Tag Archives: Greatest Composers

Greatest Composers: the Second Ten

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Joe Hunter

[Note: the most recent postings appear at the top of the blog; to get to the beginning of the “greatest composers” series, start reading with “The Top Ten Greatest Composers,” further down.] One advantage of my data-driven approach to identifying … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Greatest Composers, Part II

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Joe Hunter

The envelope please! I’ve run the numbers, and come up with the top 10 composers of all time. As a reminder, I restricted the pool of eligible composers to those active roughly between 1650 – 1950, and set up four … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Greatest Composers

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Joe Hunter

Anthony Tommasini, the New York Times classical music critic, has just concluded an effort to identify the top composers of all time. I like the idea, and I would like to undertake a similar effort, based on my own methodology. … Continue reading →

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