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David Diamond

1915 - 2005

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David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modestly modal. His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced harmonies, giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Diamond is the 1,226th most popular composer (up from 1,244th in 2019), the 7,978th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,915th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, David Diamond ranks 1,226 out of 1,451. Before him are Leonard Slatkin, Adolph Deutsch, Akira Yamaoka, Bronius Kutavičius, Luís de Freitas Branco, and Frank Churchill. After him are Tadeusz Baird, Andrei Eshpai, Knudåge Riisager, Oskar Kolberg, Michel Colombier, and Craig Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, David Diamond ranks 215. Before him are Bruno Boni, Masanori Yusa, Danuta Szaflarska, Srđan Mrkušić, O. W. Fischer, and Alice Faye. After him are Heinz Körvers, Memphis Slim, Gary Merrill, Khadr El-Touni, Pavel Kadochnikov, and José Antonio Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2005, David Diamond ranks 259. Before him are Otar Korkia, Tetsuo Hamuro, Éva Novák-Gerard, Jack Colvin, Thadée Cisowski, and Wendie Jo Sperber. After him are Wolfgang Blochwitz, Aleksandar Atanacković, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, José Azcona del Hoyo, Jocelyn Brando, and Danas Pozniakas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Diamond ranks 7,980 out of 20,380. Before him are Lawrence Weiner (1942), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Louis L'Amour (1908), Frank Churchill (1901), Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), and Orrin Hatch (1934). After him are Debra Monk (1949), Jaye Davidson (1968), Kathy Najimy (1957), Henry M. Leland (1843), Lois Weber (1879), and Dale Gardner (1948).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, David Diamond ranks 81. Before him are William Bolcom (1938), Brad Fiedel (1951), Elliot Goldenthal (1954), Glenn Branca (1948), Leonard Slatkin (1944), and Frank Churchill (1901). After him are Milton Babbitt (1916), William Schuman (1910), Leigh Harline (1907), Mark Snow (1946), Virgil Thomson (1896), and Marco Beltrami (1966).

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