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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 233,360 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Lou Harrison is the 1,258th most popular composer (down from 1,131st in 2019), the 9,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,670th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Composer.

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  • 230k

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  • 41.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Lou Harrison ranks 1,258 out of 1,216Before him are George Bruns, Näcip Cihanov, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Mychael Danna, Jerry Bock, and Shirley Walker. After him are Don Davis, Roy Harris, David Newman, Eubie Blake, Klaus Egge, and Raymond Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Lou Harrison ranks 284Before him are Ramanand Sagar, Tetsuo Hamuro, David Hampshire, Merle Travis, Mikhail Anikushin, and Ottorino Volonterio. After him are Oswald Karch, Leonard Chess, Walter Munk, Arthur Laurents, Margo, and Kamal Ranadive. Among people deceased in 2003, Lou Harrison ranks 281Before him are Wolfgang Peters, Sheb Wooley, Gene Anthony Ray, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Janice Rule, and Ottorino Volonterio. After him are Izzat Ghazzawi, Vera Ralston, German Sveshnikov, Steve O'Rourke, Bill Bright, and Carol Shields.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Harrison ranks 9,637 out of 18,182Before him are Jim Inhofe (1934), David Anders (1981), George M. Cohan (1878), Elvin Bishop (1942), Patricia Belcher (1954), and Joey Belladonna (1960). After him are David Curtiss Munson (1884), Dan Harrington (1945), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Lisa Marie (1968), Ransom Riggs (1979), and Carrie Coon (1981).

Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Lou Harrison ranks 105Before him are Joseph Lamb (1887), Howard Hanson (1896), Vincent Persichetti (1915), George Bruns (1914), Jerry Bock (1928), and Shirley Walker (1945). After him are Don Davis (1957), Roy Harris (1898), David Newman (1954), Eubie Blake (2), Raymond Scott (1908), and Steve Jablonsky (1970).