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Franz Krommer

1759 - 1831

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Franz Krommer (Czech: František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 – 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist. He was one of the most popular composers in 19th-century Vienna alongside Beethoven, whom he knew. Today he is mostly known for his clarinet and double clarinet concertos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Krommer is the 800th most popular composer (down from 746th in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 351st in 2019) and the 40th most popular Czech Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Franz Krommer ranks 800 out of 1,451. Before him are Vatroslav Lisinski, Wolfgang Rihm, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Matvey Blanter, Luis de Narváez, and Nikolai Tcherepnin. After him are Moritz Hauptmann, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Muslim Magomayev, Piero Piccioni, Junkie XL, and Peter Benoit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Franz Krommer ranks 26. Before him are Jacques Cathelineau, Dean Mahomed, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, François Devienne, Johann Christian Reil, and Matsudaira Sadanobu. After him are Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Ferenc Kazinczy, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, William Playfair, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, and Maximilian von Montgelas. Among people deceased in 1831, Franz Krommer ranks 35. Before him are Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, James Hoban, Sébastien Érard, Ryōkan, Vasily Golovnin, and Jedediah Smith. After him are Ferenc Kazinczy, Henry Maudslay, Sarah Siddons, Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, and Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Franz Krommer ranks 380 out of 1,200. Before him are Antonín Vranický (1761), Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791), Rudolf Beran (1887), Jan Václav Voříšek (1791), Zdeněk Burian (1905), and Franz Konwitschny (1901). After him are Joseph von Sonnenfels (1732), Viktor Dyk (1877), Jana Brejchová (1940), Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz (1686), Eduard Nápravník (1839), and Sigfried Giedion (1888).

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Among COMPOSERS In Czechia

Among composers born in Czechia, Franz Krommer ranks 40. Before him are Václav Tomášek (1774), Anton Schindler (1795), Otakar Ševčík (1852), Antonio Rosetti (1746), Antonín Vranický (1761), and Jan Václav Voříšek (1791). After him are Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský (1684), Simon Sechter (1788), Anton Stamitz (1750), Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915), Jaromír Weinberger (1896), and Leo Fall (1873).

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