COMPOSER

Elliot Goldenthal

1954 - Today

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Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elliot Goldenthal has received more than 472,984 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Elliot Goldenthal is the 1,228th most popular composer (down from 1,123rd in 2019), the 7,585th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,454th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Composer.

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  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Elliot Goldenthal ranks 1,228 out of 1,451Before him are Andrei Eshpai, George Bruns, Alexandre Levy, Nicholas Hooper, Glenn Branca, and Miina Härma. After him are Gavriil Popov, Milton Babbitt, Gerald Finzi, Thomas Linley the younger, Frigyes Hidas, and Leo Ornstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Elliot Goldenthal ranks 376Before him are Leonard Mlodinow, Ravil Maganov, Ruby Bridges, Susan Kare, Arliss Howard, and Christie Brinkley. After him are Tahar Djaout, Zoran Simović, José Diego, Walter Davis, Anuradha Paudwal, and Antonio Resines.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliot Goldenthal ranks 7,585 out of 20,380Before him are Anthony Kennedy (1936), George J. Mitchell (1933), Arliss Howard (1954), Marsden Hartley (1877), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), and Christie Brinkley (1954). After him are Milton Babbitt (1916), Katherine Neville (1945), Corey Feldman (1971), Thomas Ligotti (1953), Nancy Kelly (1921), and Jerry Hardin (1929).

Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Elliot Goldenthal ranks 84Before him are Leonard Slatkin (1944), William Bolcom (1938), Peter Schickele (1935), Alan Hovhaness (1911), George Bruns (1914), and Glenn Branca (1948). After him are Milton Babbitt (1916), David Diamond (1915), Ferde Grofé (1892), Paul Creston (1906), Rhys Chatham (1952), and David Raksin (1912).