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Fred Frith

1949 - Today

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Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. He was also a member of the groups Art Bears, Massacre, and Skeleton Crew. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Frith has received more than 366,921 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Frith is the 1,167th most popular composer (down from 1,087th in 2019), the 3,690th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,667th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Composer.

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  • 370k

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  • 45.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Fred Frith ranks 1,167 out of 1,216Before him are Craig Armstrong, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Alberto Nepomuceno, David Arnold, William Schuman, and Gerald Finzi. After him are Harrison Birtwistle, Milton Babbitt, Leo Ornstein, Knudåge Riisager, John Ireland, and Adolph Deutsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Fred Frith ranks 415Before him are Daniel Pipes, Jupp Kapellmann, Maury Chaykin, Dave Gibbons, Dominic Sena, and Rubén Pagnanini. After him are Peter Ackroyd, Ivo Linna, Valeriu Muravschi, Tommy Seebach, Lyubov Polishchuk, and Heather Menzies.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred Frith ranks 3,690 out of 7,765Before him are Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), M.I.A. (1975), Peter Lorimer (1946), Chad of Mercia (634), Daniel Oliver (1830), and Kenneth Cranham (1944). After him are Margaret Leighton (1922), Peter Ackroyd (1949), Leslie Phillips (1924), Stafford Cripps (1889), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), and Edwin Long (1829).

Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Fred Frith ranks 59Before him are Arthur Bliss (1891), Thomas Morley (1557), Havergal Brian (1876), Craig Armstrong (1959), David Arnold (1962), and Gerald Finzi (1901). After him are Harrison Birtwistle (1934), John Ireland (1879), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Thomas Tomkins (1572), Maurice Greene (1696), and Samuel Arnold (1740).