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Anton Reicha

1770 - 1836

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Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best remembered for his substantial early contributions to the wind quintet literature and his role as teacher of pupils including Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and César Franck. He was also an accomplished theorist, and wrote several treatises on various aspects of composition. Some of his theoretical work dealt with experimental methods of composition, which he applied in a variety of works such as fugues and études for piano and string quartet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Reicha is the 278th most popular composer (down from 255th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 126th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Czech Composer.

Anton Reicha was a Czech composer, pianist, and music theorist. He is most famous for his contributions to the teaching of music theory and composition.

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Among composers, Anton Reicha ranks 278 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Christoph Bach, Friedrich Kuhlau, Steve Reich, Miklós Rózsa, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, and Henryk Górecki. After him are Uzeyir Hajibeyov, György Kurtág, Hanns Eisler, Franz Xaver Gruber, Eduard Hanslick, and Anton Arensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Anton Reicha ranks 13. Before him are William Wordsworth, William Clark, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, François Gérard, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski. After him are Theodoros Kolokotronis, Manuel Belgrano, Thomas Johann Seebeck, Princess Carolina of Parma, Alexandre Pétion, and George Canning. Among people deceased in 1836, Anton Reicha ranks 16. Before him are Nathan Mayer Rothschild, James Mill, and Princess Wilhelmine of Baden. After him are Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Anthony of Saxony, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Aaron Burr, William Henry, James Bowie, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Carle Vernet.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 131 out of 1,200. Before him are Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821), Jan Švankmajer (1934), Daniel Swarovski (1862), Emilie Schindler (1907), Věra Čáslavská (1942), and Mojmir I of Moravia (795). After him are Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888), Alfred Brendel (1931), Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932), Stanislav Grof (1931), Adalbert Stifter (1805), and Rudolf Slánský (1901).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Anton Reicha ranks 11. Before him are Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Josef Mysliveček (1737), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), and Josef Suk (1874). After him are Eduard Hanslick (1825), Franz Benda (1709), Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Julius Fučík (1872), Georg Benda (1722), and Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760).

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