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Jehan Alain

1911 - 1940

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Jehan-Aristide Paul Alain ([ʒɑ̃ aʁist alɛ̃]; 3 February 1911 – 20 June 1940) was a French organist, composer, and soldier. Born into a family of musicians, he learned the organ from his father and a host of other teachers, becoming a composer at 18, and composing until the outbreak of the Second World War 10 years later. His compositional style was influenced by the musical language of the earlier Claude Debussy, as well as his interest in music, dance and philosophy of the far east. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jehan Alain has received more than 147,647 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jehan Alain is the 609th most popular composer (down from 576th in 2019), the 2,525th most popular biography from France (down from 2,364th in 2019) and the 87th most popular French Composer.

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  • 25

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  • 6.72

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  • 2.11

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jehan Alain ranks 609 out of 1,451. Before him are Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Tikhon Khrennikov, Korla Awgust Kocor, Francesco Feo, Agustín Lara, and Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. After him are Spyridon Samaras, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Helmut Lachenmann, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Ildebrando Pizzetti, and Kurt Atterberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jehan Alain ranks 109. Before him are John C. Woods, Prince Carl Bernadotte, Andor Lilienthal, Merle Oberon, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, and David Ogilvy. After him are Simone Simon, Joe Rosenthal, Renato Guttuso, Leah Goldberg, Koçi Xoxe, and Otto Baum. Among people deceased in 1940, Jehan Alain ranks 67. Before him are Lewis Hine, Marie Krøyer, Willi Münzenberg, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Phan Bội Châu, and Luigi Orione. After him are Henri Desgrange, Janina Lewandowska, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Alfred Loisy, Gjergj Fishta, and Robert Hichens.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jehan Alain ranks 2,525 out of 6,770. Before him are Zaz (1980), Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (1940), Antoine-Louis Barye (1795), Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821), Charles Xavier Thomas (1785), and Georges Ohnet (1848). After him are Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846), Jean Prouvé (1901), Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Édouard Drumont (1844), Jean-Marie Duhamel (1797), and Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jehan Alain ranks 87. Before him are Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Pierre Henry (1927), Henri Duparc (1848), Gabriel Pierné (1863), Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711), and François Devienne (1759). After him are Léon Boëllmann (1862), Claude Goudimel (1514), Jean Françaix (1912), Jean-François Dandrieu (1682), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), and Charles Lecocq (1832).

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