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Percy Grainger

1882 - 1961

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Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens". Grainger left Australia at the age of 13 to attend the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Percy Grainger is the 1,141st most popular composer (down from 1,137th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Australia (down from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Percy Grainger ranks 1,141 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean Gilbert, Arif Malikov, Vasyl Barvinsky, Yevhen Stankovych, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, and Manolis Kalomiris. After him are Nikolaos Mantzaros, Ludvig Norman, Lukas Foss, Zygmunt Noskowski, Alf Clausen, and Ján Cikker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Percy Grainger ranks 207. Before him are Géza Kiss, Paul Bekker, Alfred Keller, Purushottam Das Tandon, Elin Wägner, and Giovanni Amendola. After him are George Bancroft, Pierre Mac Orlan, Ivan Olbracht, Albert Coates, Ossip Bernstein, and Richard Johansson. Among people deceased in 1961, Percy Grainger ranks 145. Before him are George Simpson, Alberto Galateo, Rosa Sensat, Yaşar Doğu, Mazo de la Roche, and Romeo Neri. After him are Clarence Pinkston, Dun Karm Psaila, Ben Adams, Ion Barbu, Eduard Tisse, and František Drtikol.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Percy Grainger ranks 204 out of 1,143. Before him are Owen Davidson (1943), Ron Mueck (1958), Quentin Bryce (1942), Bill Bowrey (1943), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), and Peter Cosgrove (1947). After him are Fiona Graham (1961), Margaret Molesworth (1894), Tony Madigan (1930), Darren Cahill (1965), David Chalmers (1966), and Grafton Elliot Smith (1871).

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Among COMPOSERS In Australia

Among composers born in Australia, Percy Grainger ranks 2. Before him are Arthur Benjamin (1893). After him are Peter Sculthorpe (1929), Malcolm Williamson (1931), and Brett Dean (1961).

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