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Terpander

712 BC - 645 BC

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Terpander (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 49,094 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Terpander is the 298th most popular musician (up from 1,366th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Greece (down from 304th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Musician.

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  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Terpander ranks 298 out of 2,662Before him are PJ Harvey, Manu Dibango, Stig Anderson, Joe Jackson, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Fela Kuti. After him are Count Basie, Lisa Gerrard, Glenn Frey, Chico Buarque, Moby, and Avril Lavigne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 712 BC, Terpander ranks 1 Among people deceased in 645 BC, Terpander ranks 3Before him are Archilochus and Guan Zhong.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Terpander ranks 307 out of 936Before him are Leonnatus (-356), Philip I of Macedon (-700), Agis III (-350), Menaechmus (-375), Alexios Komnenos (1106), and Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423). After him are Diagoras of Melos (-450), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Paeonius (-500), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), and Campaspe (-400).

Among MUSICIANS In Greece

Among musicians born in Greece, Terpander ranks 2Before him are Yanni (1954). After him are Tommy Lee (1962), Markos Vamvakaris (1905), Gina Bachauer (1913), Nikos Xilouris (1936), Leonidas Kavakos (1967), Steve Angello (1982), and Gus G (1980).