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Harrison Birtwistle

1934 - 2022

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Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by music critics at The Guardian in 2019 as the third-best piece of the 21st century. Even his compositions that were not written for the stage often showed a theatrical approach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harrison Birtwistle is the 998th most popular composer (up from 1,195th in 2019), the 3,085th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,747th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Harrison Birtwistle ranks 998 out of 1,451. Before him are Andreas Hammerschmidt, Nikolai Zaremba, Balys Dvarionas, Friedrich Silcher, Arthur Benjamin, and Attilio Ariosti. After him are Zacharia Paliashvili, Matthew Locke, William Christie, Wacław of Szamotuły, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, and Trevor Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Harrison Birtwistle ranks 283. Before him are Enrique Mateos, Fayza Ahmed, Canário, Marisa Allasio, Lester R. Brown, and Tonina Torrielli. After him are Robin Milner, Ernesto Brambilla, Maurice Godelier, Zlatko Papec, Paolo Sardi, and Robert Towne. Among people deceased in 2022, Harrison Birtwistle ranks 287. Before him are Vittorio Adorni, Greg Bear, Máté Fenyvesi, Yoko Shimada, Sacheen Littlefeather, and Loretta Lynn. After him are Joe E. Tata, Gerben Karstens, Joaquim Carvalho, İsmail Ogan, Paul Herman, and Boris Melnikov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harrison Birtwistle ranks 3,086 out of 8,785. Before him are John McVie (1945), Florence Green (1901), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869), Antonio Pappano (1959), Quentin Blake (1932), and John Wilkes (1725). After him are Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Paul Nurse (1949), Imogen Heap (1977), John Playfair (1748), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), and Christopher O'Neill (1974).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Harrison Birtwistle ranks 44. Before him are John Tavener (1944), Frank Bridge (1879), Hubert Parry (1848), Arnold Bax (1883), Charles Burney (1726), and John Rutter (1945). After him are Matthew Locke (1621), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), Richard Addinsell (1904), James MacMillan (1959), and Dave Stewart (1950).

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