MUSICIAN

Terpander

712 BC - 645 BC

Terpander

Terpander (Ancient Greek: Τέρπανδρος Terpandros), of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharede who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC. He was the father of Greek music and through it, of lyric poetry, although his own poetical compositions were few and in extremely simple rhythms. He simplified rules of the modes of singing of other neighboring countries and islands and formed, out of these syncopated variants, a conceptual system. Though endowed with an inventive mind, and the commencer of a new era of music, he attempted no more than to systematize the musical styles that existed in the music of Greece and Anatolia. Terpander is perhaps the earliest historically certain figure in the music of Ancient Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terpander is the 374th most popular musician (down from 293rd in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Greece (down from 309th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Terpander ranks 374 out of 3,175. Before him are Ivo Pogorelić, Domenico Alberti, Jacques Dutronc, 3T, Robby Krieger, and Simon Phillips. After him are Wilhelm Backhaus, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Michael McDonald, Paul Badura-Skoda, Marguerite Long, and Franco Battiato.

Others Born in 712 BC

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Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 645 BC

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Archilochus
WRITER
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 1
Guan Zhong
PHILOSOPHER
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 2
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 3

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Terpander ranks 341 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristides of Athens (150), Cratinus (-500), Gregory III of Constantinople (1450), Hypereides (-390), Paul of Aegina (625), and Alexander V of Macedon (-390). After him are Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876), Peucestas (-390), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), Ali Rıza Efendi (1839), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), and Dinocrates (-400).

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Aristides of Athens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
150 - 134
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 335
Cratinus
WRITER
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 336
Gregory III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1450 - 1459
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 337
Hypereides
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 338
Paul of Aegina
PHYSICIAN
625 - 690
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 339
Alexander V of Macedon
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 294 BC
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 340
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 341
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1940
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 342
Peucestas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 343
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 344
Ali Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 345
Leonidas of Rhodes
ATHLETE
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 346
Dinocrates
ARCHITECT
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 347