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Alexandre Levy

1864 - 1892

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Alexandre Levy (10 November 1864 – 17 January 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor. Born in São Paulo, he pioneered a fusion of classical composition with Brazil's popular folk music and rhythms. Levy died prematurely at the age of 27, an early member of the 27 Club age. His hometown grants a prestigious award in his name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre Levy is the 1,275th most popular composer (down from 1,224th in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 627th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Brazilian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alexandre Levy ranks 1,275 out of 1,451. Before him are Vladimir Martynov, Florence Price, Vincent Youmans, Klaus Egge, Pauline Oliveros, and Federico Chueca. After him are Conlon Nancarrow, Mikhail Gnessin, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Toshio Hosokawa, Maurice Greene, and Władysław Żeleński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Alexandre Levy ranks 159. Before him are F. Holland Day, Alberto Nepomuceno, Hanna Pauli, Charles Dawson, Sergei Zubatov, and Emil Kellenberger. After him are Elinor Glyn, Emine Semiye Önasya, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Thomas Walker Arnold, Cosmo Gordon Lang, and Alice Davenport. Among people deceased in 1892, Alexandre Levy ranks 82. Before him are Sereno Watson, Dimitrios Valvis, Johan Sverdrup, John Greenleaf Whittier, Georgi Valkovich, and Juana Manuela Gorriti. After him are Teréz Karacs, James Skivring Smith, Harry Atkinson, Edward Augustus Freeman, and Newton Booth.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alexandre Levy ranks 721 out of 2,236. Before him are Daniela Mercury (1965), Alexandre Lopes (1974), Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (1905), Gilberto (1976), Valdomiro (1946), and Washington (1975). After him are Georgina de Albuquerque (1885), Davi Cortes da Silva (1963), Amauri (1980), Alessandro Santos (1977), Macris (null), and Casimiro de Abreu (1839).

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Among COMPOSERS In Brazil

Among composers born in Brazil, Alexandre Levy ranks 10. Before him are Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ary Barroso (1903), Francisco Mignone (1897), Cláudio Santoro (1919), and Alberto Nepomuceno (1864).

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