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Carl Nielsen

1865 - 1931

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Carl August Nielsen (Danish: [ˈkʰɑˀl ˈne̝lsn̩]; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. He premiered his Op. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Nielsen is the 125th most popular composer (up from 129th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Composer.

Carl Nielsen was a Danish composer who is most famous for his symphonies and concertos.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Nielsen ranks 125 out of 1,451. Before him are Bohuslav Martinů, Emmerich Kálmán, Giulio Caccini, Max Bruch, Adolphe Adam, and Edgard Varèse. After him are Maurice Jarre, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Anton Rubinstein, Josef Strauss, and Krzysztof Penderecki.

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Among people born in 1865, Carl Nielsen ranks 12. Before him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Ferdinand I of Romania, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Arthur Harden, Warren G. Harding, and W. B. Yeats. After him are Alexander Glazunov, Suzanne Valadon, Sven Hedin, Wilfrid Voynich, Paul Dukas, and Philipp Scheidemann. Among people deceased in 1931, Carl Nielsen ranks 14. Before him are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Omar Mukhtar, Arthur Schnitzler, Lili Elbe, Bhagat Singh, and Hermann Müller. After him are Joseph Joffre, Theo van Doesburg, Arnold Bennett, Geli Raubal, George Herbert Mead, and F. W. Murnau.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Nielsen ranks 52 out of 1,032. Before him are Victor Borge (1909), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Saxo Grammaticus (1150), Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), and Nicolai Abildgaard (1743). After him are Henrik Dam (1895), Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Nicolas Steno (1638), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), and Haakon III of Norway (1182).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Carl Nielsen ranks 1. After him are Niels Gade (1817), Per Nørgård (1932), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), Rued Langgaard (1893), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Emil Hartmann (1836), Poul Ruders (1949), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), and Jesper Kyd (1972).

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