COMPOSER

Johan Svendsen

1840 - 1911

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Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark. Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, a cello concerto, and the Romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian Rhapsodies for orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Svendsen has received more than 115,888 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Johan Svendsen is the 418th most popular composer (down from 387th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Norway (down from 74th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Composer.

Johan Svendsen is most famous for his compositions of the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" and "Solveig's Song."

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  • 120k

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  • 58.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johan Svendsen ranks 418 out of 1,451. Before him are Ernest Bloch, Giovanni Legrenzi, Franz Schmidt, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Alexander Agricola, and Georg Muffat. After him are André Jolivet, Giuseppe Sammartini, James Newton Howard, Ferdinand Ries, Étienne Méhul, and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Johan Svendsen ranks 31. Before him are Hans Makart, Kuroda Kiyotaka, Sisowath of Cambodia, Princess Margaretha of Saxony, August Leskien, and Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. After him are Namık Kemal, William, Prince of Orange, Manuel de Arriaga, Emin Pasha, Marie Bracquemond, and George Smith. Among people deceased in 1911, Johan Svendsen ranks 25. Before him are Theodor Escherich, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Joseph Bell, Jozef Israëls, Jack Daniel, and Sister Nivedita. After him are Jules Brunet, Christian Bohr, Williamina Fleming, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Alexandre Guilmant, and George Johnstone Stoney.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Svendsen ranks 87 out of 1,039. Before him are Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Jan Garbarek (1947), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Thorleif Haug (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), and Axel Paulsen (1855). After him are Odvar Nordli (1927), Otto Sverdrup (1854), Arne Næss (1912), Erna Solberg (1961), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), and Kristian Birkeland (1867).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Johan Svendsen ranks 3. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), and Johan Halvorsen (1864). After him are Christian Sinding (1856), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Harald Sæverud (1897), Knut Nystedt (1915), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Klaus Egge (1906), and Arne Nordheim (1931).

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