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Carlos Seixas

1704 - 1742

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José António Carlos de Seixas (Portuguese: [ˈkaɾluʃ ˈsɐjʃɐʃ]; 11 June 1704 – 25 August 1742) was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century. An accomplished virtuoso of both the organ and the harpsichord, Seixas succeeded his father as the organist for Coimbra Cathedral at the age of fourteen. In 1720, he departed for the capital, Lisbon, where he was to serve as the organist for the royal chapel, one of the highest offices for a musician in Portugal, a position which earned him a knighthood. Much of Seixas' music rests in an ambiguous transitional period from the learned style of the 17th century to the galant style of the 18th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Seixas is the 706th most popular composer (up from 750th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Portugal (up from 232nd in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Carlos Seixas ranks 706 out of 1,451. Before him are Norbert Burgmüller, Johan Agrell, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Lee Konitz, and Domenico Dragonetti. After him are Paul Ben-Haim, Kurt Atterberg, Joseph Leopold Eybler, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Leó Weiner, and Robert Volkmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1704, Carlos Seixas ranks 13. Before him are Carl Heinrich Graun, John Kay, Hans Hermann von Katte, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Johann Andreas Segner, and Louis de Jaucourt. After him are Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Charles Pinot Duclos, Andrija Kačić Miošić, Richard Pococke, John Byng, and Ivan Betskoy. Among people deceased in 1742, Carlos Seixas ranks 12. Before him are Pylyp Orlyk, Arvid Horn, Luigi Guido Grandi, Friedrich Hoffmann, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg, and Jean-Baptiste Dubos. After him are Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Willem 's Gravesande, and Richard Bentley.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Carlos Seixas ranks 231 out of 633. Before him are Alexandrina of Balazar (1904), Francisco Serrão (1500), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Leonor Teles (1350), Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark (1211), and Nuno Gomes (1976). After him are António Marto (1947), Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860), Manuel Bento (1948), Bento de Góis (1562), António José de Almeida (1866), and Alexandre Herculano (1810).

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Among COMPOSERS In Portugal

Among composers born in Portugal, Carlos Seixas ranks 1. After him are Manuel Cardoso (1566), Marcos Portugal (1762), and Luís de Freitas Branco (1890).

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