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Brian Ferneyhough

1943 - Today

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Brian John Peter Ferneyhough ( ; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement. Ferneyhough has taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and the University of California, San Diego; he teaches at Stanford University and is a regular lecturer in the summer courses at Darmstädter Ferienkurse. He has resided in California since 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Ferneyhough is the 1,129th most popular composer (down from 1,017th in 2019), the 3,570th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,874th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Brian Ferneyhough ranks 1,129 out of 1,451. Before him are Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Siegmund von Hausegger, Rudolf Friml, Avet Terterian, W. C. Handy, and Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny. After him are Otto Jahn, Oskar Sala, Julius Benedict, Bruno Coulais, Fumio Hayasaka, and Jean Gilbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Brian Ferneyhough ranks 434. Before him are Peter Carey, Jaak Panksepp, Michael Morpurgo, Lee Aaker, Pim Doesburg, and Boediono. After him are Kim Jung-nam, Marita Lange, Butler Lampson, Janet Margolin, Safi Faye, and Owen Davidson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Ferneyhough ranks 3,571 out of 8,785. Before him are Donald Watson (1910), Jimmy McGrory (1904), Anne Bradstreet (1612), Thomas Moran (1837), Martin McDonagh (1970), and Albert Bruce Jackson (1876). After him are Amanda Abbington (1974), Anne Hutchinson (1591), John Hick (1922), Elaine Paige (1948), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), and Wilfred Baddeley (1872).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Brian Ferneyhough ranks 54. Before him are Richard Addinsell (1904), James MacMillan (1959), Dave Stewart (1950), William Lawes (1602), Patrick Doyle (1953), and Cyril Scott (1879). After him are Havergal Brian (1876), Arthur Bliss (1891), John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), and Clint Mansell (1963).

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