COMPOSER

Francesco Durante

1684 - 1755

Francesco Durante

Francesco Durante (31 March 1684 – 30 September 1755) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. Best known for his church music, he was also an important teacher, instructing Niccolò Jommelli, Giovanni Paisiello, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Niccolò Piccinni and Leonardo Vinci, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Durante is the 345th most popular composer (down from 245th in 2019), the 1,425th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,130th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Durante ranks 345 out of 1,451. Before him are Georg Benda, Clément Janequin, Ignaz Pleyel, Michael Nyman, Francesco Gasparini, and Sergei Taneyev. After him are Luigi Dallapiccola, Germaine Tailleferre, Riccardo Broschi, Michel Richard Delalande, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Hugo Alfvén.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Georg Benda
1722 - 1795
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 339
Clément Janequin
1485 - 1558
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 340
Ignaz Pleyel
1757 - 1831
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 341
Michael Nyman
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 342
Francesco Gasparini
1668 - 1727
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 343
Sergei Taneyev
1856 - 1915
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 344
Francesco Durante
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 345
Luigi Dallapiccola
1904 - 1975
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 346
Germaine Tailleferre
1892 - 1983
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 347
Riccardo Broschi
1698 - 1756
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 348
Michel Richard Delalande
1657 - 1726
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 349
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 350
Hugo Alfvén
1872 - 1960
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 351

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1684, Francesco Durante ranks 6. Before him are Catherine I of Russia, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Ludvig Holberg, Maria Barbara Bach, and Tokugawa Yoshimune. After him are Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Gottfried Walther, Jean Astruc, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, and Kimpa Vita. Among people deceased in 1755, Francesco Durante ranks 4. Before him are Montesquieu, Johann Georg Pisendel, and Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. After him are Johann Georg Gmelin, Gerard Majella, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz, and Zhang Tingyu.

Others Born in 1684

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Catherine I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1727
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 1
Jean-Antoine Watteau
PAINTER
1684 - 1721
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 2
Ludvig Holberg
WRITER
1684 - 1754
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 3
Maria Barbara Bach
COMPANION
1684 - 1720
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 4
Tokugawa Yoshimune
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1751
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 5
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 6
Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1684 - 1737
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 8
Jean Astruc
WRITER
1684 - 1766
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 9
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 11
Kimpa Vita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1684 - 1706
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1755

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Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 1
Johann Georg Pisendel
COMPOSER
1687 - 1755
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 2
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 5
Gerard Majella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1726 - 1755
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 6
Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
NOBLEMAN
1682 - 1755
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 7
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
WRITER
1675 - 1755
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 8
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
COMPOSER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
PAINTER
1686 - 1755
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 10
Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
NOBLEMAN
1686 - 1755
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
Zhang Tingyu
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1755
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 12

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Durante ranks 1,425 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746), Cosimo Tura (1430), Giovanni Papini (1881), Alessandro Costacurta (1966), Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798), and Marco Ferreri (1928). After him are Saint Marcella (325), Saint Chrysogonus (250), Giovanni Ceva (1647), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Giovanni Boldini (1842), and Ludovico Manin (1725).

Others born in Italy

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Giovanni Battista Venturi
PHYSICIST
1746 - 1822
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,419
Cosimo Tura
PAINTER
1430 - 1495
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 1,420
Giovanni Papini
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 1,421
Alessandro Costacurta
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,422
Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1870
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,423
Marco Ferreri
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1997
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 1,424
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1,425
Saint Marcella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
325 - 410
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,426
Saint Chrysogonus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 303
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,427
Giovanni Ceva
MATHEMATICIAN
1647 - 1734
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,428
Odoric of Pordenone
WRITER
1286 - 1331
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,429
Giovanni Boldini
PAINTER
1842 - 1931
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,430
Ludovico Manin
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1802
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,431