COMPOSER

Michael Tippett

1905 - 1998

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Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Tippett has received more than 428,497 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Michael Tippett is the 1,125th most popular composer (down from 1,038th in 2019), the 3,360th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,009th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Michael Tippett ranks 1,125 out of 1,451. Before him are Boris Papandopulo, William Lawes, Jean Barraqué, Charles Avison, Morton Gould, and Einar Englund. After him are Roger Sessions, Walter Braunfels, Henry Bishop, Władysław Żeleński, Clint Mansell, and Vagn Holmboe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Michael Tippett ranks 253. Before him are Hadiya Davletshina, Franchot Tone, Juan Hilario Marrero, Hendrik Wade Bode, Georges Grignard, and Stanisław Mazur. After him are Lev Schnirelmann, Mischa Auer, Vera Panova, Emerich Vogl, La Jana, and Boris Ponomarev. Among people deceased in 1998, Michael Tippett ranks 212. Before him are Mikio Oda, Władysław Komar, Gottfried Dienst, Lev Rokhlin, Norah Borges, and Luis Cruz. After him are Alois Estermann, Bobo Brazil, Leonie Rysanek, Odette Bancilhon, Kvitka Cisyk, and Pino Dordoni.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Tippett ranks 3,360 out of 8,785. Before him are Matt Monro (1930), Margaret Price (1941), Miles Dempsey (1896), Dominic Cooper (1978), Nick Park (1958), and Simon McBurney (1957). After him are James Donald (1917), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Gary Lewis (1957), Taylor Caldwell (1900), Nigel Kennedy (1956), and Alan Cumming (1965).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Michael Tippett ranks 48. Before him are Christopher Hogwood (1941), Hubert Parry (1848), Patrick Doyle (1953), York Bowen (1884), William Lawes (1602), and Charles Avison (1709). After him are Henry Bishop (1786), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Morley (1557), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Cyril Scott (1879), and Harrison Birtwistle (1934).

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