COMPOSER

Hans Christian Lumbye

1810 - 1874

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Hans Christian Lumbye (Danish pronunciation: [lɔmˈpyː]; 2 May 1810 – 20 March 1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops, among other things. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Christian Lumbye has received more than 67,269 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Hans Christian Lumbye is the 483rd most popular composer (up from 637th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 233rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 67k

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  • 62.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Hans Christian Lumbye ranks 483 out of 1,451. Before him are Remo Giazotto, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Johann Kirnberger, Oscar Straus, Igor Markevitch, and Charles Auguste de Bériot. After him are Florent Schmitt, Antonio Sacchini, Dora Pejačević, Karel Svoboda, Simon Mayr, and Arno Babajanian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Hans Christian Lumbye ranks 29. Before him are Asa Gray, Ferenc Erkel, Constant Troyon, Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, and Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet. After him are Howard Staunton, Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Ole Bull, Jules Perrot, Wilhelm Marstrand, and Juan Bautista Alberdi. Among people deceased in 1874, Hans Christian Lumbye ranks 18. Before him are Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Charles Gleyre, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Moritz von Jacobi, Constantin von Tischendorf, and Cochise. After him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Peter Cornelius, Howard Staunton, Ilija Garašanin, Countess of Ségur, and Peter Andreas Hansen.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Christian Lumbye ranks 194 out of 1,032. Before him are Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520), Connie Nielsen (1965), Carl Værnet (1893), Jens Juel (1745), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), and Jan Gehl (1936). After him are Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), Princess Louise of Denmark (1750), Poul Nielsen (1891), Annette Stroyberg (1936), Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737), and Hastein (810).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Hans Christian Lumbye ranks 3. Before him are Carl Nielsen (1865), and Niels Gade (1817). After him are Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), Rued Langgaard (1893), Per Nørgård (1932), Emil Hartmann (1836), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Jesper Kyd (1972), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), and Poul Ruders (1949).

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