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André Grétry

1741 - 1813

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André Ernest Modeste Grétry (French: [gʁɛtʁi]; baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. His music influenced Mozart and Beethoven both of whom wrote variations on his works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Grétry is the 144th most popular composer (up from 202nd in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 108th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Composer.

André Grétry is most famous for his operas. He was born in 1741 in Liège, Belgium and died in 1813 in Paris, France.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, André Grétry ranks 144 out of 1,451. Before him are John Field, Franz von Suppé, Sofia Gubaidulina, Pérotin, Giovanni Paisiello, and Nicola Porpora. After him are Johannes Ockeghem, Gregorio Allegri, Alfred Newman, Darius Milhaud, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, and Paul Dukas.

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Among people born in 1741, André Grétry ranks 5. Before him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter Simon Pallas, Princess Isabella of Parma, and Angelica Kauffman. After him are Henry Fuseli, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Emperor Momozono, Benedict Arnold, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Johann Kaspar Lavater, and Andrea Luchesi. Among people deceased in 1813, André Grétry ranks 5. Before him are Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Mikhail Kutuzov, Józef Poniatowski, and George Shaw. After him are Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Robert R. Livingston, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Christoph Martin Wieland, Jean-Andoche Junot, and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, André Grétry ranks 75 out of 1,190. Before him are Django Reinhardt (1910), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), Maxime Weygand (1867), and Quentin Matsys (1466). After him are Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Jacques Rogge (1942), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Agnès Varda (1928), Corneille Heymans (1892), and Father Damien (1840).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, André Grétry ranks 4. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), and César Franck (1822). After him are Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Adrian Willaert (1490), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Gilles Binchois (1400), Jacob Obrecht (1457), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), and Pierre De Geyter (1848).

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