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Ciprian Porumbescu

1853 - 1883

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Ciprian Porumbescu (Romanian: [tʃipriˈan porumˈbesku]; born Cyprian Gołęmbiowski on 14 October 1853 – 6 June 1883) was a Romanian composer born in Șipotele Sucevei in Bucovina. He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers of his time; his popular works include Crai nou, Song of the Tricolour, Song for Spring, Ballad for violin and piano, and Serenada. In addition, he composed the music for the Romanian patriotic "Song of Unity", also known as "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire" ("On our flag is written Unity"), which was Romania's anthem from 1975 to 1977 and is currently used for Albania's national anthem, "Himni i Flamurit". His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ciprian Porumbescu is the 823rd most popular composer (down from 700th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 390th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Ukrainian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ciprian Porumbescu ranks 823 out of 1,451. Before him are Guy Ropartz, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Carl Millöcker, Julius Röntgen, Wim Mertens, and Henri-Montan Berton. After him are Giovanni Artusi, Emanuele d'Astorga, Krzysztof Komeda, Johann von Herbeck, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, and Harold Arlen.

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Among people born in 1853, Ciprian Porumbescu ranks 58. Before him are Laurits Tuxen, Teresa Carreño, Higaonna Kanryō, Frank Dicksee, Damat Ferid Pasha, and Ernst Otto Beckmann. After him are Adolf Furtwängler, Sarada Devi, Agvan Dorzhiev, Evgraf Fedorov, Karl von Einem, and Hans von Koessler. Among people deceased in 1883, Ciprian Porumbescu ranks 46. Before him are Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Filippo Pacini, Oswald Heer, Napoleon Orda, Reinhart Dozy, and Seru Epenisa Cakobau. After him are Heinrich von Ferstel, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Edward Sabine, Auguste Clésinger, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, and Butrus al-Bustani.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Ciprian Porumbescu ranks 460 out of 1,365. Before him are Dmitri Ivanenko (1904), Janina Lewandowska (1908), Wilhelm Stekel (1868), Joseph Schmidt (1904), Les Kurbas (1887), and Galina Chistyakova (1962). After him are Vlas Chubar (1881), Nina Bocharova (1924), Pyotr Koshevoy (1904), Anna Walentynowicz (1929), Karol Mikuli (1821), and Leone Ginzburg (1909).

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Among COMPOSERS In Ukraine

Among composers born in Ukraine, Ciprian Porumbescu ranks 17. Before him are Igor Markevitch (1912), Franz Doppler (1821), Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877), Myroslav Skoryk (1938), Maxim Berezovsky (1745), and Isaak Dunayevsky (1900). After him are Alexander Spendiaryan (1871), Nikolay Diletsky (1630), Alexander Mosolov (1900), Roman Vlad (1919), Igor Krutoy (1954), and Heinrich Schenker (1868).

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