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Bohuslav Martinů

1890 - 1959

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Bohuslav Jan Martinů (Czech: [ˈboɦuslaf ˈmarcɪnuː] ; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and instrumental works. He became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and briefly studied under Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk. After leaving Czechoslovakia in 1923 for Paris, Martinů deliberately withdrew from the Romantic style in which he had been trained. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bohuslav Martinů is the 119th most popular composer (up from 164th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 71st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Composer.

Bohuslav Martinů is most famous for his musical compositions, including symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and ballets.

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Among composers, Bohuslav Martinů ranks 119 out of 1,451. Before him are Muzio Clementi, Francisco Tárrega, Paul Hindemith, György Ligeti, Carlo Gesualdo, and Manuel de Falla. After him are Emmerich Kálmán, Giulio Caccini, Max Bruch, Adolphe Adam, Edgard Varèse, and Carl Nielsen.

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Among people born in 1890, Bohuslav Martinů ranks 20. Before him are George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, Bacha Khan, Colonel Sanders, Stan Laurel, and Man Ray. After him are Walther Funk, Carlos Gardel, El Lissitzky, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Robert Ley, and Franz Werfel. Among people deceased in 1959, Bohuslav Martinů ranks 11. Before him are Adolf Windaus, Frank Lloyd Wright, Cecil B. DeMille, Ante Pavelić, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, and Gérard Philipe. After him are Billie Holiday, Raymond Chandler, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Boris Vian, D. F. Malan, and William Halsey Jr..

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Bohuslav Martinů ranks 48 out of 1,200. Before him are Miloš Zeman (1944), Bernard Bolzano (1781), Klement Gottwald (1896), Karl Kautsky (1854), Adolf Loos (1870), and Johann Palisa (1848). After him are Václav Klaus (1941), Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289), Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Madeleine Albright (1937), Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1547), and Emil Hácha (1872).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Bohuslav Martinů ranks 5. Before him are Gustav Mahler (1860), Antonín Dvořák (1841), Bedřich Smetana (1824), and Leoš Janáček (1854). After him are Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Josef Mysliveček (1737), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), Josef Suk (1874), Anton Reicha (1770), and Eduard Hanslick (1825).

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