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Friedrich Cerha

1926 - 2023

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Friedrich Cerha (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈt͜sɛʁha]; 17 February 1926 – 14 February 2023) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and academic teacher. His ensemble Die Reihe in Vienna was instrumental in spreading contemporary music in Austria. He composed several operas, beginning with Baal, based on Brecht's play. He is best known for completing Alban Berg's opera Lulu by orchestrating its unfinished third act, which premiered in Paris in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Cerha is the 834th most popular composer (up from 874th in 2019), the 640th most popular biography from Austria (up from 662nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Austrian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Friedrich Cerha ranks 834 out of 1,451. Before him are Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Harold Arlen, Heinrich Scheidemann, Airat Ichmouratov, Eduard Artemyev, and Egberto Gismonti. After him are Michael Tippett, George Crumb, Rebecca Clarke, Salvatore Sciarrino, La Monte Young, and Elliott Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Friedrich Cerha ranks 211. Before him are Moshe Sanbar, Bernard Agré, Edgar Hilsenrath, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, and Yvonne Furneaux. After him are Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Pat Flaherty, Johanna Quandt, Ursula Happe, Ladislav Adamec, and Frank Finlay. Among people deceased in 2023, Friedrich Cerha ranks 213. Before him are Kadriye Nurmambet, Richard G. Hovannisian, Terry Funk, Concha Velasco, Hubert Reeves, and Paul de Senneville. After him are Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Sandra Day O'Connor, Dean Smith, Ama Ata Aidoo, Romualdo Arppi Filho, and Alfredo M. Bonanno.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Friedrich Cerha ranks 640 out of 1,424. Before him are Emma Eckstein (1865), Erich von Hornbostel (1877), Carl Millöcker (1842), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Toto Wolff (1972), and Marc Girardelli (1963). After him are Georg von Derfflinger (1606), Theodore Romzha (1911), Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma (1909), Jakob Prandtauer (1660), Heinrich von Ferstel (1828), and Franz Defregger (1835).

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Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Friedrich Cerha ranks 51. Before him are Joseph Weigl (1766), Joseph Marx (1882), Sigismund von Neukomm (1778), Karl Michael Ziehrer (1843), Carl Millöcker (1842), and Johann von Herbeck (1831). After him are Leopold Hofmann (1738), Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), Egon Wellesz (1885), Richard Heuberger (1850), Ernst Toch (1887), and Ignaz Holzbauer (1711).

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