COMPOSER

Robert Gerhard

1896 - 1970

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Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (Catalan pronunciation: [ruˈβɛɾd ʒəˈɾaɾt]; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish and British composer, musical scholar, and writer, generally known outside his native region of Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Gerhard has received more than 37,698 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Gerhard is the 1,026th most popular composer (down from 1,000th in 2019), the 1,289th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,163rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Composer.

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  • 38k

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  • 50.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Robert Gerhard ranks 1,026 out of 1,451. Before him are Lorenzo Perosi, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Yuri Shaporin, Aulis Sallinen, Richard Addinsell, and Karen Khachaturian. After him are Vasily Safonov, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Daniel Gottlob Türk, Kevin MacLeod, Christopher Hogwood, and Wolfgang Rihm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Robert Gerhard ranks 168. Before him are Joan Lindsay, Sao Shwe Thaik, Lilia Skala, Murray Leinster, Edward Arthur Milne, and William Gopallawa. After him are Franz Blücher, Peter Cheyney, Lado Gudiashvili, J. Lawton Collins, Steponas Darius, and Adhemar Pimenta. Among people deceased in 1970, Robert Gerhard ranks 158. Before him are Alla Horska, Irawati Karve, Nathan Altman, Giuseppe Pizzardo, Eva Hesse, and Johnny Hodges. After him are Peter Doi, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Iuliu Hossu, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Pierre Veyron, and Alfred Sturtevant.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Robert Gerhard ranks 1,289 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan García Oliver (1901), Segismundo Moret (1833), Joaquín (1981), Leonardo Cilaurren (1912), Francisco Buyo (1958), and Gabi (1983). After him are Gregorio Fernández (1576), Rafael Martín Vázquez (1965), Carlos Amigo Vallejo (1934), Pedro Parages (1883), José Celestino Mutis (1732), and Juan de Villanueva (1739).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Robert Gerhard ranks 27. Before him are Luis de Narváez (1500), Felip Pedrell (1841), Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Alberto Iglesias (1955), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), and Federico Moreno Torroba (1891). After him are Ruperto Chapí (1851), Emilio Arrieta (1823), Luis de Pablo (1930), Cristóbal Halffter (1930), Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823), and Antón García Abril (1933).

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