The Most Famous
COMPOSERS from Slovakia
This page contains a list of the greatest Slovak Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,216 Composers, 9 of which were born in Slovakia. This makes Slovakia the birth place of the 23rd most number of Composers behind Sweden and Netherlands.
Top 9
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Slovak Composers of all time. This list of famous Slovak Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
With an HPI of 71.23, Franz Lehár is the most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 48 different languages on wikipedia.
Franz Lehár ( LAY-har; Hungarian: Lehár Ferenc [ˈlɛhaːr ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).
2. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)
With an HPI of 67.05, Johann Nepomuk Hummel is the 2nd most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 44 different languages.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Mozart, Salieri and Haydn. He also knew Beethoven and Schubert.
3. Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 - 1960)
With an HPI of 60.83, Ernst von Dohnányi is the 3rd most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.
Ernst von Dohnányi (Hungarian: Dohnányi Ernő, [ˈɛrnøː ˈdohnaːɲi]; 27 July 1877 – 9 February 1960) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. He used a German form of his name on most published compositions.
4. Franz Schmidt (1874 - 1939)
With an HPI of 56.71, Franz Schmidt is the 4th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
Franz Schmidt, also Ferenc Schmidt (22 December 1874 – 11 February 1939) was an Austro-Hungarian composer, cellist and pianist.
5. Ján Cikker (1911 - 1989)
With an HPI of 48.01, Ján Cikker is the 5th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Ján Cikker (29 July 1911 – 21 December 1989) was a Slovak composer, a leading exponent of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize (1966) and the IMC-UNESCO International Music Prize (1979).
6. Alexander Moyzes (1906 - 1984)
With an HPI of 47.58, Alexander Moyzes is the 6th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Alexander Moyzes (4 September 1906 – 20 November 1984) was a Slovak neoromantic composer.
7. Alphons Czibulka (1842 - 1894)
With an HPI of 45.94, Alphons Czibulka is the 7th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Alphons Czibulka (also written as Alfons or Alfonz; 14 May 1842 – 27 October 1894) was an Austro-Hungarian military bandmaster, composer, pianist and conductor.
8. Tibor Serly (1901 - 1978)
With an HPI of 44.34, Tibor Serly is the 8th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Tibor Serly (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtibor ˈʃɛrli]; Losonc, Kingdom of Hungary, 25 November 1901 – London, 8 October 1978) was a Hungarian violist, violinist, and composer.
9. Vladimír Godár (1956 - )
With an HPI of 39.51, Vladimír Godár is the 9th most famous Slovak Composer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Vladimír Godár (born 16 March 1956, in Bratislava) is a Slovak classical and film score composer. He is also known for his collaboration with the Czech violinist, singer, and composer Iva Bittová. As an academic, he is a writer, editor, and translator of books on historical music research. He has been active in reviving the music and reputation of 19th-century Slovak composer Ján Levoslav Bella. Godár studied composition under Juraj Pospíšil and piano under Mária Masariková at the Bratislava Conservatory. In 1979, he began work as editor of the music books department of the record label OPUS, and he taught at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from 1985. His work is little known outside Slovakia, with much of his music released by Slovart. Amongst his compositions is a large-scale sonata for cello dedicated to the memory of Victor Shklovsky. Godár won the 2001 Georges Delerue Award for the score of the film Landscape. His 1998 collection of essays Heretical Quodlibets" is scheduled to be published in English by Dalkey in 2024, as part of its Eastern European Literature series.
Pantheon has 9 people classified as composers born between 1778 and 1956. Of these 9, 1 (11.11%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living composers include Vladimír Godár. The most famous deceased composers include Franz Lehár, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Ernst von Dohnányi. As of April 2022, 3 new composers have been added to Pantheon including Alphons Czibulka, Tibor Serly, and Vladimír Godár.
Living Composers
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Franz Lehár
1870 - 1948
HPI: 71.23
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1778 - 1837
HPI: 67.05
Ernst von Dohnányi
1877 - 1960
HPI: 60.83
Franz Schmidt
1874 - 1939
HPI: 56.71
Ján Cikker
1911 - 1989
HPI: 48.01
Alexander Moyzes
1906 - 1984
HPI: 47.58
Alphons Czibulka
1842 - 1894
HPI: 45.94
Tibor Serly
1901 - 1978
HPI: 44.34
Newly Added Composers (2022)
Go to all RankingsAlphons Czibulka
1842 - 1894
HPI: 45.94
Tibor Serly
1901 - 1978
HPI: 44.34
Vladimír Godár
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.
