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Astor Piazzolla

1921 - 1992

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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish: [pjaˈsola], Italian: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Astor Piazzolla has received more than 1,289,779 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Astor Piazzolla is the 61st most popular composer (down from 60th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Argentina and the most popular Argentinean Composer.

Astor Piazzolla is most famous for his tango compositions and his work with the band, "The Quintet of the Americas."

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Astor Piazzolla ranks 61 out of 1,451. Before him are Carl Orff, Erik Satie, Georg Philipp Telemann, Arnold Schoenberg, Vangelis, and Henry Purcell. After him are Johann Christian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Jules Massenet, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Gounod, and Anton Webern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Astor Piazzolla ranks 9. Before him are Andrei Sakharov, Michael I of Romania, Charles Bronson, Stanisław Lem, Suharto, and Yves Montand. After him are Giulietta Masina, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, John Rawls, Simone Signoret, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa. Among people deceased in 1992, Astor Piazzolla ranks 10. Before him are Alexander Dubček, Menachem Begin, Willy Brandt, Friedrich Hayek, Joan Fuster, and Francis Bacon. After him are Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, Giovanni Falcone, John Cage, Barbara McClintock, and Benny Hill.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Astor Piazzolla ranks 8 out of 1,154. Before him are Pope Francis (1936), Diego Maradona (1960), Jorge Luis Borges (1899), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Eva Perón (1919), and Juan Perón (1895). After him are Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Lionel Messi (1987), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Martha Argerich (1941), and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953).

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Among COMPOSERS In Argentina

Among composers born in Argentina, Astor Piazzolla ranks 1. After him are Alberto Ginastera (1916), Ariel Ramírez (1921), Mauricio Kagel (1931), Luis Bacalov (1933), Carlos Guastavino (1912), Mariano Mores (1918), and Osvaldo Golijov (1960).

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