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Cipriano de Rore

1515 - 1565

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Cipriano de Rore (occasionally Cypriano) (1515 or 1516 – between 11 and 20 September 1565) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy. Not only a central representative of the generation of Franco-Flemish composers after Josquin des Prez who went to live and work in Italy, Rore was one of the most prominent composers of madrigals in the middle of the 16th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cipriano de Rore has received more than 104,756 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Cipriano de Rore is the 335th most popular composer (up from 343rd in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Belgium and the 13th most popular Belgian Composer.

Cipriano de Rore is most famous for his work in the madrigal style.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cipriano de Rore ranks 335 out of 1,451. Before him are Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Gustave Charpentier, Julius Fučík, Heinrich Isaac, Ferdinando Carulli, and Michael Nyman. After him are Christian Gottlob Neefe, Antonio Soler, Giovanni Bottesini, Georg Benda, Viktor Ullmann, and Johann Schein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Cipriano de Rore ranks 12. Before him are Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Pierre Lescot, Piali Pasha, Petrus Ramus, and Sebastian Castellio. After him are Felix of Cantalice, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Johann Weyer, Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, and Hōjō Ujiyasu. Among people deceased in 1565, Cipriano de Rore ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Conrad Gessner, Dragut, Lodovico Ferrari, Queen Munjeong, and William Farel. After him are Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Diego Laynez, Semiz Ali Pasha, Lucia Anguissola, and Ranuccio Farnese.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Cipriano de Rore ranks 169 out of 1,190. Before him are Chantal Akerman (1950), Victor Serge (1890), Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), Pierre De Geyter (1848), Roelant Savery (1576), and Heinrich Isaac (1450). After him are Clara Peeters (1594), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859), Theodor de Bry (1528), Bernard van Orley (1487), and Justus van Gent (1430).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Cipriano de Rore ranks 13. Before him are Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), André Grétry (1741), Gilles Binchois (1400), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Pierre De Geyter (1848), and Heinrich Isaac (1450). After him are Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Alexander Agricola (1446), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Pierre de la Rue (1460), Jean Absil (1893), and Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802).

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