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Arnold Bax

1883 - 1953

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Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Bax has received more than 397,280 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Bax is the 761st most popular composer (up from 913th in 2019), the 2,131st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,514th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Arnold Bax ranks 761 out of 1,451. Before him are Luis de Narváez, Boris Asafyev, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Norbert Burgmüller, Johann Melchior Molter, and Giovanni Animuccia. After him are Maurice Emmanuel, Heinrich Sutermeister, Francesco Manfredini, La Monte Young, Temistocle Solera, and Ludwig Senfl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Arnold Bax ranks 127. Before him are Nikolai Luzin, Prince Arthur of Connaught, István Friedrich, Václav Talich, Richard Ruoff, and Enrico Toselli. After him are Hubert Pierlot, Paul Levi, Olga Kameneva, Henri Maspero, Fritz Platten, and Eric Temple Bell. Among people deceased in 1953, Arnold Bax ranks 88. Before him are Xu Beihong, Jan Czochralski, Titta Ruffo, Nicolae Rădescu, Vsevolod Merkulov, and Princess Françoise of Orléans. After him are Herman J. Mankiewicz, Uroš Predić, Friedrich Wolf, Kyuichi Tokuda, Vydūnas, and Ethel Muckelt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arnold Bax ranks 2,131 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Dillane (1957), William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Charles Boycott (1832), Anthony Asquith (1902), and John Fletcher (1579). After him are Rosamund Clifford (1150), Walter Pater (1839), John Hannah (1962), John Illsley (1949), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), and Marie Stopes (1880).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Arnold Bax ranks 28. Before him are Malcolm Arnold (1921), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Orlando Gibbons (1583), William Boyce (1711), John Bull (1562), and Arthur Sullivan (1842). After him are Frank Bridge (1879), John Taverner (1490), Stanley Myers (1930), Charles Burney (1726), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), and John Tavener (1944).

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