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Thomas Weelkes

1576 - 1623

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Thomas Weelkes (1576 (?) – 1623) was an English composer and organist. He became organist of Winchester College in 1598, moving to Chichester Cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Weelkes has received more than 146,538 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Weelkes is the 1,268th most popular composer (down from 1,215th in 2019), the 4,320th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,100th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Composer.

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  • 150k

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  • 45.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Thomas Weelkes ranks 1,268 out of 1,451. Before him are David Raksin, Samuel Arnold, Junichi Masuda, Virgil Thomson, John Ireland, and Fartein Valen. After him are Paul Le Flem, Paul Williams, Lukas Foss, Victor Herbert, Geirr Tveitt, and Yasuharu Takanashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1576, Thomas Weelkes ranks 14. Before him are Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, David Vinckboons, Gregorio Fernández, Johann Schreck, and John Marston. After him is William Ames. Among people deceased in 1623, Thomas Weelkes ranks 19. Before him are Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Philippe de Mornay, Francisco Sanches, Antonio Priuli, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, and William Camden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Weelkes ranks 4,320 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Orlando Figes (1959), Henry Bird (1830), and Alan Sugar (1947). After him are Peter Taylor (1928), John Moresby (1830), Richard Haydn (1905), Alan Rees (1938), Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854), and John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Weelkes ranks 68. Before him are Gerald Finzi (1901), Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Rachel Portman (1960), Maurice Greene (1696), Samuel Arnold (1740), and John Ireland (1879). After him are Gavin Bryars (1943), Monty Norman (1928), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Thomas Tomkins (1572), George Fenton (1950), and David Arnold (1962).

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