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Dmitry Bortniansky

1751 - 1825

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Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky (28 October 1751 – 10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825) was a Russian composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He was also a harpsichordist and conductor who served at the court of Catherine the Great. Bortniansky was critical to the musical history of both Russia and Ukraine, with both nations claiming him as their own. Bortniansky, who has been compared to Palestrina, is known today for his liturgical works and prolific contributions to the genre of choral concertos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dmitry Bortniansky is the 213th most popular composer (up from 230th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Composer.

Dmitry Bortniansky is most famous for his work in the field of Russian literature. He is credited with introducing the poetry of Pushkin to the Russian public.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 213 out of 1,451. Before him are Johann Joachim Quantz, Komitas, Vittorio Monti, Jacob Obrecht, Leonardo Vinci, and Pauline Viardot. After him are John Barry, Johann Joseph Fux, Umberto Giordano, Josef Mysliveček, Francesca Caccini, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1751, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 10. Before him are Maria Luisa of Parma, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, George Shaw, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria. After him are Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Emanuel Schikaneder, Heinrich Füger, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, and Clement Mary Hofbauer. Among people deceased in 1825, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 12. Before him are Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Eli Whitney, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Pauline Bonaparte, Henry Fuseli, and Jean Paul. After him are Laskarina Bouboulina, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Vivant Denon, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, Mikhail Miloradovich, and Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 109 out of 1,365. Before him are Roman Shukhevych (1907), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Ivan Paskevich (1782), Marie Bashkirtseff (1858), Anastasia of Kiev (1023), and Fanny Kaplan (1890). After him are Mikhail Ostrogradsky (1801), Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904), Roald Hoffmann (1937), Sofia Rotaru (1947), Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1640), and Lee Strasberg (1901).

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Among COMPOSERS In Ukraine

Among composers born in Ukraine, Dmitry Bortniansky ranks 5. Before him are Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Karol Szymanowski (1882), and Reinhold Glière (1874). After him are Valentyn Sylvestrov (1937), Dimitri Tiomkin (1894), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Mykola Lysenko (1842), Boris Lyatoshinsky (1894), Igor Markevitch (1912), and Franz Doppler (1821).

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