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Allan Pettersson

1911 - 1980

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Gustaf Allan Pettersson (19 September 1911 – 20 June 1980) was a Swedish composer and violist. He is considered one of the 20th century's most important Swedish composers and was described as one of the last great symphonists, often compared to Gustav Mahler.: 3  His music can hardly be confused with other 20th-century works. In the final decade of his life, his symphonies (typically one-movement works) developed an international following, particularly in Germany and Sweden. Of these, his best known work is Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Pettersson is the 973rd most popular composer (down from 860th in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 456th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Allan Pettersson ranks 973 out of 1,451. Before him are Salomon Jadassohn, Juhan Aavik, Ernst Toch, Ignaz Holzbauer, Tigran Chukhajian, and Camargo Guarnieri. After him are Julius Rietz, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Valentino Fioravanti, Friedrich Gernsheim, Arnold Mendelssohn, and Miina Härma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Allan Pettersson ranks 190. Before him are Broderick Crawford, Gerhard Stöck, Arkady Raikin, Wolfgang Larrazábal, Michel Pablo, and Martim Mércio da Silveira. After him are Viktor Nekrasov, Ellen Corby, Said Akl, Mahmoud Taleghani, Mario Perazzolo, and Paris Pişmiş. Among people deceased in 1980, Allan Pettersson ranks 170. Before him are Katherine Anne Porter, Ángel Sanz Briz, Fatmawati, Rachel Roberts, Pyotr Masherov, and Marcel Langiller. After him are Mantovani, Sonja Wigert, Harri Larva, Ragnar Gustavsson, André Chéron, and Alfred Neubauer.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Allan Pettersson ranks 557 out of 1,879. Before him are Karin Bergöö Larsson (1859), Lena Philipsson (1966), Ricky Bruch (1946), Lennart Bergelin (1925), Björn Skifs (1947), and Bengt Danielsson (1921). After him are Alexander Bard (1961), Nils Johan Andersson (1821), Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken (1626), Reino Börjesson (1929), Karl Rudolphi (1771), and Bernhard Britz (1906).

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Among COMPOSERS In Sweden

Among composers born in Sweden, Allan Pettersson ranks 8. Before him are Hugo Alfvén (1872), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871), Johan Helmich Roman (1694), Kurt Atterberg (1887), and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867). After him are Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Einar Englund (1916), Ture Rangström (1884), Ludvig Norman (1831), and Eddie Meduza (1948).

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