COMPOSER

Luigi Nono

1924 - 1990

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Luigi Nono (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈnɔːno]; 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luigi Nono has received more than 286,619 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Luigi Nono is the 232nd most popular composer (up from 240th in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,074th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Italian Composer.

Luigi Nono is most famous for his use of serialism in his compositions. He was also a pioneer in the use of electronic music.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Luigi Nono ranks 232 out of 1,451. Before him are Gaspare Spontini, John Field, Eduard Künneke, Giacomo Carissimi, Dmitry Bortniansky, and Sofia Gubaidulina. After him are William Byrd, Mykola Leontovych, Antonio Caldara, Stanisław Moniuszko, Benedetto Marcello, and Charles-Marie Widor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Luigi Nono ranks 46. Before him are Antony Hewish, Jin Yong, Leon Uris, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Karmapa, and Ed Wood. After him are Roberto Eduardo Viola, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Rauf Denktaş, Charlie Munger, Israel Tal, and Francisco Macías Nguema. Among people deceased in 1990, Luigi Nono ranks 33. Before him are Keith Haring, Boris Shcherbina, Oldřich Nejedlý, Barbara Stanwyck, Bruno Kreisky, and Sergio Corbucci. After him are Patrick White, Meir Kahane, Robert Noyce, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Viktor Tsoi, and Rex Harrison.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luigi Nono ranks 1,073 out of 5,161. Before him are Ludovico Carracci (1555), Gianni Morandi (1944), Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Giovanni Battista Re (1934), Vittorio Pozzo (1886), and Beniamino Gigli (1890). After him are Guy III of Spoleto (900), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), and Antonio Caldara (1670).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Luigi Nono ranks 52. Before him are Francesco Landini (1325), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Nicola Porpora (1686), Gaspare Spontini (1774), and Giacomo Carissimi (1605). After him are Antonio Caldara (1670), Benedetto Marcello (1686), Francesco Durante (1684), Francesco Geminiani (1687), Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), and Riccardo Broschi (1698).

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