Anerio, Francesco Feo, and Augusta Holmès. After him are Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Maurice Emmanuel, Leó Weiner, Johan Agrell, Julius Röntgen, and Jean Guillou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Allan Pettersson ranks 137. Before him are Son Sann, John C. Woods, Hervé Bazin, Gabriel Almond, Leah Goldberg, and Mark Bernes. After him are E. F. Schumacher, George Seaton, Yang Jiang, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Abderrahmane Farès, and Nello Pagani. Among people deceased in 1980, Allan Pettersson ranks 128. Before him are Manlio Brosio, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Oskar Kummetz, Andrei Amalrik, Lucien Buysse, and Alfred Neubauer. After him are Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, Yakov Malik, Sohrab Sepehri, David Janssen, Miguel Capuccini, and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Allan Pettersson ranks 402 out of 1,612. Before him are Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Eugène Jansson (1862), Artur Lundkvist (1906), Sophie Adlersparre (1823), Anders Dahl (1751), and Olof Swartz (1760). After him are Lena Nyman (1944), Erik Nilsson (1916), Victoria Silvstedt (1974), Bengt Gustavsson (1928), Kennet Andersson (1967), and Richard Bergh (1858).

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Among COMPOSERS In Sweden

Among composers born in Sweden, Allan Pettersson ranks 7. Before him are Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Hugo Alfvén (1872), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871), Kurt Atterberg (1887), and Johan Helmich Roman (1694). After him are Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Einar Englund (1916), and Eddie Meduza (1948).

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