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Halfdan Kjerulf

1815 - 1868

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Halfdan Kjerulf (17 September 1815 – 11 August 1868) was a Norwegian composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halfdan Kjerulf is the 1,191st most popular composer (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Norway (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 1,191 out of 1,451. Before him are Ludwig Abeille, Peter Arnold Heise, Charles Avison, Vano Muradeli, Alphons Czibulka, and Yasuharu Takanashi. After him are Gunther Schuller, Stevan Hristić, Paul Whiteman, Klaus Badelt, Fred Frith, and Fartein Valen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 72. Before him are Emanuel Geibel, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, Ernest Goüin, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, and Robert Franz. After him are Adolf Friedrich von Schack, Athanasios Miaoulis, Edward John Eyre, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, Warren De la Rue, and Daniel Bashiel Warner. Among people deceased in 1868, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 53. Before him are James David Forbes, Black Kettle, Joaquín Suárez, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, and Constantin Negruzzi. After him are Júlia Szendrey, Gennaios Kolokotronis, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, William Rutter Dawes, Nestor Kukolnik, and Thaddeus Stevens.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 345 out of 1,039. Before him are Tore André Flo (1973), Roar Grønvold (1946), Tarjei Bø (1988), Sverre Farstad (1920), Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), and Terje Rypdal (1947). After him are Therese Johaug (1988), Fartein Valen (1887), Grímur Kamban (801), Simen Agdestein (1967), Gjermund Eggen (1941), and Otto Bahr Halvorsen (1872).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Halfdan Kjerulf ranks 8. Before him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Christian Sinding (1856), Knut Nystedt (1915), and Harald Sæverud (1897). After him are Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Thomas Bergersen (1980), Arne Nordheim (1931), and Ola Gjeilo (1978).

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