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Gabriel Fauré

1845 - 1924

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Gabriel Urbain Fauré (French: [ɡabʁi.ɛl yʁbɛ̃ foʁe]; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gabriel Fauré has received more than 1,532,722 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Gabriel Fauré is the 77th most popular composer (up from 80th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from France (up from 287th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Composer.

Gabriel Fauré is most famous for his piano compositions.

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  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gabriel Fauré ranks 77 out of 1,216. Before him are Alexander Borodin, Johann Pachelbel, Anton Webern, Josquin des Prez, Jules Massenet, and Dieterich Buxtehude. After him are Franz Lehár, Carl Czerny, Nino Rota, Hans Zimmer, Luigi Boccherini, and César Franck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Gabriel Fauré ranks 6. Before him are Wilhelm Röntgen, Alexander III of Russia, Georg Cantor, Ludwig II of Bavaria, and George I of Greece. After him are Gabriel Lippmann, Carl Spitteler, Amadeo I of Spain, Élie Metchnikoff, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, and Ludwig III of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1924, Gabriel Fauré ranks 9. Before him are Giacomo Puccini, Woodrow Wilson, Anatole France, Joseph Conrad, Alfred Marshall, and Louis Sullivan. After him are Carl Spitteler, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Frances Hodgson Burnett, George Mallory, Ferruccio Busoni, and Robert Nivelle.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gabriel Fauré ranks 276 out of 6,011. Before him are Désirée Clary (1777), François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), Camille Claudel (1864), John the Fearless (1371), Jean Gabin (1904), and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640). After him are Henry I of France (1008), Simone Weil (1909), Germaine de Staël (1766), Pope Urban IV (1185), Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), and Anne of Brittany (1477).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Gabriel Fauré ranks 12. Before him are Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Erik Satie (1866), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Charles Gounod (1818), Josquin des Prez (1450), and Jules Massenet (1842). After him are Olivier Messiaen (1908), François Couperin (1668), Léo Delibes (1836), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Francis Poulenc (1899), and Adolphe Adam (1803).

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