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Artur Kapp

1878 - 1952

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Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) was an Estonian composer. Born in Suure-Jaani, Estonia, then part of the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, he was the son of Joosep Kapp, who was also a classically trained musician. Kapp began his musical career studying organ at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory as a student of both Louis Homilius and composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1891. Kapp graduated from the Conservatory in 1900 as a composer and from 1904 until 1920 worked as a music director in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan, then returning to Estonia as a professor and conductor at the Tallinn Conservatory where he counted among his students such future notable Estonian composers as Evald Aav, Edgar Arro, Gustav Ernesaks, Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Riho Päts and Enn Võrk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artur Kapp is the 1,007th most popular composer (down from 999th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Estonian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Artur Kapp ranks 1,007 out of 1,451. Before him are William Christie, Wacław of Szamotuły, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Trevor Jones, Vasily Safonov, and Mykhailo Verbytskyi. After him are Jón Leifs, Hermann Goetz, Francesco Araja, Vagn Holmboe, Erkki Aaltonen, and Mikael Tariverdiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Artur Kapp ranks 161. Before him are Paul Renner, Chen Jiongming, Walther Katzenstein, Louise Dresser, Major Taylor, and Siamanto. After him are Ada Adler, Hans Carossa, Karl Hofer, Chen Qimei, Agner Krarup Erlang, and Nikolai Avksentiev. Among people deceased in 1952, Artur Kapp ranks 106. Before him are Filippos Karvelas, László Berti, Arturo Rawson, Alberto Savinio, Nikos Beloyannis, and Solomon Lozovsky. After him are Jonas Staugaitis, Sergey Merkurov, John Garfield, Roger Vitrac, Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Yakov Frenkel.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Artur Kapp ranks 117 out of 351. Before him are Miina Härma (1864), Alfred Schmidt (1898), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Otto Tief (1889), and Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805). After him are Oskar Luts (1887), Pavel Schilling (1786), Eve Kivi (1938), Johan Pitka (1872), Emma Asson (1889), and Vaino Väljas (1931).

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Among COMPOSERS In Estonia

Among composers born in Estonia, Artur Kapp ranks 11. Before him are Heino Eller (1887), Alexei Lvov (1798), Käbi Laretei (1922), Ester Mägi (1922), Juhan Aavik (1884), and Miina Härma (1864). After him are Rudolf Tobias (1873), Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Eino Tamberg (1930), Lepo Sumera (1950), Knudåge Riisager (1897), and Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959).

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