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 147,452 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Anton Reicha is the 240th most popular composer (up from 297th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 91st 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 240 out of 1,228. Before him are Josef Suk, Jaufre Rudel, Bernard Herrmann, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Ion Ivanovici, and Alfred Schnittke. After him are Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Gioseffo Zarlino, Sofia Gubaidulina, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Giacomo Carissimi, and Charles Ives.
1874 - 1935
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 234
1125 - 1148
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 235
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 236
1739 - 1799
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 237
1845 - 1902
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 238
1934 - 1998
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 239
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 240
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 241
1517 - 1590
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 242
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 243
1871 - 1942
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 244
1605 - 1674
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 245
1874 - 1954
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 246
Among people born in 1770, Anton Reicha ranks 12. Before him are Bertel Thorvaldsen, Louis-Nicolas Davout, François Gérard, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Manuel Belgrano, and Louis-Gabriel Suchet. After him are Princess Carolina of Parma, Ferdinando Carulli, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Thomas Johann Seebeck, Sequoyah, and Pierre Cambronne. Among people deceased in 1836, Anton Reicha ranks 14. Before him are Davy Crockett, Maria Malibran, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Claude-Louis Navier, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, and Nathan Mayer Rothschild. After him are James Mill, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, Anthony of Saxony, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Maria Cristina of Savoy.
1770 - 1844
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 6
1770 - 1823
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 7
1770 - 1837
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
1770 - 1861
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 9
1770 - 1820
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 10
1770 - 1826
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 11
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 12
1770 - 1804
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 13
1770 - 1841
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 14
1770 - 1846
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 15
1770 - 1831
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 16
1770 - 1843
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 17
1770 - 1842
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 18
1786 - 1836
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 8
1808 - 1836
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 9
1788 - 1836
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 10
1785 - 1836
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 11
1748 - 1836
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 12
1777 - 1836
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 13
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 14
1773 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 15
1758 - 1836
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 16
1755 - 1836
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 17
1754 - 1836
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 18
1760 - 1836
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 19
1812 - 1836
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 20
Among people born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 108 out of 839. Before him are Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Jiří Menzel (1938), Balthasar Neumann (1687), Josef Suk (1874), Zdeněk Miler (1921), and Agnes of Bohemia (1211). After him are Adalbert Stifter (1805), Stanislav Grof (1931), Henry of Bohemia (1265), Oldřich Nejedlý (1909), Emil Škoda (1839), and Eduard Hanslick (1825).
795 - 846
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 102
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 103
1687 - 1753
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 104
1874 - 1935
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 105
1921 - 2011
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 106
1211 - 1282
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 107
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 108
1805 - 1868
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 109
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 110
1265 - 1335
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 111
1909 - 1990
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 112
1839 - 1900
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 113
1825 - 1904
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 114
Among composers born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 9. Before him are Bedřich Smetana (1824), Leoš Janáček (1854), Johann Stamitz (1717), Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), and Josef Suk (1874). After him are Eduard Hanslick (1825), Josef Mysliveček (1737), Julius Fučík (1872), Franz Benda (1709), Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760), and Ignaz Moscheles (1794).
1824 - 1884
HPI: 83.88
Rank: 3
1854 - 1928
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 4
1717 - 1757
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 5
1890 - 1959
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 6
1679 - 1745
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 7
1874 - 1935
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 8
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 9
1825 - 1904
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 10
1737 - 1781
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 11
1872 - 1916
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 12
1709 - 1786
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 13
1760 - 1812
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 14
1794 - 1870
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 15