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John Field

1782 - 1837

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John Field (26 July 1782, Dublin – 23 January 1837, Moscow) was an Irish pianist, composer and teacher widely credited as the creator of the nocturne. While other composers were writing in a similar style at this time, Field was the first to use the term 'Nocturne' specifically to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment. He was born into a musical family, in Dublin, and received his early education there, in particular with the Italian composer Tommaso Giordani. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Field has received more than 23,431 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). John Field is the 183rd most popular composer (up from 232nd in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Composer.

John Field is most famous for being a composer and pianist. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Moscow, Russia. Field is most famous for his Nocturnes, which are pieces of music that are played at night.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Field ranks 183 out of 1,216. Before him are Hugo Wolf, Baldassare Galuppi, Johann Stamitz, Giuseppe Torelli, Pauline Viardot, and Michael Haydn. After him are Bohuslav Martinů, Komitas, Howard Shore, Siegfried Wagner, Luciano Berio, and Louis Spohr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, John Field ranks 8. Before him are Niccolò Paganini, Friedrich Fröbel, Daoguang Emperor, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Caroline Bonaparte, and Daniel Auber. After him are Ivan Paskevich, Archduke John of Austria, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Vicente Guerrero, and William Miller. Among people deceased in 1837, John Field ranks 10. Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, John Constable, Hortense de Beauharnais, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Giacomo Leopardi, and Georg Büchner. After him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, François Gérard, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Philippe Buonarroti, and William George Horner.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Field ranks 26 out of 501. Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874), Laurence Sterne (1713), Enya (1961), Michael Collins (1890), Columbanus (540), and Michael D. Higgins (1941). After him are Joseph Murphy (1898), Lola Montez (1821), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Francis Beaufort (1774), Cillian Murphy (1976), and Bono (1960).

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Among COMPOSERS In Ireland

Among composers born in Ireland, John Field ranks 1. After him are Turlough O'Carolan (1670), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Michael William Balfe (1808), and Victor Herbert (1859).

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