COMPOSER

Arne Nordheim

1931 - 2010

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Arne Nordheim (20 June 1931 – 5 June 2010) was a Norwegian composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the Norwegian government's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. He was elected an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arne Nordheim has received more than 81,450 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arne Nordheim is the 1,364th most popular composer, the 523rd most popular biography from Norway and the 12th most popular Norwegian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Arne Nordheim ranks 1,364 out of 1,451. Before him are Samuel Adler, Magnus Lindberg, Shirley Walker, Edmund Rubbra, Stephen Schwartz, and Abel Korzeniowski. After him are Vladimír Godár, Vladimir Jurowski, Angus MacLise, Kaoru Wada, Lou Harrison, and Thomas Bergersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Arne Nordheim ranks 558. Before him are Ronald Drever, Tadeusz Rut, Maxine Singer, Gianuario Carta, Bill Hoskyns, and Clifford Jordan. After him are Thane Baker, Isidore Mankofsky, Werner Israel, Bassano Staffieri, Ernie Banks, and Teresa Brewer. Among people deceased in 2010, Arne Nordheim ranks 422. Before him are Ronald Pettersson, Lionel Jeffries, Antonio Giolitti, Kanu Sanyal, Ted Sorensen, and Harvey Pekar. After him are Sammy Baird, Giovanni Pettenella, Ed Thigpen, June Havoc, Malcolm Allison, and Maciej Płażyński.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Arne Nordheim ranks 523 out of 1,039. Before him are Petter Northug (1986), Sverre Sørsdal (1900), Alexander Sørloth (1995), Alf Martinsen (1911), Hakon Barfod (1926), and Nora Mørk (1991). After him are Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Bjarne Johnsen (1892), Alfred Engelsen (1893), Bjarne Pettersen (1891), and Fred Børre Lundberg (1969).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Arne Nordheim ranks 12. Before him are Harald Sæverud (1897), Knut Nystedt (1915), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Geirr Tveitt (1908), and Klaus Egge (1906). After him are Thomas Bergersen (1980), Ola Gjeilo (1978), and Marcus Paus (1979).

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