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Arthur Bliss

1891 - 1975

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Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (2 August 1891 – 27 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he quickly became known as an unconventional and modernist composer, but within the decade he began to display a more traditional and romantic side in his music. In the 1920s and 1930s he composed extensively not only for the concert hall, but also for films and ballet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Bliss is the 1,158th most popular composer (up from 1,221st in 2019), the 3,742nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,929th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Arthur Bliss ranks 1,158 out of 1,451. Before him are Ernest Reyer, Havergal Brian, Wenzel Müller, Hans Gál, Leonard Rosenman, and Filippo Marchetti. After him are Robert Franz, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Carter Burwell, John Wilbye, Ludomir Różycki, and Henry Bishop.

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Among people born in 1891, Arthur Bliss ranks 220. Before him are Alexander Volkov, Julius Saaristo, Yvette Andréyor, Isak Abrahamsen, René Barbier, and Audrey Munson. After him are Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Jan Wils, Fritz Rasp, Tullio Bozza, Sidney Howard, and Camille Mandrillon. Among people deceased in 1975, Arthur Bliss ranks 180. Before him are Max Gluckman, Georges Carpentier, Max Lorenz, Manuel Seoane, Lajos Steiner, and Fritz Wotruba. After him are Moe Howard, Gösta Andersson, Sigmund Haringer, Javier Ambrois, Gabriel Aresti, and Erzsébet Schaár.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Bliss ranks 3,743 out of 8,785. Before him are Don Revie (1927), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), Derek Bell (1941), Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), and Thomas Middleton (1580). After him are Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), Quentin Crisp (1908), Mary Toft (1703), Peter McParland (1934), John Gerard (1545), and Ashley Montagu (1905).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Arthur Bliss ranks 56. Before him are Dave Stewart (1950), William Lawes (1602), Patrick Doyle (1953), Cyril Scott (1879), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), and Havergal Brian (1876). After him are John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Weelkes (1576), and Charles Avison (1709).

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