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Henry Bishop

1786 - 1855

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Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (18 November 1787 – 30 April 1856) was an English composer from the early Romantic era. He is most famous for the songs "Home! Sweet Home!" and "Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark." He was the composer or arranger of some 120 dramatic works, including 80 operas, light operas, cantatas, and ballets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Bishop is the 1,164th most popular composer (down from 1,128th in 2019), the 3,766th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,377th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Henry Bishop ranks 1,164 out of 1,451. Before him are Arthur Bliss, Robert Franz, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Carter Burwell, John Wilbye, and Ludomir Różycki. After him are Antoine Duhamel, John Ireland, Shirō Sagisu, Melchior Vulpius, Errico Petrella, and August Wilhelm Ambros.

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Among people born in 1786, Henry Bishop ranks 55. Before him are Andreas Metaxas, Gregor MacGregor, Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, Auguste de Montferrand, Wilhelm Gesenius, and José Joaquín Prieto. After him are Rudolph Schadow, Louis McLane, José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, William L. Marcy, and Walter Forward. Among people deceased in 1855, Henry Bishop ranks 46. Before him are Sahle Dengel, Joseph Aspdin, Sunthorn Phu, Josef Munzinger, Konstantin Batyushkov, and Mihály Pollack. After him are Fruto Chamorro, Timofey Granovsky, Dorothy Wordsworth, Feargus O'Connor, Henry De la Beche, and Mary Russell Mitford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Bishop ranks 3,767 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernard Lovell (1913), Michael Hirst (1952), Virginia Wade (1945), Edward Pigott (1753), Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), and Tommy Banks (1929). After him are Edward Blore (1787), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), Chris Farlowe (1940), Max Beerbohm (1872), William Hallowes Miller (1801), and Suze Randall (1946).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Henry Bishop ranks 58. Before him are Patrick Doyle (1953), Cyril Scott (1879), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Havergal Brian (1876), Arthur Bliss (1891), and John Wilbye (1574). After him are John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Weelkes (1576), Charles Avison (1709), Fred Frith (1949), and Thomas Linley the younger (1756).

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