COMPOSER
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
1916 - 1968
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Karl-Birger Blomdahl (19 October 1916 – 14 June 1968) was a Swedish composer and conductor born in Växjö. He was educated in biochemistry, but was primarily active in music and by his experimental compositions he became one of the big names in Swedish modernism. His teachers included Hilding Rosenberg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl-Birger Blomdahl has received more than 41,663 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl-Birger Blomdahl is the 1,194th most popular composer.
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Page Views (PV)
45.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
3.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Karl-Birger Blomdahl ranks 1,194 out of 1,216. Before him are Paul Creston, Wenzel Müller, Brad Fiedel, Maurice Greene, Horatio Parker, and Samuel Arnold. After him are Henry Lawes, Valeri Brainin, Leigh Harline, Christian Wolff, Sergei Slonimsky, and Sigmund Romberg.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Paul Creston
1906 - 1985
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,188
Wenzel Müller
1767 - 1835
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,189
Brad Fiedel
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,190
Maurice Greene
1696 - 1755
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 1,191
Horatio Parker
1863 - 1919
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,192
Samuel Arnold
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,193
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
1916 - 1968
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,194
Henry Lawes
1595 - 1662
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 1,195
Valeri Brainin
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,196
Leigh Harline
1907 - 1969
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 1,197
Christian Wolff
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 1,198
Sergei Slonimsky
1932 - 2020
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 1,199
Sigmund Romberg
1887 - 1951
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 1,200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Karl-Birger Blomdahl ranks 224. Before him are S. Yizhar, Guy Lapébie, Ettore Puricelli, Arie van Vliet, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, and Dorothy Cheney. After him are Ignacio Trelles, Jean Margéot, Lidia Wysocka, Ken Curtis, Margaret Lockwood, and Vicente Ferreira da Silva. Among people deceased in 1968, Karl-Birger Blomdahl ranks 184. Before him are Leo Sexton, Luigi Cevenini, Eben Dönges, Panagiotis Pavlidis, Sid Kimpton, and Harold D. Babcock. After him are Francis Biddle, Armand Blanchonnet, Rudolph Dirks, Arnulf Øverland, Wendell Corey, and Astrid Cleve.
Others Born in 1916
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S. Yizhar
1916 - 2006
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 218
Guy Lapébie
1916 - 2010
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 219
Ettore Puricelli
1916 - 2001
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 220
Arie van Vliet
1916 - 2001
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 221
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1916 - 2008
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 222
Dorothy Cheney
1916 - 2014
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 223
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
1916 - 1968
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 224
Ignacio Trelles
1916 - 2020
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 225
Jean Margéot
1916 - 2009
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 226
Lidia Wysocka
1916 - 2006
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 227
Ken Curtis
1916 - 1991
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 228
Margaret Lockwood
1916 - 1990
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 229
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
1916 - 1963
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 1968
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Leo Sexton
1909 - 1968
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 178
Luigi Cevenini
1895 - 1968
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 179
Eben Dönges
1898 - 1968
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 180
Panagiotis Pavlidis
1900 - 1968
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 181
Sid Kimpton
1887 - 1968
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 182
Harold D. Babcock
1882 - 1968
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 183
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
1916 - 1968
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 184
Francis Biddle
1886 - 1968
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 185
Armand Blanchonnet
1903 - 1968
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 186
Rudolph Dirks
1877 - 1968
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 187
Arnulf Øverland
1889 - 1968
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 188
Wendell Corey
1914 - 1968
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 189
Astrid Cleve
1875 - 1968
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 190
