COMPOSER

Florent Schmitt

1870 - 1958

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Florent Schmitt (French pronunciation: [flɔʁã ʃmit]; 28 September 1870 – 17 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are La tragédie de Salome and Psaume XLVII (Psalm 47). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Florent Schmitt has received more than 126,626 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Florent Schmitt is the 484th most popular composer (down from 461st in 2019), the 2,050th most popular biography from France (down from 1,904th in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Composer.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Florent Schmitt ranks 484 out of 1,451. Before him are Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Johann Kirnberger, Oscar Straus, Igor Markevitch, Charles Auguste de Bériot, and Hans Christian Lumbye. After him are Antonio Sacchini, Dora Pejačević, Karel Svoboda, Simon Mayr, Arno Babajanian, and Giuseppe Sarti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Florent Schmitt ranks 58. Before him are Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, Vítězslav Novák, Alexandre Benois, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, and Oscar Straus. After him are Vladimir Purishkevich, Helge von Koch, Leopold Godowsky, Guillaume Lekeu, Emil Orlík, and David Riazanov. Among people deceased in 1958, Florent Schmitt ranks 47. Before him are Princess Louise of Orléans, Otto Abetz, Franz Bardon, Viktor Schauberger, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Johannes R. Becher. After him are Florian Znaniecki, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Johnston McCulley, Ludwig Crüwell, Aarre Merikanto, and Roger Byrne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Florent Schmitt ranks 2,050 out of 6,770. Before him are Christian Lacroix (1951), François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628), Louis Lavelle (1883), Michel Rocard (1930), Aldegonde (639), and Guillaume Cale (1350). After him are Paul Gavarni (1804), Albert Gleizes (1881), Otto, Duke of Burgundy (945), David Ginola (1967), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), and Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Florent Schmitt ranks 74. Before him are Franck Pourcel (1913), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Antoine Busnois (1430), Théodore Dubois (1837), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), and Maurice Duruflé (1902). After him are Alexandre Desplat (1961), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Jean-Féry Rebel (1666), Hervé (1825), Edgard Varèse (1883), and Louis Couperin (1626).

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