COMPOSER

Werner Egk

1901 - 1983

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Werner Egk (German pronunciation: [ˈɛk], 17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Egk has received more than 67,618 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Egk is the 851st most popular composer (down from 765th in 2019), the 3,384th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,898th in 2019) and the 135th most popular German Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 68k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Werner Egk ranks 851 out of 1,451. Before him are Louis Niedermeyer, Heinrich Bach, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Henri-Montan Berton, Meredith Monk, and Marco da Gagliano. After him are Trevor Jones, Piero Piccioni, Nie Er, Turlough O'Carolan, Robert Volkmann, and Alberto Iglesias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Werner Egk ranks 157. Before him are Otto Ambros, Daniel-Rops, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Kurt Jooss, Elias Katz, and Julio Libonatti. After him are Vilma Bánky, Dmitry Lelyushenko, Henri Tomasi, Xu Xiangqian, Nina Bari, and Ugo Frigerio. Among people deceased in 1983, Werner Egk ranks 116. Before him are Paul de Man, Ira Gershwin, Earl Hines, Ada Blackjack, József Takács, and Gunta Stölzl. After him are Fritz Machlup, Alan Cunningham, Paolo Pedretti, John Williams, Michel Micombero, and Corrie ten Boom.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Egk ranks 3,384 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine (1843), Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1594), Paul Wallot (1841), Erwin Rösener (1902), Helmut Kunz (1910), and Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804). After him are Gerd Faltings (1954), Karl Philipp Moritz (1756), Ferdinand von Mueller (1825), Greta Schröder (1891), Hedwig Dohm (1831), and Klaus Fichtel (1944).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Werner Egk ranks 135. Before him are Nannette Streicher (1769), Vincent Lübeck (1654), Princess Amalie of Saxony (1794), Ramin Djawadi (1974), Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754), and Heinrich Bach (1615). After him are Robert Volkmann (1815), Aribert Reimann (1936), Franz Tunder (1614), Paul Dessau (1894), Hans von Koessler (1853), and Johann Jacob Bach (1682).

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