COMPOSER

Gerald Finzi

1901 - 1956

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Gerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was a British composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres. Large-scale compositions by Finzi include the cantata Dies natalis for solo voice and string orchestra, and his concertos for cello and clarinet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Finzi is the 1,266th most popular composer (down from 1,231st in 2019), the 4,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,968th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gerald Finzi ranks 1,266 out of 1,451. Before him are Kurt Thomas, Józef Kozłowski, Georg Friedrich Haas, Marco Beltrami, H. C. Robbins Landon, and Victor Herbert. After him are Näcip Cihanov, Peter Warlock, Vladimir Martynov, Florence Price, Vincent Youmans, and Klaus Egge.

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Among people born in 1901, Gerald Finzi ranks 297. Before him are Paul Verhoeven, Thomas Cooray, Alexis Chantraine, Felipe Molas López, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, and Georgy Ushakov. After him are Endre Steiner, Charles Stark Draper, Hans Drakenberg, Frank Fisher, Martin Schröttle, and Inga Tidblad. Among people deceased in 1956, Gerald Finzi ranks 189. Before him are Frank Brangwyn, Werner Haas, Frederick G. Donnan, William Thompson, Wollmar Boström, and Preston Tucker. After him are Theodor Pallady, Lajos Asztalos, Alice Greene, Robert Yerkes, Manilal Gandhi, and Oskar Olsen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerald Finzi ranks 4,474 out of 8,785. Before him are Vivian Campbell (1962), David Weir (1970), Peter Arundell (1933), Francis Willughby (1635), Oliver Leese (1894), and Birdy (1996). After him are Bob Glendenning (1888), Lady Louise Windsor (2003), William McGregor (1846), Thomas Hudson (1701), David Burke (1934), and Aaron Ramsey (1990).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Gerald Finzi ranks 72. Before him are Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), Thomas Campion (1567), Ivor Novello (1893), George Alexander Macfarren (1813), and Rachel Portman (1960). After him are Peter Warlock (1894), Maurice Greene (1696), Nicholas Hooper (1952), Thomas Tomkins (1572), Samuel Arnold (1740), and Hamilton Harty (1879).

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