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Howard Hanson

1896 - 1981

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Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist. As director for forty years of the Eastman School of Music, he raised its quality and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American classical music. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 4, and received numerous other awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Hanson is the 1,328th most popular composer (down from 1,300th in 2019), the 10,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,069th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Howard Hanson ranks 1,328 out of 1,451. Before him are Artur Lemba, Arturo Rodas, Thomas Bergersen, Claude Vivier, Steve Jablonsky, and David Arnold. After him are Bruce Broughton, Detto Mariano, Poul Ruders, Karel Husa, Rauf Hajiyev, and Enoch Sontonga.

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Among people born in 1896, Howard Hanson ranks 249. Before him are Alister Hardy, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Rogers Hornsby, Carl Abrahamsson, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, and Liam O'Flaherty. After him are José Naya, Manuel Rojas, Józef Kałuża, Cyril Slater, Lawrence Tibbett, and Marie Prevost. Among people deceased in 1981, Howard Hanson ranks 255. Before him are Ioachim Moldoveanu, Harry Warren, Nikolay Smaga, Ann Harding, Ernesto Prinoth, and Alberto Héber Usher. After him are James Corson, Delfo Cabrera, Cuth Harrison, Harvey Fletcher, Clarence Oldfield, and Sam Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Hanson ranks 10,298 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Manchin (1947), Pam Shriver (1962), Tara Westover (1986), Sue Carol (1906), Marguerite De La Motte (1902), and Roky Erickson (1947). After him are Leon Schlesinger (1884), Jason Kidd (1973), Riley Keough (1989), Sylvia Rivera (1951), James Corson (1906), and Magic Sam (1937).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Howard Hanson ranks 108. Before him are Harry Warren (1893), Christopher Young (1958), Morten Lauridsen (1943), John Debney (1956), Spike Jones (1911), and Steve Jablonsky (1970). After him are Bruce Broughton (1945), Vincent Persichetti (1915), David Del Tredici (1937), Mark Mancina (1957), Joel Goldsmith (1957), and Norman Dello Joio (1913).

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