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Hamilton Harty

1879 - 1941

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Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (4 December 1879 – 19 February 1941) was an Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist. After an early career as a church organist in his native Ireland, Harty moved to London at about age 20, soon becoming a well-known piano accompanist. The Musical Times called him "the prince of accompanists". As a composer he wrote throughout his career, many of his works being well received, though few are regularly performed in the 21st century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamilton Harty is the 1,296th most popular composer (down from 1,005th in 2019), the 4,781st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,821st in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Hamilton Harty ranks 1,296 out of 1,451. Before him are Necil Kazım Akses, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Shirley Walker, Pascal Dusapin, Samuel Arnold, and Peter Schickele. After him are Paul Creston, Junichi Masuda, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Zagir Ismagilov, Isaac Schwartz, and Geirr Tveitt.

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Among people born in 1879, Hamilton Harty ranks 236. Before him are Maurice Vignerot, Alice Greene, Laura Hope Crews, Othmar Ammann, Juan Manuel Frutos, and Robert Daniel Carmichael. After him are Max Emmerich, Øistein Schirmer, Lucile Watson, Harry DeBaecke, Ferenc Móra, and Joseph Lyons. Among people deceased in 1941, Hamilton Harty ranks 198. Before him are Kei Okami, Helmut Hamann, Diederik Korteweg, Ibrahim Tuqan, Simon Guggenheim, and Cecilio Báez. After him are Franz von Werra, Ira Davenport, Vladimir Ćorović, Juan Corzo, Martti Nieminen, and George Beauchamp.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hamilton Harty ranks 4,782 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Selby (1983), Steve Clark (1960), Andy White (1930), Harold Whitlock (1903), Peter Blake (1932), and Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831). After him are Charles Williams (1886), Ron Flockhart (1923), Danny Blanchflower (1926), William of Newburgh (1130), Ian McLagan (1945), and Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Hamilton Harty ranks 78. Before him are Gerald Finzi (1901), Peter Warlock (1894), Maurice Greene (1696), Nicholas Hooper (1952), Thomas Tomkins (1572), and Samuel Arnold (1740). After him are Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Gavin Bryars (1943), Humphrey Searle (1915), David Arnold (1962), Henry Lawes (1595), and Edmund Rubbra (1901).

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