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Edmund Rubbra

1901 - 1986

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Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Rubbra has received more than 124,413 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Edmund Rubbra is the 1,271st most popular composer (down from 1,150th in 2019), the 4,892nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,518th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Composer.

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  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Edmund Rubbra ranks 1,271 out of 1,216. Before him are Lennox Berkeley, George Fenton, Steve Jablonsky, Fred Ebb, Humphrey Searle, and Thomas Adès. After him are Brian Tyler, Joel Goldsmith, Enoch Sontonga, George Whitefield Chadwick, William Bolcom, and John Stainer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Edmund Rubbra ranks 302. Before him are Deborah Snyder, Miguel Brito, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Alex James, Thomas Cooray, and Eusebio Díaz. After him are William Daniels, H. Bruce Humberstone, Carmelita Geraghty, Shirley Mason, V. Shantaram, and Francisco Gamborena. Among people deceased in 1986, Edmund Rubbra ranks 245. Before him are Yakima Canutt, Virginia Gregg, Kate Smith, Robert Helpmann, Susan Cabot, and Carlo Biagi. After him are Eduardo Risso, Howard Da Silva, James Gentle, Hank Greenberg, Igor Tselovalnikov, and Smita Patil.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Rubbra ranks 4,892 out of 7,765. Before him are Joe Elliott (1959), Thomas Pennant (1726), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), Angie Sage (1952), Nicky Butt (1975), and Helen Bannerman (1862). After him are Ellie Goulding (1986), Jim Lea (1949), Alex Kapranos (1972), Stuart Baxter (1953), Princess Eugenie of York (1990), and James Ferguson (1710).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Edmund Rubbra ranks 83. Before him are Peter Warlock (1894), Hamilton Harty (1879), Lennox Berkeley (1903), George Fenton (1950), Humphrey Searle (1915), and Thomas Adès (1971). After him are John Stainer (1840), Dave Stewart (1950), Ray Noble (1903), Anne Dudley (1956), Oliver Knussen (1952), and William Alwyn (1905).

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