COMPOSER

Ned Rorem

1923 - 2022

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Ned Miller Rorem (October 23, 1923 – November 18, 2022) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing in the genre. Frequently described as a neoromantic composer, he showed limited interest in the emerging modernist aesthetic of his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ned Rorem has received more than 442,281 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ned Rorem is the 1,315th most popular composer, the 9,376th most popular biography from United States and the 104th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ned Rorem ranks 1,315 out of 1,451. Before him are Jocelyn Pook, Peter Warlock, Javier Navarrete, Brian Tyler, John Wilbye, and Thomas Campion. After him are Joel Goldsmith, Thomas Adès, Kurt Thomas, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Thanos Mikroutsikos, and Udo Zimmermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ned Rorem ranks 416. Before him are Isaac Schwartz, Alex Hannum, Romolo Catasta, Erika Böhm-Vitense, John M. Allegro, and Aage Larsen. After him are Inge Keller, Óscar González, Ram Jethmalani, Mae Young, Albert Decourtray, and Ivano Blason. Among people deceased in 2022, Ned Rorem ranks 506. Before him are Kazimierz Zimny, John McNally, Mike Hodges, Henry Lincoln, Bjarni Tryggvason, and Jose Maria Sison. After him are Walter Abish, Amos Sawyer, Sture Allén, David Ray Griffin, Géza Csapó, and Anita Gradin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ned Rorem ranks 9,376 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Backus (1913), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Fay McKenzie (1918), Art Mollner (1912), James Skivring Smith (1825), and Isaac Israel Hayes (1832). After him are Frank Murkowski (1933), Roy A. Tucker (1951), William Hood Simpson (1888), Julian Casablancas (1978), Rich Moore (1963), and Catherine E. Coulson (1943).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Ned Rorem ranks 104. Before him are Howard Hanson (1896), Steve Jablonsky (1970), H. C. Robbins Landon (1926), James Scott (1885), Harry Warren (1893), and Brian Tyler (1972). After him are Joel Goldsmith (1957), Horatio Parker (1863), Vincent Persichetti (1915), Christopher Young (1958), John Debney (1956), and Earl Scruggs (1924).

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