COMPOSER

Malcolm Williamson

1931 - 2003

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Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, (21 November 1931 – 2 March 2003) was an Australian composer. He was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malcolm Williamson has received more than 111,412 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Malcolm Williamson is the 1,419th most popular composer (down from 1,327th in 2019), the 527th most popular biography from Australia (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Malcolm Williamson ranks 1,419 out of 1,451. Before him are Meredith Willson, Ezio Bosso, Anu Malik, Marc Shaiman, Randall Thompson, and Elisabeth Lutyens. After him are Brett Dean, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Masashi Hamauzu, Ola Gjeilo, Frederik Magle, and Shoji Meguro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Malcolm Williamson ranks 607. Before him are James Grogan, Jimmy McIlroy, Margaret Heckler, Bob Clotworthy, Jack Clement, and Tom Laughlin. After him are Charles Nelson Reilly, Ann E. Todd, Billy Casper, Cecil Andrus, Douglas Wilder, and Richard Bakalyan. Among people deceased in 2003, Malcolm Williamson ranks 375. Before him are Shawn Lane, Johnny Paul Koroma, Slim Dusty, Nell Carter, Leela Chitnis, and Adam Faith. After him are Johnny Boyd, Penny Singleton, William Roth, Samson Kitur, David Brinkley, and Noor Alam.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Malcolm Williamson ranks 527 out of 1,143. Before him are Josip Skoko (1975), Dacre Montgomery (1994), Kodi Smit-McPhee (1996), Milly Alcock (2000), Donna Williams (1963), and Belinda Snell (1981). After him are David Theile (1938), Nathan Deakes (1977), Todd Woodbridge (1971), Richie Porte (1985), John Aloisi (1976), and Paul Scully-Power (1944).

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Among COMPOSERS In Australia

Among composers born in Australia, Malcolm Williamson ranks 4. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Percy Grainger (1882), and Arthur Benjamin (1893). After him are Brett Dean (1961).

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