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John Adams

1947 - Today

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John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical music, he is particularly noted for his operas, many of which center around historical events. Apart from opera, his oeuvre includes orchestral, concertante, vocal, choral, chamber, electroacoustic, and piano music. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Adams grew up in a musical family and was exposed to classical music, jazz, musical theatre, and rock music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Adams is the 545th most popular composer (down from 500th in 2019), the 2,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,329th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Adams ranks 545 out of 1,451. Before him are Henri Duparc, R. D. Burman, Johann Adam Hiller, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Hans Swarowsky, and Philippe Herreweghe. After him are Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Arno Babajanian, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Leo Brouwer, and Karel Svoboda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Adams ranks 200. Before him are Oliver Dragojević, Christian Jacq, Bryan Brown, Aad de Mos, Lois Chiles, and Philippe Herreweghe. After him are Ben Cross, Greg Lake, Dawoud Rajiha, Don Henley, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and Ignazio La Russa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Adams ranks 2,854 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Dunham (1942), Scooter Libby (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Steve Morse (1954), Jack Shea (1910), and Tod Browning (1880). After him are Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), Josh Duhamel (1972), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Don S. Davis (1942), and Nathan Homer Knorr (1905).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, John Adams ranks 30. Before him are James Newton Howard (1951), George Antheil (1900), Bill Conti (1942), Leroy Anderson (1908), Terry Riley (1935), and Michael Kamen (1948). After him are Amy Beach (1867), Morton Feldman (1926), Ernest Guiraud (1837), James Scott (1885), Stephen Foster (1826), and Alex North (1910).

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