MUSICIAN

Pixinguinha

1897 - 1973

Photo of Pixinguinha

Icon of person Pixinguinha

Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (Portuguese: [piʃĩˈɡiɲɐ]; April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre of music known as choro.By integrating the music of the older choro composers of the 19th century with contemporary jazz-like harmonies, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, and sophisticated arrangements, he introduced choro to a new audience and helped to popularize it as a uniquely Brazilian genre. He was also one of the first Brazilian musicians and composers to take advantage of radio broadcasting technology and studio recording. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pixinguinha has received more than 152,749 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pixinguinha is the 1,260th most popular musician (down from 1,197th in 2019), the 504th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 436th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Brazilian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Pixinguinhas by language

Over the past year Pixinguinha has had the most page views in the with 74,975 views, followed by English (18,082), and Spanish (3,424). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Romanian (120.67%), Ido (106.44%), and Occitan (83.82%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pixinguinha ranks 1,260 out of 3,175. Before him are Red Garland, Jack Nitzsche, Graham Gouldman, 3T, Jason Becker, and Anahit Tsitsikian. After him are Jimmy Reed, Lita Ford, Gene Pitney, Lee Ritenour, János Starker, and Arthur De Greef.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Pixinguinha ranks 222. Before him are Max Newman, Jacob Bjerknes, Choʻlpon, Neil Ritchie, Diego Abad de Santillán, and Erik Malmberg. After him are Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Alma Rubens, George Murdock, Nils Asther, Fausto Acke, and Edgard Colle. Among people deceased in 1973, Pixinguinha ranks 189. Before him are Lauritz Melchior, Alexander Gorbatov, M. Ageyev, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Georges Bonnet, and Emil Voigt. After him are Carlos Menditeguy, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Arturo de Córdova, Jean Barraqué, Käthe von Nagy, and Vera Panova.

Others Born in 1897

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1973

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pixinguinha ranks 504 out of 2,236. Before him are Kevin Kurányi (1982), Alcindo (1945), Victor Meirelles (1832), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Luiz Adriano (1987), and Renata Sorrah (1947). After him are Rafinha (1985), Eike Batista (1956), Juninho Paulista (1973), Gonçalves Dias (1823), George Yonashiro (1950), and Canário (1934).

Others born in Brazil

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Pixinguinha ranks 23. Before him are Dorival Caymmi (1914), Airto Moreira (1941), Ivan Lins (1945), Eumir Deodato (1942), Laurindo Almeida (1917), and Kiko Loureiro (1972). After him are Igor Cavalera (1970), Andreas Kisser (1968), Noel Rosa (1910), Eliane Elias (1960), Seu Jorge (1970), and Marisa Monte (1967).

Brazilian born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous