COMPOSER

Einojuhani Rautavaara

1928 - 2016

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Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈei̯nojuhɑni ˈrɑu̯tɑʋɑːrɑ] ; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. These include eight symphonies, nine operas and fifteen concertos, as well as numerous vocal and chamber works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Einojuhani Rautavaara has received more than 357,352 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Einojuhani Rautavaara is the 491st most popular composer (down from 474th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Finland (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Composer.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 491 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonio Sacchini, Dora Pejačević, Karel Svoboda, Simon Mayr, Arno Babajanian, and Giuseppe Sarti. After him are Johann Adam Hiller, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Antonio de Cabezón, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Franz Abt, and Erwin Schulhoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 139. Before him are Héctor Rial, Cy Twombly, James Randi, Victor Stănculescu, Joseph Kittinger, and Ulric Neisser. After him are Vidal Sassoon, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Henry Silva, Otto F. Kernberg, Anne Sexton, and Petr Ginz. Among people deceased in 2016, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 116. Before him are Michu Meszaros, Glenn Frey, Oleg Popov, Michel Rocard, Victor Stănculescu, and Dragan Nikolić. After him are Guy Hamilton, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Thorbjörn Fälldin, Erich Rudorffer, Héctor Babenco, and Alexandre Astruc.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 66 out of 751. Before him are Bengt Holmström (1949), Tarja Turunen (1977), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Väinö Linna (1920), and Mika Kaurismäki (1955). After him are Kaija Saariaho (1952), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Eero Aarnio (1932), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Marco Hietala (1966), and Juhani Aho (1861).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 3. Before him are Jean Sibelius (1865), and Bernhard Crusell (1775). After him are Kaija Saariaho (1952), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Selim Palmgren (1878), Martin Wegelius (1846), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Kalevi Aho (1949), Toivo Kuula (1883), and Joonas Kokkonen (1921).

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