COMPOSER

Cyril Scott

1879 - 1970

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Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyril Scott has received more than 147,608 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Scott is the 1,181st most popular composer (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 3,664th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,904th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cyril Scott ranks 1,181 out of 1,451. Before him are Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Melchior Vulpius, Alberto Nepomuceno, Oskar Kolberg, Adolph Deutsch, and Knudåge Riisager. After him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Gustav Ernesaks, Tadeusz Baird, Andrey Petrov, Peter Arnold Heise, and Hilding Rosenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Cyril Scott ranks 181. Before him are Steponas Kairys, Ellen Gleditsch, Kazimieras Būga, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Sydney Greenstreet, and Lewis Stone. After him are Patrick Abercrombie, Lois Weber, Rupert Julian, Adaviye Efendiyeva, Bagha Jatin, and Han Yong-un. Among people deceased in 1970, Cyril Scott ranks 200. Before him are Vano Muradeli, István Fekete, Shoichi Sakata, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Christopher Kelk Ingold, and Valerio Arri. After him are Andrejs Upīts, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ernst Krebs, Slim Harpo, John O'Hara, and Louisa Bolus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cyril Scott ranks 3,664 out of 8,785. Before him are Swithun (800), Patricia Medina (1919), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), John Gerard (1545), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), and Aynsley Dunbar (1946). After him are Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Bonnie Wright (1991), Toby Stephens (1969), Ronald Rawson (1892), Martin Brundle (1959), and Albert Bruce Jackson (1876).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Cyril Scott ranks 53. Before him are Charles Avison (1709), Michael Tippett (1905), Henry Bishop (1786), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Morley (1557), and Adolph Deutsch (1897). After him are Harrison Birtwistle (1934), Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), Ivor Novello (1893), Fred Frith (1949), and Havergal Brian (1876).

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