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Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller

1806 - 1874

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Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, generally known as Friedrich Burgmuller (4 December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German pianist and composer during the Romantic period. He is perhaps best known for his three collections of children's etudes (or "teaching pieces") for the piano, particularly his Op. 100 "25 Études faciles et progressives" (25 Easy and Progressive Studies) for early intermediate students. The other two collections, for more advanced students, were Op. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller is the 376th most popular musician (down from 296th in 2019), the 1,654th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,414th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 376 out of 3,175Before him are Jacques Dutronc, 3T, Robby Krieger, Simon Phillips, Terpander, and Wilhelm Backhaus. After him are Michael McDonald, Paul Badura-Skoda, Marguerite Long, Franco Battiato, Zayn Malik, and John McLaughlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 19Before him are William Webb Ellis, Duchenne de Boulogne, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, and Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga. After him are Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Karl Friedrich Mohr, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, John A. Roebling, and William, Duke of Brunswick. Among people deceased in 1874, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 15Before him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Johann Philipp Reis, Josiah Warren, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Peter Cornelius, and August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. After him are Marià Fortuny, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Constantin von Tischendorf, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, Ilija Garašanin, and Moritz von Jacobi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 1,654 out of 7,253Before him are Georg Kerschensteiner (1854), Ludwig Borchardt (1863), Christian Leopold von Buch (1774), Fritz Bauer (1903), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Hans Vaihinger (1852). After him are Jürgen Kohler (1965), Marianne Weber (1870), Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1751), Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560), Anne Wiazemsky (1947), and Heinz Lammerding (1905).

Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller ranks 18Before him are Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Florian Schneider (1947), Michael Schenker (1955), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), Tré Cool (1972), and Wilhelm Backhaus (1884). After him are Matthias Jabs (1955), Ralf Hütter (1946), Theo Jörgensmann (1948), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Menahem Pressler (1923), and Paul Landers (1964).