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Pierre Henry

1927 - 2017

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Pierre Georges Albert François Henry (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃ʁi]; 9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) was a French composer known for his significant contributions to musique concrète. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Henry has received more than 252,924 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pierre Henry is the 554th most popular composer (up from 559th in 2019), the 2,291st most popular biography from France (down from 2,279th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular French Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Pierre Henry ranks 554 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean-François Le Sueur, Hermann Abendroth, Stephen Sondheim, Johann Crüger, William Walton, and Bálint Bakfark. After him are Henri Duparc, Stevan Mokranjac, Eleni Karaindrou, Riccardo Drigo, Helmut Walcha, and John Blow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Pierre Henry ranks 119. Before him are Paul Badura-Skoda, Andy Williams, Carlo Maria Martini, Vasile Milea, Mikhail Ulyanov, and Raymond Chow. After him are Vladimir Shatalov, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Marvin Harris, Laura Betti, Vladimir Kuts, and Geneviève Page. Among people deceased in 2017, Pierre Henry ranks 129. Before him are Jerry Fodor, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Tsutomu Hata, Igor Shafarevich, Luis Bacalov, and Lyudmila Chernykh. After him are Violet Brown, Mustafa Tlass, Miguel Ferrer, Bayezid Osman, Anne Golon, and Robert Miles.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Henry ranks 2,291 out of 6,770. Before him are Claude Cahun (1894), François Berléand (1952), Hans von Salmuth (1888), Jean Chacornac (1823), Georges Claude (1870), and Edgar Faure (1908). After him are Claire Denis (1946), Jean Paulhan (1884), Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues (1579), Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771), Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona (1487), and Maurice René Fréchet (1878).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Pierre Henry ranks 82. Before him are Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Jean-Féry Rebel (1666), Hervé (1825), Edgard Varèse (1883), Louis Couperin (1626), and Jean-François Le Sueur (1760). After him are Henri Duparc (1848), Gabriel Pierné (1863), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), François Devienne (1759), Jehan Alain (1911), and Léon Boëllmann (1862).

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