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Claude Vivier

1948 - 1983

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Claude Vivier (French: [klod 'vivje] VEEV-yay; baptised as Claude Roger; 14 April 1948 – 7 March 1983) was a Canadian composer, pianist, poet and ethnomusicologist of Québécois origin. After studying with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne, Vivier became an innovative member of the "German Feedback" movement, a subset of what is now known as spectral music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Vivier has received more than 139,368 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Vivier is the 1,339th most popular composer, the 575th most popular biography from Canada and the 5th most popular Canadian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Claude Vivier ranks 1,339 out of 1,451. Before him are John Debney, Alexander Goehr, John Stanley, Earl Scruggs, R. D. Burman, and Bruce Broughton. After him are Dave Stewart, Jesper Kyd, Mark Mancina, Jerry Bock, Eubie Blake, and David Rose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Claude Vivier ranks 621. Before him are Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Avi Toledano, Lillian Board, Hilarion Kapral, Rubén Glaria, and Sharon Stouder. After him are Gennadi Gagulia, Saroj Khan, Pierre Rapsat, Calistrat Cuțov, Sergio Ahumada, and Srgjan Kerim. Among people deceased in 1983, Claude Vivier ranks 243. Before him are Hal Brown, Joan Hackett, Friedrich Scherfke, Momčilo Đokić, Bo Ekelund, and Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna. After him are Sabino Bilbao, Eubie Blake, Rezső Somlai, Stefan Skoumal, Rudolf Kotormány, and Franco Trincavelli.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Claude Vivier ranks 575 out of 1,622. Before him are Herb Drury (1896), Hilarion Kapral (1948), Yvonne Brill (1924), Teryl Rothery (1962), Helen Shaver (1951), and Hilda Strike (1910). After him are Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), Daniel David Palmer (1845), William Diller Matthew (1871), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), Angela Hewitt (1958), and Patrick Roy (1965).

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Among COMPOSERS In Canada

Among composers born in Canada, Claude Vivier ranks 5. Before him are Howard Shore (1946), R. Murray Schafer (1933), Percy Faith (1908), and Mychael Danna (1958). After him are Christophe Beck (1972), Erik Mongrain (1980), and Venetian Snares (1975).

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