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Edmund Rubbra

1901 - 1986

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Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The best known of his pieces are his eleven symphonies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Rubbra is the 1,346th most popular composer (up from 1,361st in 2019), the 5,273rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,205th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Edmund Rubbra ranks 1,346 out of 1,451. Before him are Joel Goldsmith, Tibor Serly, Henry Lawes, Vicente Amigo, Qigang Chen, and Norman Dello Joio. After him are Earl Scruggs, Jocelyn Pook, Pritam, Anne Dudley, Lou Harrison, and Robert Russell Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Edmund Rubbra ranks 332. Before him are Anna Aloys Henga, Katri Vala, Miguel Brito, Frankie Genaro, Tibor Serly, and Paulo d'Eça Leal. After him are Eusebio Díaz, Helia Bravo Hollis, Nelson Eddy, Pauline Starke, Nikolay Akimov, and H. Bruce Humberstone. Among people deceased in 1986, Edmund Rubbra ranks 282. Before him are Una Merkel, Erik Svensson, Neerja Bhanot, Heather Angel, Kate Smith, and Paul Stewart. After him are Eduardo Risso, Nii Amaa Ollennu, Rudy Vallée, Virginia Gregg, Anna Neagle, and Robert Helpmann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Rubbra ranks 5,275 out of 8,785. Before him are John Belchier (1706), James Dunn (1939), Don Finlay (1909), Yvonne Mitchell (1915), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), and Peter Geach (1916). After him are Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762), Thomas Button (1575), David Robb (1947), Olivia d'Abo (1969), Susan Cooper (1935), and Emily Blackwell (1826).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Edmund Rubbra ranks 84. Before him are Hamilton Harty (1879), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Gavin Bryars (1943), Humphrey Searle (1915), David Arnold (1962), and Henry Lawes (1595). After him are Jocelyn Pook (1960), Anne Dudley (1956), Monty Norman (1928), George Fenton (1950), John Stainer (1840), and Ray Noble (1903).

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