COMPOSER

Howard Hanson

1896 - 1981

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Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Hanson has received more than 247,508 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Howard Hanson is the 1,300th most popular composer (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 9,067th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,023rd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Composer.

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  • 250k

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  • 44.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Howard Hanson ranks 1,300 out of 1,451. Before him are Sigmund Romberg, Thomas Tomkins, Spike Jones, Cachao, Cemal Reşit Rey, and Airat Ichmouratov. After him are George Fenton, Steve Jablonsky, H. C. Robbins Landon, Zagir Ismagilov, David Arnold, and Isaac Schwartz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Howard Hanson ranks 237. Before him are Priscilla Dean, Ella Hall, Rogers Hornsby, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Arthur Tell Schwab, and Uberto De Morpurgo. After him are Józef Kałuża, Simon Barere, Okuro Oikawa, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Gopal Swarup Pathak, and Alister Hardy. Among people deceased in 1981, Howard Hanson ranks 234. Before him are Giuseppe Tosi, Ella Hall, Big Walter Horton, Fredric Wertham, Nikolay Smaga, and Börje Tapper. After him are Malcolm MacDonald, Henry Eyring, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Dragutin Najdanović, David Garnett, and Harry Warren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Hanson ranks 9,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Garrett (1960), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Candice King (1987), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), and Chris Mullin (1963). After him are Alison Eastwood (1972), Ann Dvorak (1911), Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Lewis Armistead (1817), Justin Francis Rigali (1935), and Yancy Butler (1970).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Howard Hanson ranks 98. Before him are Paul Williams (1940), Vincent Youmans (1898), Morten Lauridsen (1943), Florence Price (1887), John Kander (1927), and Spike Jones (1911). After him are Steve Jablonsky (1970), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), James Scott (1885), Harry Warren (1893), Brian Tyler (1972), and Ned Rorem (1923).

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