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Vítězslav Novák

1870 - 1949

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Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (5 December 1870 – 18 July 1949) was a Czech composer and academic teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Stylistically, he was part of the neo-romantic tradition, and his music is considered an important example of Czech modernism.: 155  He worked towards a strong Czech identity in culture after the country became independent in 1918. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vítězslav Novák has received more than 87,464 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Vítězslav Novák is the 483rd most popular composer (up from 485th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 216th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Czech Composer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Vítězslav Novák ranks 483 out of 1,216. Before him are Henri Duparc, Antonio Sacchini, Luigi Rossi, Carl Friedrich Zelter, Ferdinando Paer, and Neville Marriner. After him are Wilhelm Stenhammar, Hans Pfitzner, Franz Xaver Richter, Reinhard Keiser, Robert Stolz, and Danny Elfman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Vítězslav Novák ranks 55. Before him are Marianne Weber, Michael Rostovtzeff, Princess Henriette of Belgium, Vladimir Purishkevich, Helge von Koch, and Florent Schmitt. After him are Alexandre Benois, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Herbert Kilpin, François Georges-Picot, Reginald Lee, and Georges Claude. Among people deceased in 1949, Vítězslav Novák ranks 49. Before him are Joaquín Turina, Yoshijirō Umezu, Maurice Blondel, Otto Wächter, Hanns Albin Rauter, and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria. After him are Walter Buch, Hans Pfitzner, Ellery Harding Clark, Henry McMahon, Prince Harald of Denmark, and Ivan Poddubny.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vítězslav Novák ranks 221 out of 973. Before him are Erwin Schulhoff (1894), Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia (970), Pavel Haas (1899), Karel Brückner (1939), Wojciech Żywny (1756), and Toyen (1902). After him are Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Jan Saudek (1935), Miloš Jakeš (1922), Zdeněk Zeman (1947), Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751), and Anna Chromý (1940).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Vítězslav Novák ranks 23. Before him are Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760), Georg Benda (1722), Zdeněk Fibich (1850), Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Erwin Schulhoff (1894), and Pavel Haas (1899). After him are Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Karel Svoboda (1938), Hans Krása (1899), Antonio Rosetti (1746), Leopold Koželuch (1747), and Alois Hába (1893).

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