COMPOSER

Jean Françaix

1912 - 1997

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Jean René Désiré Françaix (French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ]; 23 May 1912, in Le Mans – 25 September 1997, in Paris) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Françaix has received more than 147,256 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Françaix is the 638th most popular composer (down from 524th in 2019), the 2,650th most popular biography from France (down from 2,136th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jean Françaix ranks 638 out of 1,451. Before him are Diego Ortiz, Myroslav Skoryk, Domenico Dragonetti, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto Lecuona, and Alfred Newman. After him are Franz Waxman, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Joseph Leopold Eybler, Jean-François Dandrieu, Herms Niel, and Carl Zeller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Jean Françaix ranks 133. Before him are Kathleen Ferrier, Fritz Klingenberg, Margaret Scriven, Martha Scott, Josef Blösche, and Jure Francetić. After him are Boris Kidrič, Kristina Söderbaum, Laurean Rugambwa, Günther Lützow, Domingos da Guia, and Marcel Camus. Among people deceased in 1997, Jean Françaix ranks 103. Before him are Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Bo Widerberg, Félix Candela, Robert Serber, Shintaro Katsu, and Hans Robert Jauss. After him are Jean-Dominique Bauby, Laurean Rugambwa, Edward Mulhare, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Lyman Spitzer, and Peng Zhen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Françaix ranks 2,650 out of 6,770. Before him are Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639), Paul Ramadier (1888), Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846), Pierre Berthier (1782), Charles Renouvier (1815), and Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722). After him are Benoît de Sainte-Maure (1154), Émile Augier (1820), André Frossard (1915), Germain Pilon (1525), Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758), and Charles Chamberland (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jean Françaix ranks 90. Before him are Gabriel Pierné (1863), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), François Devienne (1759), Jehan Alain (1911), Léon Boëllmann (1862), and Claude Goudimel (1514). After him are Jean-François Dandrieu (1682), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Charles Lecocq (1832), Antoine François Marmontel (1816), Antoine Forqueray (1671), and Louise Farrenc (1804).

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