1936 - Today
Stephen Michael Reich ( RYSHE; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who is known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, and canons. Reich describes this concept in his essay, "Music as a Gradual Process", by stating, "I am interested in perceptible processes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Reich has received more than 1,515,700 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Steve Reich is the 170th most popular composer (up from 187th in 2019), the 757th most popular biography from United States (up from 787th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Composer.
Steve Reich is most famous for his minimalist pieces, which are characterized by their repetitive rhythms and melodies.
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Among composers, Steve Reich ranks 170 out of 1,216. Before him are Nicola Porpora, Scott Joplin, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Franz von Suppé, Witold Lutosławski, and Adrian Willaert. After him are Eduard Strauss, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Amilcare Ponchielli, Maurizio Pollini, Jan Dismas Zelenka, and Hugo Wolf.
1686 - 1768
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 164
1868 - 1917
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 165
1883 - 1946
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 166
1819 - 1895
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 167
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 168
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 169
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 170
1835 - 1916
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 171
1645 - 1695
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 172
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 173
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 174
1679 - 1745
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 175
1860 - 1903
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 176
Among people born in 1936, Steve Reich ranks 40. Before him are Tariq Aziz, Albert Finney, Roy Orbison, Margaret Hamilton, Bill Wyman, and Georges Perec. After him are Gerhard Ertl, B. J. Habibie, Kris Kristofferson, Ferid Murad, Benedict Anderson, and Uwe Seeler.
1936 - 2015
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 34
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 35
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 36
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 37
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 38
1936 - 1982
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 39
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 40
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 41
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 42
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 43
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 44
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 45
1936 - 2022
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 46
Among people born in United States, Steve Reich ranks 757 out of 18,182. Before him are Marvin Gaye (1939), Tobin Bell (1942), H. L. Mencken (1880), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), John Searle (1932), and Woody Harrelson (1961). After him are Matthew McConaughey (1969), Larry Ellison (1944), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Bill Russell (1934), and John Cassavetes (1929).
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 751
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 752
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 753
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 754
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 755
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 756
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 757
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 758
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 759
1938 - 1963
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 760
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 761
1934 - 2022
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 762
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 763
Among composers born in United States, Steve Reich ranks 8. Before him are John Williams (1932), John Cage (1912), Leonard Bernstein (1918), Henry Mancini (1924), Philip Glass (1937), and Scott Joplin (1868). After him are Samuel Barber (1910), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), James Horner (1953), Cole Porter (1891), Aaron Copland (1900), and Charles Ives (1874).
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 2
1912 - 1992
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
1918 - 1990
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 4
1924 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 5
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
1868 - 1917
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 7
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 8
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 9
1929 - 2004
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 11
1891 - 1964
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 12
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 13
1874 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 14