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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

1644 - 1704

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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber correctly Biber von Bibern (bapt. 12 August 1644, Stráž pod Ralskem – 3 May 1704, Salzburg) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Biber worked in Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his employer, Prince-Bishop Karl Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, and settled in Salzburg. He remained there for the rest of his life, publishing much of his music but apparently seldom, if ever, giving concert tours. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber is the 138th most popular musician (down from 133rd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 82nd in 2019) and the most popular Czech Musician.

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber was a Baroque composer and violinist. He is most famous for his unaccompanied violin sonatas.

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Among musicians, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ranks 138 out of 3,175. Before him are Nick Mason, Angus Young, Chris Isaak, John Bonham, John Dowland, and Pete Seeger. After him are Buddy Holly, Nat King Cole, Hank Marvin, Barry Gibb, Frank Farian, and José Feliciano.

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Among people born in 1644, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ranks 6. Before him are Matsuo Bashō, Antonio Stradivari, Ole Rømer, Henrietta of England, and Louise de La Vallière. After him are Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Jakob Ammann, Louis-François de Boufflers, François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, and Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha. Among people deceased in 1704, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ranks 5. Before him are John Locke, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, and Guillaume de l'Hôpital. After him are Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Georg Muffat, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Jean-Baptiste Denys, Charles Plumier, Isabella Leonarda, and Selim I Giray.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ranks 84 out of 1,200. Before him are Maria Christina of Austria (1858), Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1696), Jaroslav Seifert (1901), Ottokar I of Bohemia (1155), Jobst of Moravia (1351), and Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787). After him are Max Wertheimer (1880), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (1205), Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1531), Petr Pavel (1961), and Victor Lustig (1890).

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Among MUSICIANS In Czechia

Among musicians born in Czechia, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber ranks 1. After him are Alfred Brendel (1931), Alice Herz-Sommer (1903), Jan Kubelík (1880), David Popper (1843), Wojciech Żywny (1756), Jan Hammer (1948), Rudolf Serkin (1903), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), Josef Suk (1929), Ivan Mládek (1942), and Franz Konwitschny (1901).

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