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Lou Harrison

1917 - 2003

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Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments. Harrison initially wrote in a dissonant, ultramodernist style similar to his former teacher and contemporary, Henry Cowell, but later moved toward incorporating elements of non-Western cultures into his work. Notable examples include a number of pieces written for Javanese style gamelan instruments, inspired after studying with noted gamelan musician Kanjeng Notoprojo in Indonesia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Harrison has received more than 259,477 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Harrison is the 1,369th most popular composer (down from 1,256th in 2019), the 11,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,616th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular American Composer.

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  • 49.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Lou Harrison ranks 1,369 out of 1,451. Before him are Abel Korzeniowski, Arne Nordheim, Vladimír Godár, Vladimir Jurowski, Angus MacLise, and Kaoru Wada. After him are Thomas Bergersen, Fred Ebb, Norman Dello Joio, Stephen Warbeck, Yuzo Koshiro, and Hans Abrahamsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Lou Harrison ranks 320. Before him are Denis Healey, Lassi Parkkinen, Elyse Knox, Isabel Sanford, Katherine Rawls, and Brenda Joyce. After him are Audrey Totter, Oswald Karch, Robert La Caze, Marcel Hansenne, Graham Higman, and Laurie Scott. Among people deceased in 2003, Lou Harrison ranks 344. Before him are Edward F. Moore, Eddie Thomson, Fritz Spengler, Steve O'Rourke, C. Douglas Dillon, and Bill Bright. After him are Kathleen Raine, Hank Ballard, Franklin Farrell, David Kelly, Robert Detweiler, and Erland Herkenrath.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Harrison ranks 11,339 out of 20,380. Before him are Maya Lin (1959), Sam McMurray (1952), Donald Pettit (1955), Lindsey Stirling (1986), Elaine Pagels (1943), and Chad Lowe (1968). After him are Leon Ames (1902), Audrey Totter (1917), Kenny Harrison (1965), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Cathy Downs (1926), and Charlie Hickcox (1947).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Lou Harrison ranks 122. Before him are Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Roy Harris (1898), Jerry Herman (1931), Shirley Walker (1945), Stephen Schwartz (1948), and Angus MacLise (1938). After him are Fred Ebb (1928), Norman Dello Joio (1913), David Newman (1954), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Joseph Lamb (1887), and Don Davis (1957).

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