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Gershon Kingsley

1922 - 2019

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Gershon Kingsley (born Götz Gustav Ksinski; October 28, 1922 – December 10, 2019) was a German-American composer, a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer, a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, founder of the First Moog Quartet, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies. Kingsley is most famous for his 1969 influential electronic instrumental composition "Popcorn". Kingsley conducted and arranged many Broadway musicals, and he composed for film, television shows and commercials. His compositions were eclectic and vary between avant-garde and pop styles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gershon Kingsley is the 619th most popular composer (down from 543rd in 2019), the 2,488th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,121st in 2019) and the 96th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gershon Kingsley ranks 619 out of 1,451. Before him are Antoine François Marmontel, Louis Couperin, Sergei Bortkiewicz, James Scott, Riccardo Drigo, and Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli. After him are Carl Zeller, Luis de Milán, Bálint Bakfark, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Wilhelm Stenhammar, and Giuseppe Sammartini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Gershon Kingsley ranks 151. Before him are Guy Hamilton, Tadeusz Borowski, Russ Meyer, Esther Lederberg, Yuri Knorozov, and Manshuk Mametova. After him are Artemio Franchi, Vasko Popa, Guy Thys, Kevin Roche, Michel Henry, and Vasili Mitrokhin. Among people deceased in 2019, Gershon Kingsley ranks 149. Before him are France-Albert René, Rip Torn, Jean Vanier, Edith González, Carmen Argenziano, and Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. After him are Kevin Roche, Peggy Lipton, Achille Silvestrini, Jacques Loussier, Mitchell Feigenbaum, and Emanuel Ungaro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gershon Kingsley ranks 2,489 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857), Friedrich Hoffmann (1660), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865), and Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683). After him are Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743), Walther Meissner (1882), Karl Lamprecht (1856), Heinz Rühmann (1902), Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1707), and Franz Six (1909).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Gershon Kingsley ranks 96. Before him are Aloysia Weber (1760), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877), Johann Andreas Stein (1728), Helmut Lachenmann (1935), and Franz Abt (1819). After him are Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), Johann Caspar Kerll (1627), Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720), Hermann Levi (1839), Herms Niel (1888), and Anton Walter (1752).

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