COMPOSER

Oskar Merikanto

1868 - 1924

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Oskar Merikanto (pronounced [ˈoskɑr ˈmeriˌkɑnto] ; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868, Helsinki – 17 February 1924, Hausjärvi-Oitti) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and his extensive œuvre includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over 100 of each).: 55  Of the latter, he is best remembered for: Summer Evening Waltz (Kesäillan valssi, Op. 1), Romance (Romanssi, Op. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Merikanto has received more than 75,218 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Merikanto is the 660th most popular composer (up from 707th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Finland (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Oskar Merikanto ranks 660 out of 1,451Before him are Sergei Bortkiewicz, Heinz Holliger, Péter Eötvös, Sun Ra, Anton Schindler, and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. After him are Johann Friedrich Agricola, Jacob van Eyck, Johann Schobert, Johann Strauss III, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, and William Boyce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Oskar Merikanto ranks 91Before him are Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Wilhelm Schmidt, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, Robert W. Wood, Alois Musil, and Camille Jenatzy. After him are Giovanni Giacometti, Jaan Tõnisson, Ivan Regen, Cai Yuanpei, Max Slevogt, and Lauri Ingman. Among people deceased in 1924, Oskar Merikanto ranks 54Before him are Emile Claus, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, E. Nesbit, Louis Delluc, Hans Thoma, and Andrew Irvine. After him are Sergei Lyapunov, F. H. Bradley, Mikhail Rodzianko, Àngel Guimerà, Azem Galica, and Jean-François Raffaëlli.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Oskar Merikanto ranks 107 out of 751Before him are Mauritz Stiller (1883), Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Renny Harlin (1959), Jörn Donner (1933), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), and Karl-August Fagerholm (1901). After him are Mika Salo (1966), Matti Vanhanen (1955), Anders Chydenius (1729), Lauri Ingman (1868), Matti Pellonpää (1951), and Eero Mäntyranta (1937).

Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Oskar Merikanto ranks 5Before him are Jean Sibelius (1865), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), and Kaija Saariaho (1952). After him are Selim Palmgren (1878), Martin Wegelius (1846), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Kalevi Aho (1949), Toivo Kuula (1883), and Joonas Kokkonen (1921).