COMPOSER

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

1892 - 1988

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Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (born Leon Dudley Sorabji; 14 August 1892 – 15 October 1988) was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer whose music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to works lasting several hours. One of the most prolific 20th-century composers, he is best known for his piano pieces, notably nocturnes such as Gulistān and Villa Tasca, and large-scale, technically intricate compositions, which include seven symphonies for piano solo, four toccatas, Sequentia cyclica and 100 Transcendental Studies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has received more than 433,410 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji is the 1,028th most popular composer (up from 1,206th in 2019), the 2,915th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,042nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Composer.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ranks 1,028 out of 1,451. Before him are Yuri Shaporin, Aulis Sallinen, Richard Addinsell, Karen Khachaturian, Robert Gerhard, and Vasily Safonov. After him are Daniel Gottlob Türk, Kevin MacLeod, Christopher Hogwood, Wolfgang Rihm, Yasushi Akutagawa, and Gioseffo Guami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ranks 190. Before him are Elmer Rice, Pierre Frieden, Lydia Lopokova, Antonio María Barbieri, Hal Roach, and Ólafur Thors. After him are Peter Doi, Theodor Plievier, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Moisei Ginzburg, Bessie Coleman, and Arvo Aaltonen. Among people deceased in 1988, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ranks 142. Before him are Irmgard Seefried, Sewall Wright, Jenő Vincze, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Sándor Bíró, and Iosif Grigulevich. After him are Franca Raimondi, Rodolpho Barteczko, Francisco Rodrigues, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Seth Neddermeyer, and Ernest Labrousse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ranks 2,915 out of 8,785. Before him are John Michael Wright (1617), Mick Jackson (1943), Paul Simonon (1955), Fay Weldon (1931), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), and John Pell (1611). After him are Christina Pickles (1935), Maria Edgeworth (1768), Robert Simson (1687), Barry Morse (1918), Graham Sutherland (1903), and John Byron (1723).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji ranks 41. Before him are Matthew Locke (1621), John Rutter (1945), Hamilton Harty (1879), Rebecca Clarke (1886), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), and Richard Addinsell (1904). After him are Christopher Hogwood (1941), Hubert Parry (1848), Patrick Doyle (1953), York Bowen (1884), William Lawes (1602), and Charles Avison (1709).

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