COMPOSER

John Ireland

1879 - 1962

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John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Ireland has received more than 367,696 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John Ireland is the 1,266th most popular composer (down from 1,170th in 2019), the 4,308th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,703rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Composer.

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  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Ireland ranks 1,266 out of 1,451. Before him are Vladimir Martynov, Mariano Mores, David Raksin, Samuel Arnold, Junichi Masuda, and Virgil Thomson. After him are Fartein Valen, Thomas Weelkes, Paul Le Flem, Paul Williams, Lukas Foss, and Victor Herbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, John Ireland ranks 217. Before him are Arthur Johnson, Harry DeBaecke, Juan Manuel Frutos, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Ferenc Móra, and Birger Sörvik. After him are Billy Mitchell, Perikles Kakousis, Herman Teirlinck, André Roosevelt, Warner Oland, and Eligio Ayala. Among people deceased in 1962, John Ireland ranks 187. Before him are Lucile Watson, Fernand Rigaux, Seiichiro Kashio, Solomon Linda, Harlow Curtice, and Owen D. Young. After him are Jorma Valkama, Victor Sonnemans, John Rimmer, Harmodio Arias Madrid, André Roosevelt, and Charles Reisner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Ireland ranks 4,308 out of 8,785. Before him are Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Cliff Bastin (1912), John Rupert Firth (1890), Robert Del Naja (1966), Brian Aherne (1902), and Barbara Thompson (1944). After him are Mark Haddon (1962), Leslie Orgel (1927), Jon Amiel (1948), David Cox (1783), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Ireland ranks 67. Before him are Nicholas Hooper (1952), Gerald Finzi (1901), Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Rachel Portman (1960), Maurice Greene (1696), and Samuel Arnold (1740). After him are Thomas Weelkes (1576), Gavin Bryars (1943), Monty Norman (1928), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Thomas Tomkins (1572), and George Fenton (1950).

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