COMPOSER

Jacques Ibert

1890 - 1962

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Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I. Ibert pursued a successful composing career, writing (sometimes in collaboration with other composers) seven operas, five ballets, incidental music for plays and films, works for piano solo, choral works, and chamber music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Ibert has received more than 238,169 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Ibert is the 249th most popular composer (up from 253rd in 2019), the 1,137th most popular biography from France (up from 1,167th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Composer.

Jacques Ibert is most famous for his composition "Escales" in which he combines jazz and classical music.

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  • 61.72

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jacques Ibert ranks 249 out of 1,451. Before him are Albert Roussel, Alfred Schnittke, Francesco Durante, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Otto Nicolai, and Pierre Schaeffer. After him are Ambroise Thomas, Clemens Krauss, Emmanuel Chabrier, Francesco Geminiani, Marcel Dupré, and Anton Reicha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Jacques Ibert ranks 43. Before him are Elsa Schiaparelli, Anthony Fokker, Groucho Marx, Beniamino Gigli, Ronald Fisher, and Nikolai Trubetzkoy. After him are Vannevar Bush, Habibullāh Kalakāni, Viktor Lutze, Moša Pijade, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and Li Zongren. Among people deceased in 1962, Jacques Ibert ranks 33. Before him are Alfred Cortot, Bruno Walter, Joseph Berchtold, Hans Lammers, Ronald Fisher, and Ivan Meštrović. After him are C. Wright Mills, Stuart Sutcliffe, Hanns Eisler, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Georgios Papanikolaou, and Killing of Peter Fechter.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Ibert ranks 1,137 out of 6,770. Before him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), Lionel Jospin (1937), Pierre Schaeffer (1910), Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), and Edmond Becquerel (1820). After him are Pierre Brice (1929), Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Bertran de Born (1140), Ambroise Thomas (1811), and Louise of France (1737).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jacques Ibert ranks 39. Before him are Pauline Viardot (1821), Lili Boulanger (1893), Ernest Chausson (1855), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), Albert Roussel (1869), and Pierre Schaeffer (1910). After him are Ambroise Thomas (1811), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Marcel Dupré (1886), Fromental Halévy (1799), Georges Auric (1899), and Louis-Claude Daquin (1694).

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