COMPOSER

Xian Xinghai

1905 - 1945

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Xian Xinghai or Sinn Sing Hoi (Chinese: 冼星海; pinyin: Xiǎn Xīnghǎi; Wade–Giles: Hsien Hsing-hai; 13 June 1905 – 30 October 1945) was a Chinese composer. He was among the first composers in his country to draw on western classical music and has influenced many later Chinese musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xian Xinghai has received more than 94,341 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Xian Xinghai is the 1,051st most popular composer (down from 984th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Macao and the most popular Composer.

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  • 94k

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  • 49.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Xian Xinghai ranks 1,051 out of 1,451. Before him are Kalevi Aho, Manuel Cardoso, Jāzeps Vītols, Otto Jahn, Gustav Lange, and Józef Kozłowski. After him are Patrick Doyle, Petr Eben, Alexander Serov, Marcello Abbado, Salomon Jadassohn, and Hugo Distler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Xian Xinghai ranks 226. Before him are Pote Sarasin, Adolf Ehrnrooth, Gösta Dunker, Anton Ackermann, Juan O'Gorman, and Eivar Widlund. After him are Edmundo Piaggio, J. William Fulbright, Vladimír Holan, Ibrahim Tuqan, Johannes Käbin, and Lev Atamanov. Among people deceased in 1945, Xian Xinghai ranks 265. Before him are Leonhard Kaupisch, Berta Zuckerkandl, Ludwig Diels, Dobri Bozhilov, Hélène Berr, and Pierre Cérésole. After him are Eugen Bolz, Yu Dafu, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Osip Brik, Reynold A. Nicholson, and Maurice Sachs.

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In Macao

Among people born in Macao, Xian Xinghai ranks 2 out of 8. Before him are Ming-Na Wen (1963). After him are Ho Iat-seng (1957), José Lai (1946), Fernando Chui (1957), Edmund Ho (1955), Michelle Reis (1970), and Isabella Leong (1988).

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Among COMPOSERS In Macao

Among composers born in Macao, Xian Xinghai ranks 1. 

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