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Henry Cowell

1897 - 1965

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Henry Dixon Cowell (; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a great influence to similar artists at the time, including Lou Harrison, George Antheil, and John Cage, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Cowell has received more than 570,659 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Henry Cowell is the 1,105th most popular musician (down from 971st in 2019), the 5,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,784th in 2019) and the 377th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Cowell ranks 1,105 out of 3,175. Before him are Art Farmer, Pat Martino, Trickster, Franz Konwitschny, Tom Hamilton, and Yakov Zak. After him are Julius Klengel, Markos Vamvakaris, Hank Marvin, Hank Mobley, Harry James, and Leon Fleisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Henry Cowell ranks 203. Before him are Shovkat Mammadova, Joe Profaci, Evsei Liberman, Eduard Tisse, Ardito Desio, and Zenta Mauriņa. After him are Antonio Riberi, Higinio Morínigo, Fletcher Henderson, Isaías Medina Angarita, Nikolai Gikalo, and Camillo Berneri. Among people deceased in 1965, Henry Cowell ranks 127. Before him are Alejandro Casona, Karl Allmendinger, Albert Gutterson, Julius Skutnabb, Nancy Carroll, and Amílcar Barbuy. After him are Hassan Ali Mansur, Konstantin Muraviev, Erik Abrahamsson, Roberto Battaglia, Aldo Nadi, and Khalid al-Azm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Cowell ranks 5,393 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Charlotte Stewart (1941), Ad Reinhardt (1913), Brad Harris (1933), Mona Simpson (1957), and Frank James (1843). After him are Gregory Hoblit (1944), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Vivien Thomas (1910), Robert Chartoff (1933), Paula Kelly (1942), and John Drew Barrymore (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Henry Cowell ranks 377. Before him are Jack Sherman (1956), John Scofield (1951), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), and Tom Hamilton (1951). After him are Hank Mobley (1930), Harry James (1916), Leon Fleisher (1928), Thad Jones (1923), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), and Kenny Burrell (1931).

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