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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 549,225 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Carl Nielsen is the 128th most popular composer (up from 129th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Composer.

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

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  • 550k

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  • 66.82

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  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Nielsen ranks 128 out of 1,216Before him are György Ligeti, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Domenico Cimarosa, Pérotin, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. After him are Johannes Ockeghem, Paul Dukas, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Maurice Jarre, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and Iannis Xenakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Carl Nielsen ranks 11Before him are Erich Ludendorff, Ferdinand I of Romania, Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, W. B. Yeats, and Alexander Glazunov. After him are Paul Dukas, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Sven Hedin, Suzanne Valadon, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, and Philipp Scheidemann. Among people deceased in 1931, Carl Nielsen ranks 16Before him are Albert A. Michelson, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, George Herbert Mead, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Theo van Doesburg, and Joseph Joffre. After him are F. W. Murnau, Bhagat Singh, Hermann Müller, Peter Kürten, Eugène Ysaÿe, and Carin Göring.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Nielsen ranks 58 out of 893Before him are Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Jørn Utzon (1918), Nicolas Steno (1638), Anna Karina (1940), and Gerda Wegener (1886). After him are Aage Bohr (1922), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Arne Jacobsen (1902), and Canute IV of Denmark (1043).

Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

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