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York Bowen

1884 - 1961

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Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Despite achieving considerable success during his lifetime, many of the composer's works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. York Bowen is the 813th most popular composer (up from 1,117th in 2019), the 2,509th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,310th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, York Bowen ranks 813 out of 1,451. Before him are Robert Gerhard, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Nikos Skalkottas, Korla Awgust Kocor, Christian Cannabich, and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. After him are Johann Krieger, Nobuo Uematsu, Francesco Feo, Guy Ropartz, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, and Carl Millöcker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, York Bowen ranks 101. Before him are Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Pedro Pablo Ramírez, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Santiago Casares Quiroga, Ernest Payne, and Hermann Boehm. After him are Marcel Granet, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, Ants Piip, Joseph Sweeney, George David Birkhoff, and Henri Queuille. Among people deceased in 1961, York Bowen ranks 84. Before him are Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Mihail Sadoveanu, Ty Cobb, Václav Talich, Ernest Payne, and Elia Dalla Costa. After him are Arnold Gesell, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, Camille Guérin, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, Carlos Luz, and Kateryna Bilokur.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, York Bowen ranks 2,510 out of 8,785. Before him are Josephine Butler (1828), Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873), Alfred Edwards (1850), Alec Jeffreys (1950), Walter Pater (1839), and Luke Howard (1772). After him are Harold Abrahams (1899), Paul Robinson (1979), John Fastolf (1380), Madge Syers (1881), Josephine Tey (1896), and Robert Whitehead (1823).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, York Bowen ranks 35. Before him are Arthur Sullivan (1842), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), John Stanley (1712), Thomas Morley (1557), Stanley Myers (1930), and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892). After him are Michael Tippett (1905), Rebecca Clarke (1886), John Tavener (1944), Frank Bridge (1879), Hubert Parry (1848), and Arnold Bax (1883).

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