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Rhys Chatham

1952 - Today

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Rhys Chatham (born September 19, 1952) is an American composer, guitarist, trumpet player, and multi-instrumentalist (flutes in C, alto and bass, keyboard), primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions. He has lived in France since 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhys Chatham is the 1,436th most popular composer (down from 1,257th in 2024), the 15,528th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,225th in 2019) and the 145th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rhys Chatham ranks 1,436 out of 1,451. Before him are Brett Dean, Ezio Bosso, Marc Shaiman, Michel van der Aa, Ludovic Bource, and Isidora Žebeljan. After him are Frederik Magle, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Marcus Paus, Christopher Tin, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and Osvaldo Golijov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Rhys Chatham ranks 762. Before him are Kage Baker, Donald R. McMonagle, Gordon McQueen, Joe Johnson, Helen Dunmore, and Spencer Abraham. After him are Karen Magnussen, Bill Frist, Urvashi Butalia, Sharon Wichman, Angela Farrell, and Bob Corker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rhys Chatham ranks 15,534 out of 20,380. Before him are Norman Petty (1927), Andrea Anders (1975), Mitch Kupchak (1954), Kris Humphries (1985), John Ingle (1928), and Michael Batiste (1977). After him are John Chafee (1922), Little Jimmy Dickens (1920), Tiffany Cohen (1966), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Rupert Crosse (1927), and David Dobkin (1969).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Rhys Chatham ranks 145. Before him are Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Meredith Willson (1902), Jeremy Soule (1975), Justin Hurwitz (1985), and Marc Shaiman (1959). After him are Christopher Tin (1976), Eric Whitacre (1970), Trevor Dunn (1968), Nicholas Britell (1980), Dustin O'Halloran (1971), and Oneohtrix Point Never (1982).

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