COMPOSER

Roy Harris

1898 - 1979

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Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Harris has received more than 140,153 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harris is the 1,351st most popular composer (down from 1,258th in 2019), the 10,389th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,710th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Roy Harris ranks 1,351 out of 1,451. Before him are David Rose, Lowell Mason, Anne Dudley, Qigang Chen, Robert Russell Bennett, and George Butterworth. After him are Klaus Egge, George Alexander Macfarren, Jerry Herman, Lennox Berkeley, John Stainer, and Humphrey Searle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Roy Harris ranks 289. Before him are Irving Rapper, Owen Barfield, Benno von Arent, Gertrude Lawrence, Leila Denmark, and Happy Chandler. After him are Henry Louis Hudson, Rachel Fuller Brown, Albert Kivikas, Stephen Vincent Benét, Gracie Fields, and Ernő Nagy. Among people deceased in 1979, Roy Harris ranks 264. Before him are Adolph Dubs, Charles Coughlin, Karel Senecký, Wálter Guimarães, Giovanni De Prà, and Vivian Vance. After him are J. G. Farrell, Klaus Egge, Laurie Bird, Gracie Fields, Arthur Fiedler, and Carl Laemmle Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Harris ranks 10,389 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Taylor (1948), Michaela Conlin (1978), David Halberstam (1934), Ryan Eggold (1984), Tracii Guns (1966), and Patricia A. McKillip (1948). After him are Jan Henne (1947), James Van Der Beek (1977), Sam Rivers (1923), Cy Young (1928), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980), and Audrey Landers (1956).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Roy Harris ranks 117. Before him are Bruce Broughton (1945), Mark Mancina (1957), Jerry Bock (1928), Eubie Blake (2), Lowell Mason (1792), and Robert Russell Bennett (1894). After him are Jerry Herman (1931), Shirley Walker (1945), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Angus MacLise (1938), Lou Harrison (1917), and Fred Ebb (1928).

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