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Johann Jakob Froberger

1616 - 1667

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Johann Jakob Froberger (baptized 19 May 1616 – 7 May 1667) was a German Baroque composer, keyboard virtuoso, and organist. Among the most famous composers of the era, he was influential in developing the musical form of the suite of dances in his keyboard works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Jakob Froberger has received more than 162,327 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Jakob Froberger is the 286th most popular composer (down from 273rd in 2019), the 1,159th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,062nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Composer.

Froberger is most famous for his harpsichord music. He was a virtuoso harpsichordist and composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 286 out of 1,451Before him are Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Antonio Lotti, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Alessandro Stradella, and Martin Agricola. After him are Johann van Beethoven, Hugo Alfvén, Friedrich Kuhlau, Keith Emerson, Alberto Ginastera, and Jaufre Rudel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1616, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 4Before him are John Wallis, Ferdinand Bol, and Carlo Dolci. After him are Anne Gonzaga, Thomas Bartholin, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Andreas Gryphius, Sébastien Bourdon, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Eustache Le Sueur, and Kuzma Minin. Among people deceased in 1667, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 7Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, Marie Louise Gonzaga, and Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur. After him are Alonzo Cano, Nicolas Sanson, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Peter Snayers, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, and Thomas de Keyser.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 1,159 out of 7,253Before him are Josef Terboven (1898), Adam Elsheimer (1578), Theodelinda (570), Franz Karl Achard (1753), Carl Clauberg (1898), and Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855). After him are Johann van Beethoven (1740), Sigmund Jähn (1937), James Mayer de Rothschild (1792), Pascual Jordan (1902), Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826), and Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929).

Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Jakob Froberger ranks 43Before him are Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Hanns Eisler (1898), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Carl Reinecke (1824), and Carl Stamitz (1745). After him are Johann van Beethoven (1740), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Georg Böhm (1661), Klaus Schulze (1947), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748), and Johann Schein (1586).