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Carl Nielsen

1865 - 1931

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Carl August Nielsen (Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈne̝lsn̩]; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Nielsen has received more than 587,095 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Carl Nielsen is the 129th most popular composer (down from 128th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 57th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Composer.

Carl Nielsen was a Danish composer who is most famous for his symphonies and concertos.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Nielsen ranks 129 out of 1,451. Before him are Emmerich Kálmán, Max Bruch, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Mikhail Glinka, Daniel Auber, and Benjamin Britten. After him are Maurice Jarre, Domenico Cimarosa, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Johannes Ockeghem, Giovanni Gabrieli, and César Cui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Carl Nielsen ranks 13. Before him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Warren G. Harding, Suzanne Valadon, Ferdinand I of Romania, Arthur Harden, and W. B. Yeats. After him are Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Sven Hedin, Andranik, Philipp Scheidemann, Paul Dukas, and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze. Among people deceased in 1931, Carl Nielsen ranks 15. Before him are Arthur Schnitzler, Geli Raubal, Lili Elbe, Joseph Joffre, George Herbert Mead, and Theo van Doesburg. After him are F. W. Murnau, Bhagat Singh, Hermann Müller, Armand Fallières, Peter Kürten, and Nathan Söderblom.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Nielsen ranks 56 out of 1,032. Before him are Ubba (1000), Harald Bluetooth (935), Lili Elbe (1882), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Nicolas Steno (1638). After him are Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Tollund Man (-400), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Anna Karina (1940), and Canute IV of Denmark (1043).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Carl Nielsen ranks 1. After him are Niels Gade (1817), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), Rued Langgaard (1893), Per Nørgård (1932), Emil Hartmann (1836), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Jesper Kyd (1972), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), and Poul Ruders (1949).

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