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Havergal Brian

1876 - 1972

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William Havergal Brian (29 January 1876 – 28 November 1972) was an English composer, librettist, and church organist. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies—an unusually high number amongst his contemporaries—25 of them after the age of 70. His best-known work is his Symphony No. 1, The Gothic, which calls for some of the largest orchestral forces demanded by a conventionally structured concert work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Havergal Brian is the 1,153rd most popular composer (up from 1,217th in 2019), the 3,715th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,876th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Composer.

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Among composers, Havergal Brian ranks 1,153 out of 1,451. Before him are Ján Cikker, Eddie Meduza, Kārlis Baumanis, Hauschka, John Corigliano, and Ernest Reyer. After him are Wenzel Müller, Hans Gál, Leonard Rosenman, Filippo Marchetti, Arthur Bliss, and Robert Franz.

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Among people born in 1876, Havergal Brian ranks 164. Before him are Alexandros Papanastasiou, Henri Hérouin, Paul Rivet, H. B. Warner, Max O. Lorenz, and Nikolay Burdenko. After him are John Marshall, Pingali Venkayya, Clara Blandick, Mary Ritter Beard, Paul Montel, and Rosalia Zemlyachka. Among people deceased in 1972, Havergal Brian ranks 181. Before him are Walter Lang, Prithviraj Kapoor, Theodor Blank, Isak Abrahamsen, Saul Alinsky, and Alexander Bek. After him are Andrea Andreen, Jan Diddens, Jan Wils, Rainer von Fieandt, Charles Mayer, and He Xiangning.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Havergal Brian ranks 3,716 out of 8,785. Before him are Vic Buckingham (1915), Alicia Markova (1910), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), David Frost (1939), Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), and Ray Reardon (1932). After him are Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), John Marshall (1876), Tyson Fury (1988), Karim Ahmad Khan (1970), John Mayhew (1947), and James Paget (1814).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Havergal Brian ranks 55. Before him are James MacMillan (1959), Dave Stewart (1950), William Lawes (1602), Patrick Doyle (1953), Cyril Scott (1879), and Brian Ferneyhough (1943). After him are Arthur Bliss (1891), John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), and Thomas Weelkes (1576).

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