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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 139,105 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jehan Alain is the 576th most popular composer (down from 533rd in 2019), the 2,372nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,173rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular French Composer.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.90

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  • 2.05

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jehan Alain ranks 576 out of 1,216. Before him are Alexander Gretchaninov, Leopold Koželuch, Johann Adam Hiller, Maddalena Casulana, Tielman Susato, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. After him are Rikard Nordraak, Ernesto Lecuona, Robert Fuchs, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Ernest Guiraud, and Alexandre Desplat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jehan Alain ranks 104. Before him are Danny Kaye, Martin Sandberger, Carlos Marighella, Peter van Eyck, Teddy Kollek, and Franz Binder. After him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Birger Ruud, Simone Simon, Annie M. G. Schmidt, Clara Rockmore, and Randolph Churchill. Among people deceased in 1940, Jehan Alain ranks 61. Before him are Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Alfred Loisy, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Marie Krøyer. After him are Luigi Orione, Édouard Branly, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Jan Kubelík, Gjergj Fishta, and Willi Münzenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jehan Alain ranks 2,372 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Paulhan (1884), Pierre Berthier (1782), Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772), Yannick Noah (1960), and Charles Xavier Thomas (1785). After him are Gabriel Matzneff (1936), Eugène Fromentin (1820), Elena Poniatowska (1932), Jean Lefebvre (1919), Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788), and Yolanda of Courtenay (1197).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jehan Alain ranks 83. Before him are Jean Françaix (1912), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Gabriel Pierné (1863), Louis Couperin (1626), Pierre Henry (1927), and François Devienne (1759). After him are Alexandre Desplat (1961), Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673), George Onslow (1784), Antoine François Marmontel (1816), and Claude Goudimel (1514).

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