COMPOSER

Xavier Cugat

1900 - 1990

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Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xavier Cugat has received more than 1,339,777 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Xavier Cugat is the 690th most popular composer (down from 594th in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from Spain (down from 744th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Composer.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Xavier Cugat ranks 690 out of 1,451. Before him are Eduard Tubin, Krzysztof Komeda, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Alexander Tcherepnin, Hucbald, and Andreas Werckmeister. After him are Johann Andreas Stein, Conradin Kreutzer, Johan Agrell, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Antoine Brumel, and Josef Bohuslav Foerster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Xavier Cugat ranks 131. Before him are Fritz London, Alessandro Blasetti, Alexander Novikov, Victor Young, Mary Cartwright, and Victor Kugler. After him are Grigory Shtern, Franziska Donner, Ibrahim Abboud, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Ivan Fedyuninsky, and Eduard van Beinum. Among people deceased in 1990, Xavier Cugat ranks 103. Before him are J. C. R. Licklider, Gerald Bull, Hans Freudenthal, Paul Tortelier, Stefano Casiraghi, and Berta Karlik. After him are Rashad Khalifa, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, Wolfgang Schmieder, Martin Ritt, Del Shannon, and Matvey Blanter.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Xavier Cugat ranks 879 out of 3,355. Before him are Néstor Almendros (1930), Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), and Roberto Martínez (1973). After him are Luis Arconada (1954), Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Gilbert Horal (1200), Josep Maria Jujol (1879), and Eleanor of Arborea (1340).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Xavier Cugat ranks 17. Before him are Gaspar Sanz (1640), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Luis de Milán (1500), and Diego Ortiz (1510). After him are Francisco Guerrero (1528), Alonso Mudarra (1510), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), Luis de Narváez (1500), Felip Pedrell (1841), and Gaspar Cassadó (1897).

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