COMPOSER

Joaquín Rodrigo

1901 - 1999

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Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (Spanish: [xoaˈkin roˈðɾiɣo]; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joaquín Rodrigo has received more than 660,802 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Joaquín Rodrigo is the 111th most popular composer (down from 102nd in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Spain (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Composer.

Joaquín Rodrigo is most famous for his compositions, "Concierto de Aranjuez" and "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre."

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  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 111 out of 1,451. Before him are Paul Hindemith, Heinrich Schütz, Manuel de Falla, Carlo Gesualdo, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and Giulio Caccini. After him are Mily Balakirev, Arthur Honegger, Gregorio Allegri, Francisco Tárrega, György Ligeti, and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 27. Before him are Gary Cooper, Vittorio De Sica, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, André Malraux, Mohamed Naguib, and Jean Dubuffet. After him are Simon Kuznets, Max Euwe, Salvatore Quasimodo, Ricardo Zamora, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and Andrey Vlasov. Among people deceased in 1999, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 9. Before him are Scatman John, Franjo Tuđman, Pete Conrad, Hussein of Jordan, Mario Puzo, and Gertrude B. Elion. After him are Amália Rodrigues, Wilt Chamberlain, Yehudi Menuhin, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Wassily Leontief, and Georgios Papadopoulos.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 112 out of 3,355. Before him are Pelagius of Asturias (685), Manuel de Falla (1876), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Seneca the Elder (-54), and Antipope Benedict XIII (1328). After him are Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545), Peter of Castile (1334), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Manuel Azaña (1880), and Alfonso V of Aragon (1396).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Joaquín Rodrigo ranks 2. Before him are Manuel de Falla (1876). After him are Francisco Tárrega (1852), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Enrique Granados (1867), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), Federico Mompou (1893), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Gaspar Sanz (1640), and Antonio de Cabezón (1510).

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