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Harald Sæverud

1897 - 1992

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Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Rondo Amoroso, and the Ballad of Revolt (Norwegian: Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæverud wrote nine symphonies and a large number of pieces for solo piano. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harald Sæverud has received more than 45,349 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Harald Sæverud is the 1,003rd most popular composer (down from 874th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Norway (down from 220th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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  • 49.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Harald Sæverud ranks 1,003 out of 1,216. Before him are Wolfgang Rihm, Emil Hartmann, Julius Reubke, Percy Grainger, Robert Gerhard, and Mikael Tariverdiev. After him are Meredith Monk, Hubert Parry, Yasushi Akutagawa, Hugo Distler, Johann Theile, and Antoine Duhamel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Harald Sæverud ranks 185. Before him are André Marie, Isabelino Gradín, Jimmie Rodgers, Moe Howard, Higinio Morínigo, and Fletcher Henderson. After him are Ardito Desio, George Murdock, Janaki Ammal, Zhou Fohai, Johannes Winkler, and Lya Mara. Among people deceased in 1992, Harald Sæverud ranks 146. Before him are Musa Anter, Robert Berdella, Arthur Cronquist, Freddie Bartholomew, Mihailo Lalić, and Juanito. After him are Irakli Abashidze, Ron Woodroof, Earle Meadows, Irmã Dulce, Buddy Rogers, and Michael Gothard.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 230 out of 927. Before him are Ole Ellefsæter (1939), Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), Grímur Kamban (801), Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), and Pål Tyldum (1942). After him are Magne Furuholmen (1962), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), and Johan Bojer (1872).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 6. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Christian Sinding (1856), and Rikard Nordraak (1842). After him are Knut Nystedt (1915), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Klaus Egge (1906), and Thomas Bergersen (1980).

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