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Johann Krieger

1651 - 1735

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Johann Krieger (28 December 1651 – 18 July 1735) was a German composer and organist, younger brother of Johann Philipp Krieger. Born in Nuremberg, he worked at Bayreuth, Zeitz, and Greiz before settling in Zittau. He was one of the most important keyboard composers of his day, highly esteemed by, among others, George Frideric Handel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Krieger has received more than 57,485 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Krieger is the 747th most popular composer (down from 711th in 2019), the 2,843rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,634th in 2019) and the 114th most popular German Composer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Krieger ranks 747 out of 1,216. Before him are Heinrich Scheidemann, Helmut Walcha, Armando Trovajoli, Conradin Kreutzer, Jacob van Eyck, and Giacomo Antonio Perti. After him are Anton Walter, Giuseppe Martucci, Gabriel Yared, Pierre Attaingnant, Louise Farrenc, and Edmond Audran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, Johann Krieger ranks 14. Before him are Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Dimitry of Rostov, and Joseph Vaz. After him are William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Louis Antoine de Noailles. Among people deceased in 1735, Johann Krieger ranks 12. Before him are Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Robert de Cotte, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Carlo Ruzzini. After him are Peter Artedi, Petr Brandl, George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Jacob Bruce, Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark, and John Arbuthnot.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Krieger ranks 2,843 out of 6,142. Before him are Armin Hary (1937), Philipp von Boeselager (1917), Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804), Charles Elliot (1801), Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1787), and Gertrud von Le Fort (1876). After him are Anton Walter (1752), Judith of Thuringia (1135), Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850), Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719), Auguste von Harrach (1800), and John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Krieger ranks 114. Before him are Norbert Burgmüller (1810), Ferdinand David (1810), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), Heinrich Scheidemann (1596), Helmut Walcha (1907), and Conradin Kreutzer (1780). After him are Anton Walter (1752), Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720), Hans von Koessler (1853), Johann Rosenmüller (1619), Werner Egk (1901), and Paul Ben-Haim (1897).

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