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Frederic Rzewski

1938 - 2021

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Frederic Anthony Rzewski ( ZHEF-skee; April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time. From 1977 up to his eventual death, he lived mainly in Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederic Rzewski has received more than 244,761 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Frederic Rzewski is the 1,064th most popular composer (down from 858th in 2019), the 5,773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,153rd in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Composer.

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  • 240k

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  • 49.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Frederic Rzewski ranks 1,064 out of 1,451. Before him are Frederick Loewe, Sándor Végh, Halfdan Kjerulf, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Philippe Sarde, and Félicien David. After him are Ruperto Chapí, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, François Sudre, Ture Rangström, Sergei Vasilenko, and Peter H. Gilmore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Frederic Rzewski ranks 347. Before him are Timo Mäkinen, Huang Ju, Heinz Strehl, Werner Olk, Fred Stolle, and Herbert Achternbusch. After him are Anatoliy Zlenko, Jonathan Motzfeldt, Herman Daly, Durdy Bayramov, Elke Erb, and Betty Cuthbert. Among people deceased in 2021, Frederic Rzewski ranks 324. Before him are Robert Marchand, Alexander Gradsky, Leslie Laing, Joseph Benz, Ivan Toplak, and Art Metrano. After him are Anatoliy Zlenko, Susana Higuchi, Masayuki Uemura, Sylvano Bussotti, Chuck Close, and Una Stubbs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederic Rzewski ranks 5,773 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate Pierson (1948), Mary Wickes (1910), David Spade (1964), Helen Prejean (1939), Laura Hope Crews (1879), and George Pickett (1825). After him are Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Marcia Wallace (1942), Jean Shiley (1911), Rooney Mara (1985), Florence Bascom (1862), and Jennifer Capriati (1976).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Frederic Rzewski ranks 56. Before him are William Christie (1944), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Walter Piston (1894), Harold Arlen (1905), Michael Giacchino (1967), and Kevin MacLeod (1972). After him are Peter H. Gilmore (1958), Leonard Rosenman (1924), Carter Burwell (1954), Raymond Scott (1908), W. C. Handy (1873), and Harry Partch (1901).

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