COMPOSER

Artur Kapp

1878 - 1952

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Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician. Kapp began his musical career studying organ at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory as a student of both Louis Homilius and composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1891. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artur Kapp has received more than 39,206 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Artur Kapp is the 999th most popular composer (up from 1,022nd in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Estonia (up from 107th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Estonian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Artur Kapp ranks 999 out of 1,451. Before him are Renzo Rossellini, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Tigran Chukhajian, Franco Faccio, Gottfried von Einem, and Johann Theile. After him are Leevi Madetoja, André Gedalge, Carlos Guastavino, August Wilhelm Ambros, Richard Heuberger, and Hamilton Harty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Artur Kapp ranks 144. Before him are Chen Qimei, Raymond Smith Dugan, Oton Župančič, Ernst Hoppenberg, Siamanto, and William Orpen. After him are Gaston Alibert, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Hans Carossa, Richard Sheldon, Peyo Yavorov, and Edith Hannam. Among people deceased in 1952, Artur Kapp ranks 110. Before him are Herman Sörgel, Italo Montemezzi, Teffi, Albert Bassermann, Alberto Hurtado, and Elisabeth Schumann. After him are Sergey Merkurov, Ernst Streeruwitz, Elmo Lincoln, Petros Persakis, Yakov Frenkel, and Paul Neményi.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Artur Kapp ranks 102 out of 351. Before him are Alexei Lvov (1798), Jaan Poska (1866), Ants Antson (1938), Ants Piip (1884), Ene Ergma (1944), and Valeri Karpin (1969). After him are Johan Pitka (1872), August Rei (1886), Betti Alver (1906), Eduard Pütsep (1898), Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798), and Otto Tief (1889).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Artur Kapp ranks 9. Before him are Veljo Tormis (1930), Eduard Tubin (1905), Heino Eller (1887), Käbi Laretei (1922), Juhan Aavik (1884), and Alexei Lvov (1798). After him are Rudolf Tobias (1873), Ester Mägi (1922), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Eino Tamberg (1930), and Miina Härma (1864).

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