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Gaspar Sanz

1640 - 1710

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Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma (April 4, 1640 (baptized) – 1710), better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaspar Sanz has received more than 151,036 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspar Sanz is the 462nd most popular composer (down from 458th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from Spain (down from 584th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gaspar Sanzs by language

Over the past year Gaspar Sanz has had the most page views in the with 16,672 views, followed by Spanish (11,103), and German (2,576). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (92.09%), Czech (57.37%), and Hebrew (44.38%)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gaspar Sanz ranks 462 out of 1,451. Before him are Christoph Graupner, Johann Gottfried Walther, Franck Pourcel, Georgy Sviridov, Hans Pfitzner, and Mélanie Bonis. After him are Giovanni Pacini, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Jean Absil, Vítězslav Novák, and Antoine Busnois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Gaspar Sanz ranks 9. Before him are Man in the Iron Mask, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, La Voisin, and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. After him are Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Abraham Mignon, Philippe de La Hire, and Mariana Alcoforado. Among people deceased in 1710, Gaspar Sanz ranks 7. Before him are Ole Rømer, Louise de La Vallière, Emperor Higashiyama, Hennig Brand, Bernardo Pasquini, and Louis, Prince of Condé. After him are Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild, and Gottfried Kirch.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gaspar Sanz ranks 610 out of 3,355. Before him are Mateo Alemán (1547), Fernando Vérgez Alzaga (1945), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), Víctor Valdés (1982), Sabino Arana (1865), and Pirri (1945). After him are Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828), Manuel Orantes (1949), Estanislau Basora (1926), Luis de la Fuente (1961), Clara Campoamor (1888), and Muhammad II of Granada (1235).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Gaspar Sanz ranks 11. Before him are Enrique Granados (1867), Jordi Savall (1941), Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), Federico Mompou (1893), and Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806). After him are Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Luis de Milán (1500), Diego Ortiz (1510), and Xavier Cugat (1900).

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