COMPOSER

Ernst Toch

1887 - 1964

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Ernst Toch (German: [ˈtɔχ]; 7 December 1887 – 1 October 1964) was an Austrian composer of European classical music and film scores, who from 1933 worked as an émigré in Paris, London and New York. He sought throughout his life to introduce new approaches to music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Toch is the 969th most popular composer (down from 883rd in 2019), the 718th most popular biography from Austria (down from 666th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Austrian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ernst Toch ranks 969 out of 1,451. Before him are John Rutter, Tigran Mansurian, Tyagaraja, Francesco Provenzale, Salomon Jadassohn, and Juhan Aavik. After him are Ignaz Holzbauer, Tigran Chukhajian, Camargo Guarnieri, Allan Pettersson, Julius Rietz, and Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ernst Toch ranks 169. Before him are Maria Jeritza, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Rupert Brooke, Aldo Leopold, Sigrid Fick, and Courtney Hodges. After him are Marianne Moore, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Peter Arshinov, Giorgio Zampori, and Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt. Among people deceased in 1964, Ernst Toch ranks 111. Before him are Eric Dolphy, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Rickard Sandler, Bernhard Goetzke, Eugen Sänger, and Sophie Liebknecht. After him are Eugène Olivier, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ólafur Thors, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, Rudolph Maté, and Ary Barroso.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ernst Toch ranks 718 out of 1,424. Before him are Alois Mock (1934), Nadja Tiller (1929), Eva May (1902), Eugen Wüster (1898), Peter Rosegger (1843), and Karl Sesta (1906). After him are Adi Hütter (1970), Dénes Berinkey (1871), Ignaz Holzbauer (1711), František Svoboda (1906), Joseph Rock (1884), and Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria (1869).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Ernst Toch ranks 56. Before him are Johann von Herbeck (1831), Friedrich Cerha (1926), Leopold Hofmann (1738), Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), Egon Wellesz (1885), and Richard Heuberger (1850). After him are Ignaz Holzbauer (1711), Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. (1828), Siegmund von Hausegger (1872), Hans Gál (1890), Johann Nepomuk David (1895), and Georg Friedrich Haas (1953).

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