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York Bowen

1884 - 1961

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Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of York Bowen has received more than 102,672 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. York Bowen is the 1,117th most popular composer, the 3,309th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 45th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, York Bowen ranks 1,117 out of 1,451. Before him are Shirō Sagisu, Avet Terterian, Ludwig Abeille, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Igor Krutoy, and Ján Cikker. After him are Wacław of Szamotuły, Boris Papandopulo, William Lawes, Jean Barraqué, Charles Avison, and Morton Gould.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, York Bowen ranks 172. Before him are Dewi Sartika, Sig Ruman, Carl Holmberg, Michel de Klerk, Molla Mallory, and John Hutchinson. After him are Ali Aaltonen, Nora Barnacle, Rodney Heath, Otto Froitzheim, Joseph Sweeney, and Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk. Among people deceased in 1961, York Bowen ranks 135. Before him are Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Harriet Bosse, Anita Stewart, Paul W. Merrill, María de Zayas, and Tiny Sandford. After him are Ion Barbu, Nita Naldi, Rosa Sensat, Paul Deman, Percy Grainger, and Philibert Jacques Melotte.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, York Bowen ranks 3,309 out of 8,785. Before him are David MacMillan (1968), Lita Ford (1958), Ronald Knox (1888), James Ivory (1765), Christian Horner (1973), and Flora Sandes (1876). After him are Stephen Gardiner (1497), John Marshall (1748), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Charles Winslow (1888), and Ian McNeice (1950).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, York Bowen ranks 45. Before him are Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Richard Addinsell (1904), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), Christopher Hogwood (1941), Hubert Parry (1848), and Patrick Doyle (1953). After him are William Lawes (1602), Charles Avison (1709), Michael Tippett (1905), Henry Bishop (1786), Clint Mansell (1963), and Thomas Morley (1557).

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