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José Vianna da Motta

1868 - 1948

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José Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as 'Viana da Mota') (22 April 1868 – 1 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Vianna da Motta has received more than 61,895 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Vianna da Motta is the 1,153rd most popular composer (down from 980th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from São Tomé and Príncipe (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Composer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, José Vianna da Motta ranks 1,153 out of 1,451. Before him are Ernest Gold, Manolis Kalomiris, Cristóbal Halffter, Frank Churchill, Jānis Ivanovs, and Gunther Schuller. After him are Zakir Hussain, Vladimir Shainsky, Leigh Harline, Robert Planquette, Thomas Morley, and Paul Whiteman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, José Vianna da Motta ranks 161. Before him are Leonardus Nardus, Federico Tinoco Granados, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Maria Andreyeva, Heinrich Held, and Emilie Snethlage. After him are Edgar Adams, Meri Mangakāhia, Frederick Hovey, Sophia Hayden, Granville Bantock, and Kenjirō Tokutomi. Among people deceased in 1948, José Vianna da Motta ranks 149. Before him are Alfred Lacroix, Gregg Toland, May Whitty, Julius Curtius, Samuel P. Bush, and Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte. After him are Zhu Ziqing, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Alice Salomon, Bevil Rudd, Constantin Angelescu, and Kristine Bonnevie.

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In São Tomé and Príncipe

Among people born in São Tomé and Príncipe, José Vianna da Motta ranks 7 out of 17. Before him are Manuel Pinto da Costa (1937), Evaristo Carvalho (1942), Fradique de Menezes (1942), Miguel Trovoada (1937), Carlos Vila Nova (1959), and Nuno Espírito Santo (1974). After him are Carlos Graça (1931), Leonel Mário d'Alva (1935), Maria do Carmo Silveira (1961), Maria das Neves (1958), Joaquim Rafael Branco (1953), and Jorge Bom Jesus (1962).

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Among COMPOSERS In São Tomé and Príncipe

Among composers born in São Tomé and Príncipe, José Vianna da Motta ranks 1. 

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