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Virgil Thomson

1896 - 1989

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Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virgil Thomson has received more than 311,224 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Virgil Thomson is the 1,265th most popular composer (down from 1,225th in 2019), the 8,401st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,478th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Virgil Thomson ranks 1,265 out of 1,451. Before him are Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Vladimir Martynov, Mariano Mores, David Raksin, Samuel Arnold, and Junichi Masuda. After him are John Ireland, Fartein Valen, Thomas Weelkes, Paul Le Flem, Paul Williams, and Lukas Foss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Virgil Thomson ranks 225. Before him are Brock Chisholm, Blanche Sweet, José Vidal, Heinz Prüfer, Rodolfo Terlizzi, and Margarete Adler. After him are José Naya, Kim Iryeop, Horacio Muñoz, Marie Prevost, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, and Priscilla Dean. Among people deceased in 1989, Virgil Thomson ranks 246. Before him are Scott O'Dell, Fernando Martín Espina, Lynn Bari, Lee Calhoun, Jean Despeaux, and Ansa Ikonen. After him are Willie Steele, Norma Varden, Marshall Harvey Stone, Édouard Candeveau, Georgy Tovstonogov, and M. King Hubbert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virgil Thomson ranks 8,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Method Man (1971), Diane Sawyer (1945), Gail Goodrich (1943), Sam Harris (1967), Frankie Manning (1914), and John Michael Talbot (1954). After him are Della Reese (1931), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Phil Harris (1904), Greg Grunberg (1966), Johnny Burnette (1934), and Christine Ebersole (1953).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Virgil Thomson ranks 91. Before him are Milton Babbitt (1916), David Diamond (1915), Ferde Grofé (1892), Paul Creston (1906), Rhys Chatham (1952), and David Raksin (1912). After him are Paul Williams (1940), Vincent Youmans (1898), Morten Lauridsen (1943), Florence Price (1887), John Kander (1927), and Spike Jones (1911).

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