COMPOSER

Clément Janequin

1485 - 1558

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Clément Janequin (c. 1485 – 1558) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance, and along with Claudin de Sermisy, was hugely influential in the development of the Parisian chanson, especially the programmatic type. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clément Janequin has received more than 152,271 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Clément Janequin is the 307th most popular composer (down from 274th in 2019), the 1,404th most popular biography from France (down from 1,243rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Composer.

Clément Janequin is most famous for his chansons, which are a type of French song.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Clément Janequin ranks 307 out of 1,451. Before him are Klaus Schulze, Reynaldo Hahn, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Henri Dutilleux, Bernard Herrmann, and Thomas Tallis. After him are Cécile Chaminade, André Campra, Evald Aav, Franco Alfano, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Niccolò Jommelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1485, Clément Janequin ranks 8. Before him are Catherine of Aragon, Dragut, Thomas Cromwell, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Pedro de Alvarado. After him are Joos van Cleve, Sayyida al Hurra, Johannes Bugenhagen, Balthasar Hubmaier, Wolf Huber, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1558, Clément Janequin ranks 7. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Hurrem Sultan, Mary I of England, Mary of Hungary, Eleanor of Austria, and Julius Caesar Scaliger. After him are Reginald Pole, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, Jean Fernel, Macropedius, and Francisco de Sá de Miranda.

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In France

Among people born in France, Clément Janequin ranks 1,404 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Balmat (1762), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Fabien Barthez (1971), Adela of Normandy (1065), and Marius Jacob (1879). After him are Cécile Chaminade (1857), Paul Painlevé (1863), André Campra (1660), Odilo of Cluny (961), Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927), and Emma Watson (1990).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Clément Janequin ranks 50. Before him are Georges Auric (1899), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Jaufre Rudel (1125), François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), and Henri Dutilleux (1916). After him are Cécile Chaminade (1857), André Campra (1660), Vincent d'Indy (1851), Gustave Charpentier (1860), Louis Marchand (1669), and Germaine Tailleferre (1892).

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