COMPOSER

Ernst Toch

1887 - 1964

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Ernst Toch (German: [ˈtɔχ]; 7 December 1887 – 1 October 1964) was an Austrian composer of European classical music and film scores, who from 1933 worked as an émigré in Paris, London and New York. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Toch has received more than 119,100 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Toch is the 883rd most popular composer (up from 894th in 2019), the 666th most popular biography from Austria (down from 635th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Austrian Composer.

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  • 51.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ernst Toch ranks 883 out of 1,451. Before him are Per Nørgård, Henri Tomasi, Galina Ustvolskaya, Albéric Magnard, Martin Wegelius, and David Del Tredici. After him are Giuseppe Martucci, Loyset Compère, Franz Tunder, Philippe Gaubert, Mateo Flecha, and Sándor Veress.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ernst Toch ranks 160. Before him are Peter Arshinov, Marc Mitscher, Hector Hodler, Alan Cunningham, Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, and Aldo Leopold. After him are Armen Ohanian, Josef Frings, Maria Jeritza, Pyotr Nesterov, Govind Ballabh Pant, and Alvin York. Among people deceased in 1964, Ernst Toch ranks 99. Before him are Abbās al-Aqqād, Sofoklis Venizelos, Bernhard Goetzke, Eugen Sänger, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Rickard Sandler. After him are Ary Barroso, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Joseph Schildkraut, Aloïse Corbaz, Alvin York, and Rudolph Maté.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ernst Toch ranks 666 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans Hermann Groër (1919), Saint Sturm (704), Friedrich Cerha (1926), Richard Tauber (1891), Johann Georg Hiedler (1792), and Otto Herschmann (1877). After him are Maria Wodzińska (1819), Marc Girardelli (1963), Karin Kneissl (1965), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1582), Alfons Maria Stickler (1910), and Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1769).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Ernst Toch ranks 49. Before him are Carl Millöcker (1842), Hans Rott (1858), Joseph Weigl (1766), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), Emil von Reznicek (1860), and Friedrich Cerha (1926). After him are Leopold Hofmann (1738), Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828), Joseph Marx (1882), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Ignaz Holzbauer (1711), and Egon Wellesz (1885).

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