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Morton Gould

1913 - 1996

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Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 – February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morton Gould has received more than 228,822 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Morton Gould is the 1,123rd most popular composer (down from 1,059th in 2019), the 6,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,759th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Morton Gould ranks 1,123 out of 1,451. Before him are York Bowen, Wacław of Szamotuły, Boris Papandopulo, William Lawes, Jean Barraqué, and Charles Avison. After him are Einar Englund, Michael Tippett, Roger Sessions, Walter Braunfels, Henry Bishop, and Władysław Żeleński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Morton Gould ranks 240. Before him are Félicien Marceau, Ranko Marinković, Pierre Daninos, Cyril Toumanoff, John Mikaelsson, and Martial Célestin. After him are Taos Amrouche, Josef Stroh, George Abecassis, Ċensu Tabone, Ted Grant, and Franz Brunner. Among people deceased in 1996, Morton Gould ranks 214. Before him are Ennio de Giorgi, Ottis Toole, Jon Pertwee, Lola Beltrán, Pasqualino De Santis, and Hermann Kesten. After him are Gabriel Alonso, Karol Jokl, Vagn Holmboe, Audrey Munson, Charles Jewtraw, and Jurandir de Freitas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morton Gould ranks 6,300 out of 20,380. Before him are David Wayne (1914), William Stokoe (1919), Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), John Wesley Shipp (1955), and Gerard K. O'Neill (1927). After him are Stan Kenton (1911), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Holt McCallany (1963), Zero Mostel (1915), Mary Carlisle (1914), and Morris Kirksey (1895).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Morton Gould ranks 63. Before him are Peter H. Gilmore (1958), Leonard Rosenman (1924), Carter Burwell (1954), Raymond Scott (1908), W. C. Handy (1873), and Harry Partch (1901). After him are Roger Sessions (1896), Frank Churchill (1901), Gunther Schuller (1925), Leigh Harline (1907), Paul Whiteman (1890), and Jonathan Larson (1960).

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