COMPOSER

Artur Lemba

1885 - 1963

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Artur Lemba (24 September 1885 – 21 November 1963) was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music. Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876-1962) were the first professional pianists in Estonia to give concerts abroad. Artur's 1905 opera Sabina was the first opera composed by an Estonian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artur Lemba has received more than 33,732 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Artur Lemba is the 1,254th most popular composer (down from 1,116th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 130th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Estonian Composer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Artur Lemba ranks 1,254 out of 1,451. Before him are Camille Erlanger, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Dimitri Arakishvili, Ferde Grofé, Maurice Greene, and Paul Creston. After him are Ludomir Różycki, Anthony van Hoboken, Rhys Chatham, Karel Husa, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, and Vladimir Martynov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Artur Lemba ranks 222. Before him are Prudencia Ayala, Stith Thompson, Roland Dorgelès, George Fitzmaurice, Ring Lardner, and Aquilino Ribeiro. After him are John Beazley, Leonard Peterson, Dale Fuller, Caius Welcker, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, and Carl Goßler. Among people deceased in 1963, Artur Lemba ranks 188. Before him are Reinier Beeuwkes, Mariano Arrate, Nikolai Aseev, Aquilino Ribeiro, María Guadalupe García Zavala, and Jack Carson. After him are Benno Moiseiwitsch, Ernie Davis, Jorge Daponte, ZaSu Pitts, Eric Carlberg, and Ivan Brown.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Artur Lemba ranks 173 out of 351. Before him are Emma Asson (1889), Jaak Lipso (1940), Erki Nool (1970), Nikolai Stepulov (1913), Roman Steinberg (1900), and Priit Pärn (1946). After him are Joann Lõssov (1921), Hendrik Adamson (1891), Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), and Lepo Sumera (1950).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Artur Lemba ranks 16. Before him are Rudolf Tobias (1873), Ester Mägi (1922), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Eino Tamberg (1930), and Miina Härma (1864). After him are Lepo Sumera (1950), and Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959).

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