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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 119,601 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Florent Schmitt is the 461st most popular composer (up from 469th in 2019), the 1,911th most popular biography from France (up from 1,939th in 2019) and the 69th most popular French Composer.

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  • 26

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  • 6.67

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Florent Schmitt ranks 461 out of 1,216Before him are Maurice Duruflé, Michael Kamen, Franz Schmidt, Gaspar Sanz, Giacinto Scelsi, and Stefano Landi. After him are Richard Rodgers, George Crumb, Raimonds Pauls, Franck Pourcel, Simon Mayr, and Grock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Florent Schmitt ranks 54Before him are Leopold Godowsky, Marianne Weber, Michael Rostovtzeff, Princess Henriette of Belgium, Vladimir Purishkevich, and Helge von Koch. After him are Vítězslav Novák, Alexandre Benois, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Herbert Kilpin, François Georges-Picot, and Reginald Lee. Among people deceased in 1958, Florent Schmitt ranks 45Before him are Nuri al-Said, Wilhelm Zaisser, Viktor Schauberger, Franz Bardon, Mikhail Zoshchenko, and Luigi Musso. After him are Otto Abetz, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Florian Znaniecki, Edward Weston, Roger Byrne, and Ludwig Crüwell.

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In France

Among people born in France, Florent Schmitt ranks 1,911 out of 6,011Before him are André Courrèges (1923), François Faber (1887), Constant Troyon (1810), John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), Louis-François de Boufflers (1644), and Phillipe de Plessis (1165). After him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), Patrick Dewaere (1947), Jeanne Lanvin (1867), Jacques Dutronc (1943), and Edmond François Valentin About (1828).

Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Florent Schmitt ranks 69Before him are André Jolivet (1905), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (1640), Étienne Méhul (1763), Louis Durey (1888), and Maurice Duruflé (1902). After him are Franck Pourcel (1913), Henri Duparc (1848), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Antoine Busnois (1430), Théodore Dubois (1837), and Hervé (1825).