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Paul Creston

1906 - 1985

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Paul Creston (born Giuseppe Guttoveggio; October 10, 1906 – August 24, 1985) was an American composer of classical music. He composed six symphonies and several concertante works for violin, piano, accordion, marimba and saxophone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Creston is the 1,297th most popular composer (down from 1,253rd in 2019), the 9,618th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,143rd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Paul Creston ranks 1,297 out of 1,451. Before him are Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Shirley Walker, Pascal Dusapin, Samuel Arnold, Peter Schickele, and Hamilton Harty. After him are Junichi Masuda, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Zagir Ismagilov, Isaac Schwartz, Geirr Tveitt, and John Kander.

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Among people born in 1906, Paul Creston ranks 375. Before him are Pat O'Callaghan, Toni Ulmen, Vera Maretskaya, Jorge Góngora, Jan Pijnenburg, and Sara Sadíqova. After him are Leo Halle, Mary Brian, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Stefan Andres, Leni Schmidt, and Clifford Odets. Among people deceased in 1985, Paul Creston ranks 234. Before him are Richard Haydn, Jo Jones, Erich Koschik, Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw, Alister Hardy, and Harold Whitlock. After him are George O'Brien, Fritz Keller, Tom Richards, André Bjerke, Scott Brady, and Alfredo Duhalde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Creston ranks 9,620 out of 20,380. Before him are Sarah Silverman (1970), R. A. Lafferty (1914), John Berryman (1914), Charles Darrow (1889), Joe Bonamassa (1977), and Fannie Flagg (1944). After him are Mary Philbin (1902), Pete Rademacher (1928), Justin Gaethje (1988), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jesse Lee Soffer (1984), and Max Emmerich (1879).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Paul Creston ranks 98. Before him are Conlon Nancarrow (1912), Jonathan Larson (1960), Lowell Mason (1792), Paul Williams (1940), Shirley Walker (1945), and Peter Schickele (1935). After him are John Kander (1927), Horatio Parker (1863), David Raksin (1912), Harry Warren (1893), Christopher Young (1958), and Morten Lauridsen (1943).

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