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Richard Rodney Bennett

1936 - 2012

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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism. His body of work included over 200 concert works and 50 scores for film and television. He was also active in jazz, as a composer, a pianist, and an occasional vocalist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Rodney Bennett is the 1,641st most popular musician (down from 1,564th in 2019), the 4,389th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,075th in 2019) and the 270th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 1,641 out of 3,175. Before him are Masaharu Fukuyama, Michael Giles, Gavin Harrison, Daniel Viglietti, K. S. Chithra, and Bill Frisell. After him are Hubert Sumlin, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Levén, Graham Gouldman, and Hyde.

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Among people born in 1936, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 435. Before him are Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Paulo Emilio, Viktor Kanevskyi, Wolfgang Behrendt, Cynthia McLeod, and George Voinovich. After him are Sergo Kotrikadze, Rosa Russo Iervolino, Eleonore Schwarz, Leo Wilden, Gerry Ashmore, and Dahlia Ravikovitch. Among people deceased in 2012, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 353. Before him are Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, Anna Schwartz, Oswaldo Payá, and James Mellaart. After him are Maeve Binchy, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Antonio Cubillo, Hal David, Ivan Calin, and Bob Welch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 4,390 out of 8,785. Before him are Boston Corbett (1832), Sax Rohmer (1883), Tony Trimmer (1943), Rachel Portman (1960), John Grierson (1898), and Maxwell T. Masters (1833). After him are William Muir (1819), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), Gayatri Devi (1919), Alan Newton (1931), and Nathaniel Parker (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Rodney Bennett ranks 270. Before him are Richard Palmer-James (1947), Youth (1960), Ron Geesin (1943), Howard Donald (1968), Michael Giles (1942), and Gavin Harrison (1963). After him are Graham Gouldman (1946), Maxi Jazz (1957), John Ogdon (1937), William Primrose (1904), Ronnie Lane (1946), and Albert Lee (1943).

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