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Johann Kuhnau

1660 - 1722

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Johann Kuhnau (German: [ˈkuːnaʊ]; 6 April 1660 – 5 June 1722) was a German polymath, known primarily as a composer today. He was also active as a novelist, translator, lawyer, and music theorist, and was able to combine these activities with his duties in his official post as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, which he occupied for 21 years. Much of his music, including operas, masses, and other large-scale vocal works, is lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Kuhnau has received more than 119,472 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Johann Kuhnau is the 349th most popular composer (up from 360th in 2019), the 1,421st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,384th in 2019) and the 51st most popular German Composer.

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  • 28

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  • 7.65

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  • 2.15

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Kuhnau ranks 349 out of 1,451. Before him are Hans Leo Hassler, Frank Martin, György Kurtág, Louis Marchand, Elmer Bernstein, and Sergei Taneyev. After him are Germaine Tailleferre, Karl Richter, Vladimir Cosma, Josef Rheinberger, Hugo Riemann, and Ichirou Mizuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Johann Kuhnau ranks 9. Before him are Alessandro Scarlatti, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, André Campra, Hans Sloane, and Veronica Giuliani. After him are Andreas Schlüter, Johann Joseph Fux, Johann Patkul, Arnold Houbraken, Rafael Casanova, and Friedrich Hoffmann. Among people deceased in 1722, Johann Kuhnau ranks 7. Before him are Kangxi Emperor, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Bartholomew Roberts, John Toland, and Johann Adam Reincken. After him are Pierre Varignon, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, Claude Gillot, and Adriaen van der Werff.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Kuhnau ranks 1,421 out of 7,253. Before him are Tarkan (1972), Sepp Herberger (1897), Ralf Rangnick (1958), Hartmann Schedel (1440), Hartmann von Aue (1160), and Eduard Spranger (1882). After him are Michael Wolgemut (1434), Karl Richter (1926), Erdoğan Atalay (1966), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823), Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861), and Helmut Schön (1915).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Kuhnau ranks 51. Before him are Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Georg Böhm (1661), Klaus Schulze (1947), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748), Johann Schein (1586), and Hans Leo Hassler (1564). After him are Karl Richter (1926), Hugo Riemann (1849), Samuel Scheidt (1587), Wolfgang Wagner (1919), Carl Heinrich Graun (1704), and Johann Georg Pisendel (1687).

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