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Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller

1806 - 1874

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Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, generally known as Friedrich Burgmuller (4 December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German pianist and composer during the Romantic period. He is perhaps best known for his three collections of children's etudes (or "teaching pieces") for the piano, particularly his Op. 100 "25 Études faciles et progressives" (25 Easy and Progressive Studies) for early intermediate students. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller has received more than 177,349 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller is the 296th most popular musician (down from 276th in 2019), the 1,414th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,332nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Musician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

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  • 1.86

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 296 out of 3,175. Before him are Art Tatum, Leopold Auer, Sixto Rodriguez, Terpander, André Previn, and Riccardo Cocciante. After him are Jerry Reed, Lisa Gerrard, David Popper, Salif Keita, Barış Manço, and Carl Michael Bellman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 14. Before him are Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Omar Pasha, William Webb Ellis, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. After him are Charles Gleyre, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, and Duchenne de Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1874, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 12. Before him are David Strauss, Johann Philipp Reis, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Josiah Warren, Marià Fortuny, and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira. After him are Charles Gleyre, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Moritz von Jacobi, Constantin von Tischendorf, Cochise, and Hans Christian Lumbye.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 1,414 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Reiche (1903), Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849), Joachim Sauer (1949), Marie-Louise von Franz (1915), Bernt Notke (1435), and Brigitte Helm (1906). After him are Tarkan (1972), Sepp Herberger (1897), Ralf Rangnick (1958), Hartmann Schedel (1440), Hartmann von Aue (1160), and Eduard Spranger (1882).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 12. Before him are Hans von Bülow (1830), James Last (1929), Klaus Nomi (1944), Rudolf Schenker (1948), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), and André Previn (1929). After him are Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), Paul Landers (1964), Florian Schneider (1947), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Christian Lorenz (1966).

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