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Christian Sinding

1856 - 1941

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Christian August Sinding (11 January 1856 – 3 December 1941) was a Norwegian composer. He is best known for his lyrical work for piano Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring, 1896). He was often compared to Edvard Grieg and regarded as his successor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Sinding is the 501st most popular composer (up from 512th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 108th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Christian Sinding ranks 501 out of 1,451. Before him are Joachim Raff, Jehan Alain, Ferdinando Paer, John Koukouzelis, James Newton Howard, and Neville Marriner. After him are Raimonds Pauls, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, George Antheil, Igor Markevitch, Robert Fuchs, and Joseph Kosma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Christian Sinding ranks 45. Before him are Maurice Sarrail, Henri-Edmond Cross, Stepa Stepanović, Sergei Winogradsky, J.-H. Rosny aîné, and Matthias Zurbriggen. After him are Maurycy Gottlieb, Enrico Ferri, Naftali Herz Imber, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Ahad Ha'am, and Hermann von François. Among people deceased in 1941, Christian Sinding ranks 66. Before him are Henri Cornet, Gaetano Mosca, Hjalmar Söderberg, Charles Huntziger, Hans Berger, and Dmitry Merezhkovsky. After him are Guillermo Kahlo, Jaan Tõnisson, Elizabeth von Arnim, Hanns Kerrl, Amy Johnson, and Arkady Gaidar.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Christian Sinding ranks 123 out of 1,039. Before him are Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Axel Paulsen (1855), Kristian Birkeland (1867), Stein Rokkan (1921), and Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042). After him are Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Erna Solberg (1961), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kåre Willoch (1928), and Viggo Brun (1885).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Christian Sinding ranks 5. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), and Rikard Nordraak (1842). After him are Knut Nystedt (1915), Harald Sæverud (1897), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), and Thomas Bergersen (1980).

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