COMPOSER

Rued Langgaard

1893 - 1952

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Rued Langgaard (Danish: [ˈʁuðˀ ˈlɑŋˌkɒˀ]; born Rud Immanuel Langgaard; 28 July 1893 – 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rued Langgaard has received more than 120,536 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Rued Langgaard is the 732nd most popular composer (down from 690th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 248th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rued Langgaard ranks 732 out of 1,451. Before him are Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Paul Wranitzky, Domenico Gabrielli, Matthias Weckmann, Paul Ben-Haim, and Johann Gottlieb Naumann. After him are Arthur Sullivan, Matvey Blanter, Hans Rott, Charles Tournemire, Petrus de Cruce, and Goffredo Petrassi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Rued Langgaard ranks 127. Before him are Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, Olga Baclanova, Herbert Read, Otto Lasch, Madeleine Astor, and Mina Witkojc. After him are Lajos Czeizler, Jean Acker, Stanisław Szukalski, Ben Hecht, Johannes Dieckmann, and Archduke Leo Karl of Austria. Among people deceased in 1952, Rued Langgaard ranks 79. Before him are Thomas Hicks, Theodoros Pangalos, Carl Tanzler, Juan Yagüe, Mauno Pekkala, and Vasili Eroshenko. After him are Josephine Tey, Silvio Cator, Maurice De Waele, John Garfield, Richard Hildebrandt, and Takenoshin Nakai.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Rued Langgaard ranks 276 out of 1,032. Before him are Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), Lars Mikkelsen (1964), Kjeld Abell (1901), Margrethe Vestager (1968), Ernst Reuter (1889), and Frank Arnesen (1956). After him are Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Ole Worm (1588), Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Laurits Tuxen (1853), and Estrid Svendsdatter (990).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Rued Langgaard ranks 5. Before him are Carl Nielsen (1865), Niels Gade (1817), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), and Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805). After him are Per Nørgård (1932), Emil Hartmann (1836), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Jesper Kyd (1972), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), and Poul Ruders (1949).

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