MUSICIAN

Henry Cowell

1897 - 1965

Photo of Henry Cowell

Icon of person Henry Cowell

Henry Dixon Cowell (; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher and the husband of Sidney Robertson Cowell. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century — his writings and music serving as a great influence to similar artists at the time, including Lou Harrison, George Antheil, and John Cage, among others. He is considered one of America's most important and influential composers. Cowell was mostly self-taught and developed a unique musical language, often blending folk melodies, dissonant counterpoint, unconventional orchestration, and themes of Irish paganism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Cowell is the 1,022nd most popular musician (up from 1,105th in 2019), the 5,321st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,392nd in 2019) and the 344th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Henry Cowell by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Henry Cowell ranks 1,022 out of 3,175. Before him are Éric Serra, Paul Simonon, Joe Hahn, Oliver Mtukudzi, Alice Coltrane, and Ted Nugent. After him are Berry Gordy, Zakk Wylde, Theodor Kullak, Domenico Montagnana, János Starker, and Albert Ayler.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Henry Cowell ranks 183. Before him are Karel Lamač, Dorothy Day, Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Alberto Cavalcanti, Ram Prasad Bismil, and J. L. B. Smith. After him are Zhou Fohai, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Ilya Ilf, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, and Hersch Lauterpacht. Among people deceased in 1965, Henry Cowell ranks 114. Before him are Albert Gutterson, Viola Desmond, Edgar Ende, Roger Vailland, Aldo Nadi, and Mostafa El-Nahas. After him are Dorothy Dandridge, Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Julius Skutnabb, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Johnny Hayes, and Amílcar Barbuy.

Others Born in 1897

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1965

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Cowell ranks 5,321 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethel Merman (1908), Broderick Crawford (1911), Harold Osborn (1899), Tiger Woods (1975), Ted Nugent (1948), and Barbara Harris (1935). After him are William P. Gottlieb (1917), Lainie Kazan (1940), Charles Fort (1874), Walter De Maria (1935), Reed Hastings (1960), and Mike Flanagan (1978).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Henry Cowell ranks 344. Before him are Rob Zombie (1965), John Scofield (1951), Carmine Appice (1946), Joe Hahn (1977), Alice Coltrane (1937), and Ted Nugent (1948). After him are Berry Gordy (1929), Zakk Wylde (1967), Albert Ayler (1936), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Matt Sorum (1960), and J. J. Johnson (1924).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous