COMPOSER

Malcolm Arnold

1921 - 2006

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Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for brass band and wind band. His style is tonal and rejoices in lively rhythms, brilliant orchestration, and an unabashed tunefulness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malcolm Arnold has received more than 461,562 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Malcolm Arnold is the 586th most popular composer (up from 648th in 2019), the 1,638th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,829th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Malcolm Arnold ranks 586 out of 1,451. Before him are Albert Ketèlbey, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Pasquale Anfossi, Paul Lincke, Hermann Scherchen, and Veljo Tormis. After him are Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Leo Brouwer, Johann David Heinichen, Leopold Koželuch, and François Devienne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Malcolm Arnold ranks 139. Before him are Jean Behra, Darío Moreno, Géza Anda, Anne Golon, Wolfgang Lotz, and Arthur Grumiaux. After him are Georgy Beregovoy, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Giovanni Benelli, Angelo Dundee, Robert Brown, and Paddy Roy Bates. Among people deceased in 2006, Malcolm Arnold ranks 109. Before him are Igor Sergeyev, Ibolya Csák, Peter Boyle, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Marek Grechuta, and P. F. Strawson. After him are Basil Poledouris, Bismillah Khan, Silva Kaputikyan, Ali Farka Touré, Gérard Oury, and Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Arnold ranks 1,638 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank P. Ramsey (1903), P. F. Strawson (1919), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), William Etty (1787), and Arnold Toynbee (1852). After him are Helen Allingham (1848), K. K. Downing (1951), David Yates (1963), Matthew Arnold (1822), Peter Barlow (1776), and John Muir (1838).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Arnold ranks 22. Before him are William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), Neville Marriner (1924), Thomas Arne (1710), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), and Pasquale Anfossi (1727). After him are Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Orlando Gibbons (1583), William Boyce (1711), John Bull (1562), Arthur Sullivan (1842), and Arnold Bax (1883).

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