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Carl Stamitz

1745 - 1801

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Carl Philipp Stamitz (Czech: Karel Stamic; born in Mannheim and baptized 8 May 1745 – 9 November 1801), was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry. He was the most prominent representative of the second generation of the Mannheim School. He was the eldest son of Johann Stamitz, a violinist and composer of the early classical period. He received lessons from his father and Christian Cannabich, his father's successor as leader of the Mannheim orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Stamitz is the 255th most popular composer (up from 274th in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,092nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Composer.

Carl Stamitz was a German composer. He was most famous for his clarinet concerto, which was the first clarinet concerto to be written.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carl Stamitz ranks 255 out of 1,451. Before him are Alexander von Zemlinsky, Maurizio Pollini, Ambroise Thomas, Cécile Chaminade, Eugen d'Albert, and Francis Lai. After him are Vincent d'Indy, Alfred Schnittke, James Horner, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Pierre Schaeffer, and Ion Ivanovici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Carl Stamitz ranks 9. Before him are Mikhail Kutuzov, Maria Luisa of Spain, Philippe Pinel, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, and Johan Christian Fabricius. After him are Levin August von Bennigsen, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Fyodor Ushakov, Andrianampoinimerina, and Gregory V of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1801, Carl Stamitz ranks 7. Before him are Paul I of Russia, Novalis, Domenico Cimarosa, Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria, Benedict Arnold, and Johann Kaspar Lavater. After him are Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Andrea Luchesi, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and Murad Bey.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Stamitz ranks 954 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557), Helmut Rahn (1929), Herta Oberheuser (1911), Peter Weiss (1916), Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927), and Frank Wedekind (1864). After him are George, King of Saxony (1832), Johann Elert Bode (1747), August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818), Maria Sophia of Neuburg (1666), Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), and Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Carl Stamitz ranks 36. Before him are Michael Praetorius (1571), Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Carl Reinecke (1824), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), and Carl Friedrich Abel (1723). After him are Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724), Johann Christoph Bach (1671), Johann Christoph Bach (1642), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Hanns Eisler (1898), and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709).

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