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Morten Lauridsen

1943 - Today

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Morten Johannes Lauridsen III (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer and teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001, and is professor emeritus of composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he taught for fifty-two years until his retirement in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morten Lauridsen is the 1,318th most popular composer (down from 1,281st in 2019), the 10,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,739th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Morten Lauridsen ranks 1,318 out of 1,451. Before him are Mariano Mores, David Raksin, Harry Warren, Humphrey Searle, Thanos Mikroutsikos, and Christopher Young. After him are John Debney, Paul Le Flem, Spike Jones, Artur Lemba, Arturo Rodas, and Thomas Bergersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Morten Lauridsen ranks 616. Before him are Geraldo Rivera, Steven Bochco, David Clennon, Bertil Roos, Iñaki Azkuna, and Jim Risch. After him are Juhani Suutarinen, Pelle Svensson, Norman Thagard, John Hunter, Martha Cooper, and Herman Rouwé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morten Lauridsen ranks 10,118 out of 20,380. Before him are George Hearst (1820), Oliver Evans (1755), Corine Mauch (1960), Clarence Hudson White (1871), Jon Heidenreich (1972), and Regina Hall (1970). After him are Julie Strain (1962), Walter Becker (1950), Bob Hayes (1942), Helene Costello (1906), Machito (1912), and Tammy Grimes (1934).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Morten Lauridsen ranks 104. Before him are Paul Creston (1906), John Kander (1927), Horatio Parker (1863), David Raksin (1912), Harry Warren (1893), and Christopher Young (1958). After him are John Debney (1956), Spike Jones (1911), Steve Jablonsky (1970), Howard Hanson (1896), Bruce Broughton (1945), and Vincent Persichetti (1915).

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