1770 - 1836
Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best remembered for his substantial early contributions to the wind quintet literature and his role as teacher of pupils including Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and César Franck. He was also an accomplished theorist, and wrote several treatises on various aspects of composition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Reicha has received more than 213,948 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Anton Reicha is the 224th most popular composer (up from 240th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 108th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Czech Composer.
Anton Reicha was a Czech composer, pianist, and music theorist. He is most famous for his contributions to the teaching of music theory and composition.
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Among composers, Anton Reicha ranks 224 out of 1,216. Before him are François-Joseph Gossec, Ambroise Thomas, Jacob Obrecht, Sofia Gubaidulina, Pietro Locatelli, and Alfred Schnittke. After him are Lili Boulanger, Riccardo Broschi, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Pierre Schaeffer, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
1734 - 1829
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 218
1811 - 1896
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 219
1457 - 1505
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 220
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 221
1695 - 1764
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 222
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 223
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 224
1893 - 1918
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 225
1698 - 1756
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 226
1871 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 227
1766 - 1803
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 228
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 229
1897 - 1957
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 230
Among people born in 1770, Anton Reicha ranks 9. Before him are Frederick William III of Prussia, Friedrich Hölderlin, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Louis-Nicolas Davout, William Wordsworth, and François Gérard. After him are Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Princess Carolina of Parma, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Ferdinando Carulli. Among people deceased in 1836, Anton Reicha ranks 15. Before him are Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, James Mill, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Davy Crockett, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, and Anthony of Saxony. After him are Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Claude-Louis Navier, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Aaron Burr, Maria Cristina of Savoy, and Antoine Destutt de Tracy.
1770 - 1840
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 3
1770 - 1843
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 4
1770 - 1844
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 5
1770 - 1823
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 6
1770 - 1850
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 7
1770 - 1837
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 8
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9
1770 - 1861
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 10
1770 - 1804
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 11
1770 - 1826
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 12
1770 - 1846
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 13
1770 - 1843
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 14
1770 - 1841
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 15
1758 - 1836
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 9
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 10
1748 - 1836
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 11
1786 - 1836
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 12
1788 - 1836
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 13
1755 - 1836
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 14
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 15
1777 - 1836
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 16
1785 - 1836
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 17
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 18
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 19
1812 - 1836
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 20
1754 - 1836
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 21
Among people born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 101 out of 973. Before him are Alois Senefelder (1771), Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867), Josef Suk (1874), Zdeněk Miler (1921), Jan Švankmajer (1934), and Martina Navratilova (1956). After him are Daniel Swarovski (1862), Stanislav Grof (1931), Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1035), Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), and Anne of Bohemia (1366).
1771 - 1834
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 95
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 96
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 97
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 98
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 99
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 100
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 101
1862 - 1956
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 102
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 103
1035 - 1092
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 104
795 - 846
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 105
1897 - 1957
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 106
1366 - 1394
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 107
Among composers born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 9. Before him are Bedřich Smetana (1824), Leoš Janáček (1854), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Bohuslav Martinů (1890), and Josef Suk (1874). After him are Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), Josef Mysliveček (1737), Eduard Hanslick (1825), Julius Fučík (1872), Franz Benda (1709), and Ignaz Moscheles (1794).
1824 - 1884
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 3
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 4
1679 - 1745
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 5
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 6
1890 - 1959
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 7
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 8
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9
1897 - 1957
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 11
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 12
1872 - 1916
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 13
1709 - 1786
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 14
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 15