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Dmitry Bortniansky

1751 - 1825

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Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky (28 October 1751 – 10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825) was a Russian Imperial composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He was also a harpsichordist and conductor who served at the court of Catherine the Great. Bortniansky was critical to the musical history of both Russia and Ukraine, with both nations claiming him as their own.Bortniansky, who has been compared to Palestrina, is known today for his liturgical works and prolific contributions to the genre of choral concertos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dmitry Bortniansky has received more than 112,381 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Dmitry Bortniansky is the 263rd most popular composer (up from 310th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 146th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Composer.

Dmitry Bortniansky is most famous for his work in the field of Russian literature. He is credited with introducing the poetry of Pushkin to the Russian public.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 263 out of 1,216Before him are Irving Berlin, Niccolò Jommelli, Ernst von Dohnányi, Gioseffo Zarlino, Leonardo Vinci, and Ludwig Ritter von Köchel. After him are Max Steiner, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, André Grétry, Gaspare Spontini, Johan Halvorsen, and Cole Porter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1751, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 10Before him are Maria Luisa of Parma, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, and Emanuel Schikaneder. After him are Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Heinrich Füger, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Clement Mary Hofbauer, and Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. Among people deceased in 1825, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 10Before him are Henri de Saint-Simon, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Pauline Bonaparte, Henry Fuseli, and Jean Paul. After him are Laskarina Bouboulina, Vivant Denon, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, Mikhail Miloradovich, and Vladimir Borovikovsky.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 122 out of 1,083Before him are Georgy Gapon (1870), Sviatopolk II of Kiev (1050), Roald Hoffmann (1937), Nikolai Ryzhkov (1929), Arkhip Kuindzhi (1842), and Catherine Dolgorukov (1847). After him are Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Ivan Sirko (1610), Mikhail Kirponos (1892), Ivan Kozhedub (1920), Otto Preminger (1905), and Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875).

Among COMPOSERS In Ukraine

Among composers born in Ukraine, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 4Before him are Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Karol Szymanowski (1882), and Reinhold Glière (1874). After him are Stefania Turkewich (1898), Dimitri Tiomkin (1894), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Mykola Lysenko (1842), Igor Markevitch (1912), Valentyn Sylvestrov (1937), Franz Doppler (1821), and Ciprian Porumbescu (1853).