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Jānis Ivanovs

1906 - 1983

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Jānis Ivanovs (9 October 1906 [O.S. September 26] – 27 March 1983) was a Latvian composer whose later career took place in the Soviet Union. In 1931, he graduated from the Latvian State Conservatory in Riga. In 1944, he joined the conservatory's faculty, becoming a full professor in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jānis Ivanovs has received more than 35,356 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jānis Ivanovs is the 1,151st most popular composer (down from 1,068th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 121st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Composer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 1,151 out of 1,451. Before him are Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Betsy Jolas, Ernest Gold, Manolis Kalomiris, Cristóbal Halffter, and Frank Churchill. After him are Gunther Schuller, José Vianna da Motta, Zakir Hussain, Vladimir Shainsky, Leigh Harline, and Robert Planquette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 281. Before him are Virginia Hall, Wilfred Jackson, Hans Walzhofer, Wolfgang Koeppen, Vilmos Kohut, and Carl Benjamin Boyer. After him are Buddy Adler, Galo Plaza, Arthur Rudolph, Lon Chaney Jr., Erich Kähler, and Willy Hansen. Among people deceased in 1983, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 179. Before him are James Jamerson, Paavo Johansson, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Szolem Mandelbrojt, Edward Lawry Norton, and Barbara Karinska. After him are Clara Nunes, Ernst Degner, Odd Lundberg, Grigori Roshal, Dora Gabe, and Manuel Scorza.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 139 out of 323. Before him are Helmuts Balderis (1952), Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Eliyahu Rips (1948), Rutanya Alda (1942), Evika Siliņa (1975), and Jānis Daliņš (1904). After him are Werner Bergengruen (1892), Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838), Imants Ziedonis (1933), Indra Devi (1899), Valdis Birkavs (1942), and Andris Bērziņš (1951).

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Among COMPOSERS In Latvia

Among composers born in Latvia, Jānis Ivanovs ranks 5. Before him are Raimonds Pauls (1936), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Balys Dvarionas (1904), and Jāzeps Vītols (1863). After him are Emīls Dārziņš (1875), Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879), and Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977).

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