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Jacques Ibert

1890 - 1962

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Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I. Ibert pursued a successful composing career, writing (sometimes in collaboration with other composers) seven operas, five ballets, incidental music for plays and films, works for piano solo, choral works, and chamber music. He is probably best remembered for his orchestral works including Divertissement (1930) and Escales (1922). As a composer, Ibert did not attach himself to any of the prevalent genres of music of his time, and has been described as an eclectic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Ibert is the 286th most popular composer (down from 249th in 2019), the 1,242nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,137th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Composer.

Jacques Ibert is most famous for his composition "Escales" in which he combines jazz and classical music.

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Among composers, Jacques Ibert ranks 286 out of 1,451. Before him are György Kurtág, Hanns Eisler, Franz Xaver Gruber, Eduard Hanslick, Anton Arensky, and Valentyn Sylvestrov. After him are Reynaldo Hahn, Emmanuel Chabrier, Clemens Krauss, Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, and Franz Benda.

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Among people born in 1890, Jacques Ibert ranks 45. Before him are Anthony Fokker, Michael Collins, Beniamino Gigli, Hans-Valentin Hube, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, and Groucho Marx. After him are Alfredo Ottaviani, Moša Pijade, Habibullāh Kalakāni, Harold Bride, Naum Gabo, and Kurt Tucholsky. Among people deceased in 1962, Jacques Ibert ranks 36. Before him are Georgios Papanikolaou, Hans Lammers, Therese Neumann, C. Wright Mills, Joseph Berchtold, and Hanns Eisler. After him are Killing of Peter Fechter, Ivan Meštrović, Dušan Simović, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Eiji Yoshikawa, and Leonardo De Lorenzo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Ibert ranks 1,242 out of 6,770. Before him are Élisée Reclus (1830), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Paul Bourget (1852), Abbé Pierre (1912), and Jean de Dunois (1402). After him are Camille Jordan (1838), Michel Tournier (1924), Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), and Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Jacques Ibert ranks 46. Before him are Marcel Dupré (1886), Ambroise Thomas (1811), Cécile Chaminade (1857), Francis Lai (1932), Vincent d'Indy (1851), and Pierre Schaeffer (1910). After him are Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Gustave Charpentier (1860), Georges Auric (1899), André Campra (1660), and Clément Janequin (1485).

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