COMPOSER

Klaus Egge

1906 - 1979

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Klaus Egge (July 19, 1906 – March 7, 1979) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Egge has received more than 23,255 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Egge is the 1,352nd most popular composer (down from 1,261st in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 453rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Klaus Egge ranks 1,352 out of 1,451. Before him are Lowell Mason, Anne Dudley, Qigang Chen, Robert Russell Bennett, George Butterworth, and Roy Harris. After him are George Alexander Macfarren, Jerry Herman, Lennox Berkeley, John Stainer, Humphrey Searle, and Samuel Adler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Klaus Egge ranks 396. Before him are Edward Akufo-Addo, Sidney Darlington, John Betjeman, Vincent Sherman, Anna Dresden-Polak, and Pedro Bergés. After him are Daulat Singh Kothari, Barbara Bennett, Thomas S. Gates Jr., René Fernández, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Ted Morgan. Among people deceased in 1979, Klaus Egge ranks 266. Before him are Karel Senecký, Wálter Guimarães, Giovanni De Prà, Vivian Vance, Roy Harris, and J. G. Farrell. After him are Laurie Bird, Gracie Fields, Arthur Fiedler, Carl Laemmle Jr., Lowell George, and Putte Kock.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Klaus Egge ranks 492 out of 1,039. Before him are Nicolai Cleve Broch (1975), Gaahl (1975), Natassia Malthe (1974), Gøran Sørloth (1962), Øystein Ore (1899), and Gabriel Thorstensen (1888). After him are Jørn Lande (1968), Roy Khan (1970), Bjørn Paulson (1923), Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen (1873), and Bente Skari (1972).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Klaus Egge ranks 11. Before him are Rikard Nordraak (1842), Harald Sæverud (1897), Knut Nystedt (1915), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), and Geirr Tveitt (1908). After him are Arne Nordheim (1931), Thomas Bergersen (1980), Ola Gjeilo (1978), and Marcus Paus (1979).

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