COMPOSER

Rudolf Tobias

1873 - 1918

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Rudolf Tobias (29 May [O.S. 17 May] 1873 – 29 October 1918) was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Tobias has received more than 50,746 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Tobias is the 1,099th most popular composer (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 116th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Estonian Composer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Rudolf Tobias ranks 1,099 out of 1,451. Before him are Karl Klindworth, Emil Młynarski, Arturo Márquez, Klaus Badelt, W. C. Handy, and Abdylas Maldybaev. After him are Zygmunt Noskowski, Rudolf Friml, Kārlis Baumanis, Harry Partch, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, and Alexander Moyzes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Rudolf Tobias ranks 143. Before him are Jan Janský, E. T. Whittaker, Oscar von Sydow, Al Smith, W. C. Handy, and Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Leo Slezak, Marcel Boulenger, Ivan Babushkin, Rosa Sensat, Eduardo Schaerer, and Georges Theunis. Among people deceased in 1918, Rudolf Tobias ranks 141. Before him are Savva Mamontov, Victor Willems, Milan Neralić, Toivo Kuula, Lucretia Garfield, and Bohumil Kubišta. After him are John McCrae, Marcel Deprez, Ali Aaltonen, Henry Macintosh, Thérèse Schwartze, and Nigâr Hanım.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Rudolf Tobias ranks 127 out of 351. Before him are Juhan Kukk (1885), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Pavel Schilling (1786), Andres Tarand (1940), and Konrad Mägi (1878). After him are Alfred Schmidt (1898), Ragnar Nurkse (1907), Heino Kruus (1926), Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), Jüri Tamm (1957), and Arnold Meri (1919).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Rudolf Tobias ranks 10. Before him are Eduard Tubin (1905), Heino Eller (1887), Käbi Laretei (1922), Juhan Aavik (1884), Alexei Lvov (1798), and Artur Kapp (1878). After him are Ester Mägi (1922), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Eino Tamberg (1930), Miina Härma (1864), and Artur Lemba (1885).

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