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Einojuhani Rautavaara

1928 - 2016

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Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈei̯noˌjuhɑni ˈrɑu̯tɑˌʋɑːrɑ] ; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. These include eight symphonies, nine operas and fifteen concertos, as well as numerous vocal and chamber works. Having written early works using 12-tone serial techniques, his later music may be described as neo-romantic and mystical. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Einojuhani Rautavaara is the 526th most popular composer (down from 491st in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Finland (down from 66th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 526 out of 1,451. Before him are Maddalena Casulana, Léon Boëllmann, Francesco Maria Veracini, Albéric Magnard, Friedrich Wieck, and Bernhard Crusell. After him are Orlando Gibbons, David Rose, Frederick Delius, Pancho Vladigerov, Remo Giazotto, and Franz Xaver Richter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 148. Before him are Enrique Bolaños, Dick York, Veljko Bulajić, Édouard Molinaro, Bo Diddley, and Kåre Willoch. After him are Jo Schlesser, Ali Kafi, Petr Ginz, Mihály Lantos, Otto F. Kernberg, and Vidal Sassoon. Among people deceased in 2016, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 133. Before him are Héctor Babenco, Ernst Nolte, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Alexandre Astruc, André Courrèges, and Rudolf E. Kálmán. After him are Nimr al-Nimr, Tom Kibble, Henry Heimlich, Bob Bennett, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, and Laura Mancinelli.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 80 out of 751. Before him are Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Matthias Castrén (1813), Kaija Saariaho (1952), Ernst Linder (1868), Matti Järvinen (1909), and Bernhard Crusell (1775). After him are Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), and Edvard Westermarck (1862).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Einojuhani Rautavaara ranks 4. Before him are Jean Sibelius (1865), Kaija Saariaho (1952), and Bernhard Crusell (1775). After him are Oskar Merikanto (1868), Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Kalevi Aho (1949), Magnus Lindberg (1958), and Toivo Kuula (1883).

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