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Ariel Ramírez

1921 - 2010

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Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions. Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ariel Ramírez is the 455th most popular composer (down from 399th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 85th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Argentinean Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ariel Ramírez ranks 455 out of 1,451. Before him are John Blow, Antonio de Cabezón, Pierre de la Rue, Bruno Maderna, Christoph Graupner, and Simon Mayr. After him are Stefano Landi, Alfred Einstein, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Heinrich Marschner, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, and Gabriel Pierné.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ariel Ramírez ranks 112. Before him are Leonardo Sciascia, Mary Douglas, Ben Bradlee, Jaroslav Drobný, Hannah Szenes, and Gavriil Ilizarov. After him are George Roy Hill, Gene Roddenberry, Oskar Gröning, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Angelica Rozeanu, and Stein Rokkan. Among people deceased in 2010, Ariel Ramírez ranks 76. Before him are Adriaan Blaauw, Mario Monicelli, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Israel Tal, Peter Graves, and Maurice Wilkes. After him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Malcolm McLaren, Antony Flew, Satoshi Kon, Pierre Hadot, and Iskandar of Johor.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Ariel Ramírez ranks 98 out of 1,154. Before him are Carlos Bianchi (1949), Héctor Yazalde (1946), Bernardino Rivadavia (1780), Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1926), Luis Carniglia (1917), and José Froilán González (1922). After him are Bernard Blier (1916), Ubaldo Fillol (1950), Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (1947), Jorge Burruchaga (1962), Juan Sebastián Verón (1975), and Silvina Ocampo (1903).

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Among COMPOSERS In Argentina

Among composers born in Argentina, Ariel Ramírez ranks 4. Before him are Astor Piazzolla (1921), Alberto Ginastera (1916), and Mauricio Kagel (1931). After him are Luis Bacalov (1933), Carlos Guastavino (1912), Mariano Mores (1918), and Osvaldo Golijov (1960).

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