COMPOSER

Charles Wuorinen

1938 - 2020

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Charles Peter Wuorinen ( , Finnish: [ˈʋuorinen]; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, chamber music, solo instrumental and vocal works, and operas, such as Brokeback Mountain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Wuorinen has received more than 161,339 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Wuorinen is the 1,388th most popular composer (down from 1,290th in 2019), the 12,472nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,811th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Composer.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Charles Wuorinen ranks 1,388 out of 1,451. Before him are Joseph Lamb, Don Davis, Ray Noble, Olga Neuwirth, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, and George Whitefield Chadwick. After him are William Grant Still, Lera Auerbach, Erik Mongrain, Frank Loesser, Oliver Knussen, and Edvin Marton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Charles Wuorinen ranks 580. Before him are Rolando Serrano, B. Saroja Devi, Aldo Valentini, Eugene J. Martin, Ian St John, and Peter Westbury. After him are Darrall Imhoff, Gary Collins, Humberto Donoso, Richard Lerner, Keith Greene, and Leonard Frey. Among people deceased in 2020, Charles Wuorinen ranks 749. Before him are Naomi Munakata, Nimmi, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Dave Greenfield, Stuart Christie, and Eugene Wright. After him are Erick Morillo, Nicolas Chumachenco, Jay Benedict, Mel Winkler, Nate Brooks, and Lori Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Wuorinen ranks 12,472 out of 20,380. Before him are Sara Rue (1979), Diane Neal (1976), Guy Kibbee (1882), Steven Michael Quezada (1963), George M. Bibb (1776), and George Whitefield Chadwick (1854). After him are Demetrious Johnson (1986), John Barrasso (1952), Justin Berfield (1986), Darrall Imhoff (1938), Blake Griffin (1989), and Jack Reed (1949).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Charles Wuorinen ranks 131. Before him are David Newman (1954), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Joseph Lamb (1887), Don Davis (1957), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), and George Whitefield Chadwick (1854). After him are William Grant Still (1895), Frank Loesser (1910), Robert Ashley (1930), Justin Hurwitz (1985), Bernie Worrell (1944), and Jeremy Soule (1975).

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