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Emīls Dārziņš

1875 - 1910

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Emīls Dārziņš (November 3, 1875 – August 31, 1910) was a Latvian composer, conductor and music critic. Dārziņš' work bears a distinct romantic character, with a strong trend towards national themes. His main musical authorities and influences were Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Jean Sibelius. Dārziņš musical contribution is mainly to vocal music (choral and art songs), but he also composed orchestral music, though only one piece, "Melanholiskais valsis" (Melancholic waltz) has survived. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emīls Dārziņš is the 1,338th most popular composer (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 160th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Latvian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Emīls Dārziņš ranks 1,338 out of 1,451. Before him are Karel Husa, Rauf Hajiyev, Enoch Sontonga, Vincent Persichetti, David Del Tredici, and Mark Mancina. After him are Harald Kloser, Joel Goldsmith, Tibor Serly, Henry Lawes, Vicente Amigo, and Qigang Chen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Emīls Dārziņš ranks 190. Before him are Walter Middelberg, Shaqe Çoba, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, José Santos Chocano, Elvira Notari, and Miriam A. Ferguson. After him are Eddie Polo, Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, Alphonzo Bell, Angeliki Panagiotatou, Samuel S. Hinds, and Rebeca Matte Bello. Among people deceased in 1910, Emīls Dārziņš ranks 105. Before him are Adolf Schwarz, Nikolaos Deligiannis, Johan Vaaler, Octave Chanute, Julius Kühn, and Antonín Slavíček. After him are Emily Blackwell, Granville Woods, George Henry Williams, George Newnes, Worthington Whittredge, and John G. Carlisle.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Emīls Dārziņš ranks 189 out of 323. Before him are Maigonis Valdmanis (1933), Alexei Shirov (1972), George Gulack (1905), Valdis Muižnieks (1935), Cēzars Ozers (1937), and Aigars Fadejevs (1975). After him are Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Valdis Valters (1957), Aleksandrs Starkovs (1955), Artūrs Irbe (1967), John Konrads (1942), and Māris Gailis (1951).

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Among COMPOSERS In Latvia

Among composers born in Latvia, Emīls Dārziņš ranks 7. Before him are Pēteris Vasks (1946), Raimonds Pauls (1936), Balys Dvarionas (1904), Jāzeps Vītols (1863), Jānis Ivanovs (1906), and Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879). After him are Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977).

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