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Alexandre Guilmant

1837 - 1911

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Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (French pronunciation: [feliks alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡilmɑ̃]; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantorum de Paris. He was appointed as Professor of Organ in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1896. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre Guilmant is the 439th most popular composer (up from 513th in 2019), the 1,901st most popular biography from France (up from 2,138th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alexandre Guilmant ranks 439 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Schein, Yo-Yo Ma, Ethel Smyth, Ferdinand Ries, William Walton, and Leopold Koželuch. After him are Vladimir Cosma, Agostino Steffani, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Giovanni Pacini, Hugo Riemann, and Miki Matsubara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Alexandre Guilmant ranks 42. Before him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Pierre Auguste Cot, Georg Ebers, Nell Arthur, and Henry Draper. After him are Carolus-Duran, Théodore Dubois, Algernon Charles Swinburne, James Murray, Theodore Gill, and Ernest Guiraud. Among people deceased in 1911, Alexandre Guilmant ranks 26. Before him are Williamina Fleming, Johan Svendsen, Edward Whymper, Joseph Bell, Theodor Escherich, and Ahmed ‘Urabi. After him are Jules Brunet, Jozef Israëls, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, George Johnstone Stoney, Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko, and Frances Harper.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre Guilmant ranks 1,901 out of 6,770. Before him are Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Paul Laurens (1838), Michel Fourniret (1942), Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761), and Robert Desnos (1900). After him are Adrien Manglard (1695), Phillipe de Plessis (1165), Herleva (1003), Bixente Lizarazu (1969), Isabella of Bourbon (1437), and Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Alexandre Guilmant ranks 70. Before him are Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Georges Delerue (1925), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Georg Muffat (1653), and Yo-Yo Ma (1955). After him are Gabriel Pierné (1863), Jaufre Rudel (1125), Étienne Méhul (1763), Florent Schmitt (1870), Théodore Dubois (1837), and André Messager (1853).

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