MUSICIAN

Terpander

712 BC - 645 BC

Terpander

Terpander (‹See Tfd›Greek: Τέρπανδρος Terpandros), of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharede who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC. He was the father of Greek music and through it, of lyric poetry, although his own poetical compositions were few and in extremely simple rhythms. He simplified rules of the modes of singing of other neighboring countries and islands and formed, out of these syncopated variants, a conceptual system. Though endowed with an inventive mind, and the commencer of a new era of music, he attempted no more than to systematize the musical styles that existed in the music of Greece and Anatolia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terpander has received more than 53,340 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Terpander is the 293rd most popular musician (up from 298th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Greece (down from 307th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Musician.

Memorability Metrics

53k
Page Views (PV)
59.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
8.75
Effective Languages (L*)
1.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Terpander ranks 293 out of 3,175. Before him are John Mayall, Eddie Cochran, Yanni, Art Tatum, Leopold Auer, and Sixto Rodriguez. After him are André Previn, Riccardo Cocciante, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Jerry Reed, Lisa Gerrard, and David Popper.

Others Born in 712 BC

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Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 645 BC

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Archilochus
WRITER
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1
Guan Zhong
PHILOSOPHER
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 2
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Terpander ranks 309 out of 1,024. Before him are Theramenes (-450), Lucas Papademos (1947), Philo of Larissa (-145), Aglaonice (null), Dinocrates (-400), and Yanni (1954). After him are Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876), Aristides of Athens (150), William of Villehardouin (1300), Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (50), Xanthippus (-590), and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200).

Others born in Greece

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Theramenes
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 303
Lucas Papademos
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 304
Philo of Larissa
PHILOSOPHER
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 305
Aglaonice
POLITICIAN
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 306
Dinocrates
ARCHITECT
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 307
Yanni
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 308
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 309
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1940
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 310
Aristides of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
150 - 134
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 311
William of Villehardouin
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1278
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 312
Tiberius Claudius Narcissus
POLITICIAN
50 - 54
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 313
Xanthippus
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 314
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 315