COMPOSER

Claudio Merulo

1533 - 1604

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Claudio Merulo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈmɛːrulo]; 8 April 1533 – 4 May 1604) was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style. He was born in Correggio and died in Parma. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claudio Merulo has received more than 54,994 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Claudio Merulo is the 389th most popular composer (up from 430th in 2019), the 1,615th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,671st in 2019) and the 76th most popular Italian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 55k

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  • 58.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Claudio Merulo ranks 389 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Joseph Fux, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Ferenc Erkel, John Koukouzelis, and Mieczysław Weinberg. After him are Francesco Gasparini, Bernardo Pasquini, Johann Georg Pisendel, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Vittoria Aleotti, and Riz Ortolani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Claudio Merulo ranks 12. Before him are Ismail II, Giacomo della Porta, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Andrea Gabrieli, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Abdullah Khan II. After him are Mōri Terumoto, Hieronymus Fabricius, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Eknath, Antonio Possevino, and Alonso de Ercilla. Among people deceased in 1604, Claudio Merulo ranks 4. Before him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Catherine de Bourbon, and Fausto Sozzini. After him are Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christine of Hesse, Hamida Banu Begum, Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Isabella Andreini, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Francesco Barozzi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Claudio Merulo ranks 1,615 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pontian (200), Gianfranco Zola (1966), Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650), Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770), Antonio Cesti (1623), and Bernardino Telesio (1509). After him are Francesco Gasparini (1668), Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203), Giulio Douhet (1869), Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1488), Carlo Scarpa (1906), and Bernardo Pasquini (1637).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Claudio Merulo ranks 76. Before him are Pietro Della Valle (1586), Luca Marenzio (1553), Alfredo Casella (1883), Domenico Zipoli (1688), Alfredo Catalani (1854), and Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650). After him are Francesco Gasparini (1668), Bernardo Pasquini (1637), Vittoria Aleotti (1575), Riz Ortolani (1926), Adriano Banchieri (1568), and Stefano Landi (1587).

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