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Horatio Parker

1863 - 1919

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Horatio William Parker (September 15, 1863 – December 18, 1919) was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the undergraduate teacher of Charles Ives while the composer attended Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horatio Parker is the 1,306th most popular composer (up from 1,326th in 2019), the 9,762nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,706th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Horatio Parker ranks 1,306 out of 1,451. Before him are Zagir Ismagilov, Isaac Schwartz, Geirr Tveitt, John Kander, Gavin Bryars, and Mychael Danna. After him are Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Elza Ibrahimova, Walter Susskind, Cemal Reşit Rey, Vladimír Franz, and Mariano Mores.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Horatio Parker ranks 169. Before him are Frederic G. Kenyon, Johannes Weiss, Charles Le Goffic, Lucina Hagman, Alfredo Panzini, and Mabel Cahill. After him are John Goodall, Frank Fetter, Sándor Bródy, Walter Migula, Gonzalo Córdova, and Reginald McKenna. Among people deceased in 1919, Horatio Parker ranks 150. Before him are Sven Forssman, Henry Clay Frick, William Michael Rossetti, Huseyn Arablinski, Hermann Lietz, and Theo de Meester. After him are Ella Wheeler Wilcox, J. Alden Weir, George Eyser, John Aitken, Abraham Jacobi, and Phoebe Hearst.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Horatio Parker ranks 9,764 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Slater (1963), Bootsy Collins (1951), Alvah Meyer (1888), Billy Cunningham (1943), and Alan Washbond (1899). After him are Percy Heath (1923), Edgar Bergen (1903), Robin Hartshorne (1938), David Bernhardt (1969), Kurt Wimmer (1964), and Brad Garrett (1960).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Horatio Parker ranks 100. Before him are Lowell Mason (1792), Paul Williams (1940), Shirley Walker (1945), Peter Schickele (1935), Paul Creston (1906), and John Kander (1927). After him are David Raksin (1912), Harry Warren (1893), Christopher Young (1958), Morten Lauridsen (1943), John Debney (1956), and Spike Jones (1911).

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