MUSICIAN

Richard Rodney Bennett

1936 - 2012

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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism. His body of work included over 200 concert works and 50 scores for film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Rodney Bennett has received more than 264,839 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Rodney Bennett is the 1,564th most popular musician (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 4,075th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,923rd in 2019) and the 252nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 1,564 out of 3,175. Before him are Janine Jansen, Scott Weiland, Jim Root, Tré Cool, Vernon Duke, and Robert Cray. After him are Andor Földes, Boots Randolph, Peter Baltes, Michael Tilson Thomas, Michael Franks, and Trilok Gurtu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 421. Before him are Hal Greer, Mary Millar, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Renato Corti, Michel Rousseau, and Vladimir Bagirov. After him are Roderick Thorp, Margot Eskens, Fleur Mellor, Çolpan İlhan, Lane Smith, and Paulo Emilio. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 337. Before him are Luis Aponte Martínez, Hans Nowak, Horst Faas, Michael O'Hare, Tony Leblanc, and Jorge Illueca. After him are Art Larsen, Chad Everett, José Guardiola, Brigitte Engerer, Jerzy Kulej, and Leon Schlumpf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 4,075 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan A'Court (1934), John Goodall (1863), Andrew Wakefield (1957), Greg Wise (1966), Stafford Beer (1926), and Aneirin (525). After him are Thomas Hodgskin (1787), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), Richard Lynn (1930), Frank Morley (1860), and Vivian Campbell (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 252. Before him are David Cross (1949), Rick Allen (1963), Ronnie Lane (1946), Jason Orange (1970), Dennis Brain (1921), and John Sykes (1959). After him are John Martyn (1948), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Daphne Oram (1925), Steve Hillage (1951), John Foxx (1948), and Myra Hess (1890).

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