COMPOSER

Ernest Bloch

1880 - 1959

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Ernest Bloch (; German: [blɔx]; July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the greatest Swiss composers in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Bloch has received more than 357,900 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Bloch is the 412th most popular composer (down from 340th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 129th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ernest Bloch ranks 412 out of 1,451Before him are Maria Szymanowska, Franz Schreker, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Richard Rodgers, Luigi Dallapiccola, and Stefano Landi. After him are Giovanni Legrenzi, Franz Schmidt, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Alexander Agricola, Georg Muffat, and Johan Svendsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Ernest Bloch ranks 49Before him are Adam Czerniaków, Ugo Cavallero, Alfred Einstein, Martiros Saryan, Charles Huntziger, and Elizabeth of the Trinity. After him are Mikhail Tomsky, Marie-Louise Meilleur, Elias, Duke of Parma, Archie Hahn, Robert Stolz, and Grock. Among people deceased in 1959, Ernest Bloch ranks 44Before him are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, D. F. Malan, Ichirō Hatoyama, Barthélemy Boganda, Cecil B. DeMille, and Sisavang Vong. After him are Zhang Jinghui, Elias, Duke of Parma, William Halsey Jr., Grock, Edvard Eriksen, and Aleksandar Tsankov.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Ernest Bloch ranks 157 out of 1,015Before him are Jakob Ammann (1644), Auguste Forel (1848), Köbi Kuhn (1943), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Max Bill (1908), and Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274). After him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919), Charles Bally (1865), Kurt Huber (1893), Édouard Claparède (1873), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), and Ernest Ansermet (1883).

Among COMPOSERS In Switzerland

Among composers born in Switzerland, Ernest Bloch ranks 4Before him are Siegfried Wagner (1869), Sigismond Thalberg (1812), and Frank Martin (1890). After him are Ernest Ansermet (1883), Grock (1880), Joachim Raff (1822), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), Heinz Holliger (1939), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Ludwig Senfl (1486), and Louis Niedermeyer (1802).